The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-10-03

Growing Sentiment in the Business and
Railway World Against Tipping EN-
ployes
We find in an exchange an inter
view with the president of a street
railway company in st. Louis, who
said;
want steady and sober men in my employ,
and have only that kind II man when off
duty takes drink on the quiet he is not even
reprlmanded Moderate drinking is bad
habit and will not be tolerated by me, My
foreman and others who have charge Of men
are repeatedly cautioned to be careful when
men report for duty. II man shows the least
sign Of having taken drink or two or does
not appear study in every way, he is right then
and there asked to step out. We must do that
in self-protection, FOR, let it once become
known that We tolerate drinking. and
Generalization would soon ensue among the
whole lot, while every accident that happened
would he credited by the public to the drunken
antics of our men. We would then be CON-
peeled to pay every claim made against us.
The courts would allow. them as JUDGES would
decide that we are responsible for our servants
This explains why must watch our men and
keep them out Of the saloons; that We must
not only threaten, but also infiict punishment
"h@n deserved. Some Of the labor leaders
accuse us Of infringing on personal liberty.
They might well say it is needless to pre-
vent workers in i powder mill from smoking.
This is but u fair and candid exposi-
ton of the view taken by the officials
of railways, and of street railways and
transportation lines generally, as we'll
as in all other similar lines. II is
a plain business proposition. A
company or other employer is liable
for the acts OF an empioye. If
the latter causes damage when under
the influence of liquor the employer
or company is liable. Hence, it is a
simple business precaution, often in
volving no hostility to liquor-drinking
by others. The instances are many
where business man will not retain
in his employ person who drinks,
yet who drinks himself 1t has been
proved in the experience of thousands
of employers that whatever their own
personal views on the liquor question,
NO matter if they use it themselves,
they can not expect good service nor
profitable work if employees are per-
united to drink, even out of work
ing hours; for in the latter case they
come to work the next morning in bad
condition, physically and mentally.
Therefore, they adopt the plain bust
ness rule of employing no one who in
dulges in liquor
No man really has any right to make
himself a drunkard, because he thus
makes himself curse to his fellow
men, besides inActing gross injury
upon himself. The right to get drunk
or make sot of oneself may well be
questioned No man has a right to do
anything immoral, and certainly an
employer exercises real right when
he excludes men from his employ who
have habits which impair their Ell
cheney in business hours, and which
are immoral in their effect.
Cool, calculating business men, with
experience backing them, have come
to the conclusion that it don't pay tC
employ men who use liquor in any
form. Hence every sensible young
man starting out in life concludes
that, as business advantage, he will
have nothing to do with liquor. The
sooner the boys understand this point
clearly. the better it will be for them
and the more aid they will give u
every intelligent effort to pulverizt
the rum power.-Toledo Blade.