The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-04-18
nroKINLEY,s GROWN.

Mckinley is striving for the crown Of
IL he ever had any hopes
of securing a seat in the next Congress,
by means of the certificate he received
in spite Of certified returns showing
clearly that he had not majority OF votes
the result of the investigation thus far
must have satisfied him that his hopes
were groundless. The only thing left
for him is to raise q dust, and bef0g the
public mind as to the facts in the case,
and then when he is "fired out, as he
undoubtedly will be, ho can pose as a
martyr and make that his capital IN the
congressional race in 1884. This is the OBJ
jeet and aim of the lying dispatches
gans have been filled for the last thirty
days. The evidence taken shows no
such state of affairs as Is described by
these papers, and are simply attempts
to deceive the people. Bnt we couldn't
expect anything better of q candidate
who began his campaign in treachery and
falsehOOd, OF of papers which could en-
dOrse and sustain him In his dishOnOra-
BILE course. tt.. rI#. .--...r
A specimen of this kind of misrepre-
senting the evidence in the case, will be
seen in the East Liverpool cOrrespOn-
dence Of the Pittsburgh Commercial Ga
zette, wherein Mr.. Charles Bonsall, of
Salem, Is accused OF taking five hundred
dollars to East Liverpool last fall and
buying up the knights Of Labor to the
support OF Wallace. This has gone the
rounds Of all the Mckinley papers, but
we have got the first one yet to find,
honorable enough to publish Mr.. Bon
Sails statement in reply. Here 1t is, as
it win appear in the evidence referred
to the Congressional committee:
.g... .-a .l SALEM, o., April 8.
EDITOR CoMlIERCIAL-GAZETT
The special to the Commercials Gazette
from East Liverpool, o., published In
your issue of to-day, 80 far as certain
alleged testimony on behalf of VIM. Nc
Kinley jr., in his contest with Mr.. Wal
lace is concerned, Is so untrue and mis-
leading that beg a brief hearing
through your columns in reply. If two
members of the Executive Committee OF
the knights of Labor testified to that
which said dispatch set forth, they did
not testify to the facts in the premises
though do not accuse them of wilful
Misrepresentation.
The $500 taken by me was not Con
| tributed by an iron man OF Salem to-
ward the defeat Of Mckinley" This
| statement is absolutely and wholly
| false. No money whatever was con-
| tributed toward the defeat of Mckinley
| so far as l know. Local Assembly No
564 of this place loaned $50tO the locked
out Knights. and a number Of indiyid
| uals loaned $3.50. This was the money
was requested to take, and did take tC
East liverpool at the time mentioned
and District Master Workman Rankin
gave Assembly No. 564 and the other
parties respectively, the obligations OF
l d. A. 3 for said amounts in full The
| said $50 has been refunded to No. 564 In
the way Of assessments, and not only
has considerable portion of the $45C
been paid back, but interest has been
paid on the loan, and aforesaid obIiga.
tiOn is held for the balance. .s P
1t WAS specifically stated by me that
| the money was for the immediate bene-
tit of the lOcked-Out knights of East
LIVERPOOL, as it was critical hour in
their Uneven handed contest with the
"BOss POtters." ...
Some conversation was had with the
committee relative to Mckinley, and |
believe the question was asked me as to
the politics of the men who made the
loan &c. | stated in substance that they
were all anti-McKinley men, from a
standpoint of conscience and the gem
eral welfare. But to my knowledge, at
least two of them did not vote for Wal
lace. There was no corruption, and no
intent ION Of any, in the loan of said
$500. The only motive was the assist
anee Of down trOdden and outraged hu-
hnenity. 'CHAS. BoNsALL.
Mr.. BOnsan is, as is we'll known, a
leading Greenbacker and Knight of
Labor and had no interest in Mr.. Wal
lace's political fortunes. 1t is also well
known that since the lockout last June,
the East Liverpool Knights OF Labor
have s1bsisted upon just such cOntribu-
tiOns fiOm their brethren of the order in
other localities, and this attempt to
make a case of bribery and corruption
out of an act of bona fide charity is a
blow at benevolent organizations and a
wantO4 insult to the laborlng men of
East Liverpool, that will in the end
prove another nail in McKinley's pOliti-
cal coffin. If theyoung Napoleon wants
TO tnd were money and other corrupt
influences where u5ed, ,lhe need not travel
so far hs East Liverpool. Youngstown
and Irishtown will afford him fruit
full field. And no one knows it better
than ha "A liianpa RaViau F' 300