The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-03-06
ErC0URACTNg DISHONESTY.

ENCOURAGING DlsH0NEsrY.
ln the city Of Bssthsrly Love, the check
er board streets, Of which are nearly Ill
traveessd BY City Railroads.. one Of these
muniAcent corporations has set IN example
Of unprecedented generosity, and unparalleled
libssality, which 10 accorded 20 editorial no.
siss under the siguidcsnt caption. IAN For
Two Dollars Day." by one Of the city pa
pers from which We obtain our sext. The
road referred 10 is known a. the Green and
Coates street passenger Railway Company.
The cars are In operation ~ hours out Of
the "a, during which time each car Ia under
the management of conductor or collector.
For the tritiing service rendered, these em
ployees are paid the exhorbitant sum Of
~ per diem, being ii "a cents per hour
q sum which the directors revealing in their
thousands consider sufficient Tor the amount
Of labor performed and time occupied. This
company has lately prepared form Of bond,
requiring securities amounting to $500 and
an affidavit to which they require al who
enter their service to subscribe. We sub
join the documents as telling most woful
tale. We desire our readers to carefully pc
ruse the interesting papers which are an in
dex Of the manner in winch these agents Of
his suIphurc kingship pay a premium upon
rascallly, ard through necessity transfer
honest mtn into Togues.
The scarcity OF employment, under the
rule Of the bullionists 10 large cities, makes
situations DC conductors eagerly sought AFT.
er by young men, and though they may be
pure as Caesars wife previous to DOMINIC
the conductors habit. they either shortly
resort 10 petty tDieving or leave the roads
10 utter inability to subsist on their msagrs
allowance. The niggardliDess Of such cor.
pOratiOns merits not only the dsapproba-
ton, bat the severes, censure Of all who be-
lieve the laborcr worthy Of his hire. In the
bond it will be seen It is stated that The r.
son subscribing makes himself responsible.
for any damage that may be caused by "neg
HEGuCCy NaANACSttNbry UAs OO tnhb the cOku
pany is afforded a means Of shifting all re
sponsibility to the shoulders Of the secu
rites Of their emp oyees. or course, ell &C
cidents will be traced to neg igence, careless
ness or misconduct, on the part Of the con
ductor.
10 the affidavit we fnd that he obligate
himself to become q spy upon the action
Of his fellows, and 10 report any violation
Of the coDpany's rules that may come un
der his notice. Necessity is certainly III
only motive which can impel NAN to signi
fy his willingness to comply with such IN
just exactions:
Know all men by these presents that We
are held and firmly bouud unto Tn
Green and Coates Street Philadelphia Passeu
ger Railway Company in the sum Of Ave huu
dred dollars, lawful money Of the United State
Of America, to be paid to The said The Gree
and Coates Streets Philadelphia Passenge
Railway Company, their successors or assigns
. for which payment, well and truly Go be made
We bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and adj
minisErators, Jointly and severally, firmly b
these presents. Sealed Nth our seals
Dated the =, one thousand eight hundre,
and =.
The condition Of the above obligation
] such, that If the above bounden -
shall well, honestly and faith fully perform th
duties Of Conductor Of The Green aud Coate
Streets Philadelphia Passenger Railway, q
. which he has been appointed by the said Tn
Green and Coates Street PhlladeIph Passen
ger Railway Company, 80 long as he shall re-
main in the situation Of Conductor Of said rail
, way, and shall also obey and fully comply will
all rules and regulations which shall from tim,
20 time be prescribed for the Conductors OF
said Railway, and shall also well and truly pa
J or cause to be paid unto the said The Gree
and Coates Street Philadelphia Passenger ill
way Company, their successors or sssig1s, al
loss and damage whatsoever, which shall b.
sustained BY the above named obiigees by rea
500 Of any dishonesty, negligence, careleesnes
or misconduct o, the said while hi
shall remain Conductor on the said Railway
then the above obligation to be void, other
wise to remain in iull I0rce and virtue
Sealed and delivered
10 presence Of