The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-10-05
WHO IS THE LIAR 2
McKINLEY'S PROMISE
TO LAUBIE.
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Laubie's Statement SU Aned by
the Proof
READ 1T AND HAND TO JR REPUBLI.
CAN NElGHRH3.
on,whnt goodly outside falsenOOd dhatn-shaEespeare.
New Lisbon Buckeye State.

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Early in the present Congressional
canvass, when the claims of Hon. VIM
| Mckinley for fourth term were being
set forth in gorgeous prOfusiOn by his
obscure, yet none the less enthus iastic
| satellites, we modeStly suggested that,
| owing to a certain understanding be-
tween him and Judge Laubie, of which
| we, in common with many mutual
| friends of the two gentlemen, were cog
| INFANT, Mr.. Mckinley could not, without
seriously rejecting upon his personal
| honor and at the same time cOmprOmis-
ing that of his friends, become candi-
| date at this time. We were Immediately
whackers, who it appears had drawn us
| from under cover for the express puT-
| pose, with vigorous demands for proofs
of the alleged promises. Proof not be-
ing in order, we declined, unless pub
licly denied by Mr.. Mckinley. Further
on, Cornelius Aultman, a neighbOr and
enthusiastic supporter of the fourth
| termer, allowing his zeal to get the
better of his judgment, rushed into
print. In lengthy letter he assumes
the position of much injured individ-
| ual, and proceeds to detail his cOnnec-
| tiOn with the canvass of 1880, a matter
of no particular interest to anybody,
| except that the circumstances admitted
| fully corroborate Judge Laubie's state
ments, inasmuch as they lead Mr.. Nc
Kinley up to the very brink of the
alleged promise. Mr.. Aultman's attempt
| to raise a question of veracity between
| himself and Judge Laubie, and thus re-
lieve Mr.. Mckinley of the necessity of
| an explanation, was very promptly and
| decisively met by Judge Laubie, who, in
an open letter, places the responsibility
| where it belongs by giving the circum-
stances leading to and attending his
interview with Mr.. Mckinley as fol-
lows:
LAUBIE's STATEMENT.
Mr.. Aultman stopped me just as was
crossing the street to go the postOffice,
and said he wanted to speak to me about
| Congressional matters; that the bill re-
distTicting the State had finally passed.
and we were again together in the old
district, and that he wanted to see me to
know if was going to be candidate
against Mr.. Mckinley. told him had
thought of it; that my friends were uTg-
ing me to allow my name to be used.
Mr.. Aultman then said he hoped l would
not do so, that Mr.. Mckinley was en-
titled to a second term in his original
district, having beaten the Democrats
in the gerrymandered district; that all
he wanted was another term in this dis
trict; that he would not ask any more,
and said he thought ought not to run
against him. l then said to Mr.. Ault-
man that there was some force in his
claim that Mr.. Mckinley was entitled TO
second term in this district, and if it
was true that that was all he wanted, |
that he would not ask any more, was
willing to cOncede it to him so far as |
was concerned, and l asked Mr.. Aultman
if he was authorized by Mr.. Mckinley to
mike this promise, and he said that he
was not, as he had not talked with Nc
KinIey about it, but that he could assure
me that Mr.. Mckinley had put himself
in the hands of his friends to know
whether he ought to run then Q8800
that they had brought him out and it
was too late to draw him, and there
fore he felt sure that Mckinley would
not run again. 1 then said to him,
want to know that from Mckinley him
self. If he will make such a promise,
will not run against him now, but
shall stand aside upon no other cOndi-
tion. If he wants to try and fasten him
self upon this district as a permanent
Congressman, l will try conclusions
with him now and have it settled.
further said that if Mr.. Mckinley was a
Garfield or a Blaine would hesitate to
come out against him; but as he was
not, thought would venture to do so,
and then l turned away and left Mr..
Aultman.
This was the sum and substance of the
conversation between US, and every
thing different and beyond this, as de-
tailed in the letter of Mr.. Aultman, is
mere fiction.
Now know, and so wrote Mr.. Ault-
man some time ago, what he comedies
in this letter, that after that interview
with me, he at once telegraphed to Mr..
Mckinley at Washington to come out
here; that he went to meet Mckinley
before he got to Salem, and told him of
our interview, and Mckinley stopped off
at Salem (whyP) while Mr.. Aultman
went on to Canton; and after Mr.. Nc
Kinley saw me, which he did not until
the next day, l did stand out of his way
in the Congressional race, and author
lied him to announce that 1 would not
be candidate for Congress then, (and |
which he did at once publish throughout |
this county,, and hence have said that |
Mr.. Aultman must either have known |
or felt morally certain that Mr.. McKin- |
ley made me the promise. l am sorry |
that am compelled to antagonize Mr.. |
Aultman in this matter, as we have |
always heretofore been friends, but |
cannot refrain from asserting the truth |
when so publicly attacked.
Mr.. Aultman was not the only man |
who approached me on this subject in /
1880. Two months before Mr.. Aultman |
came, some of the friends and support
ers of Mr.. Mckinley in this (Columbi-
ana) county had been urging me not to |
run then against him, if we were put |
back in our old district, and assuring |
me that Mr.. Mckinley would not, and |
could not, under the rules of the party, |
run again, and that my chances for |
1882 would be, therefore, much better, |
especially as there were many friends |
of Mr.. Mckinley in Stark county who |
were also my friends, and who would |
support me if Mckinley was out of the |
way. And after Mr.. Aultman put in an |
appearance, felt perfectly satisfied that |
Mr.. Mckinley did nc. intend to ask for |
any more than = sacond term in this