The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-17
LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS.
Little Business ct Yesterdays Session
An Address by Depew.

PIrTsBURG, Oct. 16-The International
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers held
a short session this morning, but as the
committee OF reorganization vas not ready
to report no important business was trans
acted.
This afternoon a grand open meeting was
held at the opera house at which addresses
were delivered by Mayor Gourley, Grand
Chief Engineer Arthur, Hon. Chauncey NJ.
Depew, Maj. E. A. Montooth and others. In
the course Of his address Mr.. Dspew said:
DEPEw's SPEECH.
We have learned from experience several i'm
portant lessons II has been demonstrated
that socialism, either with individuals or by
tue state, Is Incompatible with our liberty aad
cannot survive under our institutions. Over
800 societies have been formed to put in practice
soeialistic theories. They have been headed by
earnest self sacI cIihcing and devoted people,
and wrecked by disciples who could get
along with nobody in this world and would
never be received into the next and who fondly
imagined that they could create a better world
OF their own. IL is equally clear that success is
impossible unless the manhood OF the Individual
Is secure and his ability to improve his c0ndi
zion and rise above his surroundings is con
ceded. That the fireman can become a loco
motive engineer, the locomotive engineer mas
Ter mechanic. a master mechanic superin-
tendent OF motive power, Superintendeat of
ager OF railway, and possibly president, Is a
law OF our American development and a source
OF our national pre-eminence. But 1t must
also be admitted that the individual has the lib
erty OF thought and expression. and that the will
OF the majority must be secured before action
can be taken. No labor organization can per-
manently succeed whose sole and only object is
to increase wages and diminish honrs. IL
lacks the essential bond Of mutual sympathy
and brotherly help in beariug or tighten ng each
others burdens. The tendency of such an or.
ganization is inevitably and rapidly to collision
and failure.
CHIEF ARTHURs ADDRESS.
Grand Chief Engineer P. NJ. Arthur was
next introduced, and was enthusiastically
received. In the course of his address be
said
1t is by honorable action that we have
achieved success as labor organization; not
by might, not by loud and boastful assertions
or what. owing to our vast numbers
we might compel corporations to do.
No. That has never been our policy We
ask but fair, just dues; nothing more The
laborer ia worthy his hire; he is entitled TO his
hours Of rest; deserving of consideration, has
desires. He is altogether human and as much
man as he who sits ia his office and directs
the work Of others. If there be those who
would merely take labor against capital, |
am not one OF them, nor with them
If there be those who regard the interests Of
labor and capital as naturally or properly
antagonistic / do not agree with them. The
interest Of labor and capital are IDENTICAL or tC
be more accurate, reciprocal. Any agree
ment respecting labor topics which does
not distinctly recognize and concede the
truth OF this proposition must needs be falla-
cious, and as matter of fact it is recognized
and conceded by all eminent authorities on the
subject under discussion from Adam Smith
down.
Tomorrow the brotherhood aud. ladies'
auxiliary will get down to business Il earn
est.