New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-26

CHAUYCEY " DEPEW PREFERS RAILROAD
TO POLITICAL LIFE.
ADDRESSING LOCOMOTIVE ENGiNtE',-cHIL
ARTHUR ON srRIKE~-A HAENoNi Us
EATIlNIN-t.
,,r rrLronArm TO THE rRruusg-1

New Haven. Conn. May % Ncm''ra ". 'h' Hfo'a-
crbood - Engineer, 10 the number Of 1000 arrived
here this morning on I've -p'cih trans NJ
10 a. m. all ATTENDED % -ccr.i Hretn1 pr
,dcd over by chief Arthur 40 D. 90.
when chef g. ". Corbctt Of the Sex Haven DIVISION
called tic public meeting To- order th' room "a.
crowded on The stage -tt L.rrt .r1nt Governor Meg
win. i. ". Lccd-. Mr. pcp'", PRESIDENT '.'i'' '''I =
int-ndaut stevenson. Mayor fr,a, 'AN1}"r Lows
Professor w. X. Townsend and other well known
cuc.ts. The applause when Mr.. Dcpcw va. o.''Frd
to ~ -cat was hearty and long ,ontnucd ilc eNcr.
else, al the Hyperion Theatre were p.,-dcd over ~
Ch!of g. W. Corhctt OF the local division. The open.
ip- PRAYER Wac offered hy G.and Chaplain g. i.
Dohcrty. Of Boston. Lieutenant GoVt.aDr Ner"h
welcomed the member, az the order 10 iAc state, ana
Mayor Peel. extended % welcome ~ behalf "i u'
city, NeAt came Gr4rd Cacf J.. ~ Arthur, "h" -'nd
To-day We have 1900 members. IN'nt h'' l''n
ago the character Il railroad Wa not hi-h A,cr
"A man bocouc- a member of our order be- h'' got %
behave himself or VIII put him out We have
with n today tao prominent railroad presidents, and
| am clad tO see them, and / want 10 say something
about ,irikrs There always VIII %" q. terence. Or.
tu,c4 capital and labor. w idea II tAr best "i' %
settle these difference, j. u the laurun-- - the l'I'
come, lct u, reason together t\ppi"' .rJ Nh"h
employer, have been willing - meet %, and discuss
matter, wth "a. there never ha. been = strike, and
there never VIII hc There 81, man invested in our
order with authority 10 order strike such aH.
tho.!ty j. fatal. I hope tho time viii never come
vhcn any order viii hesitate TO strike Il -u'h action
becomes ncce,,ary, but every mcau, To- avoid 'u"e
should he adopted. ! am opposed. and al"ays have
been t. our men forming alliance, with ,thc- Labor
organizations attribute our -uc'cs. T. our policy
81 mmdEs our own bH-n--, ana keeping out "I al
other labor cutauclcmcnt-.'
Great applause followed chef Arthur remarks.
After the Yale Ooc club. who appeared ln response 10
Mr. Dcpcv', special request. had SUM several -elr'
lions Nh Dcpca Wa, Introduced by chief Corctt. who
aid England boasts OF her Hr1nd oh Man. ard
Germany IA, wor-hipp,d and still worship. h"r ir
marck. We of America have a fhvorli" ON mat We
nr,udly honor and long 10 honor more We have gTud
ana noble citzcn honest and pain IN rpo''h modest
and uua-unius In manner yet eloquent ana talented a.
the most talented that call 'Our own ChaunccN.'
Great applause If was not ounday should add ihlt
1roud a, we are # the fact that uns distinguish 4
citizen l. president the great railroad ~ stem of Sow
YORK. We should be -uprcmcly happy 10 witness hi,
advancement - the chef Executive Office Of the ~
ton and believe there i, not "a member oi our or.
rapiza,on that would uotvoic and wor, for him.
Grcat aad long continued applause now take
| great pleasure ia introducing Mr.. Dcpcw'
$, soon a, the roar % applause subsidized. Mr.. De
| pew said
as he !. Yon -ec n me villa, a Vale student come, TO.
A. he president Of the Now ori central and mud on
River l;aiiiad. iuoor,c the 9llcc, Of }cw "ricr;
Of order. and llNur-' all tpur ci'f
/ Ina, aid to da. Tremendous, applause } an here
not 80 much Tor the purlo'e ol nahng ,pc"ch a. IL
~ The attitude % the officers and cmployc, OF railroad
corno,,,iions President, and al officer, down the
ain are dc GSpendcmt upon he drror for cmpIoymrn
! Therefore all meet on a common lNci u an phc"T
soet 10 opprc,s those under HIM the hand "l higher
| authority should reach ont and throttle MN. N'rai
ruI,,.cl Railroad men must learn 10 think In cmcrg,n
rcs Those who cannot do that cannot STAY IN the ser
| vice. Railroad men all important men. care not
flttffg Il .la o.
| T,reat laughtcri 40 man more than tn rur iad
man must be temperate and true ana Your ora maj
him So II Is not for 10 say anything about
| f,dcrat on That j. your affair but want 10 s1y
| that during my connection with the New lort Central
Your brotherhood that Ia, not ben settled In hv'
minutes; mi. question Of ct , aHG sGr ma, bcr.
| IN 0Ldcn timcs when engineer cane {, III" pres.
dent to state ericv'ncc tire president .nmcl lately
an ovcrcoat. WYcat auFl'crl. Those day have gone
bv No labor,r come, 10 ny door with griryanc,
| nv Office The knock of cmplOyc ought alway,
10 secure an entrance to the railroad officials Office
change railroad ior political lfc, but refused. be
| cans | IEcd railroad M, better Engineer tn,
Road pa and nth thew :" sond be- is acGnantantr vii
| Your order ma,e' it possible for me- 70 that yon
| until the last trump shall make II, all brother,
! Gonc continued applauscl
| chief Corbctt next introduced President CLARK a
the most MbcraI-hcarted, level headed and generous
| railroad man and railroad mans friend in New
| England President Clark said he came 10 talk I,
thc men because hc Il member Of the broihcrhoo,
| of humanity. A. such he Endorsed the Rrpthcrhoo,
Of Locomotive Engineers. To that brotherhood n
owed mach how much he could not express. Colonc
| stevenson followed President Clark making cOmpli
mcnt4ry reference 10 III" brotherhood and adding thu
he brotherhood had often proved the salvation o
The railroad word. Other speakers were p. ,
ronncl ". b. Islcll who read an original poem an,
Io'n H. Leeds. Miss May Mansfield g1vo two ple,s
ing solos. chief Arthur expressed himself as great
| plcqscd with the meeting
|
Baseball, hats. tennis balls tennis rackets belts
| Everything az SIalding's, al Broadway.