Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-10-29
LABORERS-- CATHOLICS.
Two Glasses Who Are Not Admired
By Hon. A. R. Campbell.
HE THINKS THEY JOEPARDlZE THE
Success of the Republican Party
and That is Sufficient Ground
For Anathematizing Them-The
Senator's Very Bad Break at
Tunnelton-A West Virginia
Burchard.

Hon. A. r. Campbell, formerly
member of the State Senate, now res
ident OF this city, and prominent Re-
publican politician, seems determined
that the mantle OF fame shall rest upon
his ample shoulders. even though he Is
compelled 10 follow In the foot
steps OF the late lamented DR..
Burchard. Of New York, whose
Rum, Romanism aud Rebellion"
ALTERATION has made him famous. EX-
Senator Campbell left Oft the Ram and
Rebellion part'of the phrase; ia fact be
did not attempt 10 follow Burchard as
an alliterator, and he only found fault
with Catholics and laborers. He prob
ably had not time to get his dis
likes worked up into catchy
phrase, and in that he made
an error. for it was Burchard's
three Rs that made him famous, rather
than the sentiment he expressed,
though the sentiment was the thing
that stopped Mr.. BlaIne's time-pIece q
thousand votes short OF sn election.
But the all-important point In
such matters is the sentiment. Sena-
tor Campbell has managed TO express
even a more far-reaching sentiment OF
dislike and aversion than even DR..
Burchard did, for he not only includes
the Catholics IN his denunciatlon, but
laborers as well, and IL is no less forci-
Bile, though his language is not so
POETIC AS BURcHARD's.
The above will be fully explained by
the following correspondence:
"TuNNELToN, w. Va, October 26
Especial TsIsordm 20 M Rsoists-.
"Hon. A. R.Campb III, who is making Ro-
publican speeches In Preston county, In
conversation with the eX-chairman OF the
Republican county Executive Committee
of this county, and now ~ kepub n.
nominee for Prosecuting A. =,
West Virginia Hotel, said: The thing we
have TO fight in the country districts Is the
| low class OF labor and In the larger cities
we have the Catholic Church 10 hght'
1 This telosran was signed by the
! REGISTERS correspondent, but the
management OF the paper desiring TO be
sure OF the ground before entering upon
It aud feeling that IL would be unjust &c
charge Senator Campbell with such an
outrageous assertion upon what might
be rumor, sent the following tele-
gram 10 it's correspondent at TunneltoB:
Campbell item not acceptable unless
| fully vouched for. Would like 20 have tho
affidavit Of the person who heard his re-
marks
lSignedl "REaBrER"
In response to this, the following was
received last night, which fully corrob-
crates the first report OF Mr. Campbell's
awful break:
FIRST REPORT FULLY CONFIRMED.
Special Ielogrom 10 ps hsouts-.
TUYNELToS, w. VA, October 27.-On
Tuesday, October 25th, the Republicans
had poll raising here, and Commissioner
John w. Mason was down on the bills as
the orator of the day IS zone OF tho ablest
men OF the nation"
But Mr.. Mason failed 70 put Ia his ap-
pearance. OF course the ''multitudo' was
sorely disappointed, and 10 appease that
soreness" one A. X. Campbell, formerly
State Senator, now living Ia Wheeling,
was sent He did not arrive lhoweyer.
until train No, 4 that night, when he was
met and escorted 10 the school houae, where
be delivered himself Of a TRADE OF Abuse Of
the Democratic party. After the kect-
ing was over be returned 20 the WestVnr
ginia Hotel, accompanied by few OF q
seekers after the 'tiesh pots Of Egpyty
among the number being d. NJ. WOtrint, 4
candidate for Prosecuting Attorney, and
Leroy Shaw, candidate for Sheriff OF
Preston County.
Campbell proceeded AZ once 10 unbosom
himself 70 the faithful and Tell them how
the Republicans were going 20 carry West
Virginia He said the Democrats had no
organization and no correct poll Of the
State. and all their figuring on the State
was mere guess WORK. IL was Just the ro-
verse with the Republicans or course
the Republicans found few obstacles Ia
their way, and Campbell proceeded 70
enumerate said obstacles"
Among the many things he enumerated
10 Brother Wotring was this: I'm the
country here we have the lower class Of
labor 70 igbt. and In the cities we have 70
fight the Catholic church"
WARNED, But TOO LATE.
Just then be comes 20 sudden stopl
Some one treads on his toes "a signal that
there was laborer, Catholic and Demo
crat sitting In the room listening 70 him.
The conversation was quickly changed.
"The subsequent events interested him no
more
AS the Republican party Is making .
special bid for the vote Of the laborers, the
Irish and Catholics, IL may interest them
70 Know DOH Tue AstPAbAAe1A PNAtt - Ah.E
ing them while protesting great friendship
for them
THE AFFIDAVIT.
Below will be found the aindayIt q
Thomas n. Kenny, gentleman who takes
no active part Ia politics other than 20 vote =
his principles on election daY. and who was
not listening for Campbell's words, bat
was made 40 unintentiOEal witness:
STATE or WEsT VIRGINIA,
COUNTY or PKEsT0S.
/. Thomas 81 Kenny, being duly sworn
declare that / was present In the sitting
room Of the West Virginia House, Tunnel
ton. w. Va, on the night Of October z5tn,
ls92 when A. X. Campbell and ID. N.
Wotring were discussing The political out
look 10 this State, and heard A X. Camp
bell say % d. NJ Wotring, among otbe
things. ssIn the country here
(The next few words following n
here / did not diskneilvpnde
s.The lower class Of la
we have 10 fight the
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