The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-10-01
LEETONIA ALIVE
TO THE INTERESTS OF ALL THE
PEOPLE.
Art Enthusiastic Meeting In Columbi
ana County, Attended by Many Men
Who Were Formerly Supporters
of MckinleY.

ana county, Attended Dy MANY wen
Who Were Formerly Supporters
of Mckinley.
At Leetonia Saturday night the largest
political meeting ever held in that sub
stantial little city was held In the opera
house. The crowd was present early,
and those who could get in stayed late.
The number who turned away, unable to
gain admittanoe, was equal 20 thu num-
Der that secured seats. The people of
Leetonia feel that they have a duty to
perform this year. There we're at the
meeting, many men who had, for the
past twenty years, given their support to
Major Mckinley, for whatever office he
happened to be candidate, but this
year, when he attempts to round out his
career at the expense of the producing
classes of the nation. and when he makes
the gains of the monied classes Of Europe
Of more Importance than the prosperity
and welfare Of the great common people
Of his own country, they rigbteously
rebel and will'support the gallant cham
pion of the people. Plutocracy is not pop
ular In Columbiana, and IL stands in a
slippery place when 1t gets into Leetonia.
The people there understand what cheap
prices and dear dollars mean.
The meeting saturday night was an
ouptouring Of the people, regardless of
former party affiliations. Attorney
Warren presided and introduced as the
first speaker of the evening, john G. Har-
mony, manager Of the Democrat.
Mr.. Harmony talked for about twenty
tested made 1t clear that the points he
made were we'll taken. He reviewed the
situation in Stark county and touched
upon the delegations that come to Can
ton, how they are brought and by whom,
A reference to the letter sent out by the
Commercial Mems Democratic McKin-
ley Club" Of Chicago, which was COM
plete exposition of the ways and means
employed by Hanna ard his henchmen in
this campaign, was vigorously applauded
At the conclusion of Mr.. Harmony's
remarks, General I. r Sherwood, the
candidate of the plain people, for con-
gress, was introduced. General Sherwood
was received with great enthusiasm.
There were none present who did not
know him at least by reputation and,
they knew that his voice had b fore been
heard, way back in the seventies, in the
halls Of congress- raiEed in the defense of
labor and against Industrial slavery.
They knew that be had gone to the front
when his country was In need of his
services and had done gallant service that
a great race of people should be delivered
out of bondage. They bad heard him in
time of peace oontending for the rights
of the laboring classes, and against the
concentration Of wealth and the incident
poverty of those who toll. They heard
him again, Saturday night, raising his
voice In defense of the constitution Of the
United States, and one of the metallic
monies Of commerce that has been stricken
down, the volume of the currency con-
traoted and the people, In consequence,
in poverty and misery, business men with
stocks of goods on their counters because
labor has no money with which to puT-
chase them, and the country in just such
condition as Abraham Lincoln prophe-
sled If the classes continued to operate
against the welfare Of tho masses. Cen
eral Sherwood talked for about an hour,
and punctursd many gold-bug fallacies
with succinot and logical arguments,
backed up by salient and inoontrovertible
facts. The enthusiasm was at high ten
sion throughout the evening. Leetonia
may be depended upon to do her share
at the coming election.