The Globe-republican., 1903-07-02

uine regret been felt over the removal 0
q foreman, and doubt, though thes'
men here grow lloary headed In the ser
vice Of The Company, II such regret vii
ever be felt by them over the removal o.
a foreman. These men haye seen fore
men come and 90 and In most every in
stance they have been foremen who have
looked upon them asmere heWers Of wood
and drawers of wateE as men whose sole
mission in life was 10 carry out The petty
orders Of a petty despot. They locked
not upon them as men with red blood
flowing through their arteries and the
angel of hope over-shadowlng them, but
instead they looked upon them as mere
automatons to move at their direction
upon the round house checker board, to
toll and sweat in the service of the com.
pany; looked upon them, may say with
out exaggeratlon, as mere slaves shackled
by the bonds Of their necessities who
who could not but obey their behests and
do their will. You came here and met
these men on common level, You looked
below the CRIME which covered them and
saw men, men with manly impulses and
manly hopes. You came here true
American, breathing from every fibre of
your being the great American doctrine
that all men are created equal; recogniz-
Ing that the true patents Of American no.
bility arc the patents of honest industry
and moral worth. And, let me say, 1t
has been by the efforts of such men as
you, Mr.. EddiDgton, men who are built
on the broad gauge American plan, that
the liberties of the American workingmen
have become impregnable to assault. In
your treatment Of your men here you
have exempli6ed the sentiment voiced by
President Roosevelt when be said, 81 pity |
30 man because be llas to work, but
envy a man who has a work worth doing
md does 1t we'll" 1t Is, therefore, not
strange that your men here and every
nan you have had In your employ since
you took charge Of this house respect you
Ind desire me to express to you their
sindly feelings. Neither is It strange
hat lam not equal to the task which
hey have imposed upon me; that no
words of mine can express their regard
or you or convey to you their real, gen.
line sorrow at parting with you. As an
violence, however, of their appreciation
f your many kindnesses, and the respect
which they have for You they have re.
uested me In their name and in their be-
alf to present you with this watch chain,
'hich now do, assured that you will
rize 1t far above Its intrinsic value for 1t
Will ever be to you an evidence Of the
onest regard Of honest men."
Mr.. Eddington was vsibly affected by
ne whole proceeding. He said but few
lords 10 response, to the effect that 1t {
ad been pleasure to him to work with
le manly fellows who comprised the
ound house force here. He said he had
led to treat them well, as such men as |
icy deserve to-be treated, and expressed I
IS regret at leaving them. He then in. |
oduced Mr.. Phillips to every man of The i
)rce, and the new foreman was certainly
eased at the fine class of men be found
the crowd.
In speaking of lbe men, after leaving
le scene, Mr.. Eddington said "That Is II
e best crowd Of fellows in the world to v
ork with. Any body that is half a man K
'uld get along with them" II
Mr.. Eddington will leave Saturday for
lJunta to where the company has trans. G
rred him. He will occupy the same A
'sltion there, foreman Of the round =,
'use, and will set an increase of salary, q
1t the change is not of his choosing. &
The new foreman is a very pleasant ap! f,
airing gentleman, and The men at the rt
nnd house were very favorably i'm W
essed with him, as lie certainly must m
We been with them. n,