The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-10-31
Awaits Kennedy II He
Doesn't Help Bonsall.
TOUCHING" LETTER
by Editor Of American
Worker to Republican
Candidate in tho
Eighteenth.

The following is verbatim copy Of
a touching" eristie, which has been
received by James Kennedy of Youngs-
town, from Charles Bonsall, editor %:
the American Worker, labor paper
published at Salem:
Salem, o., July rs, 1902.
"Hon. James Kennedy, Youngstown.
Ohio.
Dear sir-With view to promote
tie best interests of the working peo-
pie, it has been my purpose since your
nomination to have an interview with
you, to the end that there might be
at least confidential understanding
between you and ;ne organized work.
pect you to stand for on the floor OF
the lower house. l shall go to Youngs-
town again next Monday morning and
remain until Tuesday morning at 0
o'clock. However, you may be too
busy to give me an audience, SO per-
nit me here to put down, as briefly as
may be, what l desire to say.
IN the first place let me disabuse
your mind OF any thought that have
any personal axe to grind" You here
have it in my hand that you are not
now and shall not in the future be un-
der any obligation whatever to me per-
sonally for any favors performed.
When went to Mr.. Phelps and ask
ed him in the event of there being no
show for Stark county, TO throw his
forces to you, it was because l believ-
ed we working people as a whole
could secure more from you in con-
eress than we could from Mr., Speaker
much more. And we hope you do
feel under obligations to us collective
ly, but that when 1t comes to indi.
vidua! favors you will let the mantle
fall upon those only whom the unions
officially recommend.
From my standpoint Of viewing tn"
present situation and trend of affairs,
there is a magnificent opportunity for
men of your ability and fierce OF char
acter, and individuality, to win fame
and the honor and love of their coun-
trynen. Comparatively few men, ]
believe, realize the deep significance
and reaching nature of Roosevelt
recommendations and policy. He who
stands by him and even goes further
III demanding popular measures for
the whole people will be returned to
congress and receive the plaudits AMI
overw helming endorsement OF the peo-
,ple. Let me appeal to you, Mr.. Ken.
of your campaign bold and aggressive
policy. You can quote from Roose.
vclts message for your text and from
these branch out with logic tina,
no one dare openly question because
the convention which nominated You
endorsed Roosevelt.
| Speaking now with reference to the
relationship which l sustain to the
labor organizations, permit me to say
that my position is one of high respoH,
sitility and great moral trust. The
locals here have all unanimously en-
dorsed The Worker as their official or
gan / hold a commission as organ.
i7er of the American Federation ol
Labor, and president OF Federal Labor
union GT29 of this city and delegate
to the Trades and Labor council. II
is, therefore, with fear and tremb
ling" that pursue my work, les
something might be done that ought
to have been LETT undone or something
omitted which ought to have been per
formed.
The task Of starting, building W
md maintaining a high-toned labor pa
per was one from which poor mar
of my years might we'll shrink, and yet
there is indeed great field and rooT
for such paper The bed rock prln
pie upon which it stands is that al
destructive policies should be condemn
ed but class should not be arrayet
against class, and there Is deeI
spiritual sense in which the ambitious
millionaire is pitiable victim and II
a state of awful poverty. He, as wei
as the man ut the other end of the
social scale, must be saved. We mus
all get together and be guided by rea
sor and fraternity, Otherwise a so
cial, industrial and political cataclysn
awaits us all.
Being profoundly impressed tina
this is true, you will understand VIII!
] Wish to come In close touch will
men like yourself and men known a,
millionsires. II is to bring about ,
more fraternal and harmonious bust
ness relationship between them an,
the wage earners.
MANY friends in your city desire u
to go there and issle the paper fron
that great industrial center. 1t 4
probable that in such an event ZOO
subscribers could be secured II