The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-27
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In connection with the curry the Bryan
lie pIess has originated ana hept Up Tor
partisan purpose 10 10 aIIcsed coercion
Ola Inc part Oh railway e4spioyeIs' anu
as Alf. IuraiIs ana I47 lou nave b,vn
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iuviuOn CIuD. VI IAls cay, Viii DC interest
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All sucn talk Is the veriest nonsense
ana n!eAt usaL.c bOau. A. lar as iiy o.
s,.rvatlt,n has cxteuu,d ana my lnIOrnIa-
tIOn goes ! KNOW Cl hOlnlns AKIN 10 CO.
eIcIOn IA any sense or ureiec. nave
never seen greater freedom lcr the cA-
preston OF opinion ana lot INDIVIDUAL
actiOu IN ACCORDANCE with our own con-
science. 1nero ale silver men, soid men,
bryan men. Mckinney men, 1allher men,
LeVoTlng men, on the fence ana stay
at-nOme men IN our Dutuins, ana 4 kho"
OF 10 Instance in when gan OF any
Def sauslOn among the NUMBER would not
notiy resent the iinput4tOn tnat MS oplu-
ion WAS ndmpcIed VI nl5 Iret-uom circun-
scrtcd by ally open or linplleu threat OF
any sembialle Of "a cOcfClNe inedsule, OF
any lear or any punishment Tor MS vote
cree sltyer mas as falr a nelc IN our
uuAulng a5 the gOlQ stanudIu. /, OF
course. 90 not regard 3r. Ingalls, ADVICE
10 Ills empOyeS as d ooerclse means OF
measure. ne mas a perfect IleLt 10 40
this. ana II Is his duly 10 DO SO, ana theie
may be. and doubtless Will De, men lnliu-
enced by ms presentation or the case from
his standpoint. Inns Is a mere matter
Ot business. Mr.. Ingalls, docs nothlh5 II.
the dark. Ills administration Is incapable
OF Going anything ia ala uhderhan"cu 81
unfair manner. ILc al suilehts he USES
to show that IL is 10 the interest or the
railroad men 10 preserve the Soid stand
ard are not addressed TO MS eInp'"yes
in secret, but are proclaimed on the
house tops, and L. men believe tnat these
arguments are good and sound and vote
in accordance with such conviction. IL Il
not coercion, but the effect OF argument
at the hands Of a man whose thorough
integrity Is yCuched for by all fair-think-
ing en-, and Who has won the respect
and esteem or the large army or EN-
ployes under him. The worse coercion Inn
aginabic is that OF the party lash, used
most vigorously by those who chiefly ma
Ign Ar. ingalls,. Mr. Bryans unwnOle-
some and demorolizing advice 10 corpora
ton employees 10 act in dupicitious
manner by wearing the buttons or his
opponent and voting for himself Is en-
tirely unnecessary TO Chesapeake and
Ohio men, and any man wishing 10 vote
for Mr. Bryan would doubtless spurn
the suggestion as an insult to himself ana
his company. This unreasonable M un-
just charge OF coercion H. all "A fake. and
the orieinatcrs and promulgatOrs OF II
VIII not succeed in disturbing the great
harmony ana spirit of mutual trust now
existing between the great Chesapeake
and Ohio Company and its faithful and
efficient army OF employees. There Il, OF
course, Indignation at the charge OF CO.
ercion. Tor II is reflection on the man
hood OF our men. as well as on the adj
ministraicn- but Is IS pretty generally
understood whence comes tho unjust i'm
putAuon ana Tor what purpose.