New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-02

cannot rule secure a pace j.. d a. -,
Office. a mil. mining corporation s.G j 81 Or any
standing in law medicine, or engine cflnS u -
position in railway management, le"BIdP", oitbcr
nrone or gas companies because he has neltnti
raining nor experience and all such positions az
occupied by younger and oei'er-equ'pr"' ''''
4 TIME or NEED SURE To CONE
"rber. have been" added Mr. Depew, I'm the
last twenty-five years several revolutions ID pom
,os which have thrown ont OF Congress the D'-',
| the ablest and the most experienced Legislators ~
the country The most disheartenirs ana distress
| ING appeals which have ever had have CONF ''o'"
these eminent ana most dfsrrEng fn ay bread Tor
s,er"s Win capitai the income Of which VIII KEEL
~ wolf from The door. u is utterly mposstDe i
him 10 give his life 10 the pub.c -, bs time
! y.in .,roiv come when he will be thrown 0H' ol
| office into the practical comie Nuo"S Va '
which lc he j. wnoiy HnpFtp sa3 Mr.. pepew "can
| man serve the public only ia p.o IT, o,l'f y ms
rcss p'opi Anr man WHO adopts yGc aidn,l
which * honorable. and by his Industry G i oruor-
tunitcs promotes prosperity. eniarg's the ara ~
| NJ community or State. II would De Io" We"
! Of journalism to say that great MS,'F i,,.T,.
wedirected mining man1l'o'uIr,. ,t ne critic saws
| tcrpris- ia q puhlc s,rNIr'e ,H mon who are
| engaged in raiiroadrg are sem -pnDIc ii :,
| The railroads have really zen, o. io' thc cointry
to ineTaSe ~ The i%nHs Of national unity, and to
irtnenhfin rnsoroes than ali other agencies com
1 1ined 10 '''
THE vl.NEl:r OF VOTING EMPLOYEES
"Uh,, proportion Of the voting population OF the
country il engagcl in the ralway service ASKED
| re renor,er "Certan,y taking the railways
| STATE bv state they must afford employment anu
support to a large number Of It's citZehs'
81 am dad YOU asked chat question SAD MI.
Denew. and if you will excuse me moment
think can find some Statistics rte' aNoIpfion Of
| relating 10 that subject y bTlci eNpiClhn'o ~
| gnf "A
| "iiere we are.' exclaimed Mr. Deprw wn,h ne
naI lC"i T the RAILWAYS Of the United States more
| voters than the entire voting INput,oiri 1,.rI
states Of NewIampshre. Vermont Rh9ie I,l,'i
| Nevada ami Colorado combineG.nhe C 800 Gera-
! tors or eighteen altogether at WASHINGTON: Go o.
| This announcement afforded m opportunity lor
i.G.H%(oW'7 Continued Mr. Depcw while the farmers
aesorImr ihe,oseves whenever their interests were
| affected ana brought Legislatures and congress 10
| sori Cf tacit EXCLUSION from the honors OF pupn,
| life Il has been the common judgment iihl nc"
| Lnsi,,ass AMI 10 mon who never haI any huSlnt'-
| or any occupation except running poitca III"
'n ut is sin l9 popular idea that only tho,c wh2
are regularly in the railway scrNCt are Srll rs
rhere = M LAWYER Of any distinction in the COM
try who's PRINCIPAL income rs "J h,, ~ nrsc
| nrou,rti) of business has assumed thr ''iN.!'.
for1n Roscoe Conkllne. during his brilliant caI-'r
! anti-m"nouo.V meetings ana YET often rrtainr !
Kim, and pal him more some year- ;or prosec.ui,
ina or deftndins The suits Of the York Central
than my own al lry a. general Con.''' , - 81
| is true as 10 others OF ~" conpani'. I'D .D! ~
tenn in REGARD 90 MANI Of tn mos ,mnG,, , m
ators cabinet Mns;eI, 3ni NJ - ra,niiore 81
| thes. gentlemen. They nspcuous\ camel in'f
1JJ Of on the Regular payroll Va the Ono A..
| tnction which saved their popularity from t'e ''.
| icism Of railway employment
PROTESTS SOMETIMES ErrE"TIvE
Mr. Depew reverted to his candidacy FOR The
Presidency in 1855 lie was an Acknowledged
| candidate a, that time. but his Determination -
| cas-, the honor aside was 9haLc tH1i D.
| movement could be made in his behalf, aii'r ms
| speech in the Auditorium Hall referring 10 'nis
| Mr. Dopew said Yes. / was candidate. ant !
| am rroiil 10 saw that il had tie effect Of calling
| the attention Of railway employees g"nr tiF
| thTojrb6ut the country for no matter what OR
| hs ost ra cism ana they have. on several oc'
the nsolitician whose stock in trade consisted IN
abuse of them He discovered tina, he had 20 wf''e a
The rslway mon" continued Mr Percy; .ii
one state where the feeling a#al";' 'n me ,,
time 10 kpow if Ta9 ,b n ISl ~ orr Wr having
WAGES curtaiied by a reduc'ion % honi7 |'t H. ~
taught 20 believe by she local politicians. VINO N-ir
and soulless capital which waS Srr'lsins 49,,
70 mem tha'' ""s. ,it ~ cav for the Iurpsses
In their state. II WOMB uiNr 0a' -'' 49,, go,
VI ril tb wet factv-oae cent q ton pr mile
and three cents mile FOR passengcrs 10 enaI'' 11'
plies. keep its road ana equIment IN Irnan' ,'y
,r m"reys which had been loaned 10y capitalists
merchants farmers. widows and states 70 bil,l y,
,b,t he action ~ tho Leg stature o. tho Ea-
way comm issioncrs had reduced these rates So
that the owners could get nothing ahd ec''"' ,r,
had 20 be made to keep the road running Intt
| question then was for tn" company where couo
cut of to meet the DEFICIENCIES cagseI by ms loI.
decrease I'm rates. IaNcs couii h'l p' 49,,
because The state and localities would not iow '
their assessmens 1hc r ~ rai,q | or les o.
cars. locomotives tn" only . "a. r,eln' ~
we S' roa1 wanted the men to have nj. employ
| ment and TO be perfectly satisfied a. 10 ~" Waf"'
paid B9 the men nnbaT 9ok b nn' dt ihemse
the station. houses in the yards N tn" , r1ui ,h
trains The result was political revolution j
that state and the Disappearance from puoHc "i'
| OF many very prominent statesmen
HOW MANAGER AIDS THE PUBLIC
The relation of railway manager TO the pubic
as a servant Of the public was preached to Mr.
| Depew.
"you ask substantially" said he. docs a rail
way manager perform public service or other
wise? think he performs vast service TO M
public While he is servant Of the company n
| may have under him 900 10000 men, who arr
| also its employees. They represent from lelW u
10000 people Not only the phyystc c'i but tn tn
force is in certain measure IN ms handr
| but he can do much to make matters between tn
/! employ the public and the company better %
| worse If he does the best he knows how. ana hh
ability and conscience IL would be hard 10 ina
| man anywhere In prominent position who was II
| anv couspcuous way doing more for the comfor
| and good citizenship OF large communities. iher
l States who unheralded. almost unconscious o
what they are doing. are engaged IN IN" per
. Torrance Of this excellent work
CORPORATION TRIBUTE TO T1NNANY.
WHEELER H. PECNHAM HAS INFORMATION ABoI''
2 IT. FIT REFUSES TO DISCLOSE IT.
At 4 recent meeting Of one OF the Good Govern
-. o1.,i.. In Ncw-Xnrk WV Wheeler IL pcck