The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-10-07
WHOLE SKINS.

Penitentiary, Sque.c- and Laid Out
Amdavits by Accused Ex-Ohicals-The
Two Dead Convicts. Mccoy and Slater.
Governor Foraker's speech on Friday
evening at the Metropolitan Opera
house, was as startlingly original and
rs courageously reckless as his unique
special message to the Legislature on
the subject of taxation. Governor For
aker has an original mind and is pos
sessed of Mexican political audacity.
The Governor, it can be safely said,
will never sacrifice or forego partisan
opportunity to secure public tranquility.
He revels in the sensational, and dra-
matically colors even insignificant tri-
| fles, which would be overlooked by
cold-blooded statesman. The Republl-
can Governor can not certainly be ac-
| cused by the most radical of his politi-
cal enemies with posing for posterity,
or hankering after the fame which is ac-
| corded to the entombed statesman. He
| is for present certain success and
chances the future with the Indifference
of gambler. His speech of Friday
evening would command in any coun-
trv the wild enthusiasm of the adven-
turer, the soldier of fortune or the po-
litical bandit. 1t has all the charm, all
the passion of magnetic appeal of the
fiery leader of rebel horde against
constituted authority. 1t will take high
rank as pronunciaqnento, on the eve
of contemplated pillage and slaugh-
ter of unsuspecting, law-abiding citi-
Zens.
The Governor would be unconquer-
able as the commandant of a bel IA
CURED city whose inhabitants had moth
ing to eat but strips of shoe leather, in
the midst of crashing timbers and fall
ing walls his voice would still defiantly
be heard proclaim;ng "death! blood!
and general chaos!' The Governor
would be at his best as the leader of a
forlorn opposition, where exaggerated
language would be suffered unmolested
| and unanswered to amuse an impotent
mob. He is unfortunately placed repre-
senting gnity, authority and admins
trative impartialty.
We will only take the liberty to single
out one paragraph for special criticism
from the Governors speech, wherein he
pathetically appeals to his Irish fellow.
citizens to abandon the Democratic
party, because the corpse of an Irish
convict was skinned in the penitentiary.
We are positive that the Governor re.
coiled in horror at the revelation of this
5 barbarity, and not because the convict
5 was an Irishman. but because such ar
unchristian act of barbarity should have
' been committed on the unoffending anC
l sacred dead. This being so, why should
the Governor appeal specially to Irish
l IL
Why did he not appeal to every decen
> white man and black man in the party
to abandon it? We shall answer for tn,
Governor. 1t is because he knew tina
: it was not the Democratic party tina
skinned the IRISH convict's corpse! Ant
:, that heretofore it could not be held re
1 sponsible. Why, then, did the Cover
nor confine his appeal to '.1rish ant
and Americans? We shall again answe
t high opinion of the Colored and Irish
mans intelligence and that he believes
them incapable of comprehending tn
8 his dcma magogical appeal. The Republi
can party has many accomplished an
brilliant Ir.shmen in its ranks for whom
w
IS whom we are proud to call countryme
y and friends, but the Republican part
VI in this city can not e congratulated o
% the ability or intelligence of such a
Irish adherent as Dick Tanning, nc
y v must Governor Foraker accept him as
u representative of the average INTEL
gence of the race as he undoubtedly di
when composing an appeal to INTEL
gent Irishmen to abandon political cor
:. victions and party associations becaus
~ the corpse of an Irish convict wa
- skinned by penitentiary physician. Al
suming for the first time in our life uI
delegated authority to speak for the Irisl
= to whom Governor Foraker appealed
{ we respectfully reply that the Irish pei
~ pie regard unchristan treatment to til
corpse of an Irish convict just the SAN
as the American people would regar
unchristian treatment to the corpse
an American convict. No more, 4
. less. The Republican Governor of Oh
would never dare be- guilty of such il
sufierable idiocy as to appeal to Amer
cans tc leave the Democratic party b
cause the corpse of an American CO..
vict was skinned by a penitentiary phi
n sician. 1t is only to Irish and Mi
gers" the Republican Governor of Oh
.e would thus address himself. We do n
know how the CoIored Democratic
q Republican voters will answer this a
4 peal, but we can assure the Govern
that honest JOIN Mcbride, Democrat
. cand date for Secretary OF State, WI
receive the unbroken vote of the Iris
Democracy of Ohio.
l. 1t will be observed that the foregoir
III is written on the assumption that tt
es facts stated by Governor Foraker a
true, and the corpse of an Irish convi
T. and the corpse of a Colored convict we
a. skinned and the skins used to NAL
n. canes! We did not, as we might ha
as done, throw doubt on the probabili
r of such statements y insnuating tn
h the penitentiary physicians could easi
have made more money by selling sti
in to Young DR.. Ham lton or some demo
;. strator of anatomy, nor d d we lay al
a special stress on the fact that convic
atfidav,ts on the ins de, or gamblers
q the outside, are not exactly the ties
70 mony upon which the Governor of
n. great State. hav nc a regard for his re
,e utation and the dignity of his positio
would predicate the keynote OF cal
paign. However, We propose now to
a. as into the denial portion of this artic
u and we will produce affidavits too. viii
we think the public will accept in pr
g erencc to the lying connections of ''ge
a tlemen" convicts. We propose to p
as face these aflidav;ts and receipts by t
De following dispatch:
ST. LOUIS, Sept. q
a EDITOR CAPITAL:-The Foraker-Beatto
nd | Nye statement is false in toto. Nyr is m
notorious liar. Another pardon proba
promised. c. K. MoNTGOMER,
by DIR. w. w. Homes, assistant physici
go to DR.. Montgomery, and at present p
m. prietor of the drug store, corner
'ot eighth and Naghton streets. called
this Office last night and submitted
~ following ailidavits and receipts, VIII