The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-09-21
FOCKLER ROASTS
MANSFIELD
In a Letter From Chicago to the
News-DemOcrat.
zIONITE CAUSE Is DEFENDED
In Lengthy Letter From the Local
Dowleite emo one Has Moved to
Protect Life and Property In
the Presidents Home state"

tho rEesluento nome State.'
Wednesday afternoon, the News
Democrat received from Elder Cyrus B.
Fockler, the local Zionite, now in Chi
cago, the following letter on the Mans-
field affair. The letter was written on
fiashy letterheads Of the Zion head
quarters, at Michigan avenue and
Twelfth street, Chicago, showing pic
lures of the Zion home and the taber-
nacle:
To the Editor Of the News Democrat:
l am personally acquainted with the
two law-abiding citizens of Mansfield,
Enoch Leiby and Frank Calver, who
were forcibly elected from the Leiby
nome last Sunday morning by a ruth
less mob, the authorities themselves Of
fering no protection to these men, who
are tax payers and own property to
the extent of several thousand dollars.
Their parents, in Mansfield and other
parts of Richland county own property
worth at least $4,000 and to that ex-
tent are heavy tax payers; yet, notwith-
standing these facts, wicked designing
men are permitted by the so-called city
authorities to proceed to a quiet home
on a Sabbath morning, where divine
services are being held, and the minister
Is struck and otherwise abused. the
citizens, tax payers, are dragged from
the home and subjected to abuse and
but for the Intervention of some would
have been
TARRED AND FEATHERED.
The doors and windows were broken
that the mob might secure it's victims
women and children terrorized, and the
Lords Day unhallowed by such con-
duct In this boasted land Of civilization.
This Is not enough. The law break
ers who formed the mob returned to
the home for the purpose of ejectiny
Mrs. Leiby, wife of one of those mob
bed, but found that she had escaped
their hands.
These mob gatherings have been of
frequent occurrences in Mansfield and
the city authorities seem
ONLY TO CONNIvE
at their doings. 1t is now beyond dis
pute that mob law reigns supreme In
that city. When the police were about
to take the minister to the county jail
for protection, the mob demanded that
he be taken to the depot and shipped
west. The demand was complied with,
and he was taken when conducting
public services and compelled by force
to leave the city. All this Is done with
the knowledge and assent of the city
authorities and no arrests have as yet
been made.
Some weeks ago while meeting was
being held at the home Of Mrs. Ida
Frederick. another owner Of property
and taxpayer, mob was organized and
fiendish work was carried on In partly
demolishing the home of that defense
less widow, and ministers Of the Gospel
were dragged out and subjected to in
suits and abuse. finally ending in being
painted and thrust out Of the city.
This last time the threat was, II
Leiby returned to his home and any
meetings held in the house, the build
ing would be blown up by dynamite.
EVERYBODY APPEALED TO.
The executive Of the city has been
appealed to previously for protection.
The governor has more than once been
asked for aid, and the chief executive
of the nation, the president, has heen
asked to intervene as did ex-President
Cleveland during the Chicago riot. but
no one has moved to protect the life
and property Of citizens in the presi-
dents native state.
Believing that you are fair-minded
enough to permit these facts to come
before the public through the columns
of your paper. I have thus written at
some length, trusting that the day may
not be far distant when under the
Stars and Stripes we shall again have
constitutional rights In the ascendency,
by being allowed to worship God under
our own vine and fig tree. none daring
to molest In the exercise Of religious
duty. Very respectfully,
CYRUS b. FOCKLER,
Elder In Christian Catholic church.