The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-11-01
THE scrip system in vogue in Marsl

field has come to play quite prominent
part in the campaign. This is due to the
fact that Major Upham's friends strenu-
ously denied the use of scrip by the Up
ham company. 1t proved an easy matter
to establish the fact that scrip was used
The denial and the subsequent furnish
ing of proof, naturally attracted atten-
ton and induced a closer investigation
of the methods employed by the Upham
company in paying its laborers. 1t was
found that not only was scrip issued but
that 1T constituted the chief currency of
that city and that the Upham company
actually Disseminated against the holders
of scrip when using it to pay for goods
purchased IN the company's store.
To thus defraud laborers by discredit-
ing its own issue is not wrong merely
but an outrage, and it naturally created
indignation throughout the state. But
Upham's friends again made the mistake
of denying what they might have known
was susceptible of proof. Laborers were
compelled to make affidavits to that
which they knew was false, and denials
poured in from all sides. That these de-
mails had in them no germ of truth and
were nothing more than clustering asser-
lions, it is fair to assume from the fact
some of them have been proved utterly
false, False in one false ID all is a Iule
applicable to the condition under discus
sion. The most signal instance of refuta-
ton is in the case of Fred Vollmer of
Marshfeld who went there from Chiffon
as manager of the store started by Mr..
Dorschel. 1t will be remembered that
Mr.. Dorschel stated some time ago that
he had received large amount OF this
Upham scrip and tried to purchase lum-
Der with it, but the Upham company re-
fused to take the scrip IN exchange for
the lumber. Subsequently Mr.. Dorschel
disposed OF the scrip at 10 per cent. dis
count.
This called out denial from Fred
Nollmer who in 1898 had purchased Mr.
Dorschels interest in the Marshfeld
store: He is prominent republican and
felt 1t incumbent on hlm to come to the
rescue of his political chief even at the
of truth. Over his signature he
announced through The Sentinel that
the firm with which he was connected
never hau any trouble with the Upham
scrip, that it was as valuable as cash and
that his firm did not have to dispose of
1t at discount of % per cent. That 10
attorney ever came to Marshfeld to effect
settlement with Upham, and other
things of similar import.
Fortunately Mr.. Dorschel had saved
the correspondence of his former bust
ness manager. He published Vollmer's |
letters written to him at the time Upham |
refused to take the scrip and substantial
ting everything which Mr.. Dorschel had |
said. Such brazen Justification casts dis |
credit upon every statement made in be- |
half of Major Upham and makes it toler- |
ably certain that the affidavits made by |
,he Upham laborers were secured through |
The following are Vollmer's letters:
Marshfeld, Wis, Nov. 7, 1880.
L. D. d,
We do not have any
.rouble IN selling goods to people that |
nave the cash, but damn the scrip 7 |
spoke to Mr.. Upham on election day
about the lumber. I asked him If he
would sell me lumber per car load lots
is cheap for scrip as for cash and he told
ne he would not, as the scrip was not In
ended for that. They only had that for
heir workmen, apd what lumber thew
wanted they always let them have. By
hat time we were interrupted and so he
old me he would see me again about the
natter. L Will enclose a 25c. scrip and
want you to go and get one of yonr
wholesale men in Milwaukee and see the
J. 5. Marshal and ask HIM if it is not in
rlngement on the laws of the Z. s.
L had talk with Iumberman from
seymour who told me about those Ham
nils issuing their scrip and were stopped
'ery suddenly. The only way they conld
ssue anything was In the shape of due
olll. naming the man it was for, and that