Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-09
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Rock Island, Oct s.-Editor Of
The ARGUS: Since you eeem 20 have
created the impression with many Of
your rcaders. whether BY Intention
or not shall leave for them 20 de-
eide. that the Rock Island fioW COM
pany 10 compelling its employees TO
participate in political demoostra-
lions against their inclinations. aud
still worse that they are obliged TO
bear the expense Of uniforms. I trust
that you will allow me TO pat in Q
denial in their behalf against the In
timatious contained In The Asers Of
"wednesday evening. To be sure.
the charge 10 90 very indefinite you
can be held responsible for nothing.
and is quite IS comprehensive ~
should De expected from is to ad-
vocates; yet the Plow company T.
the only restitution In the city hav
ins a marching club. aud hence the
inference of your article entitled "A
Little Boys Startling Story" Is there
fore unmistakable. The Rock 1slanr
Pillow company can not be held under
the Indictment for the following
reasons:
Its marching club has never been
to Davenport. rs an organization.
and therefore can prove an alibi
against the first count.
Its factory hiss not been in opera
tion until the present week since the
marching club was org ,niz.d; AID
hence the man could not have been
discharged and cosxed back again, o.
claimed.
No one connected with the Rock
Island Pow Company Marching club
has ever been charged one cent or
any other sum for uniforms. and
every mem Der Of the organization
sill bear me out in this statement
do not believe there is . man he.
longing to the club who 10 not there
because he wants to DO and who will
not ..vote rs he Marches" II there l.
his chances for permanent employ
mcnt will he much enhanced by such
q declaration. at the earliest oppor
tuni,y.
| There are many democrats in our
employ. They are respected % much
and treated ~ we'll In every
way by the management % republi.
cans, and will take this opportun.
ity. with your kind permission. oI
assuring our workmcn that no one
will lose his position with the Roct
Island Piow company on account Of
, his political convictions, but any
man will be summsrily dismissed fos
|, pretending to be or couseutiog Il
act o republican. when ut heart be .,
, something else. We have ~ littl,
use for such cravens ss for met
who spend their time Ia calamit,
howling and rainbow chasing. DC
believe, however. that our em
, ployes and laboriRg men zen
orally have been .'cocrced- int
, feeling that 10 they want to hol,
their Jobs they must march In tn,
republican ranks. hut IL has not be.
, necessary for employers to use 40,
undue influence In bringing them Z
: such conclusions. for they hsv,
a found for themselves that the demo
/ cratic party has utterly failed Y
carry out the promises made fou
years ago. and are smart enough q
a see that IL IL the sam. old crowd
. now opposed TO republicsnism. bu
with new dclusioas. People Mt
a scarcely ever fooled by the "shel
game" twice.
l should have written this vest. 9
day. but was so busy "whipping on
men into line" for the ..noisy demon
stration" in the afternoon and { hav
a found no earlier opportunity. Yer.
? resp ctfully, r. A. HEAD.
The natural inquiry will be that In
a asmuch rs Mr.. Head 10 so we'll cor
4 WINGED that the Plow company doe
not come under the iudictmen
named. what is he attempting {
4 talk about? But his coniectures q
to the influences OF factories owe
4 men are much like his political pre-
$ udiccs, very much ovcrdrawn-oveI
a done. IL You please.