Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-30

after the election" we wish 10 state that
this is an absolute falsehood. We have
gone over our last payroll and find that the
only unmarried man thereon contemplatl ting
marriage soon Cat least to our knowledRel
is Richard j. Schneider, for whom this
statement undoubtedly was Intended. We
enclose an affidavit from him also, in which
he brands the report a lie. Further We will
give a reward of 500 to anyone who will
produce two reputable witnesses who will
swear hat we forced any man in our en-
ploy to postpone his wedding or even adj
Vised him to do so.
Monday afternoon some one from the
stated that it had been reported to them
that we would discharge all our employees
u Mr.. Bryan was elected president Of the
United States. Mr.. Grove denied this. but
gave 1t, in response to further questions, as
his personal opinion that work would
slacken down in the event of Mr.. Bryan's
election, thus carrying a reduction IN our
present force, but any reduction, IL there
should be one, would depend on the amount
of work; not whether Mr.. Bryan is or Is
not president, and the way a man voted
would have no consideration in the order
in which the force Will be reduced. Any
one would be an idiot to. believe that VIC
would reduce our force just because Mr..
we are forced to by lack of work.
1t IL true that we are In favor of William
II. Taft for president and believe that his
election will insure and continue the present
prosperity, but we are coercing no man
into voting for him, nor will be discharge
any man for voting for Mr.. Bryan.
GROVE = WHARTON CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY. BY II. ]. Grove. President.
Attest; Glenn C. Wharton. Secretary.
State OF Nebraska, County of Douglas. IS
!, oliver Rouse, being first duly sworn or
oath, deposeth and say;
l. That 1 am the ~bookkeeper in the employ
of the Wharton Construction com
pany. and have been for the last sis
2. That am a supporter Of william ]
Bryan for president OF the United States
and II l am alive on November 3, l intenC
to vote for him for that office.
3. Ny employers, the Grove Wharton Con
struction company, know my political be
lief and how | intend 20 vote, and that the!
or coerce me into changing my views
furthermore. they have never directly or in
directly threatened my position il held Il
Subscribed in my presence and sworn t
before me this 18th day of October, 1905
j. p. O'Keefe, Notary Public
state of Nebraska. County Of Douglas, So
!, Richard J. Schneider, first being dul,
sworn on oath, deposeth and say:
/. That the statement contained in III
Morning World-Herald under date of Octo
Der, q, 1905, stating that l had been threat
| ened with dismissal by the Grove Whartol
Construction company n l did no. vote 10
William IL. Taft for president of the Unite
states at the coming election, and as a re
suit had been compelled to postpone m,
prospective marriage, is absolutely untru
and false in every respect,
2. Neither Mr.. Grove, president of tn
GENERALIZATION Construction company, no
any other officer or stakeholder OF sal
|, company has ever spoken to me on the sub
, 1ect Of politics or even asked me how | I'm
} tended to vote. l further state that I di
! make a statement that IL Bryan was electe
: l personally was afraid that work woul
) shut down and 1 would probably leave Ben
son, but in this statement 1 was in now
; Influenced in any way by my employers
; RICHARD j. SCHNEIDER.
Subscribed and sworn to before me thi
3 / Nth haW or nntnhar 1908 OLIVER pnHrHs
: Notary Public. My commission expire
| September /, 1910 ~