The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-09-29
BOOK WALTER AND THE WOR X :
lNGMEN.

The following letter was published
in the Cincinnati Enquirer, Sept. 1s:
Paid when Sick.
COLUMBUS, o., Sept. Is, 1881.
DEAR SIR Will you be kind
enough to get workingman a small
space in the Enquirer's columns, to
say few words to the workingmen of
Ohio? :? For the past two years the
workingmen have been talking and
trying to get men who represented
Their interests elected to State and
county offices. Now that they have a
chance to vote for a man of that kind
to represent them, by voting for J.
w. Book walter for Governor Of Ohio,
we will see if they will new improve
their chances of electing by voting for
him. know Mr.. Bookwalter to be Il
good man to the workingmen. 1 was
employed in the shops of Leffel & Co.,
Springfield, when Mr.. Book walter first
became interested in these works, and
worked there a year after his marriage
to Mr.. Leffel's daughter, aud can say
1 never worked for man that treated
me better than he did. I was sick for
three weeks, and my wages were paid
me every Saturday the same as if I
was at work, and when went to work
again it was not deducted out of my
faithful mechanic in that way. You
don't find many of that kind of men
who employ as many men as he does,
and his example may serve for inspir-
alton and imitation. There are men
who have worked for him whose lives
have been made nobler by his instruo-
ton. by the wisdom of his counsel and
by the faithfulness of his friendship.
In conclusion L wish to state that this
communication does not in any way
emanate from Mr.. B. himself, He has
not the slightest intimation of it. 1
have not seen him for several years,
and I never received but one letter
from him in my life, and that was in
reply to one wrote him in 1876. But
in reading the slurs that were cast
upon him every day by the press, I
could not help coming to his rescue by
telling what poor mechanic knows
about him. I receive no pay for this,
for there is no one knows that l in
tended writing it. Now, workingmen
do your duty on the 11th of October,
and you will have the satisfaction Of
seeing one of your class elected Gov
ernOr of Ohio. CHAs. l.. KING,
Is B0okwalter a Friend OF the
Workingman!
SPRINGFIELD, o., Sept. IS, 1881.
EDITOR TRANsCRIPT.-Do our Re-
publican friends insist that our candi-
date for Governor, Mr.. Bookwalter, is
not entitled to be considered friend
of the workingman I wish to give
the public through your paper, a fact
showing the contrary.
Some ten years ago I was expert
menting with an invention and wish
ed to bring it to a final working test.
found myself short of the necessary
funds. i asked of MIR. Bookwalter a
loan of fifty dollars to help me through.
He asked me a few questions about my
situation and what I expected to ac-
complish. / answered him and stated
that my ability to return the money
soon would depend on the success of
the experiment.. He replied that he
would think about the matter. I met
him two -three-days afterwards,
when he handed me a check for fifty
dollars. / offered to give him note,
but he said that was not necessary,
and that he could afford to risk that
much on poor man who was trying
to get along. s. V. RUSSELL.