The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-08-09
GOVERNOR BISHOP,
A Short Talk With the Democratic
Standard Bearer.
Some of the Already Coined Lies Refuted
by Bishop in an Interview With
an Enquirer Reporter.



tailer-bas often adjusted the weight on
the counter scales whileits owner gossip
ed pleasantly with the country woman
over her quarter of pound oftea, num-
Der seven foot, good shaped legs, full
chest and a business head, the white hair
on top of which when he stood up was
fully six feet from the floor. lie smiled
as he saw the reporter enter, for Mr..
Bishop, as a Christian gentleman, is al
ways kind to the humblest,
"Will you submit to an interview, Coy
ernorW
"Couldn't possibly dOit. Couldn't do it
i ust now."
''Not even for the Enquirer"
''Not even for the Enquirer At least, !
think, not just now. 'Twouldn't do atall
you see, under the circumstances" and
Mr.. Bishop leaned back in his chair and
laughed little. "You see," he said, II
owe duty to the party now, not merely
to mysely, and l must be all the more
careful"
eyes, I know, Mr.. Bishop, and that's
j ust the reason we wantyou to talk, Now
for instance, the Gazette this morning
says you are stockholder in a national
bank and"
A quick gesture from Mr.. Bishop stop
ped the reporter Heswung round in his
easy chair and put on his glasses.
"Says whatW
"Says that your stakeholder in ma
tional bank.-against which class of bank
ers the Democracy INDUCES in, as you
are probably aware, something of a cool
ness"
"Yes, so | have understood" Mr.. Bish-
op laughed again, and took off his glasses.
Then he whistled a littleCampbellite tune
quite softly at first, gradually growing
louder.
"Tell the Gazette" he said, "for me,
that it is mistaken. Just as badly mis-
taken as though it had conflagrated its
underwear l don't own cents worth
of national bank stock " ...
"Don't2"
"No."
"But I'm not Gazette reporter"
"Then you can say that much in the
Enquirer" .. .
"rrhen you'll submit to be interview
ed?"
"To that extent, but no more" and Mr.,
Bishop swung round in his easy chair
again and began opening his letters, a
half bushel of which had just come in.
"Don't own any, eh ?" said the reporter
opening his note book.
"No," said Mr.. Bishop. as he cut open
letter, ~ used to, but don't now," and
he began the examination of the letter.
"Then it is said. too, Mr.. Bishop, that
you're crusader, or at least that your
wife was ?"
"Congratulatory letter from an ex-Gov
ernor of Kentucky" said Mr.. Bishop in
musing sort of way as he folded the
letter and laid it aside; "offers to come
over and work for me, too. Very kind of
my old Kentucky friends the way they're
coming forward in my behalf. What's
that, young mani"
"Theyfe talking about Mrs. B. as cru
sader"
(Which she never was" and Mr.. Bish-
op reached down into the basket for an
other letter
"Wasn't% "
'No"-"Here Charley, is check from
Jones, he says he's making big sales out
there, and everybody's sending cOngratu'
lations to memo, young man, my recol-
lection is that she was appointed on the
first committee, but didn't serve. We
didn't approve of that system for bringing
about the Temperance reform, and didn't
take hold of it. Here, Charley, is anoth-
er letter for you to answer"-and the
prospective Governor made another dive
into the letter basket
"How about your enforcement of the
liquor and Sunday laws while you were
Mayor 2".
"Ofcourse I enforced them. 1t was my
duty. had taken solemn obligation
to do so, and it was duty, to say nothing
of right or the justice of the laws them
selves"
"How does the platform suit you, Mr..
Bishop2"
"The platform Pc another congratula-
tory letter, this time from an old Repub-
lican friend in Ohio. Really Ididn't ex-
pect such warm support" and Mr.. Bish-
op ran his eye down the letter and laid it
carefully aside.
eyes"
"What did you-oh yes, the platform.
Well l like it-likeit it first rate, sir, | think
its sound doctrine, and one that'll carry
US to Victory"
"Were you consulted in its construc-
tion2"
swell. the men who had hand in
making 1t obtained my views on the sub
iect, in a measure at least"
"And you think twill carry you to VIC
tory"
His remarks were interrupted by the
entrance of broad.shouldered, bronzed,
intelligent looking man, evidently from
the country, who grasped Mr. Bishop
by the Land. "My dear sir" he said, Il
want to congratulate you on your NOM
ination. You know the last time saw
you ! predicted that you would he the
nominee for Governor. Now | want to
make another prediction: You'll be
elected by thirty thousand majority"
"Oh, think, you're luttiDg the fig
ure pretty high, said Mr.. Bishop, laugh
ing: r
"No, I'm mol" said he. "Tm from the
the country, and know how they feel
out there, and, in fact, all through the
State"
"You think then"
81 know, Mr.. Bishop, know. Their
isn't the smallest doubt of it." and the
genial farmer laughed and shook his
sides as he bowed himself out.
"Looks encouraging, Mr. Bishop" said
the reporter.
t,Ya-as," said Mr.. Bishop; perhaps
"What do you think ofthe prospects in
this county?'
Good provided they get good local
ticket
"Andthroughout the State?'
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