The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-09-23
.ss'sy MCBRIDE THEIR MAN.
The Miners In the Hooking Valley Solid
In His Favor.
A Great Labor Organization at NelsOnVille
Tho Democratic Candidate for
Secretary of State Addresses
900 WOrkmen.

NELsoNyILLE, o., September 16.-The
NelsOnville and Buchtel lodges of Dis.
trict No. 1 Miners Association, assisted
by the local lodges knights of Labor,
held grand demonstration at DeW's
grove, near this city, to day. At least
five thousand persons were present and
thoroup hly good time was held. Ad
dresses were made by Hon. John Nc
Bride, Hon. Dan Mclaughlin, OF Illinois,
Hon. John Britt, of Pennsylvania, and
others, who dwelt upon the necessity OK
organized labor. MIR. Mcbride made an
eloquent plea, telling his hearers not TO
vOte for him simply because ne repre-
sented the head Of the miners associa
tiOn, but to vote as they thought best.
He denounced the lasinuatiOns made by
the Republican press that he was using
his position as president Of the miners
association to further his own ends. He
denied that he was Communist or q
Nihilist, but said he was In favor OF the
people.
"But, whenever" said he, "the rich
people of this country become 80 lnt0l-
Grant as were those in France during
the reign of Louis XVI, whenever mo-
nopoly crushes labor as 1t did then, then
will | be found leading the van OF the
common classes to eternally overthrow
this aristOcrscy, root and branch. Then
will | be a Communist, Socialist, a
Nihilist, If you please"
He congratulated the Hooking Valley
miners upon their prosperous condition
as compared with that of two years ago.
appealed to them to settle all differences
by arbitration, and closed by asking
| them, one and all, to remember that In
union there Is strength. his speech
was shcrt and to the point and was ire
Quently interrupted by applause.
At the close the following resolutions,
In brief, were offered and unanimously
adopted:
WHEREAS, Certain newspapers have
insinuated that Mcbride, the Democratic
candidate for Secretary of State, had
sold out OF offered to betray members OF
the craft during strikes; and
WHEREAS, These statements are made
| for the purpose of preventing McBride's
election; therefore be 1t
RESOLVED, We, the miners OF the
Hooking Valley In mass meeting assem-
bled, regardless Of party, denOunce the
insinuattons as false and cOwardly at
tacks upon Mcbride.
| RESOLVED, That we have confidence In
Mcbride and commend him to the peo-
pie of Ohio as an honest man, and reli'
able, fearless leader.
Mr., Mcbride has made many friends
In the valley to-day and that he will
have the united support of the laborine
men was evidenced by the grand recep'
tion given him.
A Well-infOrmed politician from the
northwestern part of the State said to-
day: Mcbride IL gaining all the time
His strength is not confined to any one
part of the State. Although he is very
strong among the mining population
his popularity does not end there. The
wOrkingmen all over the State are very
much pleased over being recog-
nized. This is about the first
time In this State that genuine
workingman's candidate has been nOm-
mated, and the workingmen appreciate
the compliment and that they will give
him their unanimous support is true be-
yond doubt. Mcbride Is the candidate
of the people and he has but one thing
to fear. He must look out for the con
sOlidation of capital against him. The
capitalists would like 10 defeat Mcbride
| Just to rebuke the labor element and
keep 1t out of politics"
But the wOrkingmen throughout the
State say that tLis Is their time and
they must show their power while they
have chance.
How great an opposition to Mcbride
this consolidation Of capital will create
1t is OF course too early in the campaign
to determine. The Democratic execu-
tive committee say that they have not
yet undertaken to make any estimate of
this unknown force at work. They do
not fear 1t much as the labor vote will
count up considerably more than 1t ever
did hAfnrA.