Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-14

some respect for the constitution and
the Law.
I'VE will give due publicity to every
effort to coerce labor. The people Of
the country want to know what kind
OF men are managing the manufactur-
ing and railway companies who pros
per upon the patronage OF Democrats
and Republicans alike. 1t may be that
Democrats will continue their bust
ness relations with people who stoop
to bride or coerce employees to vote
against Mr.. Bryan, and then again
they may not. kind Of like the tone
of the following letter sent out by q
prominent travelling man in Iowa:
Dear Sir: Az the travelling salesman
of -, my house does considerable ship
ping In Iowa. Your freight agent has
Our house wishes to ship Its product over
the shortest line and the best rate obtain
able understand from your employees,
to oa sudss i bS * yet sre
who are supporting Mr.. Bryan
M your Is ne geey e. ws sss
public may know 1t, that they can give
their business to that road which permits
Its employees to vote as their Judgment
Sincerely yours.
II do not give the names, because
the writer received immediate assur-
ance that no such effort would be
made, and In politics we should be
careful not to do injustice to anyone.
But we will see that we get the name
OF every guilty employer, and will see
that he gets full publicity both before
election and after election.
THE slip In the pay envelope q few
days before election Advising how to
vote won't go this year az It did In
1896"
Documents have come into the pos.
session OF the Democratic national
committee which prove beyond q
doubt that Charles Nagel, who 10 in
charge Of the Chicago headquarters Of
the Republican national committee In
the absence of Chairman Hitchcock, is
an attorney of record for the Standard
Oil Company. In addition to having
charge of the western headquarters
and being second in command when
Mr.. Hitchcock is III Chicago. Mr.. Ma.
gel is the Missouri member OF the Re.
publican national committee. When
Mr.. Hitchcock was in Chicago recently
he made 1t plain that Secretary Hay.
ward, inventor of the card index sys-
tenn" had been deposed and that Mr..
Nagel would represent the chairman
in his absence from Chicago. Mr.. Ma
gel is also scheduled to accompany
Mr.. Taft on his trip through Missouri
Several years ago, through the politi.
cal influence of Ethan Allen Hitch
cock, then secretary Of the interior,
Mr.. Nagel was appointed q special at
torney in certain Indian land cases In
volving oil and other natural re-
sources, and drew big fee from the
government for his services. He was
thus in position to look after. and
protect the interests. of his client. the
Standard Oil Company.
In the famous case which Attorney
General Hadley of Missouri brought
against the Standard Oil Company to
break up the monopoly IN MISSOURI
Nagel appeared for this king OF all
trusts.
During the course Of his argument
as reported by anohicial stenographer
Mr.. Nagel poked fun ut Attorney Cen
eral Hadley, and spoke OF "fashlight
pictures" and trying the case In the
newspapers. He added, Since have
read the record what now see has
been forcibly impressed upon my
mind, and that is, in the main we
have been trying two cases in one.
We have been trying case before the
public, and we have been trying q
case in court"
Continuing he said: II don't agree
with the attorney general In, the state
ment that the existence of q fixed
price is the end of competition, not
for moment"
William Ellis Corey. the president
Of the Steel trust, is the newest fep-
resentative of monopoly row to pub
licly advocate the election Of Judge
Taft.
Mr.. Corey is best known to the
world as the man who divorced his
wife to marry the actress, Mabelle
Gilman. He came to Chicago this
week with the latest Mrs. Corey, trav-
cling in three special cars, aboard
which was an orchestra composed Of
IL musicians. 1t was while travelling
In this luxurious manner that the
head Of the Steel trust gave out the
interview urging the election of the
Republican presidential candidate.
Mr.. Corey stopped the music aboard
his palatial train long enough to say
to newspaper men:
Judge Taft is all right. He IL a
man Of great ability and l believe will
make an ideal president. think he
will be elected"
why Taft Went West; or. Is Golf
Ladylike Came" might afford an ap.
propriate title for a chapter on Mr..
Taft's recent campaign trip. 1t now
develops that one of the clAef reasons
why Mr.. Taft took to the rear plat
form was to tell the farmers Of the
northwest about golf, and to show
them that he is not dude. Mr.. Taft
emphasized that fact in his speech at
Fargo. N. d. BY inference. at least,
1t was apparent that Mr.. Taft wanted
to inform his hearers that II by any
chance he should be elected president