Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-29
M E N L Al D OF F
Mt. Vernon Electric Displaces Twenty En-
ployes.
The Pennsylvania Road Discontinues
Traffic 10 the Electric Road.
Lung and Throat Specialist.

The withdrawal recently by the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company Of all rs local
trains between Washington and Alexandria
has resulted in throwing quite a number Of
| crews out of employment,or. more properly
| speaking, placing them i'm a position where
| their support is of the most precarious
| character, and one OF the oldest employees
of the road today told Star rep5rter that
! he had never seen as much dependency in
| Washington among Pennsylvania men in
an experience of twenty years as there is
| at present.
1t makes me sad" said he, continuing
Ito See almost twenty men standing around
the office of the trainmasier at the ISalti-
more and Potomac station day after day
waiting for a chance 20 get run. All OF
these men had regular positions z; good
pay until the present reduction occurred.
which, as announced in The Star. WAS
caused by the opening OF the Washington,
Alexandria and Mount eN rnon electric
railroad. There is an impression on the
part OF the public that the men who for
merry operated the trains on the Pennsyl-
vanias Alexandria line were given employ
ment by the Mi. Vernon company when
the change was made. but such WAS not
The fact. To many Of these men the change
was great disappointment. for some OF
them had just been promoted he con-
Guctors and others to baggage masters
ment or are but little more than eking out
a living
Il do rot know of anything that has
proved to be as great an object lesson TO
me pennsylvania men running I'm here as
TINS, and, though SO far we have not heard
! that President Roberts has had ANYTHING
| TO say publicly as to the effect thai the
eIectlon OF Bryan would have on the COM
panys affairs, we have been Informed from
reliable source that should Mckinley lie
ueleatHd the company will undoubtedly he
.cinpeiea TO resort TO one of two means
10 meet Its obligations-ether to raise the
freight and passenger charges and this
could not be done. because of The opposi-
tlon OF the travelling ana shipping public
ana the action Of competing lines or re-
duce the number of fits employees and that
no other way would be open to our officials
TO enable them to pay the large amount of
interest which has TO be paid in Europe In
eolo, ana FOR which a deprecated cur
rency will not answer
IF more men discharged or even if
lhe pay OF those now in the company's
service is reduced. | do not know Ub,t IA,
the name OF heaven We will do.
Il have been democrat over since ar
rived al the NouEg age. which was nearly
lhlr'y Years ago. and | would like. If it
We're not Tor the dangers which now con-
lront the country and which In my opinion
VIII surely follow if our currency becomes
celreclated 10 see the democrats parry
successful at the coming election. But
how can i be expected (and there are
thusand of other railway men in the
PennSylvania's employ who take the same
view OF this matter that 1 do) TO vote for
my OWN destruction or even serious nnau-
cal loss?
For these reasons, and because ] have
heard so many of the men who run i'm
here express their opinions on ih. slI,in..
l believe that, as was stated hy Grand
Chief Arthur Of the Locomotive Brother
hood, and published in The Star OF N.s-
terday, fully 9" per cent of the railroad
men of the United States will vote for Me-
Knley."