The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-10-27
AN APPEAL
To the British Americans and Voters OF
lrt3 r the 18th District. ecpes

l T.1 ~ the 18th District. ecles.
| In all the great political battles Of this
| country, great deal To- said about the
different candidates running for office.
and it is getting more so every year, be-
cause the working classes are getting
their eyes opened to sense OF duty, aud
| demand that the men to represent them
shall look after their interests in WashS
| inRton. The working classes of England
| had hard struggle before the repeal Of
the Corn lave, but since there Is not q
Z country in the world that has made better
progress among her laboring classes. j.
| used TO be the aristocracy and the poor,
! but now II is the working class of England
| that holds the sway in all great lat or
! conflicts, Rpd il has all been brought
| by organized labor, and that is the only
thing that will save the workinRmen OF
this great republic from the tyrraDy and
| opl ression OF the millionaires, monopo-
| lies and trusts, is to be thoroughly
| organized; and the workingmen must
| never lose sight of the fact that labor
makes capital, and IL they are not organ.
lied what have they TO defend themselves
| with2
We have seen the terrible conflict
| going on at Homestead these last few
| weeks when monopoly has tried to crush
| the workinRmen, Hence IL 10 essential
| that we should be repre- sented in the 18Th
| District by the friend OF the workingman,
| We have two candidates nominated
for Congress; DR.. 1kirt by the Democrats
and Thomas Morgan by the Republicans.
Now, in Ikirt we have man who has
| expressed bis views and principles 10 be
| In favor of organized labor, or any
thing else that would benefit the working
man.
But on the other hand where can we
find that Morgan has expressed his views
| or principles to be in favor of organized
labor or anything else to benefit the work.
| inRman?
Now a great deal has been said about
| Morgan bursting up the late Wellington
Lodge Sons of st. George OF Alliance. In
| the first place 1t would be well to let the
public know, what is the st. George
Society.
1t is purely a sick benefit order cont
| posed Of Englishmen. 1t don't make any
| difference whether they we're born ia
| America or England, IL only they are OF
English birth, even II they are grandsons
| of Englishmen they can join. 1t is a
society that provides for its members
when sick or in distress and gives small
sum at death. 1t don't interfere with a
! mans politics, religion or labor, but is
| society where Englishmen can meet, get
| acquainted and be friendly to each other.
We are not class of men las some cup
pose) come to this country to take laws
into our own hands. We have no secret
laws, we abide by the laws of this great
republic. And every man must admit we
are classed among the best law abiding
people of this country.
We have lodge in Alliance and OF
course some Of its members worked for
rhos. Morgan and according to our consti'
ton Morgan being a Welchman could not
be admitted into the order. So he did not
believe in the English working for him
and belonging to the order. ...
1t seems he must have got IL into his
head that il was a labor organization and
was determined to crush IL.
1t so happened that first one and then
another would be discharged from his
works, and nearly always il was the pre-.
siding officer. OF course the members
could not understand why their members
should be discharged,
So they decided to have social in the
lodge room one Saturday night to which
some OF his employees we're invited, who
were members of the order and members
of his band.
On the following Monday Morgan call.
ed them to account for playing at the So
cial, and he told them that he did not
allow them to play without his consent;
but the y had pluck enoug b to tell him that
they would play just where they liked out
side of working hours. Anyhow few
days after the five boys and the father
were fixed.
So the lodge detailed a member to GO
and see Morgan to see what he had
against the order; they thought that they
must be misjudgiug him. So Morgan said
he bad nothing against them. So they
went on then with renewed viRor until
they decided to have another social and
invited all the English they could find.
And now came the climax. Morgan
gathered the few remaining English that
were left in his employ and told them that
he would not allow any one of them to
belong to the order apy longer, and they
must either quit the lodge or quit his
shop.
And am proud to say that some of
them had enough English grit left in the IN
to quit Morgan in preference to their little
order, and they moved 20 different parts
where they could again join the ordeT,and
that hurt the Wellington Lodge Sons of
st. George.
know of prominent Republicans who
have expressed their views against the
Qppressor of organized labor and would
come out publicly il il was not for the po.
siEion they bold, but when il comes to the
ballot boz it will be straight for Ikirt.
Now fellow country men Of the 18th Dis
trict il rests with you this election whether
the Republican majority is turned to a
minority. Columbiana stands firm, Mas
honing stands firm, and Stark wont be
left behind. And let the people of this
great nation see that the EnRlishmen are
here TO defend their rights as American
citizens, and that they will work to help
to better the condition Of the working
classes.
If Morgan is not the friend of organized
labor at home what can you expect him
10 do in Congress, IL he was elected?
This election is the deciding point in the
history, Of this country, whether the work
ingmens rights shall be protected, or
whether money and monopoly shall rule
this country. And the only way
to vindicate your principles is to
vote the straight Democratic ticket
and let us have a Democratic adj
ministration and then the people will
see what kind OF party the Democratic
party is. The Republican party has
promised, 10, these many years, what they
were going TO do for the workingman but
their promises are all wind. What have
they done only tax everything the work.
ingman has to buy until il is almost i'm
possible for many CT them to buy the
necessaries of life. l say that If the
voters of the 18th district vote for DR..
Ikirt and he is elected to Congress 1t will
be vindication OF their views that we
have had enough of the Mckinley bill and
the protection doctrine. Show IL by de>
feating Morgan in the Mckinley district.
Now in conclusion l will again appeal to
the eBritishAmericans. For the sake of your
principles as EDglishmen, for the sake of
your wives and families and for the sake
of vOur falloU workman. work rd and