The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-08-15
Old Time Tactics Revived.

circular letter sent out under the date of July 49,
by the New York Leather company. One of the
recipients of the letter was the Austin Engine COM
pany, of Brooklyn and the president of the engine
company gave it to the public, not being believer
in the methods employed. The letter of the leather
concern is interesting 1t reads
We have tackled this notice upon the walls of
factories in Brooklyn and New York:
Believing that the election of Taft and Sherman
means a safe and progressive business adminstra-
ton, the day following their election we will start
this plant on FULL TIME and KEEP GOING''
If you believe with us that by relieving any
certainty to what the wage Garner can expect in
the event OF eectlng men who will secure the bus1,
prosperity of this country should be glad
to have you follow example.
AS members of the National Association of Manu-
facurers, the American Hardware Manufacturers
association the American Supply and Machinery
Manufacturers association the National Credit
Mems association the Manufacturers association of
New York. the New York Board of Trade and
Transportation and other commercial bodies, if you
will kindly fill in and return to us the enclosed
card, we will supply you with FULL TIME and
KEEP GOING" card such as we have posted and
notify all these associations of your harmonious at
titude.
Regardless of politics. once the manufacturers of
this country join universally in this movement de-
preston will cease
Lend your help and post the card, FULL
TIME and KEEP GOING"
1t appears that ndentcal letters have been sent to
the members of the several associations mentioned
in the letter and it may be assumed that the tactics
employed are being generally applied.
1t must be that these partisan manufacturers are
greatly lacking in the good that is supposed to
be the heritage of American citizenship The leather
company assumes that good times exist only
der the rule of the republican party It's business is
now suffering from republican (according to its
logic) hard times. It's plant is being operated on
part time while every branch of the government is
under control of the republican party.
1t proposes to restore "ful1 time" and maintain it
if the party that has caused the trouble is continued
in power. There was never anything more illogical,
more simple minded Under intellectual suffrage
test, the officers of the leather company would be
disqualified, would technically be rated as leather
heads.
The engine company to which the "full time" con-
spiracy dvulged is refreshingly obtuse in its
consideration of the benefits mentioned in the let
ter. In reply, its president wants to know
Permit us to say we do not understand Why
have you stopped your factories Why is the
FULL TIME and KEEP GOING" plan not now in
operation? Why has there been any shutting down
by you and the other members of the National As
ISOLATION of Manufacturers theAmerican Hardware
Manufacturers association and the numerous other
similar associations to which you say you belong?
Did you not that Mckinley would insure
a full dinner pail to all who desire to work? Was
not this assurance renewed when your several bodies
cIQOIScQ NOOScVcll ana DdHkS! llcI WHAT has
empted the dinner pail of millions of men who
willing to work? What greater reliance be
placed on this than the other? If you
were false prophets before, how do we know you will
not be again?
But why the closed; why the idle mills why the
unused freight cars? Why the maintenance of high
prices in the face of falling demand? Where is the
Astounding" marvellous" wonderful" "unpara1le1-
ed prosperity? Haven't got republican adj
ministration? Haven't we got a republican senate
and house of representatives? Haven't we had them
uninterruptedly for twelve years? Haven't the
pubicans made the laws. state as well national.