Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-28
RAILROAD BLACKIIsrs.
Names of Men Who Are Not Entitled d
Tree Passes. with Reasons Why.

Prom the Pittsbure Dispatch.
railroad blacklist is not q rarity In thu
Offices Of managers and general passengsr
agents. but il is not often that an outsider "a
honored with q glimpse at one. ''Confident.a.
memorandum No AZ, for the exclusive use q
thoee persons TO whom il is sent has recently
been issued, and copy fell into the hands Of 4
Dispatch reporter. II is a curiosity to the UNI
initiated. The little pamphlets only birth.
mark rs the date. January 1, but whence az
came is a mystery. The whittier goeth" erd
OF the quotation is clear enough. One half o.
the little book is devoted 20 the individual lit.
the other portion deals with newspapers. The
parts are reversed. as IL two pamphlets had
been tied together TO make one. and ne YOU
turn II over you will see either the names af
blackllsted men or newspapefs.
Woe betlde the man or firm, so far getting
pass IL concerned. whose cognomen ornas
ments the pamphlet. His name is Dennis On
every railroad In the country, unless he is re-
stored in their good graces. The circular an
nounces that several papers and individuals
have made amends and are eligible 20 fayors.
Each page IN the pamphlet has four columns,
giving respectively the name. residence, bu.a-
ness and reasons why passes refused. Il
certainly can't be pleasant for a man TO feel
that his name is posted IN the main Offices Of
all the railroads in the United States with some
biting remark following IL, as for example
lsrst-class fraud" sold his pass" loaned q
TO another, which is minor offense. but,
nevertheless, not excused by managers; fraud
throughout dead beat of the rankest kind -
the editor doesn't mince words. asks for passes
under false pretenses, ssells non-transferrnbe
mileage, loaned his pass" forged passes .
disposed OF his annual pass, mo such paper -
no such railroad makes ont a list Of ofnce-p
and asks for passes for them" or q hundred
other offenses Of similar character.
Clergymen are not exemb t Ii would Ger
tainly make a preacher blush with shame 90 500
his name and residence puolished with such re-
marks after IL as ''alters and loans one-hah fare
permits, changed q permit to include has
wife. 'willfully allowing his half-fare permit
TO be used by another ',sells his reduced IA IN
tickets to scalpers," &c.
The offenders against the pass rule live n
nearly every city IN the United States. in
giancIng over the pamphlet IL would strike Q
casual observer that the greatest number II
black sheep reside in Chicago. Pittsburg hes
one, an alleged newspaper man who 10 not
known here in the profession. and another 9Th
zen who formerly lived in the city. In the
newspaper list none of the great dailies Of tbs
country appear, but there is a formidable az
ray OF minor sheets, bogus and Legitimate,
whose editors must be fond Of acting as pass
brokers. An agent said:
1T Is the old story. People feel they have
done a smart and righteous act If they beat =
railroad, but il they we're posted they would
know that IL is the poor clerks and hard-work-
ing employees who suffer The man who walks
away with too much change or takes two tickets
which were givea him by mistake when he wns
entitled TO one doesn't stop 10 think that il 10
not the company that bears the burden Of his
trickery, but the agent He is responsible TO-.
all shortages caused by his blunders and %
comes out of his salary"