St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-16
the organization he represented. he went on
tn make several v1luahIa snpopstions

tile organization nc represented. lie WeuI Oll
to make several valuable suggestions.
Respect, no said, is commanded by sturdy
and active independence. The brotherhood
| of Locomotive fremen is sufficient unto itself
for all purposes for which it exists; you de-
sire better wages, you should first prove that
you are worthy of them. then you cannot be
blamed for seeking and acquiring all you can
get. To improve your members in their call
ing, and to make them skillful in all matters
pertaining to their duties is your privilege
and ought to he your duty. AS a labor organ
ization, you should make the skill OF MEM
Der at his trade the most important quahca-
ton required and insisted upon. So long as
you neglect this point Jon make mistake.
1t is an error from which the engineers or
ganiZation is not free. The Master Mechan cs
and Car Builders association meet and dscu s
the most common points relating TO their
associations yet the engineers and tiremen
meet year after year and important points
reating TO skill and advancement in knOwl-
edge are completely ignored. So long as this
point is neglected, and tiremen become en-
gineers without knowing how TO fire or care
for machinery, so long will we find engineers
like doctors practicing medicine, who have
never learned the mysteries of the diSsecting
rOom-they can Kill but they cannot cure
The occupation of engineer and fireman is
u field for study. The equipment of engines
and trains, freight and passenger, with auto
matte brakes, lubricators and other aPpli-
ances Of efficient service, is making the call
ing year by year more important, where
bright minds and marked ability will have a
chance TO prove their worth. 1t is time for
the respective brotherhoods TO bear these
facts in mind, and be doing something for
the security and advancement of member
ship"
A. J. Blethen next made brief address
OF pleasant nature, and was followed by j.
j. Hannahan. the general instructor, who
reviewed the history and nature of the
leading railroad organizations Mrs q. ID.
Stevens recited Burdetts story of the
Brakeman at Church, very effectively,
and was loudly applauded. Eugene v.
Debbs, the
GRAND SECRETARY AND TREASURER,
next gave an address that was both elo-
auent and forcibe. He paid considerable
attention in his remarks to discussion of
the labor situation from an impartial and
gOod-tempered standpoint. He was exceed
| ingly hopeful, and said:
Thanks were due to the labor organizations
| of the country, and better day is dawning
| for those who toll. Thanks are due to all
| brother organizations for this 1t has been
| said that there is no community OF interests
| between the skilled and the unskilled labo1er.
Iwant to deny it. l believe that the interests
| of all classes and all organizations OF aborlng
| men are indissolubly interviewer and mutu-
| ally dependent one upon another. L deteSu
class and hate anything that looks like So
cial classification. In my estimation manly
section hand is worthy to stand side by side
with director Of road. Why? Because he
/ is equally essential to the railroad enter
pr1ses OF the period. About the only differ
/ ence l know is that he works harder and gets
less pay for his work. The most manhood is
| not always found on the side of the highest
| xyaO EUar yUt n
| is my brother. In the aristocracy of man
| hood the poor are the peers of the rich, and @
| ''God bless your warm from the heart which
throbs beneath the covering of honest toll
| may have all the beauty of sincerity which
| can be claimed by those who live in palaces
dress in purple and feast like princes every
! day.
Col. NJ. w. Glenn and Mayor Rice. of st.
| Paul. were not present, but sent letters OF
regret, and the exercises concluded with
prayer by Rev. John l.. Pitner.
IN THE AFTERNOON
the convention went into executive session
| at Harmonic hall, when the appointment
| of the following standing committees was
announced:
Reception and Invitation-F. X. Hall of No.
| so, chairman; H. L. Nichols of No. $50, and
| t. J. Hayes, of No. A.
Grievances-W 2. Carlisle. of No. 81,
Chairman: Homer Davis of No. 16, and j. j..
Leahy, of No. 293.
Ways and Means-Charles P. Maier, Of No.
a. chairman; NJ. NJ Hinkle, of No. 252, and
r. Beeson, of No. 219.
Magazines-J j. Mccartney, of No. 149.
chairman; Morton Bixler, of No. 102 and Ed
Upton, of No. Is.
Insurance Claims-W. Fl. Willoughby, of
No. So. chairman: HI. L. Cass, of No. 216, and
1. K. Dougherty, of No. 1873.
Ritual and Secret Work.. P. Sargent, j.
j. Haupahan and Eugene V. Debs.
ResolutiOns-JOe B. Cash. of No. 23l, chair
man; John Logue, of No. Sc, and W. NJ. Buck
ley, of No. "a.
To-day will be devoted to the discussion of
a new constitution and bylaws. The COM
mittee is composed of f. P. Sargent, Eugene
V. Debs, w. f. Tayler, William Hugo. S. w.
Gardner, and the discussion of the report will
occupy all the day and perhaps longer.