The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-08-02


Manufacturing Company OF Marietta,
Ohio. was at Hotel Roanoke yesterday.
"My State has been so strongly Repub-
lican that it looks almost vain to talk OF
its going Democratic" he said in the
course Of q conversation on tho political
situation. but still believe that we
have good fighting chance. The cleo
ton OF Mckinley last fall is not at all
significant of tho result this year; that
was an off year and Ohio had not only
T. fight the Republicans Of that State,
but from every State in the Union
They were we'll organized and spent
tens of thousands of dollars. They even
made a social feature of it. The leaders
would go into a town, announce a speak
ing and thereafter an oyster supper or
banquet and invite everybody. women
and children, black and white to come
and partake thereof.
The flesh pots OF Egypt exercised an
influence over the children of Israel
that came near making them rebel and
turn back to the dominions OF Herod,
although tyranny lurked there in its
very different after all, to-day from
what it was then. The Democratic
party had no money to spend and con-
sequently spent none. There was little
organization and Campbell's letter on
the silver question in tho heat OF tho
campaign was unfortunate, as it not
only estranged some of his constituency,
but arrayed the influence of New York
against him.
Conditions this year are changed.
The Republicans will have to divide
their forces to meet the enemy at other
points, as they will also their money,
and as we will have thorough organi-
cation and some money, too, we propose
to make fight to tho finish and intend
to draw blood at every lick. If we do
not carry Ohio for Cleveland Harrison
will not win by twenty thousand major
ity, can assure you. The day was,
and l remember it as boy, when it
was not safe to be Democrat in Ohio,
but those days have gone by. For
twenty-five years we have con-
tested every inch of ground
with them and our gains have
been steady and never before was there
such an opportunity to break the Re-
publican party as the present, and If
possible we propose to do it this fall;
if not then, why later on. The strikes
and labor troubles are making votes for
Cleveland every day." Mr.. Winsor left
on the noon train for Lexington.
At tho Ponce de Leon yesterday was
t. Conway, formerly of this place. but
now large contractor on the Wilkes
barre and Eastern in Pennsylvania. In
conversation Mr.. Conway said II am
on trip for the purpose of securing
laborerS to work on the extension.
find that Of all labo,ors for such work
the negro is the best. The Hungarian,
Pole and Italian l would not have for
they create moro trouble than they are
worth. You cannot reason with them
and all communication is through an
interpreter.
He is worse because shrewder than
the rank and file. In his power and
way he is absolutely an autocrat. First,
be demands the right to the exclusive
privilege of furnishing the mon at his
own prices from his commissary. Then
the contractor must see that the in
debtodness of the men is withheld from
their wages and paid to him. Dis
satisfy him and at word he can make
the entire force walk out of camp and
leave you without hand. They are
troublesome, filthy and disagreeable,
and OF all labor are the most undo.
sirable. They are worse than the
Chinese. Not one in thousand come
to this country with the intention OF
ever becoming citizens, and as to the
obligations OF citizenship they are as
absolutely insensible as a hog. Why
the Government does not take tho
proper steps to prevent the accumula-
tion OF these vermin I cannot under.
stand. From an economic standpoint
they are worthless. They never produce
anything but dissension and stencil,
and, bringing their Anarchistic ideas
and doctrines with them as they do, they
are not only an eye sore to society, but
a serious menace to good order and
Government"
Mr.. Conway secured about hundred
hands in this place, and loft last even
ing for Lynchburg and Durham, whore
he goes to employ more help and to set.
tie some railroad business.
Yesterday gentleman from the State
OF Georgia, who is visiting this city, told
the following story of reconstruction
days in the South: at was in 1868 when
the negro naturally believed that
heaven itself waI trimmed in blue and
all of the doorkeepers were darkies,
that couple of sharpers came through
the southern part of the State in a new
light road wagon, painted blue, with the
words United States blazoned on the
sides. They drove an elegant span of
bay horses. Many OF the negroes had ac-
cumulated some little property, and
to them the gentlemen of the blue
wagon would go, tell them they were
Government agents, and ask to
see their title papers. Upon a careful
inspection they would inform the negro
that he had been defrauded, the title
being absolutely worthless. However,
they would submit a proposition that
for ten or fifty dollars, according as they
thought no could raise. that they would