The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-11-21
The Doodle Candidates in Ohio.

CINCINNATI, Nov. 17.-The sensation
In political circles here today is speech
delivered last night before the Young
Mems Democratic club of this city by
Allen o. Myers, who until this morning
was connected with John R. McLean's
paper, "The Enquirer" and was a mem
ber of the Payne legislature. The occa-
sion was reception to Governor
Campbell. Among other things Myers
said:
you nave elected governor. 1t is democrat
&c triumph at which we all rejoice Governor
campbell Is pure, noble, sweet and determined
man. MOO can ride him. What Is more John
mclean cont ride him. Nor can the gang ride
hlm The question is, can or will the gang ride
the legislature? will you send millionaire to
the United States senate? If you do, the name
OF the democratic party is Dennis. II you elect
Jonn Il. Mclean "CaP' Brice or H Thomas to
the United States senate, any millionaire will
De rebel next year. am child Of the people
ana DON'T propose to prostitute my manhood
and my honor by allowing the senatorship to be
put up at auction. And serve notice upon you
now that 1t is to be put up at auction or rather
for sale.
At this point futile attempts were made
to induce Myers to cease speaking, but
he continued:
Who are the bidders? John R. Mclean, "Cal'
Brlce and II Thomas. Some one may say that
1t is strange that should speak Of Mclean. 1t is
true that am In the employ of Mclean, but I
DON'T wear McLean's collar, nor anybody elses
collar. Mclean can't have it and he shall not
have 1t. "Cal' Brice cannot and shall not have
it. Will you send to the United States senate a
| railroad wrecker and Wall street thief? When
you do send man to the United States senate, |
beg OF you, emplore you, to send a poor man, a
| man OF the people, The issue Is here-boodle
against brains have worked for the democrat
| ic party for seventeen years. I have never asked
any favors and yet, because Of the methods by
which certain millionaire sought to gain his
seat in the United States senate, I was made the
| victim, and am today called a tally-sheet forger
But the men who should be in the penitentiary CT
Ohio are men high in public and party councils
who inspired that crime. Politicians may put ul
at auction public officers. They may sell and buy
the United States senatorship. They may bribe
conventions and legislatures, but there is one
thing that can't be bought, aud that is public sen
| timent.
Further along in his remarks Myers
denounced in the bitterest terms Lewis
G.. Bernard, who managed the recent
democratic county convention here and
who is recognized as McLean's represen
tative in local political manipulations
The Enquirer this morning contained nc
report of Myers speech, nor even men.
tion of the fact that he was present at the
Campbell reception. Myers today tel
egraphed Mclean in Washin gton as fol
lows:
1 sever my connection with "The Enquirer
Saturday. Immediately, If desired. Enough i
enough
On the floor of the chamber of Com
merce at noon today Myers was the cen
tire of attraction. He reiterated most O.
the sentiments expressed in his speecl
of the night before, adding that McLeal
had been living in palace while he hat
been in Jail, and he now proposed tina
somebody else should go to jail awhile.
With the single exception of Bernard
there is no man in Ohio who knows NOR
Of the inside Of the tally-sheet forgerie
in Columbus and in this city in October
1885, than Myers, and if he continues il
his present mood, it is probable that tn
details of those infamous jobs will at las
see the light of day.