Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-10-17
THROTTLE PULLERS
MEETING OF INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD
OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS.
Only the Preliminary Business Of the Convention
Transacted-HOn. Chauncey NJ. Depsw, Presi-
dsAtOfthe New York Central Addresses an
Open Meeting-Comi6rt TO tie
Brotherhood.

PITTSBURG, PA, October 16.-The
International Brotherhood of LocomO-
tive Engineers had short session this
morning, but as the Committee on Or
ganizatiOn was not ready to report, no
important business was transacted.
This afternoon grand open meeting
was held at the Opera House, at which
addresses were delivered by Mayor
Gourey, Grand Chief Engineer Arthur,
Hon. Chauncey NJ. Depew, Major +. A.
Montooth and others.
Mr.. Chauncey NJ. Depew said:
Only an invitation Of unusual
attractiveness could induce me
to spend two nights on the sleeping car
be with you for tie third time was an
indication of the analloyed friendship
which has existed between us that de-
manded an equally cordial recognition.
My voluble and voluminous friend, Mr..
Powderly, said recently that at the
meeting OF the Locomotive Engineers
in New England, which | addressed
in the Opera House at New Haven,
Just before sailing for Europe, your
Grand Chief, Mr.. Arthur, andJ, edited
the audience by falling into each others
arms and kissing. While that event
did not take place, am glad now as
then to express the esteem felt by every
one for the man whose ability and con-
servatism have done so much to elevate
and dignity labor and to win for its
efforts the respect OF the country.
Over five hundred societies have been
formed to put in practice socialistic
theories. They have been headed by
earnest, sclf-sacriicing 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 we fondly imagined that
they could create better world of their
own. No labor organization can per-
manently succeed whose sole object is
to increase wages and diminish hours.
The tendency of such an organization
is inevitably and rapidly to collisions
and failure. The fundamental idea of
your Brotherhood is, first. charity in
support of the sick or injured, and con
| tributions to the families of the dead.
Second, education, which perfects
the artisan in the theory and practice
of his trade, and broadens him for larger
usefulness as a citizen; and, .
Third, protection in securing and
maintaining your rights.
Your record is uneXampled in the his
tory of the contact between employer
and employees, at home or abroad, in the
harmonious relations which have been
maintained, and in the intelligence and
prosperity of your members. Hundreds
of committees Of our employees have been
to see me, and | can safely that after
the ful'and free discussion, which always
took place. not one OF them ever went
out OF my office, except to carry back a
satisfactory message to their conStitu-
entS. 4 committee called upon me last
fall with series OF complaints and de
mands. all of which were quickly and
satisfactorily adjusted. They then
made demand for the locomotive engin-
GERS. | said to them, Gentlemen, thai
is body able to speak for Itself They
then said that thei-,obiect was to break
up the organization OF Locomotive En-
glneerS. | refused to listen, and Tho
threat of a strike was never carried
out.
The duties Of a railroad to the public
are now so clearly defined and so wei
understood that all Of us, in whatever
grade of service, are in a certain sens'
the servants of the public. To close ;
line like the New York Central and in
ilict the attendant hardShlps upon hun
dreds of thousands of people, and the
enormous losses upon business men anC
wage earncrS alike, is so great calam
ity and so near 4 crime that those who
are responsible and in the wrong are
bound tu suffer"