Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-10-28
BILL TAYLOR'S LIES
DENIED AND RE5uKED BY THE RE.
PUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEES.

An Important Interview with ChaITEaat
Dick Warming All Republicans to GuaTi
Agnlnst the shameful Tactics Of thi
Democratic Managers.
Here is a chance for Colonel" Tay.
.or, or anybody else, to make $500. w,
A. Taylor and tho other Democratic
stumpers or newspaper writer's wht
have been circulating the false state
ment below must either accept tn,
challenge issued by Major Dick, Chair
man of the Republican State Executiv,
Committee, or stand confessed as dc
liberate falsifiers. Major Dick wa,
asked for statement in reply to tn,
story emanating from w. A. Taylor
and now widely circulated to the effect
that he and Governor Mckinley had
written to manufacturers asking then
to keep their shops closed down unit
after the election. AS soon a. the ques
tion was put to him he said with en-
phasis:
"The whole story is lie--A grosI
fabrication without the slightest foun.
aation in truth. Coming from w. A
Taylor, / would deem it unworthy OF
notice, he being irresponsible in regard
to any statement he may mako upOI
the stump; but it is an unfortunate fact
that thousands Of good citizens. who Dc
not know Taylor personally, give -sem'
credcnce to what he, as the Democratic
candidate for Lieutensnt-G Governor
may say. 1t is very difficult TO keep W
with the lies invented by Taylor. This
one, however, is such 'whopp~" and
has been so industriouSly circulated,
evidently by orders from the Democrat
ic State Headquarters, that it 10 proper
that l should pay some attention to it.
when did you frst hear Of the
story"
II heard of Taylor circulating the
story over week ago, and my Atten.
ton has been directed to q speech he de-
livered at Mt. Vernon last Saturday.
He there made the statement that he
had made investigation at Akron and
had found indubitable proof quote
from the Enquirer of October Shat
the protected Republican mAnufsctur
ers had shut down their factories fol-
the double purpose Of realizing higher
prices on their diminishing stocks, and,
by turning into idleness their Demo
cratic employees. starve them into vot
ing in favor of Mckinley and McKin.
leyism.
Not only this, but that thoy were
acting upon request and under advice
of the Republican managers Nt Colum.
bus. And then this fellow Taylor de,
clares that undoubtedly the same policy
is being pursued in all the iadustIiGl
centers of the State. This whopping
big lie, which was started in general
terms by Taylor. has bOen industriously
circulated. and with each repetition
has grown, and alleged specifications
are now given. For instance. the story
is being told in Akron, my home, that
the janitor of the Office Of Aultnlan,
Miller & Co., large manufacturing
concern there, picked out Of . waste
basket letter signed by me. In which,
as is stated. urged Aultman, Miller &
Co. to keep their factory closed until
after the election for political effect. l
brand this story as wicked invention
an infamous lie. No such letter wat
ever written by me, or by anyone else
from the Republican State Hesdquar
ters, either to Aultman, Miller d Co. OF
to anybody else. 1t has been said that
III due time fac Similo of my lettoI
will be published. challenge and dare
any paper to publish such an alleged
fac simile. Having never written such
a letter, any representation claiming te
be fac simile would be forgery, and
would hold any paper publishing such
n representation criminally account
able. To settle the matter I authorize
you to publish the following:
"HEADoUAETERs OHIO REPUBLICAN
STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
CoLUlIBUs, Oct Il
II, Charles Dick Chairman of the Re
publican State Executive Committee, dc
hereby brand as fabrication In whole and
in part the statement or inSinuAtion that /.
or anybody else from this Committee, have
advised, either In writing or verbally, any
manufacturer or employer Of labor TO cloSs
his factory or mills, or redu@ his force OF
the wages of his wOrkmen. until after elec.
ton, or until any other time, for political
effect or for any other reason. make this
denial of the most sweeping character,
general and specific. And hereby Offer
$500 to anybody who will produce any let
ter from me which, in the remOtest degree,
conveys any suggestion as above stated.
will name Hon. Lawrence Il. Neal, Demo.
cratic candidate for Governor. and Mr. j.
r. Seward, Chairman OF the Democratic
State Executive Committee, as arbitrator,
and if they will certify on their honor that
they know from proof submitted OF the ex'
istence of such "a letter, will forfeit $500 tc