The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-10-21

strikes in the Connotton Valley, the]
Tusearawas Valley, and finally in the
Hooking Valley, in all of which the
miners were successful. He originated
the movement to bring the operator
and miners into closer relationship and
to adopt arbitration nationally; and ad-
vocated and succeeded in having adopt
ed yearly scale of prices as preven-
tive of frequent strikes for rates. Under
the direction of his master mind the
union has prospered, and the proof of
its prosperity can be found in the official
report to the Labor Tribune, which is
as follows:
"At the end Of the Hooking strike the or
ganization was 81, 400 in debt, which was the
case last january. Since that time We have
pense of three meetings of the State execu-
tive board, paid for a large amount of extra
Po 5e
$1,000 I'm the treasury. This, too, when we
from our members. one cent per month per
member Of this going to the national federa-
ton; h TINS nus v leaung g US only nine cents per
organization has lived longer than any other
miners union that ever existed in Ohio. 1t
ever encountered by others and lived. It is
not weak organization. but on the contrary
strong, healthy, vigorous, and is in better
condition than ever before to protect the
miner and his rights"
So much for John McBride's work in
the interest of organized labor. A
cool, level-headed, logical thinker with
superior judgment, he has given the
miners and 1aboring men of Ohio much
practical advice which will work untold
benefits in ameliorating their condition.
But the card fiend of Glen Roy is not
the only example of sneaking work on
the part of Republican managers. The
Republican press has become contamin-
ated with the same spirit and are push
ing malicious misrepresentation of
Mr.. McBride's speech. The Cleveland
Leader not only printed this campaign
lie furnished them by the Republican
executive committee, but likes to repeat
it occasionally. The distorted paragraph
from Mr.. McBride's speech is published
as follows:
whenever in these Uniied States the aris-
the people, and become domineering and
dictatorial in their encroachments upon the
people (as did the aristocracy of France in
the days previous to the revolution) / trust
win be found in the ranks of the people, a
Socialist. if you like, Communist, i you
like; nay, and more, an Anarchist, IL you
like, to tear them up, root and branch"
This is a clear case of misrepresenta-
ton of facts. The speech from which
the paragraph is taken was delivered
before meeting of the miners of the
Hooking Valley at Buchtel, and was ar
ranged several months before the nom:-
nation of Mr.. Mcbride as Secretary of
State. He was addressing the assem-
blage upon the subject of ''trades
un!ons," and while delivering his speech
a Republican newspaper was handed
him containing virulent attack upon
trades unions. The article stated that
''the trades unions of to-day were actu-
ated by the same desires and prompted
by like motives as were the Communists
of France, in the. days of the revolution,
when the streets of the beautiful city of
Paris ran red with human gore. y;
Flushed with indignation, burning with
enthusiasm. Mcbride read the paper,l
and holding it aloft replied as follows:
This is false and slanderous attack
upon trade % unionists I who are loyal citizens!
a native of the United States, and as such
owe allegiance to and recognize no other flag
but the glorious stars and stripes; but If thel
time ever comes when aristocracy of the
United States secure such q hold upon the
government and be SO domineering in their
and as tyranical in their exactions Us were
the aristocracy of France in the days preced-
ing the revolution, then, If alive hope to be
found in the ranks of the people battling, not
as Communist, not as Socialist, but as a
Nihilist to. destroy root and branch the
powers of the aristocracy and to bring back
the government to what it was originally in
tended by its founders: One of the people,
for the people and by the people,"
This then is the communism, anarch-
ism, treason, ETC., as is styled by the
Republican press of John Mcbride.
More loyal words were never uttered,
and in all his dealings with the labor
ing men of Ohio Mr.. Mcbride has never
made single speech which can be
justly criticized as incendiary or COM
munistic. The repeated attempts to
misrepresent him and distort facts have
failed, and the blunders of the Republi-
can press on this subject is an open con-
fession of their lack of salient points for
attack.-Co Columbus Ger. Plain Dealer