The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-10-13


Under this head the Enquirer of October
10th brings series of charges VS.. the pro-
prietors aud employees of Kratz b Heilman's
foundery, which we the undersigned en-
ployess feel ourselves called upon to respond
to, not that we impute any importance to
the authority of the Enquirer or the writer
of this article personally, but to put the
matter in the proper light before some of
its readers, that may be fair in their judg-
ment. The article says: Judging from
the demonstration they made at the polls
yesterday, they belong to the proprietors of
the foundry, body and SOUL
To refute this charge is unnecessary A
machinist, moulder, blacksmith, boiler
maker, or thrashing machine builder, has
too much sense, and if any mechanic at
all, too much intelligence. not to do his
own voting, according to the dictates of
his conscience and his interest. AS to
Kratz's {: Heading and Heilman's bringing
US up IN the rear like slaves in the South
such is q lie.
W Z were bOlu bg lu6 iOIGnlaLf Eli W btuE.
that the Engines and Machinery would be
stopped quarter after II A. NJ, so as to
afford an opportunity to vote, and we among
ourselves agreed to form a procession, and
be put in ranks, and led by Walter Smith
foreman of our blacksmith shop, who, in
view of the fellowlike and cordial relation
existing between hands and bosses, asked
Messrs K. and 81. to come in the ranks,
which they readily did, and were put by
our leader, Smith, where they belonged ac-
cording to size.
Let US say here that if any one talks
about white slavery existing in our foundry
let him come here and he will see one of
our employers Mr.. Kratz, in his checked
shirt as blackened as any one of US, assist
ing in moulding, and if necessary handling
the heaviest sledge hammer for hours at a
time. How this looks like master and
slave?
AS to the writer's pity for our poor wives
and children, we thank the tender-hearted
author for his sympathy, and would have
him to understand, that we are not poor at
all we have brains, arms, and sinews, and
what is best, good will to work for our
wives and dear little ones, and would re-
commend some of those political scribblers
to earn their bread honestly, first, by pro-
ducing something useful, before talking
about the dependence aud sentiments of
working man.
We further state that not one of the pro-
prietors asked as to vote, we ourselves calls
ing on the clerk to make out our tickets, as
they suited us that we are in favor of any
thing that has the tendency to bring white
labor to honor and fair remuneration is our
we'll understood interest, and for which rea-
son we nearly ali voted with the Republi-
can party, the white mans party, well aware
that party which has fer its leaders, men
who don't do anything the whole year
round, live fast and still have plenty, is not
our party, but consumes our earnings and
eats up the revenues which we the work
ing class have furnished.
we have Democrats among US who are
never interfered with beyond fellow-like
argument between ourselves, and our en-
ployers never yet showed any like or. dis
like to any one on account of his political
or religious sentiments. The statements
made last night in the Court House by
Smith Gavitt and Whittlesey are shameful
lies, and we brand them as infamous liars
and scoundres, and recommend Mr..
Whittlesey, the man who wanted to make
the laws, regulating the rights of persons
and property, to pay his taxes first (seesdeHn-
qHent tax book p. 672, year 1857 as a good
citizen ought to do, and not to refuse to
bear his part towards maintaining this
government in which he wants to be a
legislator.
On the 4th of November next we will
come up to the polls with band of music,
and vote for whoever we please, well pre-
pared to guard our rights from any inter-
ference whatever, and we warn some gentle
men to be careful, how they talk about
useful and quiet citizens.
c. Reitzel, Gustav Hossi, Geo. Seamen,
Adam Recht, Edwin Hopper, John Williams,
Herman Lennartz, Diederich Lohmeier,
Fl. G. Ploeg, Chas HEIDI Jacob Oswald,
Smyth Torrance, Robert Blum, Richard
Wilson, Theodore Pelz, Geo. Wilson, Peter
Gerrach, Franklin Boyle, Conrad Merk,
Randolph Schanb William Lair, Jacob
Messik, Anton Schaaffstein, Johann Leehner, |
Frederick Karges, William Neuman, Chas. /
Maldoon, Joseph Ziegler, Henry Coos, Ig- |
naz Goerres, Walter Smith, Wilhelm Grese, /
Rob Mcdonald, Chrisstoph Letterman, Lo- |