The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-10-05
THIRD TERM WILCOX,
@This is the Houselthat Jack Built"
And Charley Painted.
Working Men Read, and See How They
We're Yank'd.

Me. wilcox having been elected
three years ago to his second term~and
being tired of living in Poverty Flat"
concluded he would erect a mansion Of
attractive dimensions more suitable to
the taste of a prospective third term can
didate. He accordingly purchased fine
building lot in the name of his wife on
which to erect the structure.
We had heard Of various dealings with
his workmen of doubtful propriety, at
least, and especially with his painter,
Mr.. Charles Werner of our town, whom
we interviewed in "A sort of accidental
way, u. ...... ,.,.
REPoRTER-Mr. Werner, are you the
man who painted MIR. Wilcox's fne res
idence on West Tnscarawas street?
Mr.. WERNER- Yes, sir, am. Am sat
isfed did a good job, and the work will
speak for itself. and much better than
the pay. .... u...l ...
REP.-Well, Mr.. Werner, if you are
willing, | wish you would give me the
full history of the business for publica-
ton, so that the public may have an op
portunity to know and Judge of the facts
and to vote Or not for Mr.. Wilcox, now
running for the third term for Recorder
WERNER-The facts are jus! these: .
Learning that MIR, NJ. L. Wilcox was
going to build q house, | went TO him to
see if | could get the job of painting it.
After getting my figures, they were sat
islactory to him, and he gave me the job.
The house was to be similar to a neigh
boris, with few exceptions. After the
lob was nearly completed on the inside,
and Mr.. Wilcox had expressed himself
as entirely satisfied with the work, and
ordered some few changes, which | told
him would not look well, but he ordered
me to do it any way, and after it was.
done he did not like it, as ] had told him
and he commenced finding fault, where
upon, becoming tired Of his fault-6ndine,
after his frequent expressions of satiSfac-
ton with the work, asked him for a
which l got, but not a salts.
factory one. AS l had done great deal
of this extra work for him as he ordered
me to, telling him it was costing him
so much extra (stipulating the amount),
and he always acquiesced, telling me to
60 ahead and do the work and he would
pay it.
In the course of conversation, while
settling, lie told me | might go ahead
and finish the work: / told him would
he would give me security, He
then said he would give me security for
what work was to do, but not for what
was done, which, of cour e, did not ac-
cept. | agreed TO give him Is months
time in part payment of the work. When
we settled | demanded security on the
note, which, of course, had a right to
do, whereupon he got mad and flew up
and asked, in menacing manner, "if !
did not think his note was good" told
him | did not think it was good. After
some further conversation he pulled out
a note on another party that was so full
of endorsements there was hardly room
to write more than one more. told him
would take the note providing he would
endorse it. He said he would endorse
it in this way; 81 uW pay this note pro-
ytdiag none Of the otlttr endorses d" | told
him I was not ready to take such note
Becoming disgusted with his quibbling
| finally told him that if he would give
me his note with his wile's signature at
90 days | would discount 20 per cent
rather than sue a beggar and catch a
louse' On the whole job | claim MR..
WILCOX BEAT ME OUT OF ABOUT
SEVENTY FIVE DOLLARS. 5vF
During the time | WAS at work for him
he was 50 well pleased with my work
that he recommended me to quite a
number of friends, and once asked a
prominent painter in the cry what he
thought Of the job. The raintert told him
it was number one job, .. ....,-...
Since my rumpus with Mr.. Wilcox |
have gone into partnership with my
brother, John H Werner, and since that
time Mr. Wilcox has been constantly be-
lieing US by telling that our work was
not good, &c. My brother John stopped
Mr.. Wilcox on the street and took him
to task about it. He denied it, but the
fact of our nearly losing a job by the
man hearing that Mr. Wilcox said | had
spoiled his job is sufficient evidence of
the fact. At another time, when my
brother took him to task for talking about
us, he said he would not do anything to
hurt him personally, but would do all
the harm to his brother Charlie he could,