The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-10-06
A LETTER FROM ROBERT BELL.


have read a communication from the
pen of Mr.. A. Roy, mine inspector, in
the MassillOn Independent of Sept. 14th,
in regard to an interview Stark Co.
DEMOCRAT reporter had with me lately
in connection with the conduct of John
G.. Warwick, at Warrington mines, in
the strike of 1876. 1t appears that Roy
and | differ about John G. Warwick at
that time; for comparing what l said to
the reporter and interviewers that has
taken place, both with the coal Operat-
Ors and miners Of both political Opin-
ions, have learned | was right and Mr..
Roy was wrong, and the statements he
is making is for political purposes and
none other. His aim is not only to in
juTe John e.. Warwick, but to crush Mr..
John Mcbride, for he (ROy) knows we'll
that when Mcbride gets TO the Legisla-
ture, he will be ventilated and showed
up in his proper light, for Messrs. War
wick and Mcbride will be elected in
spite of Mr.. ROy's lies and slang. Let
me Just say here, that from the time A.
Roy was appointed mine inspector have
been his friend, and when he was grad
ually losing the confidence of the miners,
| have had many arguments defending
him from the attacks that were made Oh
him for making the mine inspectOrship
a
Op made his appointment for mine in
spectOr. wrote several letters to differ
ent members of the Legislature in his
MIR. ROy's) behalf. Now he says l am
poor authority as to Mr.. John G. War
wick's affairs; but at that time l was
fine fellow. Sir, it seems to me now that
Alr. Roy made the mine inspectOrship a
political machine for Gov. Foster and
the Republican party. think it would
have been better for him "a. Roy to at
tend to his own business, instead of 60
ing about the country slandering better
men than he is working for. Only look
back when Mr.. Anthony HOwells was on
the Democratic ticket for State Treasur-
er, and read the slang and filthy lam
guage he had in print against that gen.
tlemRn. 1t was disgusting to read, but
he was well paid for it. Mr.. David OW-
ems, of TTumbull county, was ousted out
of Office by Gov. Foster to make room for
the political tTiCkster (Mr. ROy), and
when Mr.. Kline was appointed deputy
inspector, IL was against the
will of Mr.. Roy. because Mr.. Kline
was German, but you know that
the Germans are always wanted about
election time so he was appointed for
that purpose only, but through Mr.. ROy's
selfish and tyranical disposition he
could not retain the Office, so he had to
step out to make room for Mr.. ROy's and
Gov. Fosters choice, a WelShman. Mr.
Kline was crippled for life in his Office,
but he was compelled to step out because
he would not come out and work against
Mr.. John Mcbride for Representative
two years ago; he, like David Owens,
was Ousted. But Kline was a German
coal miner, and he had no right to Office
according to Mr.. ROy's ideaJ, although
capable and a Republican. Roy and
Foster must not neglect the Welsh min
eTs; but Williams would not have got
the appointment if Roy would have had
his way; the party is well known he
wanted the appointment for. have it
from miners in different parts of the
State that Mr.. Williams has all the dir
ty work to do. When Mr.. Roy is about
a coal bank, the miners expect to see
him come in to inspect the mine; but
o, no, Mr. Roy can't go into coal mine
any more; he tells the miners he is too
fat, or he sometimes has his boots black
ened and don't want to get them dirty.
The miners now state that they are drift
ing back to worse condition than they
were before the mining law was pass
ed. i will now refer to what took place
before the Republicans of Stark county
made their nominations for the fall cleo
tion. Major Mckinley made his boasts
that they would bring out Republican
miners that would beat Mcbride. So he
(McKinley) brought out twO-BrOwn
and Hanna Brown has been Repub-
hcan for some years, while Hanna
has neither been q citizen or Republi-
can until this fall. But Hanna was a
favOrite of A. Roy, so he had. TO be put
in the nomination, and a ScOtchman,
too. Roy came here and worked among
the Republicans for Hanna's nomination,
but could not win. Roy passed several
good, honest Welsh miners, but they did
not suit Mr.. Roy as well as Scotchmen,
for Roy thinks he has the Welsh vote in
his pocket; but Mcbride will be elected.