Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-10-05
PARTNERS FOR WILSON
Snoe work Employing $4,000 Hands
wake Announcement CONFIDENT with
Hughes Address.

blnghamton, N. V, Sept. 29.-Co,
incident with the coming of Candidate
hughes today to Binghamton, II, r,
Ehdlcott and George F. johnson
owners of the largest shoe factories in
the world and after whom the thri,ing
suburbs OF Endicott and johnson CitT
are named, issued public statement
enthusiastically endorsing President
wilson policies and strongly advocat.
ing his reelection
Inc partners in the firm of johnson
hhdlcott u Co. are known in the shoe
INDUSTRY throughout the world. Mr.
Ehdlcott and Mr.. johnson are employ.
ers OF nearly twelve thousand operativss
Who with their families practically com
PRISE the population of the two towns
where he principal factories in this
state are located.
me public declaration for President
wilson, jointly signed by Mr.. Endicott
ana Mr. johnson, has attracted more
attention than Nh. Hughes presence.
Mr.. Endicott resides in Massachusetts
and is one of the most conspicuons
figures in New England financial
circles.
Mr.. johnson resides here and has
been prominently identified with all
civic movements planned for the better
ment of the city and the towns where
his factories are located.
Their statement is remarkable
answer to Judge Hughes characterize
ton OF the prevailing prosperity as "a
FOOLS paradise.
AS result of the marked business
prosperity at Endicott and johnson
City, the large body of workingmen
have supplied new democratic slogan,
"a fat pay envelope" to supersede
the time-worn republican cry of can
empty dinner pail
If Mr.. Hughes campaign speeches
here made any impression upon the
voters they have been more than off
set by the statement of Mr.. Endicott
and Mr.. johnson, who are held in the
highest esteem by the citizens of this
locality. The statement is as follows:
As we have been asked frequently
how we feel as to the coming presi-
Dental election, we are pleased to make
the following statement:
'We shall vote Tor Mr.. Wilson. We
believe he deserves well of the country
He has handled the foreign situation
with fine courage and remarkable abili-
ty. He handled the recent railroad
crisis in mastery manner We be.
lieve he took the only possible means
to avoid a strike. He has earned and
deserves the confidence of the people
He has attended strictly to the business
Inf tha l.
time criticising other candidates, but
is attending to the business that the
people employed him to attend to. As 3
matter of interest to this community &
few figures are Furnished:
"January, 1914, we employed 6,291
people; January l, 1915, we employed
1886 people; January /, 1916, we EN-
ployed 9,704 people; September %, 1916
we employed 1l,76S people. At tn,
present rate of increase, January
1917, we should employ $4,000 people
percentage of increase from January
1914, to January /, 1917, 105 per cent
eve believe the reelection of Pres
ident Wilson and return of the presen
administration to power will be best TO,
the country. 1t means another fou
years under a wise, faithful and patrio
tic president.
GIN making this simple statement i
is not our wish or thought to urge any
of our employees to vote against thei
own convictions. We yield to every
employee the same right that we CLAIM
to ourselves, namely, the right to vot'
their own personal convictions. Blu
if this statement of our own belief in
fluences the votes of others in favor O
the president, we shall be pleased AM
gratified.
oh. B. Endicott, Geo. F. johnson.