The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-24
FIRST GUN IN
MARSHALL COUNTY
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heShaS not done, that he has not
demonstrated his ability in any
public capacity.
let me illustrate: You have in
your county a great business in
Stitution, that has had most Sue
cessful general manager for years.
who is about TO retire from the
position that he has filled to the
satisfaction of all tlle directors
and stockholders. He could &c
main longer, but has determined
otherwise. A meeting is called
TO select his successor, all direct
ors and stockholders are present.
Tive persons have applications on
file, each DESTROYS of taking COM
plete charge of the affairs of the
company on the 4th day of March,
1909, and to continue for a per-
iod of four years, and four years
more if conditions warrant the adj
ditional four years of service.
The applications are opened
and read as follows: To the Dir
ectors and Stockholders. The
undersigned is DESTROYS Of becom-
ing the General Manager of your
Company. 1t is unnecessary foa
me to file letters of recommended
ton as to my qualifications for the
position, ais your present general
manager who is about to retire
from your service knows just
what | can do, and most of YOU
know that | have filled to your en-
tire satisfaction practically all po-
sitions under him, and in his alb
sence have had the general man.
agement of the institution.
Respectfully submitted,
William H. Taft.
The other application reads as
follows: To the Directors and
Stockholders: The undersigned
is DESTROYS of becoming the Cen
erai Manager of your company,
and files with his application let
tiers f recommendation from
Thomas ]. Guffey, Roger Sullivan
and Thomas Taggert, who cheer
fully testify as to my honesty and
ability. | have never been en-
ployed in an institution simi.si TO
yours, but have written thousands
of able articles which appeared
in the 'Commoner" and other inn
portant papers of the country,
and in addition to what / have
written, | have talked more about
the best way to successfully run
your business than any other liv
ing man. You have turned me
down twice, but | am here again,
William ]. Bryan.
81 wonder how long it would
take to determine who would be
the new general manager?
Il remember that when Mr..
Bryan was hurting his fiery elo-
quence against the gold standard,
he said, 1t leads irresistibly to
gold monometalism, to the realm
over whose door is written: All
hope abandon, We who enter here.
Before that door | stand appalled,.
He said it well, but he didn't know
what he was talking about. He
didn't understand the financial
system of his country then, and in
all kindness | say he does not un-
derstand it now.
Coins Financial School de-
ceived many men in1S96, but be-
fore the end of that great CAM
paign its fallacies were demon
strated by impartial and logical
reasoning"
Mr.. Miller held the attention OF
his audience from the start to the
finish and he was applalded many
times throughout his discourse.
After Mr.. Miller had finished
his talk. the audience was treated
to solo by Mr.. Samuelson of
Donaldson. George H. Thayer
then introduced Senator Hemen-
way who reviewed the history of
the Republican party from the
Inauguration of President Lincoln
up to the present time. He high
ly recommended Charles w Mill
Ter to the votes OF the district,
saying that he had been acquaint
ed with Mr.. Miller and his record
for many years.
The deep interest manifested
in the meeting showed that the
Republicans of Marshall county