The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-09-05
WARWICK INDICATED.
Honest LabOring Men DenOunce
the Slanders and Slanderers.
Robert Bell Shows Up Andrew Roy as a
Fraud-Bell and McGreal Tell of
Warwlck's Generosity.

| HuBdI ClJy.
The first call we made was upon Hon.
John G. Warwick, candidate for Lieu
tenant Governor. We found him busily
engaged in looking after his business
affairs, but John G. always has time for
a pleasant chat with his friends and
neighbOfs. After some time spent in his
| company, we struck out for the west
side 10 the home of our old friend, Robert
Bell. We found him busily engaged in
erecting a new store building. We
were very much surprised to find this
Knight Of the pick and shovel had left
the mines and gone to merchandising;
and were certainly glad to know that.
after forty years at coal mining, he ha I
succeeded i'll laying up something for a
rainy day.
Upon greeting Mr.. Bell, we said: (:
why, Robert, we supposed you were
| engaged in mining coal"
Mr.. Bell-NO, SIT; quit two years ago
on account of Ill health.
RepOTter-HOw long has it been since
you commenced working in the mines?
NJ. Bell-Forty years.
RepOrter-S0 long as thatp How long
have you been mining coal in Ohio?
Mr.. Bell-AbOut fifteen years.
RepOrter-Mr. Bell, the Republican
papers have been making serious charges
against your tOwnsman, Hon. John G..
| Warwick, in relation to the bringing of
the smilitia to this valley in 1876. Have
you any information on the subject for
the readers of the DEMOCRAT?
Mr.. Bell--Yes, sir; L am very glad you
called upon me. want to say word
about the charge made against Mr. War
wick. | see the Labor Star aud Andrew
Roy are making grave and outrageous
charges against Mr.. Warwick, charging
him with being a tyrant and RESPONSE
bic for the troops being sent here in
| 1876, SC.
Reporter-What is there in these
charges, Mr.. Bellp
Mr.. Bell-NOthing whatever; there is
not word of truth in it. In the first
place, Mr.. Warwick was out of the State
at the time of the riots at Warrington
coal mine, ana did not return until a
week or ten days after. In the second
place, on the very next day after the
| riots, Governor Hayes, upon a telegram,
| as / am informed, received from Rhodes
u Co, and George Warrington, of
Cleveland, sent Andrew Roy and Adult
ant General WikOff here. At least, they
both arrived here the next day, and made
personal investigation of affairs, and
| after satisfying themselves, had the
Sheriff of Stark county to invoke the aid
of the Governor. This, mind you, all
took place before Mr.. Warwick returned
home.
Reporter was the cause of the
outbreak at the Warrington miner
Mr. Bell Well, as YOU are aware, the
men were al out on strike. Mr.. Warm
ingtOn came down with lot of black
legs, as we miners call them, who were
willing to go in and work at low wages.
The men all gathered there to try to in
duce them to come out. When they got
there they were-met by Warrington and
others and ordered away. This precipi-
tated the riot, and Warrington, Keller,
the Superintendent, and Charles Brinkup,
the boss, were beaten. OF course that
part of 1T was wrong, and the miners all
regretted it. Wild rumOTs were floating
around and everybody was agitated.
Under the impulse of the moment, it
would not be surprising, had Mr.. War
wick been at home, that he shOuld.haVe
been excited also.
Reporter-Then, Mr.. Bell. if under
stand you correctly, Mr.. Warwick was
not at home when this all occurred?
Mr.. Bell-NO, sir; he had gone east
some days before the riot. Attorney
General Little, Adjutant General WikOff
and Andrew Roy, came here April 18th,
the next day after the riot. And on that
same day Sheriff Rauch made a call
upon Governor Hayes for troops, and
upon that call, some two weeks after,
troops were sent.
RepOrter-Then, if L understand you,
the miners hold the Adjutant General
and Andrew Roy responsible for the
bringing of troops at that time?
Mr.. Bell-Yes, sir.
RepOrter-What do the miners in the
valley generally think of Andrew Roy?
Mr.. Bell-With few exceptions they
all look upon him as apOlitical trickster,
and have known him long enough to
know that their estimate of him is cor
rect.
RepOrter-Then, Mr.. Bell, you do not
take much stock in these rOarbaeks2
MIR. Bell-It is the most cOntemptible
and meanest lying scheme l ever heard
of, but it is in keeping with the char
acter of Andrew Roy, and when such pO-
litlcal mOuntebankS as Roy go round
the State peddling such stuff against a
man who has done as much for the
wOrkingmen of MassilIOn as Mr.. War
wick has, 1t is enough to nauseate every
honest wOrkingman in the State. Let
me give you few facts as to how Mr..
warwick trampled upon the miners.
Now am going to give you facts-nOt
bare-faced lying statements like the Star
and Roy makes. To my certain knOwl-
edge, during the strike of 1876, Mr.. War
wick gave orders that the miners should
have all the flour they needed at War
Wick u JustuS'S mill and had the same
charged to him, and know there is lots
of it not paid for yet, for the men have
told me so. | know also that he was de-
nOuneed by the operators for it. l know
also that he gave money to help many
of them along. Let me give you another
instance. A friend of mine, a coal mi
ner, went to Colorado a couple years
ago. He made failure of it. He work
ed his way back, leaving his family
there. Being an ardent Republican, he
applied to those he had helped political
ly, for loan, to bring his family back
He applied in vain. l told him to 90 to
John G. Warwick and state his case. He
did so. Mr.. Warwick did not ask him
what security he could give him, but
handed him what he needed. | have
heard many of the laboring men around
me here, countrymen of mine, state that
during the panic seven or eight years
ago, when 1t was almost impossible for
a labOring man to keep soul and body to-
gether, they could always go to Mr..