The bee., 1896-09-24
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apeake and Ohio railroad companies or,
ganized a Sound. Money Club In Louisville
last week. They will hold meetings every
week until the election.
The Railroad Mems Sound Money
Club. " Of Louisville, over eight hundred
strong are arranging for a special train to
convey the club in body to Canton, o.,
to visi, Maj Mckinley.
With membership OF 4s3 to start on a
Stree, Railway Employees Non-par,isan
Sound-Money Club" was organized in
Louisville last week. Secretary Sparrow
said that about one.ihird Of the employees
OF the street railway company were nov
members
A striking cffee, OF the disastrous results
OF the cheap money agitation is the abAn =
donment Of the Chicago. indianapolis and
Chattanooga railroad until after the cleo.
lion. Already about sIas, 600 has been
spent 10 construction OF the proposed road
from owensboro TO Indianapolis. Twelve
miles of the road have been graded and
bridged and the right OF way secured for
eighty miles. President Patrick said: 1--WE
adjourned over to November roth to learn
the result of the election II Bryan is de-
feaied the road will be built. II he should
be elected the project will be abandoned "
1t Is reported that the projsc, Of build.
inga road from Cairo to Cumberland Gap,
by way Of Hapkinsville. has reached such
a point hat Hood Tucker has been ap-
pointed chief engineer. and has COM
menced the survey. The entire length OF
the road is estimated at abou, 800 miles.
Paducah has been made the dispatching
point for all trains on the Louisville divi.
ston OF the Illinois Central, between Padu-
cab anil Central City. The dispaichers
will get to work as soon as appointed.
The following resolutions we're adopted
last week by the Railroad mems sound
Money Club" of Louisville:
Whereas, The organs Of the free-silver
party are industriously repeating the state
men, that the organization Of Railway
Mems Sound Money Clubs is the work Of
the Presidents and managers OF the com.
panies: that the men who join such clubs
are being "coereed' and 'intimidated"
into doing so by fear OF Official dissp. |
proval and.
Whereas, Mr.. w. ], Bryan. the eandi-
date for the presidency Of the free-silver
parties. has seen fit to make the same
statement in his public speeches.
Resolved. That we hereby unanimously
express our resentment OF the accusation,
which we regard as an insult to our intel
ligence aud our manhood We, as rail-
way employees. assert our absolute inde-
pendenee of all dietations or undue influ-
enees so far as our political judgement
goes. We empaatically deny that we are
by any other motives than our
frm conviction that the free coinage of
silver would be injurious to onr individual
interests as wage earners. as we'll as disas-
trous to the United States as a nation; and
we claim our right to follow our personal
political convictions without being In
suited either by the organs or the eandi-
iates Of any party which we may chance
o oppose.
Resolved. further. That these resolu-
ions be adopted BY rising vote. the ris-
ng being symbolical Of our Independence
IS individuals and citizens"
The resolutions we're unanimously
dopted an the accompanying applause
vas long and continued.
II. p Robinson. of Chicago. editor OF s
be Railway Age. and the father of the ;
ound money club movement among rail- S
saY employees said
THE railway men OF the country will be {
lmost solid for Mckinley Ninety per
ent Of them at least all over the country I
ill vote the Republican national ticket. I
his means that there will be a half mil
on more railway votes cast for Mckinley
ian have ever been cast for any Republi-
IN candidate for the presidency, The
tai number OF votes in the railway service
the United States is about 300. 600. But
Iilway employees as class are not good
,ters. The condition OF their employment
kes them away from home and makes IL
fficult for them to register and &c, to the 4
Ills. There have probably never been
70, 600 votes cast by railway men in any
election; and not more than
%. 900 to 200. 600 have been Republican I
his year there will be 700, 600 railway q
ties for Mckinley. The stay-at-home y
tie will be very small The men are
oused and propose to make themselves
Il. They don't want their wages paid in
C dollars
"How do know Why. because I,o,- c
o Of them have Joined the sound money y
lbs now organized-all the way from
llifornia to Massachusetts-an they are
ing formed at the rate of fifteen and r
enty new clubs day"
10 reply 10 question as to whether there
Is any truth in the reports that the Off
lis of roads were endeavori ng to coerce
intimidate their men into joining the
lbs. Mr.. Robinson SAID il was the veriest
nsense. th
Whatever other accusation may be n,
ade against the presidents and managers "'
the railways" he said. they are not -
ols. They are in favor OF sound money.
most TO man, Il is true, but they could 4
I possibly adopt any course more certain =
make their men vote for free silver than
empting to compel them TO vote as they
shed. The campaign was started by the
ailway Age without anybody's help or
vice. We started on the night that Bry-
was nominated. II was only necessary q.
start-the employees have done the rest. II
e are working. OF course. 10 close touch n