El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-17
BLOOD ON THE MOON.

The Railroad Men Are Armed With
Indignation Over Bad Treatment
Savage Remarks and a Disap-
pointed Lot of Workmen-The
End Not Yet,
The railroad men throughout the
country, as general rule, are a
hearty, happy and contented set of
people and Ell Paso's contingent is no
exception to the rule. They are ready
and willing TO accept the existing con-
dittons, no matter of how embarrassing
a nature, with 3 satisfied gesture and
most pleasant smile.
1t is very true that the rail-
road element of Ell Paso has furnished
the life and prosperity which has plec-
ed her on record as one of the most
enterprising and interesting cities in
the southwest, When anxious pol1tl-
licians start out to make winning
canvass the railroad men are consulted
and their support implOred. When
taxes become due the railroad men are
called upon to unload portion OF their
hard cared wealth into the city and
county treasures. When the irebell
announces confagration a
fair portion of them ex-
tend their AID TO sabdue il. Audsso
enters the railroad man of Ell Paso,
with his money and strength, into
everyth hing that is for the good of the
CITY and it requires no cOaXing to get
him To perform this portion OF mis- duty.
Through the course of human events,
however, it becomes necessary for the
best OF men 10 state their grievances
and assert their gifts and such state
of affair the reporter encountered while
making his rounds among this usual
ly Jolly class of people yesterday, and it
Gil came about by only a few men out
of the several hundred receiving invi-
tations to the dance which is to be
piven at the court house this evening.
it seems as if the railroad men have
been entirely overlooked and consider
ed unfit com panions for the men whom
they support by their everyday toll and
the troubles at3ache Ito it. Evidences
present themselves in this affair which
show that the railroad man is all right
to be seen IN dark places but that bril- =
liancy Of sparkling jewels and the mus
ical noise of ruff cd silks are not In
tended for him He is sll right to con-
tribute far more than his share to the
building OF y pslacia home for the con-
vepience of the city fathers but when a
historical name is TO be placed upon 1t
with some grand ceremony, he must
view it with field glass at d distance.
Not one of the many employed by
the @. H. & S =. in the mechanical
departments can show by an invitation
that he is expected to participate In
the ball festivities, notwithstanding the
fact that therA have been 900 invita-
tious issued by the committee for this
event Master Mechanic De Young
can boast of having one, also can his
chief clerk. Bob Lyons. At the t. ~
p. Superintendent OF Terminals, E. b.
Smith received one of the "valued?"
documents, but his assistant was
not 50 fortunate as was Mr.. Lyons.
In speaking of the matter yesterday
a man who stands high in railroad cir
Giles said: This is a nice state OF af-
fairs. l Know of several men, and tax
PAYERS at that, who asked two week 5
ago TO be remembered in the distribu-
ton of the invitations for the grand
ball tomorrow night and none of their
requests have been grant d. They have
waited pate atty up To this time, which
is ON the eve OF the great event, and
now they would consider an in
vitatiou, .au insult.and those are my SEN
timents exactly. All the use they
have for US is to vote and pay taxes.
Is there not one of our number here,
whom l need not mention who mad
the race for the nomination TO h GER
tain Office in the last election? Did he
receive it? No? rney showed him
the delicious food which the pie count
err possessed and then refused to allow
him to even smell of it. This is the
way we have been treated ali along.
The insult which has just baeu heaped
upon is. by far, the heaviest burden
vet imposed, but the end is not yet. ~
Anutuer of the railroad boys who
WIS standing in group of ten said