Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-10-31
COMMERCIAL TRAyETEps
CLARE AGAINST COIN
Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky. ara.
sofa and Michigan All Safe 70,
the Ticket.


United States about 100000 men emnIovad
as commercial travellers, selected for tboi,
intelligence and ability 10 influence man
TO buy goods. When a power and iDap.
eucc such as they WELD undertakes to in.
fiuence votes there is brought into tba
field a political factor of almost nestma.
BILE force.
Ia reviewing the WORK which the com.
merciaI travellers have done in this cam.
paigu, James w. Jump, chairman Of the
National Democratic Committee Of Com.
mercial Travellers, headquarters Lindel
Hotel. St. Louis, said:
Or course there are republicans among com.
mcTcIal travellers, bat / believe that 100000 Of
the 10000 men now on the road III the United
States are IN FAVOR Of the reconciliation Of
silver and the immediate restoration Of a b.
metallic currency. Eastern travellers who live
in the east have, to certain extent, become
infected with the monOmetaliic single god
standard idea through their home athllation
but II should be remembered that very large
proportion OF tie commercial travellers Of the
country reside ii the south, west ard central
Agricultural states OF the Union, although they
represent ia numerous Instances eastern h0as
IS. Therefore, the largest part Of the men
toners, the retain merchants, rather than with
their employers, and / believe that 100000 Of
the 2gJ,uoU a.e today advocating the election OF
William y. bryan ana the democratic ticket
1t might be supposed that commercial travel
ers WoLI4 be dominated and controlled by the
views vi tn-Ir employers, but that is not the
case
II is upon his friend and customer, the retail
merchant, that the commercial traveller relies
and his political opinions are nearly always IN
harmony with the retailer where any dlIeT'
euce of opinion arises rather than with MS
employer.
i5ocs His own Thinking.
The commercial Traveller does his own think
ing ana is in an unusually independent posi-
ton. Tor a man with well established uaae
has no trouble usually in holding or obtaining
a position ana If q house, no matter no" pow
erlui, should discharge traveller ioF auhv
eating democracy ana bmetaIllsM' ne "ol!u
at once become martyr ana cou!d e'e@'"
enlarge his list OF customers.
There exists no feeling OF antdgonlsh De-
tween commercial travellers ana tAelt eiAlaU!
ers On political Questions ana inert - D'V is
lie Intimidation. Employers are usually "tss
enough To know that the commerclaI I iatea
VINO is ia political sympathy with ms ou Gus on3
ers is the one who sells the most goous anu ta
no effort Is made 10 control or pe'Fei' A~
views. ,,,ro
A constant, steady and unceasing decline
OF values Tor the past 10 years mas Ihau9 sn'
duties of the drummer more ana mus "o Inv
Gus, their profits smaller, ana mas Hlu n
aeluOrauziug effect on salaries. 1housdnas w.
men are now working on commission , IND and
VINO formerly enjoyed, and wei ueseIFeu TEL
earned, good annual salaries. ooH -. odd
travellers also know and realize tlat A. I9siv
standard England, Germany Auel i - com.
ana other European countries saIaIITS W Va bigh
meTciaI travellers are only about lldi ,hicb np
as those paid in the United states WIZ h|n1ota
III 1888 has at least Il supte1use l0'
ism. ..4.h,tabe
They also know that this is not attlap D, and
TO the tariH or protection, for IN uell4,-y ,ter
Italy which have almost promDltiFe pa,slers
i've tariffs, the salaries OF commercial y which
are even lower than they are IN hhbldl'H :ore a
is on q Tree trade basis, anu they INC ne n the
tribute low salaries in these countries
uncomfortable gold standard. pecan
Well known MGn 1of hI .,tad
Consequently, you find the old tll nie, tray
true and faithful leaders oil coliIiiA0t ,to have
ers throughout the United States VIM ~ the
for wears Uast labored in the advocacy ~ nnfdn
interests of that craft like Chafles =" naIlas
OF Terre IIaute, John }. hHlsn' tI,ohas Of
John A. Lee of ST. Louis, NJ -. I,irrtnia, E.
Memphis Joseph Wauersteln VI ,,,aT1 Of st.
l.. Higdon OF Alabama, Z. H. lI M = Wet
Louis =. M. Henseier of liIlhols, w. Of st.
more OF ST. Louis, James bailhe nrncan A.
Louis, Alloys Jacobs of CoIoi auU 1,,ch of Lit
Hiladay Of Colorado, George NJ pl 20 e. Louis
tie Rock, Ark, John M. hlcn,.n , Ala, ]. W.
j. +. Lantznecter Of Birmingham, 1vybiting Of
Rawley of Richmond, Va, sam .. "rndlanap.
l oiia Ind E w. Donham Of cincingnair
Jewett cedar Rapids Iowa Z, l., st e. Grand
Rochester. N. Y, W. G. Hawkins louisville
Rapids, Mich, %. O. Johnson u t,a Frank
KY, NJ Hirscher of Mobile. Aia n Ma.
con, Ca, j. Z. Robertson Of P@d qTaI1orf d
William Oil of Peoria, ILL.,, c. H. l., San Fran.
South Bend. Ind. Sol Davidson . Oh Wash, c.
cisco, w. w. Radcliffe of Seattle Fans james.
Vile Wis, j. H. Pickard Richmond ,d1,,d hrds i
w. Ryan, GAINESVILLE, Ohio ana .uocating re.
others 1 could mention actively huaasstoratlon Of
monetizaton of silver and the
prosperity and good times. xx,orL
The Committees WorNs e Louis
This committee was established aan self-sup..
early in the campaign and has ax6 oee% 'havn:
porting-every dollar of our eSp ~ our OWE
been collected and contributed
members in st. Louis.