The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-09-22
WARWICK OR ROSE.
Which Was the Friend of the
WOrkingmen?
Their Records Examined Testimony of
WarWlCk's NeighbOrs-ROse's o.
A. U. RecOrd-SOme Damag-
ing Charges.

| ing ChargeS.
| John G. Warwick is the Democratic
and William G. Rose the Republican can
| didate for Lieutenant Governor. The
friends of the latter have been industri-
Ously circulating lying reports about
Mr.. Warwick, and booming Rose as the
friend of the wOrkingmen and the Irish
| voters. They have charged Warwick
| with being an Orangeman, and with
calling on the troops during the mining
troubles Of 1873 to suppress the miners.
The Courier has taken the trouble to in
Vestlgate these matters, and also to in
| vestigate the record of W. G. Rose, and
here Is the first installment:
| First, as to the charge that Warwick
i Is an Orangeman. This charge is refuted
by all the prominent Catholics in Mas
slllOn, who unite in declaring that Mr..
Warwick is not and never was an Or
angeman The fact is, he Is neither an
Orangeman nor a Catholic, but a mem
ber of the Protestant Episcopal church.
The charge that Warwick showed him
self an enemy to the wOTkingmen dur
ing the mining troubles, is equally false.
Hearing that Mr.. G. W. Warrington
was in MassillOn at the time of the ri
OTIS, Courier reporter called on Mr..
Warrington yesterday, to ascertain the
/ AdOLb bub VI JOuu
| warwick, Democratic candidate for the
Lieutenant GOvernOrship at that time.
Mr.. Warrington was found at his
office, No. 100 Water street. The
reporter stated his mission, when Mr..
| Warrington said:
81 don't care to be interviewed for
newspaper. OF course l know what you
want to get at, but don't make state
ment for the public just nOw."
/ HEOr nOlitiRaI raaqOnapO aahrad tho ra-
porter.
Mr.. Warrington answered by a smile.
"YOu know Mr.. Warwick personality"
continued the reporter.
81 am personally and intimately ac-
quainted with him." said Mr.. Warming
ton; "and can say he is an honest and
| straightforward business man, a good
citizen and a gentleman in every re-
| spect."
"You met him during the mining ri
OtsP''
''I did, and saw him every day, but
don't wish to say anything about that"
do you know anything detrimental to
/ Mr.. Warwick"
Nothing in the world"
81 think you gave orders to fire on the
mineTsP"
81 defended my life and my property.
l would do the same thing over again.
l was attacked and wounded, and my
men were attacked. OF course defen-
ded myself"
What part did Mr.. Warwick play dur
| ing the disturbances"
the subject"
did he call out the trOOps?"
Certainly not"
did he in any manner Oppress the
minersp"
81 really cannot answer any more
| questions. If you want to get at the in
side history of the troubles you had bet
ter 90 to MassillOn."
| And you have political reasons for
keeping the facts from the publieP"
""Yes nO-I don't want to appear in
| print at ALL"
"YOu are Republican,"
81 am a Republican"
"And you don't know anything at all
against John G. Warwick"
Nothing"
But you don't want to see Democrat
electedp"
81 haven't any more time, really;
must beg you to excuse me-"
"And you won't tell about the riots?
Good day." said Mr.. Warrington, re-
firing to his inner Office.
1t is a fact that at the time the troops
were called, Warwick was not in Massil-
| Ion at all. 1t Is also fact that when
fered to 60 their bail, but Republican
justice refused to bail them. John G.
| Warwick then went to Canton and Of
fered himself as bail and was accepted.
Does this show that he was an enemy Of
the minersp
Now for Roses record:
1t Will be remembered that in the
campaign of 1874 the Republicans, TAX
ing advantage of bill relating to pub
lie school affairs, introduced into the
| Legislature by John j. Geghan of Gin
clnnati, raised "a cry that the Catholics
and Democrats had formed an alliance
to destroy the public school system of
Ohio. Geghan was stigmatized in eV-
cry Republican paper in the state as an
emissary of the Pope, charged with a
secret mission to break up the public
schools. A great howl was set going,
and many good citizens were frightened
into voting the Republican ticket. This
campaign is known in political history
as the "POpe's Big Toe Campaign" and
the Republicans succeeded by means of
this bugabOO in carrying the elections.
This scheme having been 80 success
full, Ed. COwles and few other fanatics,
who once belonged to the Know Nothing
Order conceived the scheme of Organiz-
ing secret political organization based
on the idea of eternal hostility to for
eigners and Catholics. SO the Order of
American Union was organized, with
Ed. COwles at the head of it. 1t was based
on these principles:
First, the taxation Of all church prop
erty.
Second, no foreign born citizen shall
be allowed to hold office.
Third, no Catholic shall be allowed to
hold office.
Fourth, all Catholics and foreign born
citizens to be denied the elective fran
chise.
There were some other avOwed objects,
but they were used as blinds to conceal
the real purposes of the order, which
were as above stated. The order grew
and for a while had a great boom.
Nearly all the prominent citizens of this
city Joined the order, and Ed. Cowles
being a Senator" Of the order, was at
the head Of the organization in this
State. Each State had Senator" and
these Senators met at stated intervals
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