The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-09-19
invoke military assistance. This, mind
you, all took place before Warwick re-
turned home"

They have tried to fix the responsibility
of asking for the troops upon Mr.. War
wick, when Andrew Roy is the man
who instigated it, and the miners in
the valley know it. He can sit in his
office in Columbus and help bolster up
lie against man he Is under Obliga-
tiOns to, but he dare not come down
here and repeat it. Miners know him,
and regard him of what he is-a pOliti-
Cal tricksteT. He is nice specimen to
pose as the friend of organized labor,
and attempt to injure John G. Warwick,
a man from the time he commenced as
Door man until to-day, has always
been the best friend the wOTkingmen
in the valley ever had. Why this man
Roy was black sheep himself before
he became an Office-hOlder. When he
and his brothers were miners in the Ma
hOning Valley the lowest UuiOn price
for making entries to miners was 50
per yard, but Roy took jobs at thirty
cents under price, and beat good Union
men out of work, and l can prove it.
When Roy was bank boss at the mines
his men had to take their pay in store
OrdeTs,' worth from eighty to ninety
cents on the dollar, and the merchants
made about 80 per cent profit on their
goods. Let Mr., Roy tell wOrkingmen
throughout Ohio that he is trying to in
fuence against John G. Warwick, how
much commission he got from the mer
chants for compelling his men to take
orders, instead of cash for their pay ]
tell you 1 am no politician, but L can't
keep silent when such lies are told
about John G. Warwick, who is one of
the biggest hearted men in the State.
Why during the strike of 1876 he was
cursed by the operators, because he fed
the strikers. You need not take my
word for it, but go through this valley
from one end to the other and you will
find what L say to you is true. 1 have
been a coal miner all my life until the
past two years, and never did any black
lying, either, and always stood by my
fellOw-workmen. When such fellows
as Andrew Roy, for political ends, COM
mence lying about man who has
done as much for wOrkingmen as Mr..
Warwick it made me mad. | wish
could tell the wOrkingmen all over
Ohio Just what kind of man | know
him to be and there would not be- one of
them that would not say that he is one
of the best friends wOrkingman could
have. Just want to tell you another
case. In 1870 there was nine months
strike, and suit was commenced by
Rhodes 50 Co. and Cyrus Young to get
possession of some forty houses owned
by them, and occupied by miners on
Youngstown Hill, A committee Of the
miners waited upon Mr.. Warwick, and, a,
after explaining to him that they were
going to be turned out into the cold =,
because they would not work for starYa-
tiOn prices, Mr.. Warwick said: Boys
that is an Internal outrage; I'll send
over to Canton for Billy Lynch to defend
you in these suits. We will give them
all the fight they want before they get
through with the case.' Mr.. Lynch will
verify my statement, for Mr.. Warwick
employed him."
The statement that Mr.. Warwick was
an Orangeman is another nice little
TOOrback that was started from this
place, and given wide circulation.
asked eRev. John Kuhn, pastor of St.
Johns Catholic church in MassillOn,
about it. 81 have known Mr.. Warwick
for long time," he said, "and surely if
he was an Orangeman L should have
learned of ii before now. There is no
truth in the statement. While Mr..
Warwick is not member of our church,
have found him at all times and in
every way broad, liberal-minded man
and citizen. He has been especially
kind to the Catholic Church, and at
times when it could not be charged that
he was doing it to curry any favor.
speak of this because through it our re-
latiOns have been such that it enables
me to say that the statement that he is
an 0rangeman is untrue"
Mr.. Clement Russell, the protector of
the celebrated Russell Manufacturing
Company, and for twenty years at the
head of the firm, and one of the prOmi-
nent Republicans of MassillOn, says: 81
have known Mr.. Warwick for twenty
years, and until he was nominated as a
candidate for Lieutenant.G Governor l
never heard it charged that he was an
enemy of wOrkingmen or an OTangeman.
l am Republican, but like to see fair
play and the truth prevail. Where Mr..
Warwick is known, it is a waste of time
and words to rehearse the tales that have
been circulated about him."
Hon. Samuel G. Bowman, who repre-
sented Stark County two terms in the
General Assembly, and has always been
Stalwart Republican says: II have
known Mr.. Warwick for a good many
years, probably thirty years. 1 knew
him when he was poor man. The
statements that have been made about
his being an OppressOr of wOrkingmen
and an Orangeman are outrageous and
silly tales. He has, on the contrary,
been an Open-handed friend, not only of
miners, but all wOrkingmen, and one
whom they have always gone to for
ublp. AAbuOuSu MI. W dTWlCK anu ulHer
in our political views, am glad to say
this for him, in the interest of truth and
fair play"
Mr.. Frank WillenbOrg, President of
the WarthOrst Stone Quarry Company,
and member of the Stark County Demo-
cratic Central Committee, says: 81 have
known Mr. Warwick for years and i
know that the charges that he is an Op-
pressOr of wOrkingmen and an Orange
man is base fabrication. His assOcia-
tiOns and sentiments are just the oppO-
site. say this as Catholic"
The following from a miners stand
point shows how Andrew Roy, who is
principally engaged in setting up the
pins for Governor Foster, Is regarded by
miners, whom he assumes to carry in
his pocket.
Mr.. Peter Snyder, a coal miner, and
member Of the MassillOn Council, says
of Roy:
"He is 80 per cent. for Roy and 1 per
cent. for the miner. He is so busiIy en-.
gagged in politics that he fails to per
form his duty and carry out the law
that requires miners to be properly pro.
tected in ventilation and other condi-
tiOns necessary to the safety and health
of miners, and know it."