Year: 1878

The Radical Members Seeking to Delay BuGnesE
Stark County Democrat.


In my last l mentioned the fact that
the Republican minority in the Legisla-
ture already manifested an intention to
throw obstacles in the way of legislation
80 as to leDgthen out the session. This
fact becomes more evident day by day
upon the floor Of the House, and seems
to prevail even in the Committees. Much
of the most important work Of legislation
must necessarily be done in committee,
and to expedite business it very neCes-
sary that the committees to whom vari-
GUS matters are referred should act upon
them promptly and with due dispatch
The Democratic members in the House
and in committee are desrous ofexpedit-
ing matters, but the Republicans, by di'
latory motions in the House and by vari-
GUS expedients of delay in the work of
committees, have it in their power, not
wholly to prevent action, but to add un-
necessarily to the length of the session,
and thus to the expenses which tax-pay-
ers will have to pay. Let this be under
stood and keep it before your readers
that the Democracy intend to attend to
all legitimate matters of legislation, to
make comparatively short session and
save the people, as they have ever done,
from an increase of the heavy burdens
which radical misrule has placed upon
them, and now factiously attempts to
perpetuate.


AS an exemplifcation of the above
facts we invite the attention of your read
ers to the resolution Of Judge Estill of
Holmes comfy, on the matter of boun'
ties to surviving soldiers of the Mexican
war. No sooner was the resolution
brought up for passage and its eminent
Justice and propriety demonst ated by
the author in an able and unanswerable
address, when one of the old time loyal
wanted to ahix to it an amendment
against any who were unfortunate enough
by their surroundings or their pTedileC-
tions to have been parties to the late
civil war in favor the South. He spoke
and spoke and spoke until all were wear
led with his twaddle, and others of like
ilk did the same, not expecting to effect
anything in the House or anywhere else
by their talk, but merely to extend the
time. The bloody shirt party die hard,
very hard.


The same tactics were observed in re.
gard to the bill of the House to give the
public printing, on certain reservations,
to the German as we'll as the English
newspapers of the State. 1t was delay
upon delay by motions of every kind,
until the patience of the House was well
nigh exhausted.


1t is hardly necessary to add that both
of these measures passed by strict par
ty vote. Germans, especially those who
have been in times past so oft deceived
by radical fayoring might take lesson
from this fact and know with whom their
true interests are linked.


There is not much more from the Cap
ital that would interest your readers, but
among the Stark county men here just
now, from something reported to have
occurred in Canton the latter part of last
week the question is, "Have you seen any
thing oft whisky?" AS sreported here it
must have been huge joke upon some
of our fellow townsmen. DO you know
anything about 1t? Perhaps some of our
old crusade apostles might throw little
light upon the matter. AS it is, the pro-
fession of some Cantonians is below par
when compared with their practice if the
reports be true. For the good name of
our goodly city let us have some light
upon this thing in your next issue.


The members are coming in rapidly to-
day and the coming week promises to be
a busy one. If anything interesting oc-
ours you may expect to hear more
ANON,