Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-10-18

Gratis are reputable and responsible
! citizens of Marshfeld; they are men
/ who cannot be inundated and they
are as they subscribe themselves
democrats, and while they believe III
the principles of that party. they are
indignant at the lies and malicious in
situations INDUCED in by the Milwau
kee Journal against the Upham Manu-
featuring company and its president.
1t is safe to say that not one state.
ment in the affidavit can be controvert
+ ed by evidence from a reputable and
reliable source
Maj. Upham can not and does not
claim as his friends every man who
resides in Mashfield. There are. in
fact. from three to five republicans in
the city who assert that they will not
vote for him and much capital is be.
ing made out of this by the demo
cratic ward heelerS. although they do
not mention the fact that many prom
inent and respectable democrats of
this city have spoken kindly Of Bill
Cpham and wished him success III
the campaign. A large per cent. of
the employees of the Tpham Manufact-
uring company are democrats. yet
dozens of them have expressed their
Indignation at the unjust warfare
waged against Maj. Upham and with
out doubt. they will emphasize that ex-
preston on the 9th day of November
1894.
THE LIE DIRECT.
The lie direct was given to the
statements of diSreputable democratic
organs in connection with the repro
duction of alleged fac SMILES of price
lists of the Upham Manufacturing
company. by two reputable gentlemen
who CHANGED to be in the city last
night, and had their attention called
to the latest one. This alleged fac
smile represented price list of the
'pham company. quoting figures on
-four and feed, in which two prices
were set opposite each article One
column was under the head. 'F O..
B." which letters stand for free on
board and the other column under
the head. Del" which stands for de
livered.' But in this fac simile from
the democratic campaign book. there
had been written in ink through the
first head cash and through the sec
ond, scrip" indicating that the Up
ham company dealt in scrip and
charged more for its goods when paid
for i'll that instead of cash. 1t has
been proved to the satisfaction of
everyone except unprincipled organ
editors-and they know it to be true
that no workman in the employ of the
Upham company is compelled to take
coupon books instead of cash for
wages, and it is equally we'll known
that coupon books will buy as much
as cash, when any workman has de
sired to accept them in advance of the
regular pay day. Scrip is not used by
the Upham company. But as to the
specific matter in question:
J. J. Kennedy, who owns the Rib
Lake Lumber plant and conducts a
wholesale and retail store there, said ::
Il have bought thousands of dollars
worth of flour and feed from Mai
Upham, have received his price lists
regularly and there was never one
with two prices-one for cash and one
for Scrip-as is being claimed In all
my dealings with him | have found
him an honorable upright man. always
ready to meet any competition in bust
ness in Il. straightforward way The
statements being circulated by the
democratic press are lies. pure and
simple. The only two prices ever
quoted on the same article have been
one for goods on board the cars and
another for goods actually delivered"
O. d. Van Dusen, president OF the
Jump River Lumber company of Prem
tice. said:
Il have had dealings with Mai. Up-
ham ever since he started his Touring
mill, and | can also state that the
statements being made are absolutely
false. The effects Of the statements
will simply be to disgust everybody i'll
the northern part of the state who
knows the facts, and the democrats
among them will show their feeling
by voting for him.
You can put it down for fact re-
marked Mr.. Kennedy, that the work
ingmen in the northern part Of the
state will be found tiocking to the sup
port of Major Upham. Some of my
own employees, who have been lifelong
democrats, have recently come to me
voluntarily and said that they had be-
come disguised with democracy and
intended to vote the republican ticket
this fall You will find the situation
that way all over our part of the coun-
try"
ANOTHER BOLT.
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