The New York herald., 1871-09-05

i,on l,a wnatever necessary, MOI All Is trustee g
u tne railroad MANAGEMENT. s But the laWs applied
neaons NC OF e sea Sy no means no
shall take into Boston harbor vain. able
ca cargo; T although there may be no substantial n X
fession and certihcated be competent to do duty
Yet the law has provided no certhcate or means Of
obtaining one Dy the engineer who pilots through
greater danger thousands OF most valuable Iives
Nay, we have not even the safeguard tnat h0h price
Is from $50 to 500 month among the highest
class-scarceiy more than gentleman pays his
snG s1s yet he Of aay A' commits; ,
his own life TO the care OF one needing the
snS the
ticket agents and other employees OF the road
receiving high salaries | have thought how terri-
reversed. We pay the lowest clerks in our depart.
ments at Washington. the commercial inspector OF
tnat are brought in foreign ship, more than
railroads. into whose hands we trust our property
and our lives. Now, Is 1t to be said that the rail-
roads are TO be suffered 10 manage their own affairs,
UHRBGULATBD AND UNRESTRAINKD nv LAW,
when In series OF years they themselves belittle
the once OF the engine driver and keep him-lt
man and mechanic-upon q mere pittance.
when me superintendent and the president. II
a% e innce and s enns er ss
high salary II ne ls DC for hts occupation. Indeed,
III my Judgment, the conductor, the fireman. the en-
highest paid salaries the road. having the most
responsible positions If the men are fully capable
by no means desire to arraign believe the man
ayers OF the Eastern Railroad to have been more at
fault as men than the general system OF railroad
%analemea nn, wosia cause them oat to nS;
average standard OF American ralroadlng
Is not up to the requirements OF the
safety OF The travelling public. Sweep away the
gliding and upholstering from your car-the
gold and silver lettering, mirrors and paint.
cars and put The price OF the gliding, tn
mirrors and upholstering into the salaries OF the
fremen. the brakemen and the conductor and the
engine driver. Give us less show and more safety,
ami let the laws oil the State enforce the latter and
leave the former only to the enterprise or taste Of
And now let US pass to o question which afrects
more or less every vital interest In the State and
which Is Of especial Importance 10 the people OF
.l THE LABOR QUESTION.
1t has often been said. IN reference to operatives
has been Inferred % IRON from that sa remark an rhat
capitalists ana laDOrers stood OH something
like an equal footing; but such is not
II is your capital free KIND OF capital l cannot
be laid up. 1t must he used, day by day, like the
mama In the wilderness. or 1t Will be useless.
strongly expressed his opinion that they can
not OF themselves remedy an Ill-cOnditiOned state
OF affairs among workmen: The capitalist loses
it Is true. are Instituted to protect the
wiihstahdng. The only true remedy for '' III usage
Is by proper application to law III there Is any
unjust interference with the rights OF labor or any
unjust interference with the rights OF capital let the
Legislature. the law.making power. be made cogni-
zant OF the fact. and let redress be sought there
The General concluded his remarks with Ieca-
addresses during the campaigh. and sat down amid
great applause. 49,. ip af