Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01
TOO MUCH DIRT.

The following testimonials were pub
lished III the Chippewa Falls Work
man, a labor paper. The testimoni-
ais are. except one, from prominent
Democrats OF that city
A representative OF the Workman
interviewed the following gentlemen.
all OF whom are Democrats, except
one, and have worked for NJ. HI. Nc
Cord more or less in theyears gone by,
think that the unjust attacks made
upon him by a certain publishing
house in this city are low and uncalled
for, and they feel that it is a duty
OF honor that they owe to their old
employer to denounce those attacks
as infamous and false In every par
ticular.
A. w. Parker being interviewed said: am q
Democrat; live in Lafayette, Chippewa county.
Wis: am weodsman by profession; l worked
Tor nj. III. McCOrd 10 years ago, and never knew
one mean act IN him; never knew him to have
any trouble with his men; he lent me at one time
$50 and never asked me for a note or security
was q poor boy and he could not have collected
cent had moi seen fit to pay him. I have
known nm TO help many poor men in a similar
way.
l.. T. Parker was interviewed He said / am
Democrat; live in LaFayette am a farmer
and lumbernan; have been acquainted with
NJ. H. McCOrd since 1851 logged for him one
winter, ana found him "a good and generous man:
and often thought he was to much so for his
own good. never knew him to do anything
that was wrong.
Albert Grain was another one of those upon
whom we called, and he said Il am a Democrat
and live in Chippewa Falls; knew M. III. Me
Cord twenty years ago: worked for him three
winters and one summer; always found him a
straightforward, generous man, and one thai
would do better by a man than he agreed to-
do not think you can find man that will say Mr.
McCord ever beat him out of his wages. He
would sell lis our goods in the woods for the
same price he paid for them. He never thought
OF asking us profit on them, as other lumber
men do, and never knew of bis offering to dis
count any mans time, but paid them in full
John Boyle, another prominent Democrat
said II am Democrat and laborer; live
in South Chippewa. First knew M. II. McCord
about. twenty-four years ago; worked for him
he paid good wages, and fed his men we'll He
never offered to discount their pay; l never
knew any mean act OF him, but many good ones
Republican, and lrmberman; L worked for NJ
III. McCord seventeen years ago. for several
years. / have had great deal to do with him
He is just as white man as ever lived. There
never was a man, woman or child that went
away from his house hungry. He would divide
his last dollar with any one in need. | often
thought he was generous to a fault, and l know
he was honest in all of his deals. -
Statement of John Meehan: II am Demo
crat and live in Chippewa Falls; my business is
that of a lumberman and farmer. worked fol-
NJ III. McCOrd six years, some twenty years ago
During the time | worked for him never knew
of his diScounting mans wages who worked
for him, to ever have law suit or any trouble
with his men. Nor have never known dis
honorable act of his in any business tranSac
ton, and feel that the false and personal at
tack made upon him by u publishing house il
this city, simply for political effect are so unjust
that it deserves the contempt of every fair-nnd
ed man. -
Felix Cardinal says: II live in the city Of
Chippewa Falls and am a Democrat. / have
known MyrOn HI. McCOrd from 1864 to 1870 in
ShawanO county. / never knew anything wrong
with the man in the world he was logger and
was good to all of his men, and was always well
liked for his honorable way of dealing.
worked for him one summer, and never worked
for a better man in my life"
Jerry Davis says: 81 am lumbermen;
have known MyrOn III. McCOrd since 1860:
worked for him six years of that time; / am a
Democrat; l never knew dishonest act of him
have not known him since 1874. at that time
left his employment. Since first knew him
never have known one dishonorable act of him
think he has been wrongly accused"