The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-10-26
BILL TAYLOR'S LIES
bENiED AND REBukED BY THE RE.
PUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE.

Dick Warning All Republicans to Guard
Against the shameful Tactics of the
Democratic Managers.
Here is a chance for Colonel" Tay-
lor, or anybody else, to make $500. w.
A. Taylor and the other Democratic
stumpers or newspaper writers who
have been circulating the false state.
ment below must either accept the
challenge issued by Major Dick, Chair.
man of the Republican State Executive
Committee, OF stand confessed as de.
Eberate falsifiers. Major Dick was
asked for statement in reply to the
story emanating from w. A. Taylor
and now widely circulated to the effect
that he and Governor Mckinley had
written to manufacturers asking them
to keep their shops closed down until
after the election. AS soon as the ques.
ton was put to him he said with en-
phasis:
The whole story is a lie-a gross
fabrication without the slightest foun-
dation in truth. Coming from w. A.
Taylor, l would deem it unworthy of
notice, he being irresponsible in regard
to any statement he may make upon
the stump; but it is an unfortunate fact
that thousands of good citizens who do
not know Taylor personally, give some
credence to what he, as the Democratic
candidate for Lieutenant-Gov
may say. 1t is very difficult to keep ur
with the lies invented by Taylor. This
one, however is such ''whopper" and
has been so industriously circulated,
evidently by orders from the Democrat
ic State Headquarters, that it is proper
that l should pay some attention to it."
when did you first hear of the
story
Il heard Of Taylor circulating the
story over a week ago, and my atten-
ton has been directed to 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 s. that
the protected Republican manufactur-
ers had shut down their factories for
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.
mot only this, but that they were
acting upon request and under advice
of the Republican managers at Colum-
bus. And then this fellow Taylor de-
clares that undoubtedly the same policy
is being pursued in all the industrial
centers of the State. This whopping
big lie, which was started in general
terms by Taylor. has been 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 Aultman,
Miller & Co., a 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.
brand this story as wicked invention
an infamous lie. No such letter was
ever written by me, or by anyone else
from the Republican State Headquar.
ters, either to Aultman, Miller & Co. or
to anybody else. It has been said that
in due time fac simile of my letter
will be published. l challenge and dare
any paper to publish such an alleged
fac simile. Having never written such
letter, any representation claiming to
be fac simile would be forgery. and
l would hold any paper publishing such
q representation criminally account
able. To settle the matter ! authorize
you to publish the following:
HEADQUARTERS OHIO REPUBLICAN
COLUMBUS, Oct IA
II, Charles Dick, Chairman of the Re
publican State Executive Committee, do
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
manufactures or employer of labor to close
his factory or mills, or reduce his force u
the wages of his workmen, until after elec-
tion, 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 7. Neal, Demo
cratic candidate for Governor. and Mr.. j.
p. 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 letter, will forfeit $500 to
be by them disposed of as they see fit. And
also challenge any paper to print any
representation of what purports to be 4