The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-01

the manufacturers of the country will refrain from the posting of the object ionable piacards, and that mainly boz cause 1t would be taking an unjust ana distressing advantage of the employe: Thera is the further reason also that most manufacturers run their business in accordance with the demand for their products and not in accordance with the political barometer.
 'sIt is poor business judgment on me face Of It, to post a promise to run factory full time in the event of any ones election, for there is chance, you know that the promise may have to De made good In the face of adverse business conditions. Should the promise for any reason not be made good. the employer would q guilty of bad faitn with his men. add tf the employer does not keep faith with his men, lie can not expect his men to keep faith With him.
 T think 1t impossible to fix oase for the return of full prosperity. ~ must be remembered that there are economic causes for business reaction which are quite beyond the power VI political parties to control-this thins of looking to the government 70 gve ua rroaperity has its limitations. But the recuperative powers Of the coun- try are such that we can assert with confidence that times of industrial oe- nression cannot long continue and thls also regardless of which of the two political parties is successful oL course ill-considered legislation ana the continued existence of public evils obstruct the path to prosperity. anu perhaps if my distinguished acquain- tance, William J. Bryan and my es- teemed friend and fellow townsman' John W. Kern. were really anarchists or socialists, enemies of individual and property rights. might feel jus tified in posting up some kind or pia- cards, but despite my Republicalism' I cannot bring myself to any such TO- tions concerning them. l no more sympathize with the statement that MT. Bryan is the enemy of industry than do with the statement that MT. Taft is the creature of the trusts and as for Mir. Kern's possible election being a menace to business. 1t is posi- lively absurd.
 Both Promise Readjustmemt.
 "As for the tariff. think the country Is to be congratulated in that both pa 3.ies promise its readjustment. am free to say that the Parry Manufaetur- ing Company is willing to see any duties imposed for the protection of the bug gy business go on the trading list In negotiating with foreign countries for reciprocity treaties and there are oth = CT manufacturers in a similarly gener- ous mood. Tn recent poll Of the na- tional Association of Manufacturers. a majority of its members declared in favor of revision and since manufac- turers will not be disposed to buy heavily of raw material when there Is a possibility of cheaper prices for such material through a relaxation of the tariff, I believe that a speedy revision will materially assist in restoring business to normal conditions. Of course, this revision cannot be accom- plished the first day after the election. no matter who is elected, and to my knowledge the Prosperity placards proposition has not received the of- fcial endorsement of the manufactur- ers' association.
 q do not believe that Business scares' gotten up to influence elections are calculated to help legitimate busi- ness and therefore. should not be en- couraged by business men.
 sincerely yours,
 . ID. N. Parry"