The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-04

less plainly limiting at injury to our bus
mess in case the demands were refused.
Now they can neither brighten nor csjole
us. We have been manufacturers of
wagons and carriages a good many
years, the best, we claim, in the marker,
and have sold more vehicles than any
other concern in the world. But our
principles have never been for sale, and
we propose to stand by them to the end,
regardless OF consequences. We have
demonstrated again aud again that
statements affirming that we have bull
du2ed our men politically are base false
hoods. We have stamped these calum-
MES as lies over and over, not merely by
Republican testimony but by Demo-
cratic testimony, both alike unimpeach-
able. Our political friends whom you
refer to know this. The legislative in
vestigation which we courted two years
ago was denied us because they knew
that the inquiry would cover them with
confusion, and give circulation to the
proof of the baselessness Of their
tabrications. What they want now is
not an assurance that we will not un-
duly influence our men politically, but
to brighten us from the expression of
any political opinion, or the exercise of
any political influence whatever. Cleye-
land, in his New York speech the other
day, complimented the business men
who turned out to do him honor, on the
interest manifested by them in political
affairs; but Indiana Democratic mana
gers seem to view this sort of thing diff
ferentiy, at least when, as in this state,
the leading business men are Republi-
cans. The Democratic managers used
10 see great improperly in the clergy
interesting themselves in political mat
tiers, especially in the old slave times.
| Ihey now go step further, and pro-
| pose to rule out manufacturers.
Our political creed is short: In COM
mon with all good citizens of whatever
political belief, we want stable and
| economically administered government;
a civil service that shall not be the sport
| OF every change of political wind that
| blows; sound currency; and we fur
| Their believe that our interests as manu-
| iacturers, the interests of the laboring
CLASSES, and the interests of the country
at large, will be best promoted by pro-
tective tariff. So believing, we support
the Republican party as the political
/ organization most likely to be friendly
! TO these ends. Not a man in our en-
| plON feels the slightest concern respect
ing his position because of any express
| sion of his political preferences, whether
manifested by word or mouth, or at the
| polls, and any assertion to the contrary
heretofore or now is an untruth. And he
would moreover resent such an imputa-
ton rs an insult to his manhood. Bat
we are free men as well as they, and we
shall not tie our hands in this matter to
suit the pleasure of MeSsrs. Voorhees,
and Hendricks, ct al, much as we feel
under obligation To them for faVors, past
and prospective. We consider that we
have quite as mach interest in this
government as they, although unlike
them, we are not seeking public place
and position, and we reserve to our
selves the same right that the exercise
to talk politics to our men or any other
men, and to ask them to vote for the
| ticket which we believe is most likely Ia
secure for us, for them and for the coun-
try the best results.
For yourself, personally, beg you to
accept the assurance Of my respect and
friendship. Very truly yours,
GLEN STUDEBAKER,
President Studebaker Bros. Mfg. Co.