The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-10-29
RAILROAD MEN ORGANIZE.
Adopt Resolutions Endorsing the
Democratic Platform

Democratic Platform
A large number Of the railroad employees
of East St. Louis, Ill, have organized
Bryan and Stevenson Railroad Mems Club
and have adopted resolutions requesting
the withdrawal of E. V. Debs-
The preamble and resolutions adopted by
these workmen follow
AS the good citizens Of the United
States are once more confronted with the
most perplexing and responsible question
which is left in their power to answer, by
eIecting one of our citizens to the highest
office within the gift Of the citizens OF
this great commonweal, viz: The President
of the United States Realizing what an
in,Dortant position the railroad employees
hold at such stated intervals; realizing the
condition our country is placed in by the
LOYALTY shown capitalists by the party now
in poverty allowing the lawful lorna
ton of trusts. the damnirg OF organized
labor by government by injunction, and
the refusal of all offers of arbitration We,
therefore, believe that for the betterment
CT our future undertakings, and the best
interests of our employers for all times
to come, that We should denounce the Re-
publican platform adopted by the Phila-
delphia Convention as being antagonistic
to the interests Of all wage-earners.
Therefore, be it
Resolved, That we. the railroad en-
pleyes of East St. Louis, H.. at mass
| meeting Monday evening, August 20, 1900
approve and ratify the p atform as adopted
by the Democratic party at Kansas City,
| July 5. 1900 and their selection OF William
]. Bryan and A1iai E. Stevenson to head
| their ticket. and to allow the people to
| live under the laws set forth by the Dec
| laration of Independence.
han
| to be known as the Bryan and Stevenson
Railroad Employees Club of East St Louis,
| III, for the express purpose Of assisting
/ in the election of the Democratic ticket
and the return of the grandest of all
| notices to the homes Of all wage-earners
of the United States, Life. liberty, and the
pursuit of happiness, as proclaimed IN the
! Declaration of independence. July 4, 1776.
| Therefore, be it
| Resolved That we extend a vote of
thanks TO the Hon. Charles A. Towne for
| the great self-sacriice he has made by
Withdrawing from the Vice Presidential
race in behalf of AdIai E. Stevenson, show
| ing the harmonious feeling existing be-
| tween all advocates of the cause Of labor.
| Therefore, be it further
| Resolved, That we believe, for the best
| interests of all wage-earners, that we
| should request E. V. Debs to withdraw
| from the Presidential race and leave no
obstacle in the way of victory for our
great cause"
| The officers of the club are as follows:
J. F. Gaskill, Vandalia, president; E. J.
Grandy, C. P. & St L. R. R., secretary
and treasurer. Vice Presfdents-George H
Flagg, Merch Bridge; j. f. Brannan, Wig
gins Ferry; ]. n. Luckett, III. Cent. F. R.
John Smith, T. st. L. & w: NJ. B. Sheri-
dan, B. G o. S. w; George Moseley, L. E.
& st. L.; P. c. MulIane, C. P. & st. L.;
John Mullane, C. c. C. & ST. L.; William
Erwin, National Stock Yards: D. ]. O'Hara
| Vandaiia: M. Kinney. C. B. IL O.; John
May, C. & a.; A. p Hanson, T. R. R. A.;
NJ Kelly, Wabash; Thomas ]. Diits, L. &
N: Thomas Canty, Ccrologue; William
Dodd,9 NJ. O.; ]. W Campbell, joint In
speetor.