The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-30
Man Working in Interest of
Watson Says He Is
Not Paid.
HE CLAIMS IT'S POLITICS.
ACCEPTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO
STAND BY FRIEND AND WORKS
FOR NO MOTIVE BUT PURE
FRIENDSHIP.

Logansport. Ind, Aug. 29.-"Roose-
velt's shorter and uglier word might
be applied to the statement that | am
here as hired emmissary to advance
the interests of James +. Watson but
let's be reasonable and just say the
statement is a mistake" said III. NJ.
Markle when asked concerning the
statement in an evening paper to the
effect that he is hired to come here
and campaign for Watson with the
promise of an official position in the
event Watson is elected. Markle is
night yard master in the Lake Erie d
Western yards at Upton and is on his
vacation. He is a brother of Claude
Markle, ITO North street and is here
visiting for few days.
Markle is a member of the B. of r.
T., is secretary of the order, is chair
man of the grievance committee for
his brotherhood for the entire system
and was chairman of the Trainmen's
| legislative committee at the last In
diana legislature.
Sure I'm for Watson" he exclaim-
ed last night. There was no mis-
take when it was said I'm a Watson
man. | plead guilty to that charge all
the time and I'm glad of it. What
object to is the statement that I'm
employed by any politician or politi-
cal committee to campaign for any
man.
Il talked with Judge Smith here
yesterday and he's good Brother
wi
do all he can for Marshall. I'm
republican and will do all l can for
Watson. But Judge Smith will tell
you as quickly as myself that the
statement that our Brotherhood is OPP
posed to Watson is lie. The Broth
erhood of Railroad Trainmen doesn't
mix in politics. The members talk
and work and vote as they please but
never as an organization-we don't
stand for it.
Il am for Watson for the very rea-
son some say they are against him. l
am for him because of his re cord in
congress. | know well that Watson
saved us the sixteen hour bill and at
that time, although | had no intima-
ton that it would ever come to pass
wished that some day I'd get a
chance to vote for him.
IF Watson was against the railroad
man I guess l wouldn't vote for him.
lost my job during the last legisla-
of the fifty-car bill.
Il was chairman of the legislative
committee for the trainmen of this
state and we passed resolutions ask
ing that the bill limiting trains to so
cars be passed. ! was told that if that
bill passed l would lose my head. 1t
passed and I did lose my head. l was
discharged within month after the
bill was signed just as | was told l
company now and I'm not sorry the
bill went through, either.
LAS chairman of the grievance COM
mittee Of our order I would be a dog
to lose sight of the interests of the
Brotherhood. My interest lies there
and you wouldn't catch me support
ing man whose record in congress
was against us.
What | object to is the democrat
lads among lis knocking Watson under
the guise that they oppose him be-
cause he is friendly to u.s. That is not
fair, they are against Watson because
they are democrats and that's all right
but they shouldn't say the brother
hood is against him and that he was
unfair to us because he was not and
every railroad man who watches up
the interests of our orders knows he
was not"
I'm for Watson, first, last and all
the time. He's got more nerve than
any man who has aspired to or held
the office of governor in this state in
| many a year. He's on the square and
he's on the right ticket.
| Every railroad man should vote
| as he pleases. I'm going to and 1
don't think I'm any less good Brother
| hood man for supporting him. AS for
being paid for working for him that's
a foolish statement. l believe If the
publican leaders heard / was going
on stumping trip they'd pay me and
carry a list but I know more about
switching out cut of empties than
do about tariff. / watch legislation
concerning railroad men pretty close
] though and Watson pulled that six