The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-09-08
LABoR's TESTIMONY.

John r. Mclean will receive the sup
port Of the organized workmen of Ohio
because he has always proved himself
their friend.-Stark County Democrat.
| Having been resident of the District
OF Columbia for the past fifteen years
how has he proved himself to be the
friend of the organized workmen of
Ohio? And how do the organized work
men of Ohio feel when they consider
that good Democrats, who are residents
of the state, and who have voted for
what they conceive to be it's best inter-
ests, were overlooked in favor of can
didate from Washington who repre-
sents nothing but his own selfish inter
ests?-Massillon Independent.
True, Mr.. Mclean has spent a portion
of his time during the past fifteen years
in Warrington, D. c., in the interst of
his paper, the Enquirer, published in
Ohio. But during all this time he has
been a resident of Ohio just the same.
He has during the past fifteen years
spent more of his time in this state
than has William Mckinley, not even
excepting the four fears Mr.. Mckinley
served as governor Of the state.
In answer to the question, How has
the organized workmen of Ohio?" we
respectfully quote the testimony of well
known labor leaders of Ohio, for the
edification of the Independent.
Walter NJ. Mullen, ex-president of the
Building Trades council, Of Hamilton,
county says:
ganized labor in this city, and
especially in the building trades, am
in position to know the feeling among
working men in regard to Mr.. McLean's
candidacy for governor. In all things
in the past we have reason to remem-
ber him as a friend, and there is no
higher in the regard of trades union
members and organized labor for his
numberless manifestations of interest
in their welfare and prosperity.
His friendship and good will has
been shown in so many ways, and the
practical manifestation Of it has been
displayed in such unostentatious a man
ner, that there can be no question but
that the working people of the state, re-
gardless Of their past party Affiliations,
will rally unitedly to his support in ap-
probation of his many charitable
deeds"
Andrew Collins, a we'll known mem
ber Of the National Association of
Stationary Engineers, says of John r.
Mclean:
"The working people of this city and
county and Of the state at large will be
only too glad to show their appreciation
Of Mr.. McLean's many acts of thought
full kindness, and how he has ever stood
ready to come to their aid in the hour
of adversely and need.
1--WE don't forget his generosity some
years ago when there were hundreds of
cold and cheerless firesides in this city;
orbitant prices demanded by the coal
combination, and that the coal pool has
remained burst every since as result
of the lesson taught them through John
r. McLean's philanthropy on that occa-
sion. We don't forget the dark days Of
1896 and 1897, when thousands of work
ing men We're walking the streets in
idieness without a dollar in their
pockets, that he arranged each year a
series Of outings at popular summer
resort where they could take their wives
and little ones without cost for recrea-
tion and relief from the summer heat.
1t is such acts as these in the past that
have won the gratitude of the working
people Of this city, and know that no