The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-10-29


fought and won in that behalf gallant
battle against an outrageous attempt on
the part Of the manufacturing potters tC
intimidats him, break up his meeting and
prevent their workmen from hearing q
Democratic speech.
The potters, following the bulldozing
methods 10y which they have in the past
kept their work men solidly in the Repub-
tican column, packed the hall in which
the Governor was % speak with Ntoughs'
and boys, who were Instructed to start o
howl at the first mention Of McNinley's
name, and keepit up 10 long as the Coy
ernor tried TO speak.
The police--all Republicans-were or
dersd not TO interfere. The leader of the
baud of music hired 10y the Democrats was
taken into the scheme the letter-carriers
aud 9th sr Office holders were stationed
about the ball as leadl RS OF the clique, and
20 enjoy the Governors discontinue,
several of the manufacturers themselves
took prominent seats in the first row.
Every thing started of according to pro-
9ramme. The uproar began early in the
meeting and the manufacturers in the
front row bent themselves nearly double
with laughter as they heard the fret out
burst.
FORGOT TO MUZzLE CAMPBELL.
1t quickly developed, however, that they
bad omitted from their calculations one
important element. They bad forgotten
10 muzZle the Governor. Down in Butler
County, where he was born and has lived
all his life, everybody knows him as
"Fighting Jimmie,n and his worst enemy
never denied that the sohriquet had been
honestly earned. 1t was the Governors
first visit to East Liverpool, and the manu-.
facturers. lacking the advantage of "A But
Ter County education, made the mistake
which the Republicans elsewhere in the
State have learned to avoid, of "getting
Campbell mad.n Within five minutes
after the attempt to break up the meeting
WAS begun the laughter had frozen on the
faces Of tho doubled-up men on the front
row aud within ten minutes the Governor
had captured the meeting end the erst-
while hilarious manufacturers were being
broiled on their owu griddle and held up
sS1Uirming for the delight of their own
employees.
The Governor spared no one. Not
only the manufacturers, but the police
and tie members of tue city government
present, were denounced to their faces as
towards and men who dared not hear the
truth; and for final course the Cover
nor served up, hashed and Drowned on
both sides, the editor of the local
.urHau of the manufacturers, whose
pepper had instigated the outrage, and
who inFited fate by venturing from his
seat on tue platform to interrupt the Gov
ernor during the speech.
The CZcitementiu the audience increas-
ed constantly. and when at nearly mid
night the meeting closed, the thousands
of Workingmen made u headlonR rush
over chairs and tables for the platform,
surrourdiQg the Governor and almost
teayizg ann to pieces at their efforts to
get at him. They shook his hands, patted
him on Che back, calling him Jimmie"
sold Fellow and every other affection
ate title they could think of, and almost
wept over him in their enthusiasm at his
grit and audacity.
Men stood packed in like sardines from
wall TO wall and end to end when the Gov
ernoF arrived. The crowd was restlVe
and noisy. There were hearty cheers
wien he appeared, and quiet enough to
make his voice audible could not be OBJ
tanned for some time.
s.Ebat when one man hIres another he
hires his days work. Cheers and cry
IThat's the stuff'). The Republican theory
iS that he hires his body, his soul and his
political rights. "a voice: "Hit 'em again,
Guvernor.D The Republican purpose in
this campaign is given away by a para
Rraph in the Republican organ OF this
State, which says: "A vote for the Repub-
IScan ticket is a vote against the blank
blanket ballot You have but yourselves
TO blame if you again enslave yourselves
by voting the Republican ticket and en-
able them to repeal the Australian ballot
law"
20 to this time the Governor had re-
ceived a fairly attentive hearing, although
frequently compelled to stop until order
could be restored. He started on the tariff
by referring to "perhaps the ablest and
certainly the best known champion OF
Protection, VIM. Mckinley"
THEN TIE ATTACK OPENED.
That was cue and in an instant the
hall was in an uproar. The bandmAster
started IL and the policemen, letter-car-
riers and others scattered through the hall
kept It up. The mass OF the audience,
who had come to listen TO the speech,
we're too astonished to interfere. The
front row of manufacturers looked teach
other, wagging their gray heads and grin
ming. The Governor smiled, too, at the
osltburst but as it continued and he under
stood the situation his mouth hardened
grimly under his gray mustache, queer
CLINT came into his 9ye, his shoulders went
back, one foot went forward, and his
hands, hanging loosely in front of him,
we're half closed and rubbed together with
a cat like motion as are those OF an athlete
Just about to spring.
AZ the first subsistence of the uproar he
pointed directly at a man ia a blue uni
form on the outskirts of the crowd and
said: ~ have been wondering why boys
were allowed to disturb the meeting. l
understand 1t now, for see policeman
cheering himself hoarse over Mckinley"
The uproar was renewed, but before
long the Governor took advantage OF an
inaLant's pause to point in another direc-
ti0n and say; "1hers's another one over
there"
''No, that's c.ter-carrier." cried a
voice.
din, "I'll excuse him-he has TO cheer he's
sent here for that purpose
THE GOVERNOR GETS THE UPPER HAND.
The decent part the audience was re
covering its snses by this tin q there
was cheering on both sides.
"I'd like to have a census" exclaimed
the Governor at the fret opportunity, "ot
all the men who were sent into this hall
for that same purpose, OF preventing
Democratic speech"
More SsPPg cheering greeted ,bst Ss tnis
gaining foothold. He wasted no more
time in spsrring. The next sentence
came right from the shoulder: "l'll say
Tor EaDt Liverpool that she's maintaining
ler reputation az place where labor Is
under the whip. (Cheers.) These are
ehe men who want the Australian ballot
law repealed. Cheers and cries OF "Give
Il 20 'em y, mingled with wild howls led by
the bandmaster.) ~ understand the sit
zation naCV better than did before came
hero. (Cheers and yells.) The day after
4 made my Sidney speech the bosses rush
ed their afildayits into the papers, just as
they have rushed their man here tonight
60 howl"
The Governors manner, more than his
NOrds, made every sentence cut like
knife. The mass OF the audience was com
ing over TO his side and genuine cheering
drowned the howls Of the "toughsn and
boys. The manufacturers on the front
row began 10 twist in their seats and their
faces flushed.
s'I have saidn the Governor went on,
asthat In East Liverpool more attempts TO
flfsI1aae and degrade labor have been made