| Show A SOUND MONEY CLUB organized at alio depot last the railroads are taking an active hand in politics and em boyes must support mckenley or stand in fear of losing their jobs the practice of big eastern corporations forcing their employed emp loyes to join mckinley McKin lcy sound money chube haa at last reached ogden in the east the injustice hai become open and pro bounced that mcbryan Mr Bryan called attention to it in a it was not thought that bianna and hie satellites considered it worth while in utah to attempt very much of a fight but no doubt the republican chairman wants to get conae returns from the money certain mckinley men are to keep in line and the organization of sound money clubs is the result for some time it haa been well known that the southern and union pacific railroads were in politics on the side of mckinley and the employee ol 01 these roads have been fearful that alie iron hand of the corporations would be laid heavy upon them if they refused to obey the ot their employers last night the first skirmish towards compelling railroad men to join sound money clubs occurred at the union depot for days certain bosses emp loyol by the two big railroads have been industriously circulating a sound money club roll among the railroad employee and as one man expressed it it was as much as my job was worth to refuse to sign it in this connection it might be well to remember what the inner at Cb lumbus ohio said you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink all day yesterday certain railroad employees were noil fied that they ere wanted on private business at room 11 in union depot Hall road men as a rule know full well notice 0 that kind means and very few failed to heed it the was the organization of a sound money club W J shealey was elected president JH first vicc president JOB second vice W F calkins secretary and treasurer the club rules are as follows RULES OF THE RAILWAY MENS SOUND MONEY CLUB OF ARTICLE I 1 section 1 this club ceball be called the railway mens sound money club of section 2 any man in the employ of railway company can become a member of the clubby paying centa to the treasurer of abe club and signing the following form I 1 the undersigner undersigned under signed a in the employ of the ry hereby make application for chip in the railway mens sound money club of and do hereby pledge myself to use my vote and influence tor the defeat of the free coinage of silver at the coming national election believing that such free coinage 01 silver would be injurious to my interest as an earner of wages as well disastrous to tho united states aa a nation signed address section 3 alis club shall be strictly nonpartisan non partisan eo lar as all other subject than the free coinage of silver are concerned and the dieca ision of any other of the issues now dividing the great parties at any aeeti ag of the club is strictly forbidden section 4 this club will affiliate itself with the central organization of railway mens sound money clubs and will as far as it consistently can cooperate with the said central organization and all other local sound money clubs in the united states tor the good of the common cause it should be understood that these rules are formulated at headquarters and sent to various places to be adopted without asking any questions As a matter of fact the silver men among the employed emp loyes ask no because they ore constantly reminded of a little story about a chicken and an axe another method the railroads have ot making converts among their employed emp loyes is to send lists of all employed emp loyes to the railway a at chicago and then that paper sends each employed emp loye under care ot the superintendent a full supply 0 campaign literature this is banded out from head olF icea dispatchers offices conductors rooms etc and the poor employed emp loye watched and bounded as bo is all the time signs a club roll to act rid ot the nuisance in regard to the alleged interference of the southern pacific as to the politics of its employed emp loyes it should be said that one of their men emphatically denied anya interference at all other however tell a different story and thus the people are being intimidated threatened atall forced to support mckenley |
