The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-12

with the religious ideas of anyone.
Thty were paced there through tns
Wisuom OF past gsnerations VINO lofesaw
that such Jaws would make the people
| happier ana better anu would enaDie
| tne othto 10 advance 10 higner degrees
of CIVILIZATION. while the disooe yang
/ OF any law rs demOfalizing and degrau-
/ ihg 70 citizen or community, the dls-
! oUeying the sundays laws is douoy So.
trci.cc the so-cai.ea Sunday laws snouio
be obcyGd and enforced, not only in the
country and In the small villages but IN
| the IA. sc Gowns ana cues as we'll. The
viIags. county, community, city, state
! or peup.p that dIsoDcys the DIVINE law
/ of the Sabbath. wnIcn makes 1t daN
III rect anu worship, rails TO realize tht
teachings and cuInmands of the NJ Z
Iu.gnty. It was TINS sentiment of SaJ-
ham observance that mace our foreGatn-
I ers strong and mighty. anu II is found
an inc warp ana woof oil every conStl-
ANTON OF lne o4aglIidI States. III Amer
iCa Is to MAINTAIN her position as tne
nation pIcunariy iaVoreu by God ana
,ne one UI an others thdt Is to nave
g.Cat desuny, we Inast forever mdintaIh
our Respect ana reveIGuCe Tor tnIs no.y
I Jay, " nt.e lne INIpuU4Ic endafsS, let
| as advocate wnat the great masses OF
All the people believe Incur American
ounuay hnu the CHRISTIAN sdDbatn. we
should NOT fOiget tnat righteousness eN-
iL.ltth u State or nation, and that law
iessness deg. S.ddes 1t. IL ~ becoming tiIdt
i we khollu gave special attenlIon 20 tno
materIaI weuare ana pfUsp~TIty OF odr
We should not lose SIGHT OF the fact ina d.
as hIgn personal character, one of in
tegri," ana honesty, is OF gr.dter i'm
portancc to the individual than person
al riches, 50 the standing or our State,
as to tho character of ITS citizenship and
as to Its morals and it's respect tor tn.
laws Of man ana of God. sui of
greater Importance than its material
prosperity, To quote from st. Luke,
"a mans life CONSISTENT not In the
abundance of the things which he pos
1 80 IA ha hRf n
Rule for all divisions, such as viuages,
cities, counties and districts, in refer
ence to all of their own affairs tndt
concern each. but | do not mean by
this. Home Rule In reference to laws
which concern the welfare of the whole
people. The citizens of the large cities
are now by the same laws that are in
force for all the people. Certainly the
citizens of any subdivision cannot take
upon themselves the riPnt to obey OF
disobey certain general laws unless this
right is given them by the peopie
the State.
In,.e ,fe three n'tttrs of great i'm
por.4nue. lnal were nUAnL ana. al ,ue
i~~..,.s tne Ias. canpiisIL
nS.-Ane tACUui..e sIaesiI or the main
tGlIahCe s...d iinptovSin~nt or On.o's eN-
| o.GUI.u-'Ine recommendation that some
itlIt o,s.dry Jaw snouiu De passed.
THU ne RECOMMENDATION tiidt there
StOosu ne u StaSIS suSItstsS OI Niic DdiiaN-
Ii.S Jaws or the o.tte AL roIC.enSe ~
I..StlIe and state banks; tndt lacy
snUu,a be maue SIroLg enough TO pro-
lCCl the interests of the peOp.e.
AcCOfuIASiy, a reIerCnce ~ .nese three
very important Items. there should be no
6.~e.t u".Os LnCe % op.u.On among the
members OF the Gonerai AsSemDiy; lhe.e
SuOu4u DC a uisposI,ICn upOn me Ddrt Of
al 10 cary out these platform promises
in the best possible way IN tne inte.sst
of lne people,
should taAe 1t Tor granted that to main
tam them Is tho scttltd pOdcy o. ana
State, These water ways cost the State
s~Nc.al n,I.lon uuI.ars ana persons who
have gwen The subject most careful con-
siderauon bcueye tnat IL not tOudv. Ger
,..I,.y tne eaf .dture. they will be
worth over one million dollars. 1 ask
80. 20 .Iarufu.Iy cunsIuer theIr immense
possibilities for the benefit OF the peopie.
ans Lauais may be developed .l.o n
system of water highways adequate for
transportation OF lreignt In unoroken
buIK at minimum rates between ports on
the Great Lakes and ports on the Oh.t.
Mississippi and the CUR. With the inn
provements being made from year 20
"a. IN tne Ohio river and the vast and
increasing navigation on the Great
Lakes. | think IL most important to con-
serve the Canals which in the future
may become 50 valuauie Ind.fofuing va
,Sr connections between these two great
arteries OF commerce. l believe that the
pope want the LanaIs preserved, i'm
proved and made real factor in the
commerce of the State. For many years
past efforts to do away with them have
been backed by the enemies OF the
state. 1t seems also that for the past
quarter of a century Ohio has had with
in It's borders men base enougls to plan
20 defraud the State of this valuable
property for theis own personal aggfan.
uI@rmtnt. ct some OF these mel ldvt
been permitted to live In your midst
without being ostracised or being sent tC
the penitentiary for acts which wert
sufficiently bad to place them there. II
Is your duty. therefore. as members oi
the General Assembly, to accept the sit
uation as you find II. and to take neces
sary action To improve the Canals; thus
, increasing their vdiue to the state ant
Ono OF the first thing3 to which / woult
call your attention fs the fact that TIM
income of the canals for the wdte
rights and other privileges Is largely be
.ow what should be expected because o
their value. Individuals, directly or In
uuectly.s have taken advantage OF tn,
| state, or versions who have had charg,
OF the States affairs have not looked ar
ter the interests OF the State, 50 that tn
l., income, as am reliably informed. is Oh
Il iy about one-haif or one-third of wha
III It oght to be. L do not believe that ~
\ majority of the people who live aion;
1.-THE Canals are disDosed 10 be unpatrioti
and " men this matter is presented L
, lhem in the p.oper iight they wiIrd do Tn
, lair thing and pay what is just an
"A equitable for the rights they enjoy
81 In the same connection there should b
I | a reduction OF expenses. l am InIorme
5 lIhat In the several counties of the otate
D 1.-THE expense of looking after the Canal
I Is two or three times what the service
+ are worth. This part OF II Is buslnes
r proposition and the matter should b
0 looked into Immediately. The system O
: employment upon the canals Is ant.quat
8 ed and should be thoroughly revised an
] placed upon, a modern business basis.
n have been given the following statemen
: in reference to one county In wa
: there are employed as follows; One car
= al-fOreman or Captain OF boat, salar
e 5000; three lock-tenders. salary eac
$780, 90; one lock tender. salary 10000: on
Z lock-tender. salary sii4OO; one lock-teno
e er and Superintendent. salary ylOOy; on
a canal collector, salary $500. This make
= eight employees In this list at a total sa
= ary OF 1884. With the canal In tha
n county IN It's present condition there
4 practically nothing for these men to d,
i am informed that a boat has not pass
f ed any OF its locks for more than
! year; yet the employees enumerated apoy
i In that single county-I do not kno'
= whether or not there are others--are pal
IIsf 4Aa