Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-07
RAILROAD MEN RALLY TO THEIR
EMPLOYERS DEFENSE.
NO ATTEMPT TO coERcE THEM.
FREE TO CAST THEIR VOTES AS
THEY PLEASE.
Employees of the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas Railway Company Explode
Campaign Lie-Thc Real
Purpose of President
ROuse's Letter.

Parsons. Kas Sept 6.-fSpecial) Some
time since, the Railway Age. published at
Chicago, solicited of the presidents of the
railways their views as TO the effect of free
silver upon the railroads of the country.
and in compliance with this request Henry
c. Rouse, president of the Missouri, Kan
sas e. Texas Railway Company, among
others, gave his views at some length, TAX
ing the position that it would be disastrous
10 railway corporations. and expressing
himself in favor of sound money. The
views of Mr.. Rouse were SO cleverly and
forcibly stated that the Railway Age. after
printing the letter in its columns, printed
IL in circular form and sent II to heads of
departments and railway employees gener-
ally throughout the country.
The Eclipse. of this city. Democratic
and Populist paper receiving one of these
circulars in its issue of September 8 made
gross attack upon Mr. Rouse and charged
that he was attempting TO influence and
coerce his employees In the exercise Of their
vote.
Parsons is a railroad town, having the
repair shops. general offices and the end of
six divisions of the Missouri. Kansas e.
Texas. and the charge of the Eclipse has
created great Indignation among the en-
ployes OF the road here They held a meet
Ing in the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers' hall to-day to the number of 400
or more. every department of the road be-
Ing represented. and passed the following
resolutions by unanimous vote:
Whereas. There appeared in the Eclipse
OF the ID inst. an article referring to Henry
c. Rouse, president of the Missouri, Kan
eas & Texas Railroad Company, and charg-
Ing that he is attempting to coerce and
thereby compel the employees of the COM
pany to vote the Republican ticket: and
Whereas, Said article is liable to create
false and injurious impression with ref
e,ence to the attitude of the management
OF the company toward its employees in re-
gard TO their free exercise OF the right of
political franchise; and
Whereas. We recognize in said Henry
c. Rouse a friend and benefactor of the
city of Parsons. and the friend of the en-
ployes of the Missouri Kansas & Texas
Railway Company; and
whereas. He has never attempted in
any way. either directly or indirectly, to
control or influence in any way the free
exercise by the employees Of his company
OF their right to vote they please: and
Whereas. The article referred to by the
Eclipse was written by said Henry C.
TO the employes by him, but was reprinted
and circulated by the editor of said Rail-
way Age. Now, therefore
Resolved, That We. the employees of the
MISSOURI. Kansas & Texas Railway Com
pany, without regard to political belief,
do hereby condemn said article and the
charges therein made against said Henry
c. Rouse as false and without foundation
+. In fact, and the tone and language of said
ward a friend and henefactor of our city
and, Furthermore. we consider 1t as reflect
ing upon the intelligence of the employees
of the Missouri, Kansas e. Texas Railway
Company and we therefore denounce the
said article as malicious and unjust"