The morning times., 1896-04-13
CHIEF lRTHUR's SPEECH
Locomotive Engineers and EN-
ployers Meet at Port Jarvis.
CORDIAL FEELING SHOWN
Chief of the brotherhood COngratu-
lated the Order on Its Prosperity.
Glad of the Friendly Feeling he
tween the workmen and Railway
Officials-Words of AdmonitIon.

Port Jervis, N. Y, April 12-one thou
sand engineers from the several divisions
of the Brotheraoodof Locomotive Engineers
on the Eric, Jersey Central, West Shore,
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, Erie
and Wyoming Valley, and Fallbrook rail-
roads, and all the elevated railroads OF New
York city, held a grand union meeting in
the Opera House here this afternoon
Three special trains, one from Scranton,
one from horncilsviile, and one from Jersey
City, supplied by the Erie Company, car
ried the oeiegates TO and from this place
The special train from Jersey City was
pulled 10y the n. Is. Thomas locomotive
which was built pys the .aS>arIation OF Erie
Engineers for exhibition at the Chicago
Worlds Fair, and which was recently pur-
chased by the Erie road.for SO 900.
Among the prominent railroad Officials
present were Superintendent OF Motive
Power Mitchell, of the Erie; George West.
superintendent OF motive power OF the On
tario anu Western; Superintendent Mcguire,
of the Eastern division of the Erie; and
Frank s. Cannon, superintendent OF the
Staten Island railroad.
Others present were Shandy Mcguire.
poet engineer, of Oswego, n. Y, and
Uncle Ben Haffner of Port Jervis, the
oldest locomotive engineer In the United
States; also the clergy of the village.
Mayor Carly and the board of village
trustees.
ARTHURS TEMPERATE SPEECH.
Clark Caskey, chief engineer of division
No. %, of Port Jeryis, presided, and the
speakers were Judge n. B. Fullerton, of
Port Jervis; Grand Chief Engineer P. Nj.
Arthur, OF cleveland; Rev. NJ. Smaiiy. rector
of st. Mary's Roman Catholic Church of
Port Jervis, and shandy Mcguire, who Is
also known as the poet engineer. Chief
rthur was greeted with storm of cheers
when he arose TO speak. He said in part:
What The country needs is a closer touch
between the employer and employed; there
is too wide a gulf between them. One OF
the aims of our order is TO bring them
closer together. We desire TO put an end
Il aor, and we shall do that when the
employer and employe alike live up TO
the spirit of the golden rule, Do unto others
as YOU would have Others do unto you
You
when we educate men TO that standard
where they recognized that others have
rights which we are bound To respect, the
problem is solved. Let me tell you OF
some Of the things accomplished by the
brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
I'VE have given railroad companies a
more reliable and trustworthy class OF
engineers than they had before. We have
code rules as to sobrety, etc, which our
men are compelled to live up to or be
discharged. In all its history OF thirty
three years our order never countenanced
a dishonorabTe or unlawful act by its
members.
Last year372 men were discharged from
the order for intoxicatiou. l hold that
no man has the right to step on ii locD-
motive with human lives in keeping while
under the influence of liquor, and no pun
ishrnent is too seyere for one who does so.
We are trying to rid the railroad service
OF unreliable men.
THEIR SPIRIT Is FAIR.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers has protected its members from
unfair and arbitrary dismissals, has saved
many man from a 'drunkard's fate to
be a comfort to his family and an honor
to the community. 1t has paid Sc, 600 900
in death benefits and over half Il million
dollars to needy members.
There is much mistaken pre- iudicc against
labor organizations. If commercial. mon
led and professional classes organize to
promote and conserve their interests. why
should not workingInen? l know that TN
principIed and bad men sometimes get at
the head of labor organizations. but an or
ganizatinn based on good principles, con-
the hope OF the toiiing MASSES throughout
the world.
But you say our order has had strikes.
Iadmiti {, and unde the same circumstances
we would strike again. say, without fear
OF contradiction. that had the railroad
managers met us in the same spirit OF fair-
ness that we met them there would have
been no strikes.
when corporations arc arbitrary, self
willed aud stubborn. instead of being fair,
then the only hope of labor is in cCercive
measures within the bounds OF the law,
and If they can supply our places we must
retire.
To-day our organization Is on the best
of terms with the railroads, cvinced by
the presence here OF so many railroad Of
ficiaIs, and the favors and the courtesies
extended in connection with this meeting.
We want every engineer to DO his full duty
10 his employer, then to stand erect in his
manhood with the full consciousness of
his equality with every other man."
Chief Arthur also addressed aiarge union
meeting al the Methodist Church tonight.