Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-29
MEANSMORE MONEY.
Does Free Silver According to
an Indiana Factory.
PROMISED RAISE OF TEN PER OEHT.
A Personal Letter Which Speaks Volumes
for the Eject Of Bimstallism On the Ia-


for the Eject Of BimstslIisn On the In
dustriai Interests A Decamens worth
Reading.
The Cincinnati Enquirer recently
published statement to the effect
that the Pendleton Qnd.) Bottle
works had promised an increase OF
10 per cent to employees in the event
OF Bryan's election. The position
assumed by this factory being con-
trary to the rule Of the management
OF many Of the industries in the
present campaign, and the question
having been raised here Is to the
correctness Of the report. J. w.
Linn, who knows President Boland
personally. wrote him about it and
today he received the following
reply. Mr.. Boland is one Of the rec
ognized representative business men
and finaneiers Of Indiana, having
been treasurer of his county. and his
letter to Mr.. Linn speaks for itself:
Anderson, Ind, Oct. 2s.-John
W. Linn, Esq-, Rock Island, ILL.,
Dear Sir: I am in receipt of yours Of
the 26th inst. and in reply will say
that the interview which appeared in
the Cincinnati Enquirer in relation 70
my bottle factory at Pendleton and
the increase Of employees wages 10
per cent in the event Of Bryan's elec-
ton. is true in every particular. I'm
der our present financial policy 1t
will be impossible to increase the
wages OF operatives, but with the as
surance that money will be plenty,
or at least enough to do the business
Of the country. feel confident that
I can do a larger business and conse-
duently can pay larger wages.
II the present financial policy is to
prevail can see no possible relief
from continuing hard times and dis
aster to all business interests. It
occurs to me that after the experience
of the men at Homestead, who, at
the time of that now famous strike
in which organized labor was cruelty
wounded unto death, that laboring
men would stand together against .
policy that has rendered it almost
impossible to maintain an organized
existence. II would be to my inter-
est individually. perhaps. to have
Mr.. Mckinley elected, as could Sc
cure labor for less remuneration than
l could with plenty of money in the
country. My eales might not be
so large, but l would realize
as much, if not more, as 1 could Sc
| cure labor at my own price. With
easy money times would be better, and
the demand for every class of manu-
featured goods would increase as it
has at all times in all countries under
such circumstances.
Trusts Are for Gold.
All the factories controlled by
trusts and syndicates, SO far as their
management is concerned, are united
in the support Of Mckinley and q
single gold standard for the reason
that they want to reduce rather than
increase wages. Under a single gold
standard this will follow as certainly
as the night the day, and wage work.
ers will be helpless to prevent.
Now is the time for the laboring
man to assert his rights and indie
pendence by voting for that man, w.
j. Bryan. who is fighting English
organized greed and plumber, as we'll
as the combination. OF Shylocks aud
bond-holders in the United States.
In my judgment free silver is the
only hope for the future Prosperity
of our coun r. And if We should
achieve this end the laborers at nv
factory, as we'll as others in the coun-
try, will receive better wages and zee
better times than they have since the
money kings began to tighten their
grip upon the business and commerce
of the country. Yours truly,
WILLIAM BOLAND!