The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-10-28
W. x. Miller of the Peerless Reap
or Works Does not BulldOze
Nor Intimidate The
Employees.
MIR. Bolton of the Steel
Works lis not a Voting
Citizen and Does not
Interfere With
Elections.

DEMOCRAT representative cal ed at the Peer.
less COmpanys Works, and had conversation
with Mr.. W X. Miller the superintendent Of the
establishment. Upon introducing HIS mission
MI Miller carefully looked over the list Of uuek-
tions and after close scrutiny said why, there
Is no earthly use in answering these, as the Edit.
or knows as we'll as anybody that only one an.
sWer can be returned in all these cases, and that
Is a most decided negative. It Is true am pol
iIician, but not partisan, and care very little
which party gets our little offices around in this
neigh60rhood, but when 1t comes to national af.
iairs do take deco Int rest as It is the right OF
every American citizen" In regard to influencing
the votes OF MS Workmen, he said: Il have some.
Times ooth Ia aud out Of the shop, spoken to men
asking them to vote for personal friend, who is
on our ucket, but never threatened 10 discharge
any man on account of his political faith. 1
would rather you would go out among the men
with me, and let them talk, and you will then be
better able to judge for yourself in regard to the
truth or falsy OF the rumors that sre Aying
around the CITY," The scribe in company with
Mr.. Miller then adjourned tn the moulding room.
where Mr. Miller called upon three men, all
Democrats, aud asked II he had ever election
eered for either party in the shop and threatened
discharge IL they voted aught but Republican
ticket. They promptly answered In the negative
ana said that he never approached them on the
subject Pass ng into the blacksmith department
NUMBER oil men we're called up aud endorsed
the statements Of their fellow Workmen.
The same opinion was expressed In the ecarpen.
ter shop. In answer to the question whether
documents were brought into the shops, Mr..
Miller said there were some brought in by the
men, but the management had nothing TO do
with 1t. From the unanimous statement of the
employees 1t is very evident that the Peerless Co.
do not mix politics with business; and as Mr.
Miller says Let the men vote as they please and
never discharge cry operative on account Of his
pol itical bias"
BOLTON, BULLEY 4 co.
Stepping in at the Steel Works the reporter
found both Mr. Bolton and Mr.. Bulley, two En-
glish gentlemen who have the principal opsr ating
OF the works Handing Mr.. Bolton the list of
questions he looked them over and remarked
smilingly, ut Is perfectly ridiculous for us to an.
swer these, as we, being Eng lisDmen, have no
vote and consequently can take 10 part in your
elections. We have all we can attend to, to man,
age our Interests centering here" Upon suggest
ing that they, being employers could influence
the action Of their men, he said they never did
1t, did not care what party man belonged to so
that he gave them satisfaction in his work. 1T
is true" he said we have alwas heen In favor of
protective tariff, as free trade wouid get us back
where we were when We frst hogan, and IL is
doubtful If we could run double turn as we are
now doing il free trade should come in. We
are In favor of letting we'll enough alone, and for
that reason favor the continuance Of the present
party in power II free trade prevails our work
men would have to work for English wages and
they would be the first to feel the change As far
as we are concerned they can vote Just as they
please and we will not allow ourselves TO inter
fere.
Mr.. Jacob Miller Fears a Political Dodge and
Says, Call Again"
At this hour, p. M, our reporter has Just re-
turned from Mr.. Jacob dil,er who said this fore
noon, he would be ready to answer at this hour.
He said he had not had lime to give the matter
the attention he would like. He rather thought
1t was a political dodge, like drowning men
grasping at straws. To the best of his knowledge
there had been no intimidation used by himself
or foremen that he was Republican and had
expressed his opinions ss he had perfect right
t. do.
Mr.. Miller said he had received a letter from
Umontown in regard to the same matter, and he
would like to find out who was circulating such
reports; that only one man for some time had
been discharged because they had no place for
him. lfi had got to be so he could not discharge
man without fuss, he would hereafter ask a |
man what his politics was, and If be was Dem. |
ocrat refuse to hire him.
Mr.. Miller then said he would prepare answers
by this evening.
I'VE regret Mr. Miller thought there was
a political dodge - or should hesitate to answer
promptly and squarely as our questions were |
fair and to the point Knowing Of the reports |
and feeling throughout the country, we desired |
to give our manufacturing establishments the |
benefit of our columns, to set themselves right |
We know, and they know, their customers are |
Democrats as well as Republicans, and they are |
quite as ready TO sell to one as to the other, with.
out enquiring about politics. We claim that |
should be treated on the same basis.
Dur laws seek to protect the voter in his rights of
citizenship and the workman has the sane
lights In this regard that his employer has.-ED.
TOR DEMOCRAT
Garfield's first and COntrOllinn FhOunhf