The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-17
LOGANS SPEECH
KIOWA COUNTY MAN
WOUND Up
Commencement of His Two
Days Address on
Railroads.

Mr.. Logan of Kiowa was wound upl
for forty eight hours. II necessary
when he hegan his speech in the house
Yesterday morning at eleven o'clock
and showed up again at two in the af-
ternoon, ready tc resume. Logan has
enough Of the Irish wit to d0 stunt
Of this kind ami do Il wei, and his
remarks frequently brought out laugh
Ter and kept the crowd in a good hui
NOR "The railroads" he said at one
time. ARE like the old Biblical days.
only in one particular; they shall have
asses and servants working for
them" Logan would have divestcd
the supreme court decisions and the
statutes Of every state in the Union
hal he made his two days. talk Non.
singer sat ov his side and as fas. as
Logan would finish the statutes Of one
state. Nonsinger would pass him ano
Their and SO the mill ground on.
'To This bill" began Mr.. Logan, "Il
have given considerable time and
study. believe to vote for this meas
ire IS the duty. the honest duty OF
every meinher am possibly more
fortunate than the other members In
having Ivcd IN a state which does
not belong to the railroads; where the
not governed and dictated to by cor
poiatons
"'rhe fellow servant law is a just
AMI safe law Some of the members
seem to think it viii benefit only the
conductors, engineers and fremen. It
win protect them and others as well.
Il this bill becomes n law, it VIII pro-
tee, your wife and my wife. and our
children, and al of us Under it's
provisions there win be no drunken
operators at their posts Of duty, and
no engineers running longer time
than Coy should and fall asleep on
their engines. There will be no men
working over time, causing accidents
aad deaths. For the railroads Will
keep within regulations that will
mean safer travel safer service in all
departments
Twenty years nf my life have been
spent in towns where there were
maLy railroad men. They are just as
good as we are They should have
just as much benefit from the law as
the doctors, lawyers and farmers. We
are working for the people Of Okla
homa Let us not work for the pro-
tection OF corporations; they do not
need f.: they virtually own Oklahoma
now / am surprised that SO many
people come to Oklahoma to live from
other states. where there are laws to
control corporations.
~It has been said that this bill has
taken up too much time Il ought TO-
for il is he ncst important bin ON the
calendar"
Mr. LGgan described with interest
The rise Ct the railroad employees
from engine wlpers and helpers in
the shops to positong as engineers
aad hremea anA hrakenien. lie tohI
graphically. OF the times when the
cotton seas 2n is at it's highest or the
stock rush is on. when the men are
worked ove~ timo, some Of them forced
10 work i8 20 go hours without sleep
such men lose control Of themselves
physically. wreck happens. many
lives arc lost and thousands OF dollars
work. Of property destroyed. Such
thugs can not occur. he said, II the
fellaw servant bill becomes law. Mr.
Logan was at times pathetic in work
ing the descriptions Of the homes OF
the men in the service. their wives
and children. the accidents TO the
men. the results at their hame AZ
other times he thowed Wit and humor
abundant. and az an times he proved
himself equal to the task TO which he
was assigned