The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-04-17
Lifts the Roof OF the Lincoln
Club
HHH-H-H
OF Cincinnati and Shows the Rotten
ness There.
Alleged Frauds In tho Recent Hamilton
County Election to bo investigated
by tho Legislature.
prom olnclonpu Enquirer

Tee of Ave, TO COnbst OF three on the part
OF the HOuae and two on tho part OF the
Senate, be appointed, with authority 10
siC after the Legislature adj0nrna, for
the PURPOSE OF investigating the elec-
ti0na held In the city Of Cincinnati, and
to make such inquiry as The public good
may demand Into tho several depart
ments Of Government Of said city, paal
and present; and said committee shall
have all tho powers conveyed by law up
on the adoption OF this resOluliOni aud
tho expenses OF sRld investigation shall
be paid out of the contingent funds Of
the Senate and House upon the order OF
the committee, cOnntersigned by the
Pfesid0ntO Of the Senate aud the Speaker
OF tho House; ani, further, the commit
tee is empowered to employ stenOgra-
pher 10 take aud preserve full report
OF ita proceedings"
In support OF the resolution MIR. MyeIe
said: was not In the State OF Ohio at
the spring election. Upon my return,
aud before got back, on my WY home,
read In the newspapers that there were
aags on members deaks--llttle flags
aud big Haga. Republican llags and
Democratic aags, aud all kinds Of flags,
and everybody was happy over tho re'
suit IN Ohio; and the only green OaHla In
the desert OF this aprlng election, ac'
cOrdlng to the Republican accounts, was
the city Of Cincinnati, 10 my utter
amaZement and aat0nishmenl | found
upln rendiug the Republican press Ol
the city of Cincinnati that there had
been fraud COmmlttad NJ the ballOt.b0x,
aud that the Democratic victory In that
niy was not honestly achieved, This
wa tho accusation made by the Repub'
lican press,
Now, n this be the case, Mr. Speaker
and gentlemen NJ the House, | thluk II
N the duty Of thla House 10 investigate
how that only Democratic victory wHs
accomplished, aud think II IN the tuly
oi this House 70 investigate Into me pO.
litical methods generally In the city OF
Cincinnati, Why, began an inyesli'
CATION on my own account, and TO my
utter amazement and astOnishment
again found that the first charges Of
fraud aud corruption made In tho city
OF Cincinnati came from that gallant
leader Of the cOl0rod troops, Colonel Bob
Harlan. II there ever was Il grand and
great OmpllllcatlOn Of honest, pure
RpgublIcanlsm, Bob Harlan ia--B0b llnf
Ian, who stood In the last few weeks Ia
these halls calling upon the Republican
lenders In Israel, and advising aud toll
Ing you what to do,
Who " this witness that attempts
thus to impeach u Democratic yctOryy
Why, sirs, no In n professional gambler,
expelled from tho turf for being u rascal
aud q thief, What II no n0wY lle IN an
Olllce-h0lder, slra-an olllce'holdOr IN
the grand old party, who draws u salary
with good Republican prace, aud the
only duty no has discharged has been to
attompt 10 lead the cOl0rOd troops In the
Sixth ward up 10 The polls 10 blildly
vote the Republican ticket But on this
spring the cOlorCd troops wouldn't vote
thgt way And whyY Because ut the
very beginning Of the sitting Of this
House.
Ma. SlanbUrfy--l ask tho member by
what right he asks This Legislature u
luypstlgltoY
Mr.. My0ra--l say upOn the blessed
right Of n citizen who loves his beloved
State. Don't ask mo any questions, be-
cause thia Ia going to be printed, aud
,Ou vii got your names iut0 the news
papers, LLuughtor,l Now, why Is u that
thd cOl0ted troops did not yoto with the
Republicans thls apfiugY AZ the very
beginning " the eea9lOn we took col
Ored man from Cincinnati, and at Co
lumbuH, when the Democratic caucus
met, wO nominated him by acClamnll0D
TO II Clefkehlp; lnd many OF The roputA
bic aud h0nOst cOlOred mpn who live IN
TINT ward and they arc Intelligent
men, who eau read and wlito- because
the Democratic Legislature had correct
ed the wrong perpotrated by u United
States Supreme Court, yptod The Demo
cratic tickOt IN tho sixth ward,
Now, then, they say TINT there wa,
money used, II thur0 was this lincoli
Club used II, Oud there IN whore tho kicl
comes In, This pink organization
that wonrs tho name Of one 0t thl
most GLORIOUS men, whose life unt
services have bou'0ltOd thie Rupub
| lie-it is this glorious Urgmi2i
U0u, which, inside OF Four years, ha
| found its treasury full aud running
over with money, that uaod thl
money for this election, Aud what dll
they dOY They voted iScalIh0r 10
y0lyOr Tor every negro thnt would use 1
In tho Sixth ward, aud they told them 4
use A., too, " there any wonder thu
thot0 have been riots In Cincinnati
when such n reputable organization nj
the Lincoln Club viii provide tho rnq
tags aud b0blailB, the Ignorant and vic
i0us, those who can't read or write. Will
weapons and rcl0lvors Of iScallbOr, ant
instruct them ~ use them II any bod,
lhtoriereg with thoir repeating nj th
pOllgY | nm told by Mr., LOwla that the,
lOd these men three yeara ag0 10 Xii
John j. Kelly and they would aeo tina
the parties were pnrd0no6.
Now, what haa the Lincoln Club done
Why, we And II conducted under tho In
epifatl0n Of such u man ~ william Can
peler All there la a pink of Il minis
tor william COppellor, late Auditor 0
Hamilton county, ana no man has
heart swelling with more Rratltud
than he when no knew that lhe court
house wna burned ana tho records dr
str0yod, For u Democratic Auditor
having entered The AndItOr's office, di.
covered that MI. William Cappelle
had been guilty OF gross malfOa0aiico /
Office, and now that thu records are 4,
slfoyod aud tho evidence Of hls guilt |
burned, he looms up before nv and tan,
like M honest mani rhia awnggorpi
thig lrastall, thie bloWhafd, this pi ilfcrc
Oi lhe ilpig " others, who gives lhOm {
Nh world 10 get for hlmsolf llernf
reputation under the title Of "rhp 1oul
ney 0t life" II ls no who wants lnyoAt
gailOuy 80 do /, aud | want to Invest
gato william Capp Her,