Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-18

have, and we count among them our warm
est, best friends. Their associate, the fire.
man, has my most sincere sympathy, and
among them the world recognizes heroes
greater than those of olden times. Who
is there, in the private walks of life, that
would sit on a box sometimes without
even cushion) and stare death in the face
six to fifteen hours per day for So to $4?
Take your stand beside him if you please,
and look at the narrow rail and calculate
your chances for life should that switch
engine be moving as you rush along at a
forty mile per hour gait; stop and think
how many little things about that ponder
| GUS machine would send you to eternity
without moments warning, and then step
down and say if you can, that railway
engineer is not the greatest of our modern
heroes. How often do you take up our papers
of TODAY and the first thing that greets
your eye is another railway accident. The
engineer and fireman killed. ssFound dead
at their posts" and thus they have died sac
rifcing the beautiful home, those so dear
to them, and life itself for their charge.
Can you find in the annals of any history,
any hero to equal these?
My brothers, let us remember no matter
how strongly. we may be tempted to say
hard, unpleasant things, of each other
in our hazardous, business that ''there is
bat q step bet,vict as and DEATH" Letus,
at all times, render unto Caesar the things
that are Caesars, andhave charity for all our
as jociates employees OF whatever grade.
In looking over the past history of the
order, was surprised at the magnitude of
the work accomplished in the fifteen years
of its existence. When considering the
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before you, to-day, contrasting this large
and intelligent body of delegates, grand
officers, and visitors, with the little body
that assembled at Atlanta, Ga, eight long
years ago. But among that comparatively
small number we had intelligent, honest
workers, and during that grand session
think the foundation stone of success was
laid. A hard battle was fought and to the
victors we are indebted for an existence
to-day. Before me appear the faces of the
old commission just as they sat in solemn
judgment on the greatest case this order
has ever seen.
This noble little band was headed by the
veteran and father of our order and subse
quently three times its grand chief conduc-
tor, Brother w. L. Collins. and supported
by brothers Kugler, Ballet, Kelley, Nc
Muny, Stanchfeld and Bradley, of this
noble little band around which so much
love and brotherly feeling is conferred.
| adorn page in the history of our order.
Of these, brothers Collins, Kelley and
Stanchfeld only remain. The rest have
ceased from all labor and are now enioying
the reward of the faithful in the grand
division above, but there are others that
must be Justly classed among the cold
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debted for many years of hard, honest
labor-and when l mention the names of
| brothers j. G. W. Long, Whisser, Carver,
M. Long, Norman, Chapman, Ashton,
Herman, Morford, Fitzgerald, Daniels.
Vannaman, Stair and Jackman. who is
there who would withhold from them the
honor that is their due. And those are not
the only ones, for there
are those that, though silent
as far as our council here is concerned.
have worked faithfully and honestly in the
good work, and to our Brother J. r. Rob-
inson, this order renders the honor he de-
serves. l do not mention any names to
the detriment of many associate conduc-
| tors of our order. I wish every one was
as forward in progressing our work as
have been those I have mentioned. NV
brothers.; we all have a work to perform.
Let US see to it that all perform it with
! credit to themselves and to the cause we
all love. Truly, if ever there was a lust
cause, it is ours. Men laboring in an un-
| dertaking as hazardous as ours should be
| very careful of the privileges offered them.
There is, I believe, a responsibility behind
the present that we all must answer for.
The Order of Railway Conductors
presents sure remedy for
some of the evils entering into the
service. It also offers the conductors of
the country protection, and not only
them .but the lOUed ones that cluster around
the hearthstone of many and many a
beautiful home. Do we as men and con-
ductors need any protection? Ask the
widows of many of our associates.
The 'God bless the order" that is heard
on nearly every hand ought to stimulate us
to mighty effort to enfranchise all con-
ductors, and make them eligible to receive
the protection and support of our order.
Shall this effort be made? You as mem
bers of this fifteenth grand session have
great responsibility resting upon you. I
trust it will not be lightly treated, but that
the acts of this body and the laws here en-
acted shall fix the future our cause beyond
shadow of doubt. Consider all matters
carefully. Do not let personal prejudice
or personal friendship infunece you in
your acts for the welfare of this our be-
loved order and to the younger represen-
tatives would say if you do not under
stand the true effect of any measure con-
corning them, it is your duty to have such
matters duly explained before you COM
NIT yourself thereon.
Ny brethren, herewith return to Won
the trust you gave me little over year
ago. Of the faithfulness of my service
you, as representatives of this great or.
der, are to be the judges. have labored
earnestly and heartily for the good of all.
regretting my inability to do more than
have done for you. That I have made
mistakes am sure, for all are human and
all err, but trust that in my errors no
great wrong has been done to any brother
or the order at large. That our growth
has been fast is fact, but we have tried
to avoid any material that would
be detriment to us as an
order. The future Of our order leave with
you, and with this address and report I
hand to you the responsibility of the years
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