The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-10-17
To BRIBE THE Voters
TRUST CONCERN ENJOYING BIG
MONOPOLY SEEKS TO iNTIMl.
IS DATE EMPLOYEES.
TAFT GAVE HIS APPROVAL
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE SANG
OVER WORklNGMEN.
Wages Reduced by Tariff Protected
Industry-Business Coed, But Res
toration Of Pay Contingent on
Taft's Election.

Chicago, September (Special).-The
trusts, ~monopOlies and beneficiaries Of
high tariff have inaugurated anew
their scheme of intimidating their en-
ployes to vote for Taft. This form
of bribery is we'll illustrated in the
notice which has been posted in the
shops of the Standard Roller Ball Bear
ing Company of Philadelphia, a copy
Of which has come into the hands OF
the Democratic national committee.
The notice reads:
THE reduction Of ten per cent. in
wLges last winter was to have been
restored when business conditions
would warrant it. While we are busy
at present, we feel that it's continue
ton will depend upon the result of the
presidential election, and that If Mr..
Taft is elected a general improve
ment in all lines of business will er-
suit. ..
ION. November % we will, therefore,
restore the old rating to all employees
whose wages were reduced ten per
cent. last winter, provided Mr.. Taft
is elected president.
(Signed) IS. s. EVELAND,
president"
An investigation reveals the fact
that before this notice was posted Mr..
Eveland made a trip to Hot Springs,
Va, saw Mr.. Taft, and obtained his
approval of the course. Mr.. Eveland
admitted that he had done this when
| questioned about the matter, and
stated that others in the iron and
steel business would do the same.
1t will be noticed that the reduction
in wages was made last winter under
a Republican administration, and still
| continues while the concern is enjoy
ing the benefits of the Dingley tariff
which it has had for IL years; ii
should also be observed that the no
| tees cite the fact, W are busy al
| present." SO hat the advance might
now be made as was promised. But
the company is holding out the bride
that it will not be made unless Taft
is elected.
Mr.. Eveland said further when these
facts were called to his attention
that his company had 1000 men al
work now, and that orders were pill
ing up so fast that we can hardly catch
up with them" In spite of that he
holds over the heads of his employees
luc luICdL tudL tACAf Wo6CS II AO'
be restored if Bryan is elected.
In explaining why he had reduced
wages under Roosevelt and proposed
to restore them under Taft, Mr.. Eve
land said:
Taft is a very different man from
| Roosevelt. 1t is all right for the PEG
pie out west to think that Taft Is just
like Roosevelt. Just keep them think
ing that way, but we in the east know
different. Why, there is no compar
ison between the two"
The Standard Company Is a trust
| and controls the roller ball bearing
| output of the country. 1t makes the
| small steel ball bearings used On chill
dren's roller skates, and also $4,000
ball bearings, the largest made in
| the country for big machines. Among
those who are interested in it are the
| Vanderbilts and Astors of New York,
| and several of it's directors are also
| directors of the United States steel
trust. The company maintains an
open shop"