The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-02-19
Paid Taft's Way 70 Election,
Now Demand Pound Of Flesh

Washington, Feb. Isl. M. Glenn
Of Chicago, secretary of the Illinois
Manufacturers Association, has sent
a letter to Congressman Nichols Long
worth of Ohio, in which LongWorth
Is taken to task for criticiZing the
attitude of the association in Oppo-
sition to the corporation tax.
In the letter Glenn asserts that aft
er the nomination Of Taft for the
presidential office, '"Taft's steam roll
er brigade" appealed to corporations
Ito evade the law by asking that
these executive officers and stockhold-
ers contribute to the Republican
cause. Glenn intimates that Taft
knew that these requests were being
made, and argues that it is unfair
for the President of the United States
to ask help from corporations and
then obtain the passage of law
that is unjust to them.
Glenn's letter follows:
Dear Sir-Dispatches from Wash
ington state that you are irritated on
account of the language used in circu-
lars sent out from the Office of the
Illinois Manufacturers Association in
reference to the corporation tax law.
Hc4 Z Is III u1SpOSlllOu Oil LI1o pdIl
of those conducting the campaign for
the repeal of the statute to say any
thing that will be Objectionable 20
you or to any other member of con-
gress, and we regret exceedingly that
you have taken exception to our cir
culars.
"On the other hand, we do not feel
that we are committing any crime in
conducting our business under corpo-
rate form and I am quite sure that
there is no prejudice among the peo-
| pie Of Illinois against corporations,
! and that it will be difficult to make
political capital by an attack on them.
Some years ago the people Of this
state through the general assembly
! passed a law prescribing the rules 20
| be followed in case one desired to in
corporate his business, and it is the
| general feeling among corporations
! here that they have entered into an
! agreement with the people, and that
| the people themselves have given the
authority as the statute says fbe 1t
| enacted by the people Of the state Of
Illinois etc. The members of our
| association are conducting their bust
! ness according to law, are paying
their taxes and have no apologies to
offer for having improved the oppor-
tunity offered them by the people OF
this state to conduct their business
| under corporate form.
! Some exception seems to be taken
b.; you, if the trend of the dispatches
can be followed, to our calling atten-
ton to the fact that Taft's so-called
| etc hrir Il I,
| pleted the roundup and secured his
nomination at the Chicago convention,
| started out by appealing to the COR
| porations of the United States to
| evade the law by requesting that the
! executive officers and stockholders
send money to help elect the Repub-
| lican candidate. Is there any ques-
| ton as to the correctness Of this state
ment? Did not the Republican ma
| tional committee send out such
| letters? Was not Taft fully aware
that they we're going out? Now, We
! have no interest in the politics Of the
| matter and are not concerned one
! way or the other as to that feature,
but we are interested in defeating
| this law and we do not think it was
! fair for the President of the United
States, after he received the support
| OF the corporations, to enact a law
! that Is discriminatory and unjust. We
do not believe that there is any law
| of God or man that justifies one in
| asking for help and giving a body
! blow in return.
There is no intention Of being dis
! respectful or unfair in any of the lit
| erature that goes out from this Office,
! but I assure you that We will insist
on our rights and will present the
truth as we find it. Very respectfully
| yours,
| a. M. GLENN. Secretary."