Amador ledger., 1900-09-14
G COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS ARE
FOR MCKINLEY AND
ROOSEVELT.

LEAR SlR:-In6r0 mas D0eu d kIcnu
deal of rot in the Democratic-P Populist
papers of the past few weeks relative to
the CONNER cial travellers being antago-
nistic to VIM. Mckinley and the Re-
publican administration, and that all
the travellers were anxiously awaiting
next election day to vote and work
against the nominees of prosperity and
sound money. 1t has been very annoy
ing to the travellers to be so misrepre-
sented, as they propose to do nothing of
the kind.
There is no more respectable or hon.
orable profession than that Of CONNER
cial traveller; s5 per cent OF the busi-
ness of the country today is done by
travellers, and a man who is a success
full traveller must be one who has all the
attributes of all that goes to make
business man, as many times he man1p-
ulates transactions that involve many
thousands of dollars, and which his
house must abide by, and fill his con-
tracts.
1 have been a commercial traveller for
the past eighteen years, and for the past
sixteen years have represented my pres
ent house, and my territory is from
Humboldt county to Los Angeles-a re-
gion of sixteen of the largest counties
in California, and l command fair
share of the trade OF those 1 visit and I
know the politics of 80 per cent of the
grocers in these sixteen counties, and
can honestly say that 80 per cent of the
grocers are today, and were four years
ago, Mckinley men. In fact, to find
prosperous grocer anything elese than
good Republican is like finding white
blackbird.
1 was organizer Of the Pacific Coast
Commercial Travellers association of
eleven years ago. Today 1 am vice.
president and one of its directors. 1
am acquainted with hundreds of COM
mercial travellers. Four years. ago was
honored by my fellow-travelers by be-
ing selected marshal of the Commercial
Travellers division in the big daylight
Republican parade held in San Francis
co on what has passed into history as
"Tom Reed Day." when capitalists,
merchants, lawyers, mechanics, farm
ers, laborers, walked together in the
grandest parade ever held on the Pacific
slope. There were no uniforms, lamps,
or covering of any kind worn that day.
Every man was happy and pleased, and
the look of intelligence stamped Oh each
countenance, SO familiar to those of Re-
publican proclivities. There is no one
better posted on the business done in
the commercial world than the com,
mercial traveller. Under the two Cleve-
land admin strations orders to CONNER
cial travellers were scarce, and many a
good man failed. Money was scarce
and tied up. The Republicans prom
ised four years ago to reopen the fac
tories, improve the condition of labor,
and increase salaries. And, thank God,
they have done it, and more so than the
most sanguine eyer dreamed of, and
none appreciate it more than the COM
mercial traveller, who today can call on
the trade in confidence Of doing large
business, and Of getting the "mazuma"
for it on time It would be tremend-
GUS calamity to have the present condi-
tion changed and the noblest American
Of them all defeated.
My attention has been called to to-
days Santa Barbara Herald, which con-
tains on the first page an article written
by some know-nothing writer that
makes my blood run races up and down
my spinal column. Its whole tone is
one that places in the charity column or
class the commercial traveller, and
have decided objections to allowing such
barefaced lies to 60 out to the public
without at least feeble protest from
me.
One lie is, that a vast number Of com.
mercial travellers have lost their posi-
tions by the trusts. If, Mr.. Editor,
thought for one moment that my house
was keeping me as matter of charity,
my position would be vacant as soon as
I could telegraph in my resignation.
There is no doubt that when the ANAL
gamating of different manufacturing
plants took place, some commercial men
lost their positions. Surely they were
not expecting to be carried as dead stock
BY the combines. This work was du-
plicated by the San Francisco Examiner
when it discharged its typesetters and
put in the machines. The farmer dis
charges his harvest hands, and worries
none about them or their future, when
his harvest work is over. But show me
a successful commercial traveller who Is
now out Of position, Or give me his
name. / cannot find any, and there are
houses now in San Francisco that are
looking for first-class travellers, who
possess brains, know their business and
are of good character. There may be
some who claim to be commercial tray-
iror xrvif1 r
have found none as yet. have not the
exact figures, but confidently and hon
estly believe that there are 20 per cent
more travellers employed now than four
years ago, and l know many success
full" travellers who are earning much
larger salary now than then.
The commercial traveller is to be, in
this campaign, a big factor in increas-
ing the rousing majority of William
Mckinley, and he will do his ut
most to bury W. j. Bryan, with his ca
lamity bowling, SO deep in the bottom
of Salt river as to deter other like agi-
tators from ever coming to the surface,
If any one can show me any saying
of W. J. Bryan of four years ago that
came true, I will promise to vote for
him. A candidate that cannot carry
his own precinct, where he has resided
for many years, is a poor proposition for
anyone in California, or any other state,
to think Of supporting for the high Of
flee of president Of the United States.
Bryan's views on free trade, free silver,
and favoring pulling down the Ameri-
can flag from our new possessions, that
we fought for and then purchased with
our good money, make him a name
anything but dear to honest, patriotic
Americans.
Thanking you in advance for youl
kindness in publishing my remonstrance
to this contemplate libel on the success.