The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-01
OPPOSED TO
 THE PLACARDS D. M. Parry Answers John W. Kern. REPUBS' POLITICAL SCHEME Soaring Employees Into Voting For
 Taft. nr. Parry Answer. Mir. Kern's Letter and Gives Clean. Straight
 Forward Repiy--so Called
 aBusiness scares."

Indianapolis. Aug. 31.-D. M. Parry AxPrasident of the National Associa- tion of Manufacturers and prominent Republican and manufacturer of In diana, in reply to letter from John w. Kern, Democratic nominee for Vice President to-day announced hin- self as opposed to the posting Of so- called prosperity placards in factories in behalf of Tafts election. and against "business scares" gotten up for political effect. The correspond ence Is as follows:
 "IndIanapolis. Ind, Aug 27, 1908. Hon. D. M Parry,
 President of the Parry Mfg Co. My Dear Mir. Parry:
 'I ann enclosing a newspaper clip ping which reports, the posting of so- called prosperity" placards in manu- facturing establishments over the country. am Interested in learning how the distinguished ex-President of the National Association of Manufac- turers, David M. Parry, stands on this proposition of beguiling or coercing the work men of the factories to vote the ticket of a party which many be- lieve has become the party of the tar- ifized trusts, rather than a party of the people. You will note that these placards read to the effect that "On the day after the election of Taft and sherman, this factory will start up in full force" The intent of the placards is obviously to frighten the public. as well as the employees directly af- fected, into a belief that the success of the Democratic party would work injury to business and industrial ln- terests. of course resent as entire ly unjust an attempt to place such an imputation on the Democratic party and must presume that the factory owners who post these placards, are benehciaries of the tarln tax to such an unjustifiable extent that they fear any revision of the tarlff except such as may revise 1t upwards.
 "I have had much pleasure in the last year in reading several articles written by you in which you show yourself to be sincere advocate of let ting down the tarIf bars between the nations to a reasonable extent for the benefit of our exporting industries. and I am led to believe that many other manufacturers hold to like views. In the light of the fact that the present high tariff has not maintained prosper ity. I would like to ask whether the position of these prosperity placards by fhe "stand- patters" does not savor a good deal of trying to obtain money under false pretensesR
 ''Believing that you do not sympa- thize with this placaTo schemo ana hops ing to hear from you fully on the sub"
 "Yours very truly.
 John W. Kern.
 AIr. Parry's Reply.
 Indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 29. 1908. Hon. John ". Kern. Indianapolis
 Ind.
 "My Dear Mir. Kern:
 T have your very interesting letter concerning the prosperity placards." and to disabuse your mind at once Of any doubt as to where stand on this matter. I will say that no such placards will be posted at the plant of the Par ry Manufacturing Company.
 "I have had a good deal to say in the past about the abuse of power by the labor unions-some people tell me I have said too much on the subject hut have yet to say a word in favor of any abuse of power by the employer And 1t is an abuse of the power of the employer to intimate to the employees that his services will not be needed if ha does not vote a certain way. When n man is made to believe that his bread and butter depends upon how he votes he Is no longer free to exercise his own tudRment--he is deprived of the most important of his citizenship rights believe 1t Is our duty to frown down all efforts to sway the judgment Of men other than by methods of proper argu- msnt and persuasion unttnctured with coercion
 q am sure that the great majority of