Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-10-30
FARMERS RESENT COERCION
Resolutions Passed by Indiana Toilers
Condemn Statements Of Pres.
fdent sharples Endless

Resolutions Passed by Indiana ToiIers
Condemn Statements Of Pres.
tdent sharples Endless
Chain Among Farmers.
Chairman Mack was informed by
wire today that at meeting of repre-
sentative farmers of Washington town
ship. Marion county, Indiana, the fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted. and
1t was also agreed to form an endless
chain among the farmers of the coun-
try:
Whereas, The Associated Press has
sent out a statement issued by p. M.
Sharples. president of the Sharples
Separator Company of Westchester,
Pa, saying that the hour Bryan Is
elected the Sharples works will close
down, and
Whereas, Such statements as this
will intensity the present financial
panic and will also tend to bring on,
II possible, other and greater financial
calamity; therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That as farmers who have
the good of our country at heart, we
deeply deplore such unwarranted
statements, and believing they are
made for partisan purposes to intimi-
date and influence voters, we herewith
denounce all firms making this and
similar announcements, as narrow and
bigoted, and in these times az disloyal
to the best business interests of the
nation, and in as much as the persons
and firms now resorting to these I'M
fair and unpatriotic methods maintain
their businesses by patronage of dem
ocrats as well as republicans. we con-
denim these methods as an insult to
any democratic patron which ought to
be. and which we hope will be, re-
scented.
Resolved, That we hereby call upon
the farmers of the nation. irrespectiv )
OF party. who believe In fair play, to
unite with us through their organic :
ton and as individuals, in crushing .ort
this unwise and indiscreet spirit which
would sacrifice the country's welfare
for party success. (Signed) Albert
Blue, chairman; Ross 8. Ludlow, sec.
rotary.
A University In Politics.
Josephus Daniels, chairman OF the
Democratic publicity bureau, com
mented as follows on the appearance
| of Prof. ]. Laurence Laughlin of the
University of Chicago as stumu
| speaker attacking the guaranty OF
bank deposits:
1T is not surprising" said he, "to
see professor of the University OF
Chicago on the stump opposing q
measure SO beneficial to the poor man
| as the guaranty Of bank deposits. John
i ID. Rockefeller and the other Standard
Oil manufacturers can not be expected
| to favor Mr. Bryan's plans.
Doubtless Mr.. Rockefeller has com.
municated to the university which his
money supports and has indicated that
he would be gratified to have the uni.
yersity do effective work for the can.
didate he favors in. this campaign"
On the official ballot this fall each par.
ty ticket will be headed by its presi.
dental nominees. Voters, other thar
democrats, who wish: to vote for Mr..
Bryan should remember that to have
theirvote effective, they must mark in
the square in front of the name of each
and:every presidential elector following
the namesof Bryan and Kern. Democrats
who wish to vote straight party tick
ct must be sure to mark cross in the
square in front of every name on the
entire length of the ticket.
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