Daily Republican., 1886-10-28
DEFENDING BEAVER.
Indignant Workmen Smash the Win
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The first political stop of Blaine and
MS party ON Wednesday while passin 2
down through the coal region was ct
beilefonte. The citizens Of that town
bad been indignant all during the cam
paien at the st0re-order slander, whose
nlsity ie nowhere 30 we'll understood as
among General Beavers employees and
neighbors. The local feeling has been
especially bister against the Watchman,
OF which P. Gray Meek, secretary OF
the Dem 0oratic State COMMITTEES, 10
editor. While the Blaine special was
approaching from Tyrone there were
excisinR scenes at Bellefonte. Editor
meek, whose Office is near the station,
had for several days kept posted in his
mont window ono Of Hensel's libelous
store-order pfotorials.
hmpioyes OF the Bellefonte Nail
works respectfully requested him to
remove IL, lest . breach Of the peace
might pe provoked to-day, bus he. re.
Beaver Club, com posed OF emplcves ~
the Bellefonte Nail Works, against
whom the store order slander was orioi'
mated. marched BY this morning carry
ing banners on which were inscriheS
"Who ISLANDERS Beaver insults us. /" and
similar notices, and several of their
number determined that Meek's postar
should be removed. Thew left the
renks, went over to the Watchmap
office and were abeut TO destroy the
poster, when an old puddIer. a veteran
OF the Mexican war and also of the war
OF the Rebellion, requested that he he |
allowed the honor Of tearing IL down.
He tore 1t down promptly. and Meek
immed lately put up another. postine it |
on the inner side Of the glass. This 40
enraged the nail. workers that one of
their number threw O stone through
Inc window, destroying the poster.
Hundreds Of people gathered In front
OF the office and great excitement pre-.
vslled. One of the nail-workers was
bail. -''o0NA on
PARTNER TAKES A HAND
The indignation of the nail.workers
knew no bounds, and when Meek placed
BILL another poster In his shattered
window an immense crowd gathe red |
around the nail.workers In front of the
once, while they loudly protested that
the poster should be removed. HotI
words followed and William v, Emery.
one OF the proprietors OF the nail works.
then coolly raised his cane and struck
down the offensive poster, carrying the
remaining glass with 1t. Meek retreat |
90 10 the composing reom, while promi-
nent republicans gathered In front OF
me office and protected his property
nom further assaults by the indignant
crowd: At this stage of the trouble
week needed the advice of more nru-
lent Dsm mocrats and refrained from nlac.
hg any more OF the posters In his win
lows.
1t 10 now perfectly understood that
Meek's object was to provoke q breach
,t the peace on the part of the nail.
workers for the purpose of enabling
aim TO pose as q m artyr and to solidify
support for the Democratic county
,icket, which 10 In danger. This 10 evil
dent from tho fact that Democrats boast
that Meek will publish his account OF
me affsir In the light of an insult to
Grand Master Workman Powderly, ar
extract from one OF whose speeches he
bad printed In the libelous poster. The
act Is that the attempted prostitutio
II the language Of Mr.. Powderiy, per.
ectly proper in itself, to the nefarious
purposes to which 1t was applied had
much to do with arousing the indigna-
Ion of the nail-workers, who are hem
'elves loyal Knights of Labor.