The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-02-27
CUMMINGS COMMAND
Was the Subject for Much
Discussion in Railway
Circles Yesterday.
A Wall Goes Up from the EN-
plOyes, Who Think It Cannot
be Enforced.

Yesterdays BAZOO was eagerly sought
by the railway men of Sedalia, all being
DESTROYS OF ascertaining every thing in con-
nectiOn with the new order to be issued by
Superintendent Cumming, prohibiting the
employees of the Pacific main line and
branches from using Intoxicating liquors,
either while on or off duty.
During the afternoon a representative of
the BAZOO sIrolled ont through East Soda
liza for the purpose Of learning the senti-
ment of the parties interested, and found
it pretty badly mixed
well known conductor was approached
by the reporter, AID on being questioned
regarding his opinion of the order, said:
"Ill tell you, bnt remember one thing
my name Is not TO be mentioned, for / am
net yet ready To lose my situation. Mr..
Cumming will find that he has bitten off
more than he can comfortably chew. II
he had said any man who drank whisky
while on duty would be discharged,
it would have been all right; but
when he attempts 10 make man alb
stain altogether, and especially while OF
duty, he is csrrying it little too far.
"As far as / am concerned, the order
does not affect me, As have not touche
liquor of any kind FOR many months; but
there are hundreds of good men on the
Pacific who take drink occasionally, and
will continue to take it, Mr.. Cumming to
the contrary notwithstanding"
Another gentleman in the employ Of the
Pacific, and under Mr.. Cumming, thus ex-
pressed himself on the subject:
ut went workable my word for it, 4
railway official has Just rs much right to
say shall not have beefsteak for break
TACT, as to say shall not take q tOddy be-
fore that meal if desire it. I recognize
the right OF q superintendent to discharge
dissipated employees, but as for letting
man out because he takes his liquor 0cca-
sionally, Il think he is exceeding his author
ity. As far Is / am concerned, | do not
care to hold = position where man is pro-
hibited from taking . "swig" once in a
while, and there are many more who stand
with me ON this"
The third party Intercepted thought
Mr.. Cummings head vas level, as he ex-
pressed it. Ii y superintendent wanted
none but total abstinence men. that was his
own business Men who are in the habit
of drinking whisky are not compelled tn
work on = road where this order is in force,
and those who wish to patronize saloons
should seek employment elsewhere.
Still another gentleman, who is known
to . majority of the people of Sedalis, said:
"lf the order is enforced, there will be a
wholesale slaughter of employees, and many
a good man will find his head in SHperin-
teudent Cummings basket. There are but
few RI lrOsd men who do not take an occa-
sional glass, and there are but few, also
who allow liquor to interfere with their
business. Live up to the order and one
half of the employees under Mr.. Cumming
will be discharged, and. pf course, new men
will have ts.tske their places, and this
would cause the company not little trOu-
BILE |. for one, do not believe the order
will be adhered to, rs many now con-
template; bu. ii it is, Won will see fun on
the Old Reliable, as sure as you are a loot
high"
Another man, aud he is not prohi-
either. thus spoke.
IL pray to God w. c. will do exactly
what the BAzoO stated he proposed doing.
The drinking which has been going on here
Of late among the railroad boys is disgrace
lul. Take,last pay day, for instance. AT
that time East Sedslia was full of drunken
meu, and couple of extra policemen had
to De detailed for that portion of the city
TO preserve order. | am with Mr.. Cum
ming in this movement, and feel certain
hat nothing but good can follow"
There are some who surmised that the
order referred To was intended only for
men who run on the road. This is a mis-
AXE 1t includes all the employees OF the
Pacific, aud tue spruce looking clerk who
lisregsrds the order is just as liable to lose
MS position as are engineers, conductors,
,rakemen AID section men,