The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-10-05
EIGHTEENTH
IS in DOUBT.
Good Fighting Chance to Carry
the District For Morris.
CONGRESSMAN TAYLER WEAK
Even in His Own County The Way q
Travelling star dan From the
Enquirer Views the
situation.


in the different congressional districts
Of the state, writes his paper from
Youngstown:
"It will be nothing at all surprising
IL the Republican national ticket ex-
periences in McKinley's old congression-
al district almost as humiliating de-
feat asthat of which It seems assured In
Mr.. Hanna's home county.
There many causes which contribute
to the unpromising condition Of Repub-
licanism in this district. Foremost. OF
course, is the anti-McKinley sentiment
among workingmen. That Is indispu-
table here and throughout the district,
with the sole exception of the pottery
town of East Liverpool, where labor
conditions have not been disturbed.
JUDGE LAUBIEs SPEECH.
Then there Is an anti-imperialistic
sentiment that is worth counting. A
Republican gave 1t impetus, and up to
few weeks since 1t was quite marked.
Judge Peter A. Laubie, president OF the
state bar association, who strongly at
tackled Imperialism In his address at the
annual meeting Of the association at
Put-in-B Bay, Is circuit Judge in this dis
trict. His speech has been extensively
circulated here, as elsewhere in the
state, with a notable effect, especially
among the German Republicans.
In fact, up to a few weeks since, the
question Of Imperialism was pretty
widely discussed in the district. 1t has
dropped from its prominent position
since other issues have been forced to
the front. The Democratic platform
had not declared imperialism the para
mount issue when the Judge spoke at
Put-in-Bay. Since the Kansas City
convention the Judge has steadily re-
fused to be interviewed on politics. The
Republicans have kept him on the bench
here for IA years.
The personal unpopularity of Con-
gresham r. w. Tayler. who is a hard
shell Hanna man and candidate for
reelection this time, will cost the ma
considerably behind Mckinley, but,
at that, will weight down the patentee
Of prosperity. l
A DEMOCRATIC OPINION.
Mr.. John J. O'Connor, secretary Of the
Democratic campaign committee Of Ma
honing county, seems very confident
that great Democratic gains will be
made in Youngstown and other manu-
featuring cities of the district.
ITO be sure" he said, "the mills have
reopened here, but they have opene
at. reduction of wages, and that fact
in itself doesn't accord with the Repub-
lican cry Of prosperity. Here. however,
is the fact which inclines the working
n 10 rto1I W,
potent in Youngstown, where trade
unionism is thoroughly developed. Every
| union man knows that except for the
fact that presidential election is pend
ing the mills here would not have been
| opened until the Amalgamated Asso-
citation Of Iron and Steel Workers had
been practically disorganized. Before
the trust took in the mills here the ad-
justment Of a wage scale was a matter
Of no great difficulty. The representa-
tives Of the Amalgamated Association
and the mill proprietors would meet here
in Youngstown as fellow townsmen.
with common interests at stake, and
there would be disposition on either
side to get fair agr cement with as lit
tie delay and friction az possible. In
those days such men as John F. Taylor,
w. E. Taylor, John I. Williams and
Myron c. Wick represented the mill
owners in the companies. Since the
election of Mckinley and the organiza-
tion Of the trusts things are very dit-
ferent. Meeting are held on neutral
ground. Trust officials come from Chi
cago to beat the men down to the last
point. The trust are usually headed by
Colonel French, who has declared II
his policy to ignore, and, IL possible, de-
stroy labor organizations. 'Thera
! should be no such thing as organized
labor are his words on this subject.
THE UNION THREATENED.
"There is not a union man in this val .
ley who does not know that another
four years growth Of trust influence
| under a favorable administration, as
| McKinley's has been, means the de-
struction Of the power, II not the actual
| death, of the Amalgamated Associa-
| tion. Therefore, I feel very well assure
that Bryan will get a very large vote
among the workingmen Of this city and
county. should not be at all surpris-
ed to see the normal Republican ma
Jority of from 800 to 1000 cut down more
than half, and am quite certain that
Mr.. Morris, the Democratic nominee
will carry the county Handsomely. He
has carried the city twice In minor elec
tions, and he has very large following
of Republicans. In fact, I think Mr.
Morris has an elegant chalce to b,
elected. II Columbiana county give,
| him fair vote and the Stark count,
Democrats stand together as they usst
to do in days gone by, there can be M
question as to the result. The distric
is about 1900 Republican. II Mr.. Nor
ris gets merely the usual vote in Starl
and Columbiana, a change Of about 90
votes here will elect him to congress.
think he will get that many Republican
votes sure"
MIR MORRIgS STRENGTH.
Mr.. O'Connor is not by any means tn
only man In Youngstown who believe