Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-11-01
THAT ANNOYING SCRIP.
1T IS PLAYING HAVOC WITH UP
HAMS CAtiPAlGN.

Min Al KEE, Oct i5-The Republican
II NJ a,rrs arc trying hard to stem the tide
that l.. flowing in against Major Ephnm
on account of his ventures in scrip and
coupons as "A medium for paying his en-
ploycs instead of hard iron dollars" To
meet the c.ltrga Than the mon were forced
to take the Dham currency, the Rcpub
lCan bosses have presented the atldavits
IF 80 employees Of the lpham Manufac
turing company TO the effect that they
have been well treated and ar" satisfied
with the coupon system. This does not
meet the points raised, which We're that
their scrip and aftcrward coupon books
were uSrd in payment for work by tho
Cpham Manufacturing company and that
both wrro subject toa discount which real
ly diminished the wages of the employees.
Furthermore the manner in which these
signatures werr secured does not tend TO
strengthen them IL, evidence in the minds
of the people Of the state who have been
watching the controversy with II lively in
tercst Of late, 1t has been charged, and
the statement thus far has not been de
MED, that the lpham mills were stopped
during working hours and the men in
vitcd to the Office and thereto put it
mildly-given an opportunity to place
their names to the affidavit. Any work
ingmaH knows the secret pressure of such
a plan The affidavit on the other hand is
conclusive evidence that scrip and coupon
books were used by the Upham company,
a fact that was for a long time denied by
the Republican managers and press.
No amount of HtlidavitS can convince q
jury of the people that the scrip and
coupon books have the same purchasing
power as cash, in the face of the official
price list of the Upham company, which
quotes flour as follows: Cash, So -; scrip,
$3.50" These simple figures knock out
any number of attidavts aS they were
given before the scrip issue was raised and
before Major lpham ever thought of be-
coming u candidate for governor
On the other hand at1idavits of reputable
citizens are not wantingt to show positively
both that employees of the pham com
pany were forced to take scrip and coupon
books when they did not want them and
that their purchasing power was much
less than that of Uncle Sans currency.
Below Is given one that speaks for itself
STATE OF WISCONSIN. COUNTY OF WHINE
BAGO, 81. On the Il h day OF October, A. d.,
1894, personally app AIRED before me the under
signed authority tor and within the county and
state aforesaid Michael O"ttingrr who being
by me duly sworn according to law, deposes
and says that he is y years of age and that his
residence is Marshiield, Wood county Wis,
and that affiant resided in the city of Mcnesha,
Winnebago county. Wis. from oh lllhood up to
1873, when he moved to Aulmrndale, Wood
county, Wis, and has resided there ever since
excepting tn time he ha resided in Marsh.
a, IA t,,S \pbn han rod
the employ OF til Jonn Schneider sash, door
and bind factory, in the city of Menasha,
Winuebago county, Wis.
Afliant further says that on about the
18th day of july. A. d. 1894, he entered into a
contract with tho Upham Manufacturing com
pany of Marshted Wood county, Wis, to clear
seven acres OF land in the city of Marshheld
aforesaid for said Upham Manufacturing com.
pany for and at the agreed price OF 81 per
acre; and that affiant completed the work
cording to the conditions OF said agreement or
contract with said Upham Manufacturing
company.
Afiiant further says that his wife and fam.
lily traded at the store Of said Upham Manu-
featuring company on the strength Of said
contract. or agreement and traded out all but
$ll20 from said amount from said Upham
Manufacturing company; that on or about the
18th day of Semtember, A. d. 1884, when said
work was completed according to said agree
ment, this afiant called upon the Upham
Manufacturing company, at their store in the
city OF Marshield, Wood county. Wis, de-
manding the balance Of Sill 20 due him. when
the book keeper OF said Upham Manufacturing
company handed him coupon books to the
amount Of $ll20 or thereabouts, when affiant
objected and infol med said book keeper that he
was going away and could not use the coupon
books to pay the railroad fare, when the book
keeper informed him that he did not under
bat hnr UNA uSh tn ha m nd
atHant informed the bookkeeper that he did
not understand that coupon books were to be
paid. when said bookke per requested said
afiant TO call an hour later, and in compliance
with said request this affiant did call, when the
book keeper handed out to this affiant $40 in
cash and coupon book for s., and said 1t was
the BEST they could do, and atfiant again OBJ
jected To receiving said coupon book, stating
again that he was going away and could not
use them, to which the bookkeeper replied that
''your family will be here" and that they could
use them, and that Ma or William II. Uphaln,
candidate for governor on Republican ticket
was then and there present and heard the con.
versatiou aforesaid.
Attiant further says that his postofiics I'D
dress Is Menasha Wnnebago county, Wis.
MICHAEL OET'TINGER
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th
day Of October, A. d. 1894.
J. w BuRLAND,
Justice of the Peace
Here is a man who has worked for the
Upham company, and now, not being de-
pendent on the company dares to tell just
what he knows and what the practice was
before the head of the company was nom,
mated for governor.
L. D. DorscGel, Of Chiffon, is another
man who had q memorable experience
with the Upham scrip Mr.. Dorschel
started a store in Marshfcld in 1880 and
like other merchants there found himself
In time loaded up with the company 3
scrip What it was worth as purchasing
medium was discovered when, on one oc
casion no sclrS his brother to buy a bill of
lumber OF the Upham company. The
brother was asked by Major Upham II he
was related to the merchant of his name,
and on being told that he was exclaimed:
81 want you to understand that | will not
take scrip for this lumber; want cash for
my lumber" Mr., Dorschel had a large
quantity of the scrip in his possession that
he could not get rid Of, and finally de.
termined to contest the right OF the Up
ham company to issue it, especially as
they thus dishonorrd It, With that object
In view he came TO Milwaukee and con
suited one of the most eminent legal firms
q, Tho ,tty and xras told that IL would be