Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-01

ID. M. PARRY OPPOSED TO
PROSPERITY PLACARDS
Contrary to Good Business
Methods to Promise to Open
FACTORIES in Event Of Any
Mans Election He Says,


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IBy Morning journal Special Leascd WireI
indianapolis Aug 31-D. Nj. Parry,
cN-prcsident OF the National Associa-
ttou of Manufacturers and a promi
ncut republican and manufacturer in
Indiana. in reply to a lottor from John
W. Kern, democratic nominee for vice
president today announced himself aS
opposed 10 the posting of so-eallcd
prosperity paeards" In factories.
The correspondence follows
indianapolis, Aug 2I
~. NJ. Parry President of the Parry
Manufacturing Company
My Dear MIR Parry am cnolcs-
ing newspaper clipping which ts-
ports the posting of sn-Called prosper
ity placards in manufacturers estate
lishmcuts over the cenutrv and arm
Interested In learning how the distiu-
guishcd cN-prcsideut of the National
Association OF Manufacturers. David
NJ Parry, stands on this proposition OF
beguuing or cocrciug the Wurlmeu ul
the factories To vote the ticket of a
party which many believe has become
the party of tarftzeP trusts rather
than q party of the people. You viii
note that these pncards read te the
effect that ON tho day after the oloc-
tiou uf TAFT and sherman this factors
,..l sDit up a fai prey t;hc u
tent of the placuds Is ob> iously 10
righton the public. as well as the em
ploycs directly affected, into a belief
lhat the success of the demoeratl"
party would work injury To- business
and national interests. I, of course,
resent as entirely unjust am attempt
to place such an tmputation upon the
democratic party and ] must presume
thpt the factory owners who post these
pIacards are hcnrdcarics of the tariff
tax to such an unlustdahIc extent
that they fear any revision ct the tar
u except such ass may revise ii up
ward
81 have had much pleasure iu the
last year in reading special articles
written hy Nou In which you show
yourself to bc siucere advocate ct
letting the tariff bars down between
the nations to a reasonable extent ior
the benefit of our exporting industrie,
and am led 10 believe that many
other manufacturers hold like views.
In the light of the fact that the press
cnt high tarin hus not maintained
prosperity. would like to ask wh'th-
or the posting of these prosperity pla-
cards by the stand uattors' docs mol
SAVIOR good deal of trying to obtain
money under false prytcucest
"Rcicvng that YOU do not Nmp3
thilc with this plg.ard scheme, and
hoping to hear from YOU fully on th"
sbirct. / am.
yours very truly,
"JOuN W KERN
indianapolis. Aug 20.
John w Kern
"NIy Dear Mr. Kern. have your
very interesting letter concerning tho
prosperity placards and o disabusr
your mind at once ol amy doubt as tp
| where / stand ON this matter. ! Will
sa, that no such plaourds viii ho post
ed al the plant ut tho Parry Mduuiac-
turinr company
/ ~ have hnf il great deal to say iu
Itbr. past about the abuse ol power by
/ tb,. labor unions SOME p,opl, 10 say
HON me h1y, said too much ou th"
I.uli,ot but ! have yet 90 soy q word
/ u favor oi uu, abuse of nH
,muroyrr And 10 i- au aua.. ai ul,
power of thy. employer 30 intimate tp
( the cmpIoyn that his services viii not
%, needed 10 hr docs NOT vote cor