New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-26
CAMPBELL'S COARSE TALK.
HIS OUTBREAK AT EAST LIVERPOOL.
pII.IINGsGATE AND vILIFIcATIoN OF THE POT
Terry MANUFACTURERS AND THEIR
wORKMEN
rnr TELEGRAPH 10 THE rsIBUSEi

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Terry MANUFACTURERS AND THEIR
woRKMEN.
IBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TBIBUSEl
Columbus. Ohio, oct. Ex-Governor Campbell has
been attempting pose for the last few days as tho
victim OF an assault upon free speech. lie heio
meeting last Thursday night at East Liverpool Column
biana County. progressive manufacturing town'
ubose workingmen had been bitterly attacked on the
stnmp by Governor Campbell the "most deoased
and degraded in all the State treated IKE SWINE ny
their employers and herded like cattle aud driven
10 the polls to voto." number OF similar eAtracus
from speech at Toledo, reported by the Democntc
newspaper there had reached East Liverpool and the
peope there turned out in full force to see the Dem
ocratc candidate would repeat his attacks on the town
He had been charging the manufacturers Of pottery
the pottery industry being the leading one there Win
reducing the wages Of their employees after the passage
of the Mckinley bill, although the duties on some
classes OF pottery products had been raised IN the new
law This statement promptly denied by all the
pottery manufacturers in card to the public, but the
Goyernor did not retract and simply abused the en-
Movers all the more violently for their pains to set him
right The meeting Thursday was presided over by
the Mayor of the town, Democrat, ana nearly all
tho Democrats in the place were also present Ihe
Governor got along smoothly enough In his speech
until he opened upon the tariff question with TINS sen
tence:
Mckinley, who is perhaps, the ablest and certainly
the bestknown champion Of protectop'-
The sentence was finished, for at the mention
Of McKineys name there an outburst of applause
which lasted for nearly three minutes. This enraged
the Governor who dropped the tariff and entered upon
the most violent abuse Of the audience. Some ex-
ampes OF his bngsgatefor it can scarcely be called
by a more respectable name-ale taken from stem
ographio report Of the speech. al see n policeman
there" he exclaimed, pointing his finger ut letter
carrier cheering himself hoarse over Major Mckinley
(cries from the audience: It's mail carrer") "Oh
he is a lettercarier; will apologize to the police:
will excuse him he has to cheer; he IS sent here
for that purpose he is one of Wanamakers pups, and
would like q census taken OF this crowd to know
how many men have been sent here for that pur-
pose" The only offence Of the crowd so far had been
10 cheer for Mckinley. 81 will say for East Liver
pool continued the Governor, that she has main
tanned her reputation the place where labor and
suffrage are under COW. IN reporting my Toledo
speech they made me say that tho workingmen OF
this city are the most debased and worstabused men
OF any in the State and are treated like swine ana
herded like cattle and driven to the polls to vote
said at Toledo that in East Liverpool there had been
more attempts made to debase and degrade labor tan
anywhere On this side OF hell
After venting his anger In some other equally
delicate compliments to the audience, which was
amused rather than impressed by this outbutst the
Governor took mp the tariff again and talked agree
ably for thirty thlrty-fve minutes, but upon an
other interruption In the back part OF the hall
he broke out again There is not in the wild West'
where society is unorganized, impudent, incompe-
tent and disgracefu government in this city OF
East Liverpool "a voice in the audience, The city
government Is Democratc.hD don't care whether
1t is Democratic Republican, or what 1t Is If you
do not turn it out the first Monday OF April next
your city ought TO be destroyed by Vlslthtlon Oh
God"
This pleasant opinion greatly relshed by the
chairman of the meeting the Democratic Mayor, who
I'D to this point had not any cause to notice the
alleged confusion the floor. lie got up now
however, and asked for order, which was restored
for the rest Of the evening" The Governors parting
promise to the audience was in keeping with the
coarse abuse Of the of his speech al will put
in my time" he said, from now until election
day roasting East Liverpool and the lswess govern
ment and inefficient police, along with the boss pot
ters who have sent their hrelings here TO PACK
this house"
Such an exhibition of holiness OF temper and bru-
talty of speech by the Governor Of the State seemed
TO daze even the Democrats at the meeting, and
there were few who defended sympathized
with the orator in his outbursts OF
viIfcauon. Whether he really lost control OF h1m-
self, or was simply shamming in order TO enlist sup
port away from the town By posing the victim of
Republican mob insults, is not clear but his fragrant
resort to vulganty will repe sympathy and ALLEVIATE
supporters everywhere throughout the State In East
Liverpool IL has already lost him more than half the
Democratic vote. In answer to Governor CampbelPs
extraordinary speech, the potters of East Liverpool
have drawn up the following open letter, which an
swers conclusively all the reckless and extravagant
charges made by the Governor
East Liverpool, Oct. %, 1891
Governor James Z. Campbell, Columbus, Ohio:
Dear Sir: We the undersigned manufacturing poers
OF Liverpool beg to state that we are amazed at
your speech the rink last night We Will not stoop to
characterize it It deserves. Your repetition Of the
statement made by you Toledo, that there been
more attempts debase and degrade labor in East
Liverpool than anywhere else this side Of help; the
epithets such os liars" Lying alidayIts" "slaye
drivers" "robbers" etc, maciously and Unfortunately
applied all the employers OF labor in our city are in
themselves untrue and unrgheous to carry their
own condemnation with all farminded citizens.
We neither desire receive any OF the tariff on
pottery and willing that should all to labor in pro-
duclng the material and manufacturing the product II
q majority Of worlmen at any time dissats
fed over their wages willing that three dsinter
experts appointed in the usual should ascertain
the foreign price labor like and VIII then add
the American tariff that, and wokmen shall receive
that as pay. Wages paid by the piece o rule
and therefore determination Of the rate will not be
difficult. Our relations with workmen
being entirely harmonious and amicable,
have not heretofore made the proposition
30 them as they class OF exceptional intelligence
and would consider line OF reduction OF wages
which we demand desire. This offer is made
good faith strictly business proposition. Very truly
yours
Homer Laughlln, the Harker Pottery Company the
Bnowles-Tay or Knowles Company, Wallace & Chetwynd
the Poers Company. Operative Company, William
g. Company, Cartwright Brothers, Vofery Brother
McNles Burton e. Company. Goodwin Brothers, Burford
Brothers the Thompson Pottery Company the Sebring
Pottery Company