Telegram-herald., 1888-02-02
LICENSES FOR "COHS"


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A day ~ tse ago tEs sritsF noticed -
Ine nsssp4psKs that sonls consr<ssmAn
aEoss n as place IA ths H0Gss OF ksrss
ssnialves aud SD thst be sould IN isE
azEs axing IA tine. iatrodacs 81 for
he purposs sf Licensing cendacLsEs
CO Fzilsays within Ihs pnisso STATE.
Ils tnoasat ooeaEFsd - ms a. ths tina,
any does any Congressman thus s2sy him-
sslf aosaE lsgisiatioa ef this kind'
Having IN yeafs goas ~ asa Bssdaxabls
railway sxperieGcs- n0t ss cond0cIOr, hos-
sFef-lt usssr occurred - nle thaE Il Nks
necessary - have Govern meat i1EsFfeFsnce
Ia sE1sr - secure good sesFics from fallssy
smployes. HaElng ..~ays bslisvsd lhzG Il :
nssa and DOl cas2sures Ilat s needed ia
2ny business, ! Do nol yet believe IN pro
tecun<~ az cisss of llsa ia tae sense taas
ths Oil - meant u protect 0ota tbs p4D-
iIc aud the eAployer-. To tell LLs tTulA
an opposed ~ 'pE0t<csion" Of any kin5.
lbls license matter L. tfsaght Sitn mach
esA conseq le1css ailke % rsiissFs IS -
railway employees. as / yisa &C. 4ad not =.
al advantageous 10 the public. besides inl-
posing "a them additional bIdens, "a II
xl.l Eeq 1ire regiment "a inspectors "a order
70 fuinA the Requirements OF this bail
/ sas therefore very much SURPRISED 70 find
that 40 stlr szs being made, eltner ~ the
railroads Or raiissy cOnouelors toward as
fs4Llnz this measure. Ia order ~ satisfy
nly curiosltY l asked All Old uisnd OF mins
-Hh0 - the say : = railway conductor vi
many Yeats experience and Sitaal Is pos
sesssd NiLh horse ssLse-why the Order VI
TAI way Conductors. OF which he Is AMEN
Der dl1 EOt DO EOmsthlns toward using n.
q = I'll.
bill Judge OF my further surprise whsn ns
iniOrmed ms thAg the y. X. G. sas the sole
cause Of tals subject being bsiore tie couu-
trg a. al. Not Wishing - directly cast any
reflection on the Order o. whlcd he Is Al
hOuOTsd member, lie promised 10 send ne
= isw late copies OF the monthly Journal
published By the Order a. Cedar Rapids.
Iowa, and coald draw my own conciu-
sions theEeffom. Judging rom the articles
appealing theF,in OF late, Tue name OF the
organization Is q niisnomer. Rather ought
Il 0e Disorder OF Railway Conductors
as considerable ill-fselins seems 10 exist
With regard 10 tni5 same license matter.
among the many correspondents 10 ia
columns. learn also that the trouble be-
gsn Immediately after the annual cOnven-
too vi the Order OF Railway Conductors,
which took place at New Orleans in Asy
last. where an act was passed authorizin.
the chief officers Of the order 10 bring this
matter before Congress. The OBJECT for so
doing being nsioly at least-to try and
raise ,sicll the standard" amongst all rAil-
wsy conductors.
1t IS also said that the reason the meas
ure vas iayorEbly acted upon in the con-
ventiOn was owing 10 the fact that suitable
time bad not been given subordinate diyis-
ions Of me order for thorough discussion
OF its merits. Ia other words, it was rail
rosded through the convention. Every
delegate who voted in its favor is now
kicking" himself for allowing the wool
10 De thus pulled over bis eyes. he hnds
now, after dslieerating upon the matter
and when Il is almost too late, that he had
been forging q chain that would result
In lettering him hand and foot, and instead
OF raiBing bis rank" would subordinate
him TO tEe dictates of some blatherskite
politician. who knows as mach about = con
duCtors duties, as the Devil does about
holy water.
He also finds that it is much more
elective means for "blsck-listing" him
than the system so long in vogue among
railroad superintendents IN days past. AS
then he might sneak off somewhere and
secure JOB. But under this new require
ment ne cannot again secure license any
where IN the United States of America.
And where, Oh wherel do the benefits
come in pause for al answer.
Now for downright gall this scheme of
the .. h. c. for raising the standard" of
railway conductors, would parslyze a wako
steerer. Why, Mr.. Editor. il is enough to
make a horse laugh. TO think that an or
ganization which has in its midst so many
bright and noble spirits, should thus make
downright asses of themselves. Ii is
too bad TO be thus compromised
before the public. To judge froul the many
hints thrown out by correspondents there
Is Niger in the fence" somewhere, lust
where. only the marines can tell ITis
even hinted that IL is owing TO having
within the Order what DR.. Johnson wouId
call patrons my lord" That is. q few self.
sacrificing spirits, who, after years Of mature
study on this subject God aye tie emnrk)
have succeeded IN evolving from Ineis
Vacuum, which very often oasses for
brains-thls grand scheme which would
thus perpetuste to al ages their fame and
sweet glory" One is inclined to say rata
when he muses. upon this subject as sdvo-
Gated by the leading lights ID OF the Order.
While on this subject / might pause to
AJAX what Is meant oy raising the standard
OF Railway Conductors? Is it their
morals tast peeds eevs.ing2 or is
it that they lack in point OF intelligence
Again, would laws of this kind tend toward
elsvating any class Of men, mentally. NOR
sily or otherwise / Opine not Ii So how
about the morals OF steamboat captains and
steam bo.t engineers Are their morals any
better than those of railway conductors, OF
are they any more intelligent as a ciass2 |
opins nON And / mean no disreSpect To
toe many brave and nools men who risk
their lives on the troubled waters" OF our
great laxes and rivers.
Were this bill to pass and the Govern
ment saould succeed in snatching. say ten
dollars, from the poorly paid and often
over-vOrked conductor. and substitute
therefor piece OF yellow paTcn-
msnt countersigned By some dema-
gogus politician. would be thus
oe better equipped for performing his duty7
WOuid Il tend 10 ennoOie him OF raise his
rank. or elsvsts him in the eyes Of the
public Would it not be with him ss
Burns sptly saws
The rsuk but TIE yuiness stamp
Tie mans sas man for a that
dislike 70 see things affecting some of
the noblest men in this country thus run
ning Wild and ss the idea Il current
among them that the order is being con-
promised ov soms man or men. Il i no
more than right, IN my sstims;iou, that TIE
truth = known. There h certainly a0th-
inx better for thew 90 10. feeling ss they DO
than 10 come Gus ike men snd scknowi-
edge their wrong. heyinE sgsin and see % it
that tbey 10 not commit another 6iundsr Of
this nature
II this article VII be The means OF caus-
inE the members OF the order Who oppose
this matter 70 rise 90 and "kicS nv labor
vii Be amply rewarded. There certainly
sre brains enough within the order. If pron-
eriv atized. 70 MAKE something zrsnd cut
OF their order. Arr Ln~Exsx.
The FarTsr G4G~et.