The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-30


speaking before him, had said the very
things he had intended to say. Mr..
Clark thought to himself that there
would quite likely be q good deal Of
talk about the good quality of railway
men, and he suggested to himself that
1t would be quite the proper thing to
vary the drift Of the speeches and say
something about their faults. UnfOr-
tunately for him. Mr.. Sargents mind
was running on the same train. But
he could say that he agreed cordially
with what Mr.. Sargent said about their
faults, and also with the good words
he had spoken concerning the invalu-
able assistance Of the ladies.
The purposes Of railway organiza-
tions. said the speaker, are to endeavor
to secure q fair and equitable propor-
tion Of the proceeds Of their toll and
recignotion which they believe they
deserve. He believes that the magni-
tude of railway enterprise is not fully
appreciated. 1t required a long time
for matters to shape themselves into
just treatment for railway employees.
The president Of the United States In
two annual messages had to urge upon
congress the necessity of enacting the
automatic coupler bill before 1t was
taken up and made a law. An idea of
the vast interest the railroads control
in this country can be gained from the
knowledge that there are 1000 900 men
employed, mostly every man of them
voter, and the head of family.
There are $1,000 locomotives in the
United States and II they were placed
one after another In a straight line, 1t
would measure 400 miles. If the freight
cars were all coupled together the trip
would extend from New York to San
Nron hon a.,
and as far west again as Chicago.
Mr.. Clark upheld that an arbitration
board established by law Is q good
thing. For, when there Is a dispute
to be settled one sides does not want to
make any advances toward arbitration
for fear 1t would be taken by the other
party as an indication of weakening.
He also urged that this would not be
compulsory arbitration, as some would
try to make believe.
The Crescent seXtette composed OF
Messrs. Kirwan. T. a. KirkwoOd. Rich
ard KirkwoOd, Joseph Boylan, ORourke
and Patrick BOylan, sang a charming
chorus and for an encore responded
with rs Gwine Back to Dixie" Rev.
Father Coffey was the next speaker in
troduced.
Father Coffey's address was received
with liberal applause. He has strong
hold on the affections Of the people
Of Carbondale. He lives a sincere. un-
affected life, with good will toward ev-
cry man, and his address was charac-
teristic Of him. The advice he gave
them was to be faithful to the lessons
they had learned IN their churches, and
doing SO they will not depart from the
path OF duty. In newspaper he read
yesterday an account of collision be-
tween train Of passenger coaches and
long line of freight cars. The story
said that the engineer and fireman
were killed. The writer of the story
said a kind wore of praise for the
mangled trainmen. but the incident
soon was forgotten; no passengers were
hurt; 1t was only the engineer and fire.
men were killed.
THE MEN AT THE FRONT.
That only goes to show, he said, that
the lives Of thousands of men, women
and children are daily depending on the
courage and bravery of the men in
front, for when the wreck comes Ii Is
the rule that the men at the lever goes
down. Father Coffey, in conclusion.
urged upon them to look to God, and
as representative men, men picked out
from among men, to appreciate the re-
sponsibility resting upon them in the
performance Oh tnelr uuty. lie WlSneu
them abundant success, and hoped they
would carry away with them kindly
recollcctions of the city.
F. p. Kelley favored the audience
with a monologue, and in Il very clear
style he told a group of funny stories.
For an encore he gave Tony Pastors
imitation of an old Irishwoman's ver-
sion of what she saw upon her first
visit to Coney Island.
The last number on the programme
was chorus by the Crescent Sex
letter. The name Of Hon. L. S. Coffin,
Of Highland Park, ILL.,, known to all
brotherhood men as Father" Coffin.
was on the programme, but he could
not come. He was to have delivered an
address to railroad men only in the
opera house In the evening.
The afternoon meeting was over at
515 and at 7.3O a special train on the
ID. & H., In charge of Conductor Cook
and Engineer Cobb brought nine car
loads south and distributed them at
Scranton and Wilkes Barre. The trip
to Scranton was made with but one
stop in little over thirty minutes.
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