Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-09-20
DEMOCRATIC INVESTIGATION
THAT DID NOT PAN OUT AS
Expected


George n. Yenowine, of Milwaukee,
editor of the well. known and widely
read Yenowine's News, is a Democrat
from away back, but heartily favors the
candidacy of Mai. Upham, and last
week he printed the following:
"A few DAYS ago the Democratic Chi
eago Herald sent Paul Hall, the we'll
known correspondent, to Marshfield TO
thoroughly expose the business career
Of Maj Upham. the Republican candi-
date for governor, snd 10 roast him 10
the queens taste. The partisan press,
particularly the Journal of this city, has
idiotically charged Upham with being
sn eneTRy of labor, OF issuing store or
ders insterd of money, of bulldozing his
laborers, and in fact of BEING a sort of
George NJ. Pullman. OF course every
one who is at all posted knows that
these charges are sll false, that while
Mai. Upham is large employer Of Ia
Dor be Is a Just and honest man, that he
never had a strike or dispute with his
men. that they have always been paid
good wages and paid of in money, and
that labor, organized or unorganized,
has no better friend than Bill Upham.
The Herald correspondent was evil
IDENTIFY sorely disappointed. He could
not substqntiate any Of the charges, and
he was compelled to say among other
things hat:
{" If Mai. Upham is rot friend Of
labor as a principle. be is the friend Of
every laboriDg man or any other man
who ne eds help. for he is by na'ure
generous, sympathetic and one of the
best fellows on earth; but he is not
making bedsteads solely for the purpose
Of employing labor, nor has he laid
down the principles Of the conduct OF
bis general store purely for mental ex-
ercise.
"sAny man in trouble can get help
from Msi. Upbam, and his own en-
ployes get money from him between
pay DAYS il they show cause. They do
not appear TO be an improyident class.
There is no idleness. drunkenness or
poverty in the town, but not as many
as one would suppose ct ahead
months wages. The employees are not
compelled TO trade at the Upham gen.
eral store. which is evident ir nj the
volume Of trade at the other stuns.
"Marshfield does not resemble tie
town OF Pullman Mai Uphult Owls
no residences except the one he 0ccu-
pies snd two small houses 9ae 81
these IS occupied bg an old soldier, who
has paid no rent for two years Eho
Major is proud Of the fact that nearly
everyone Of his emp oges who is tl The
head Of family owns his own house.
The laborer bought the land OF the I'M
provement Company on long time. and
Upham became security for The pay
ment. Upham furnishes the lumber to
build the homes on long time pay
ments. Upbam's store furnished the
family food aud supplies.
Touching n SUBJECT very close to
the pocket books OF Wisconsin tax
payers. be has declared himself. He
was asked; Would you, as governor
Of Wisconsin. favor any measure the
intent of which would be- to return, di-
rectly or indirectly. to the persons who
paid il, on order of the treasury known
as the ex-treasurer's judgment fundg'
There is but one answer to the question,
and he replied: 1 would not
Major Upham is known all over
Wisconsin as the friend and supporter
Of labor and he is ~ Wisconsin, State
Journal