The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-10-14
LEADERS OF Labor.
All in Favor Of the Election Of Hon. John
Mcbride.
OFg-"'z ii Labor ALI Over the State on the
I'D 1T The Democratic Candidate.-
Views of Republican Work.
ingmen and Labor
Leaders.


IN pr cI inning that John Mcbride ID
not lohnring man, but merely dema-
gOgue, using the lsOOring man as lev
erage wlih which to lift himself into
polite power. He is denounced as the
pupu y of LABOR, a. not being labOring |
man because, like the men whose organ
IL ton directs, his income Is not de- |
uVe' oily from physical toll. This |
argument when met with the fact that |
-om # the greatest minds this country |
hHs w produced have come from the |
THDRs of the labOriDg classes, and could |
never have arisen except as John Nc
Br =, nanlfestly absurd. If carried
Oa, it Nldens the gap between the rich
auo ooUr, aud says to the labOrer
r,mal III thN coal mine, at the forge or
IL 9 aclory; the held of politics is no
plsr. or yOu; but then this Is the Re-
pub hcan idea. Ii means once l8bOrer
alW4ys ahOTer and is step toward
In, ROW circle of dogmatism which
bOuGd Tie human mind during the dark
age-.
II is certain that somebody must eX
erclse u guiding hand In the manage
meut If ,abOr organizations, and the
ELECTION OF JOHN M'BRIDE
to tha, position by his fellow tollers
does hOo make hin demBgOgue. Il
~hOws hat among o Democratic people
man can rise if he il capable, because
mental force is given its great pre-
cedence over that which Is purely physi-
Gal, no matter whether that force
resides In the coal miner OF any other
lanOTer. An argument against this
position Is an argument for an aris-
lccracy, but that also Is Republican
des and tendency, John Mcbride Is
pTe-pmlnent 85
A LABoRING MAN;
he is representative one who dropped
his . ok IN the coal mine at the bidding
of hs fellow WOrkmen to nse his men
tai fur IN directing the affairs OF their
org NJ lion. 1t is argued that as the
leAD # u labor organization he should
stick 10 thOle duties and keep out Of
poll ics Bot 1t il Democratic to make
ali good citizens eligible for Office, and
if JOnn Mcbride is capable Of perform
ing the duties of Secretary Of State for
OmO II is downright nonsense to say
mat hls DOsitiOn should disqualtfy him.
Such position never has disqualified d
man, and the indications are that as
lOrg ~ there is Democratic party 1t
never will. Hundreds of the
LEADERS OF LABOR
organizations are holding political po-
sitious III this country to day. Andrew
Humphreys, ex president of the Anal
gtmhted Association of Iron aud Steel
Workers, was q member of the State
Senate of Pennsylvania, and William
Welsh, the present president, Is a mem
Der Of the lower house In the same State
Among Others holding political positions
at present are Daniel Mclaughlin, pTesi
delt of Illinois Miners Association
Cbariss II LitchmaD, of Massachusetts
general secretary of
THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR;
David Hesley, of New York, member Of
the general executive board Of tht
Knights of LABOR; j. B. Fleming. presi
dent of the miners union Of West Vir
gIpis; William II. Bailey, of Shawnee
president Of the district executive bOar(
OF the Knights of Labor, and Thomas
Bort, OF Wheeling, W, Va, Knights O.
Labor lecturer, and numerous OtherI
who might be enumerated,
ENDORSED BY LABOR.
Fur hermOTe, Mr.. Mcbride Is sustained
in accepting the nomination for Secre
tary State by the recent convention
mine lsbOFers, whichpassed a resolution
urging the members to support al
members of the order who are candidates
, for Office before the people. VIZ
STILL ANOTHER LIE
which needs mailing is the report clrcu
lated throughout the State that tht
miners are opposed to McBride's candi
dacy. This question can be settled b,
the testimony Of Republican miner
and here 1t is. N. z. Hysell, of Corning
president of the Ohio State Trades ant
Labor Assembly, was seen by your cor
respondent yesterday and asked: II
there any truth In the reports that tn
miners are opposed to the candidacy o
I McBrlde?" ..... .
e "NOt bit; why every mass meeting
: passes resolutions lndor5ing him AM
urging the miners not only to vote bu
work for him. They are enthusiastic Of
|, the question, and az my business call
me to every mining district In tn
l. State, know what am taking about.
"lhen they are supporting him re
gardless of politics?
"There is no doubt Of it, and can Civ
you the names of some Of the most In
fiuential Republicans in the coal dis
= tTicts of Ohio who are not only support
ing but are working for Mcbride"
Suppose you name few"
swell, there's Thomas P. James, Q
Shawnee, a member of the legislatiV
committee of the State Trade and LabO
4 Assembly. James Is strong Republ
n n can and is working hard for McBridl
J, DR.. James B. Lyons, of Sand Run,
: prominent Republican, Is working 70
Mcbride, and will vote for a Democra
the first time In his life. Alexande
a. Johnson, secretary Of mining distrit
Q, No. 1, is not only supporting, but
stumping Perry county for McBrld
John Fleming, Of Corning, OK presideI
Of the Miners Union and we'll know
Republican, Is out for Mcbride. Anon
the Greenbackers who are working II
= Mcbride are Joe Blackburn, of COsho,
ton, who Is doing good work, WilliaI
Turner, of Cambridge, and scores {
others, all mi ers, whom could mel
e q tiOn. These men have named are q
% influential citizens, and are out {
strongly for Mcbride that they ca
/: never be turned by the strongest Repu
IN lican influence that can be mustered
- this State"
REPUBLICAN TESTIMONY.
Here Is more Republican testimony 0
Or the strength of John Mcbride. Mr. '
T. Lewis, of Shawnee, q miner and OF
n a. II 4