The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-24
LOST HIS POSITION.
I edmond Drummer Talked Democracy
and Was Dismissed

and Was Dismissed.
Dear Sir: Owing TO the dizziness of
| trade we are forced to dispense with your
t.; services from this date"
In substance the foregoing is the copy
of letter received few days ago by n
| young man who has been Il resident of
Richmond for few years past. The
heading of the letter bore the name of
| firm of we'll known New York Wholesale
| druggists. The recipient had been in the
| houses employ for Il number of years.
lie rendered faithful service, and in recog-
milton of his fidelity was given charge of
u certain Southern territory with head
| quarters in this city. Amino rease of sal
| airy made him feel safe to marry, and he
brought to his new home in the South
land Il blushing bride. Together they
| selected home and made it to each of
them all that the name implies. His
salary was sufficient for him to live COM
fortably and lay by something Mt the be-
| ginning for rainy day. While he went
forth over his territory she spent her time
| preparing pleasant surprises for him
when he returned and happiness reigned
| supreme.in the home until week since.
Then II dark cloud coming from the
| North stopped directly over their heads,
and there it remains, it's presence being
felt more because the money saved Mt rst
the increasing household expenses. That
! cloud came in the shape of the letter re-
produced ut the outset of this story.
lowing to the dullness of trade run
six words in the letter of dismissal
There is nothing new about this method
of dispensing with an employees service.
1t has been used by thousands of en-
ployers since the hard times began But
was this the real reason for the dismissal
Of nj nd f,i f,,1
Hear this story-pathetic one it is
Just rs it was told to the Star reporter:
My first duty has always been to my
employers I have worked constantly
with their interests ut heart. The trade
that | have built up and held in the
South will bear out my assertion. was
| making money for them until the day
that was dismissed from their service.
II had some leisure time of late, and
| devoted it to laboring for the Democratic
| cause. Although was born in Western
New York, | am Il Democrat. read lit
erature OH both sides of the question and
| became convinced that the silver cause
was the peoples cause. made some
speeches and talked for Mr. Bryan when.
ever opportunity offered itself
Zone day recently | was somewhat sur
| prised to receive q letter from my firm en-
closing quantity of gold literature.
was talking for silver, and wanted it
stopped. l wrote back courteously that
| | had been converted to the silver cause
| thoroughly and had read the very same
| pamphlets that they had sent me before
making up my mind on the question.
"The next thing | knew l was out of
their employ, and dismissed owing to the
dullness Of trade without the usual
notice.
II tell you that letter was IL blow to
me. Had thought that l was unfaith-
full to my firm it might have been easier
to bear. | know that was not harming
their interests in taking the course that
did.
81 am thrown out of employment at Il
time most unfortunate to me. | have
my wife and little ones to support with
| nothing saved. This is hard time to
get work, and have given some of the
best years of my life to building up II
Southern business that my firm and my
self might enjoy the mutual benefits be-
tween us. Bread has been taken our of
my mouth. That do not mind so much
If it will help the cause of the people But
my wife and the little ones, ! cannot bear
to have them suffer-
Well authenticated reports have been
published here, us well as elsewhere, of
cases similar to the one Just related, but
none has been brought closer to many
people in Richmond. This man to-day is
looking for honest employment to keep
his family from want. What has he
done to merit his position? Nothing ex.
ccpt to exercise the mind that ought to
be his own to use rs his conscience SIC
tatcs, and declare that he was for Bryan
and Sewall.-Richmond Star.
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