The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-07

son Is that the voters are inquiring into
matters for themselves and are not
waiting for the political leaders to point
the way for them. / would be the last
man in the world to attempt to array
labor against capital, for 1 believe that
one is necessary to the welfare of the
other. but l have urged the employees
to study this money question for them
selves, and they have done 1t SO well
that honestly believe that the average
employe knows what is best for him.
and for his employer better than the
employer does. The employer may be-
lleve, for superficial reasons, that what
is wanted is a more firmly established
credit, and in some cases he will try to
infuenSe his employees to think with
him. The employees, however, have
peen studying the matter while the en-
ployer was taking every hing for grant
ed, and the bluff that has been made
ir the past by employers about the
shutting down of factories in case GER
tain results do not follow on election
wRl be unavailing this year The CAM
paign will result in a political revoIu-
tion."
DO you believe that there has been
anything like intimidation practiced by
ed?"
We'll, yes. That is, 1t has come to
my knowledge that some employers
have said to their men, Now I don't
want to influence your vote at all: you
are altogether Independent as to that:
but If Bryan is elected I will have to
go out of business Now it seems to
me that that is pretty practical intini-
oation. The employe is given the
cnolce Of voting for Mckinley or losing
his job-if the employer is to be be-
neyed. | do not believe that the bluff
VIII GO any good this year. for the en-
ployes have come to know that there
is nothing in 1T. Some of the men. a
good many of them, in fact, are afraid
to declare
THEIR RE4NL SENTIMENTS
on account of cA;sible injury to them
selves. In one concern here in town
Inere was a straw ballot taken by the
iirm Tor the purpose of finding out who
the SILVER men in their employ might
oe; Inc men were furnished with
cc!ored ballots and these they were
asked to drop in a box as they went
through the office. An observant clerk
cculo readily tell how the men were
Young as the ballots were cast. 7 have
not heard that any Of the men were
olscnarged because of their preferen-
oes. Another which nearly resulted in
q q. row developed in one of the mills
just before the Cochran meeting The
men We're asked, as a matter of court
esy 10 the nrn, to take part in the
parade They agreed after some de-
mur, and then there was a propositions
mace for them to ccntribute small
sum each to purchase uniform cans
a 1nls was little too much for the
6fyan men and they protested. The
matter was patched up some wav and
! have not heard that any djscbarsas
IolloWed, but some of the men feel that
tney Will have a day of reclxonino. q,
the office. That Cochran demonsfral ..
ton meant nothing unless 1t meant n,ora y 70
votes for Bryan. There are thousands
OF Republicans here who didn't Iilsa +ts
r, sua u having that old copperhead
sent up here to tell them how to vote
.ti,. LII ne mace good many silver Re-
puoiicans; don't like to make figures
oi actuaI results. but am assured
tnat we will carry this county. There
VIII De larger vote than there was
Two years ago. At that time there
were 3,oO0 more votes for governor
tnan there were for congressman. and
tnere will be at least that MANY more
votes for congressman this wear. 7 am
convinced that that vote will NOT he
Tor Mr.. Fletcher for he stands todav
Tor What he stood two years ago. The
younger members of his partv are dis
aHecte0 to him, for it was understood
that ne would not seek denomination
ana without going farther into detail
l reel that my election is assured. Rut
l had much rather have some one else
90 the guessing. This is quite certain.
thcugn: Hennepin county will be ex
ceedlngly close this year"