The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-07-14
ANOTHER REPUB-
L|CAN HAS
OPINION
Justic Of Fellow Servant Bill Up
held and Reasons Given
why one Should be Passed
by Legislature
Editor silver State:


I note with interest your editorial of
the 5th and the comments thereon In
your issue of the 10th in letter signed
"A Republican, sa Marsh And first
with the policy aid down by President
Roosevelt in his recommendation to Con-
gress that an employers liability act be
passed. 1t was only in view of this
recommendation and the fact that sim
ar laws exist in severa States that the
bill was introduced in the last iegisli-
ture. / think If the matter had bee
thoroughly understood that the bill
wou have been enacted into law
and would have been beneficial to not
only the railroad employees, but to tic
raj roads as we'll. The law would hav.
compelled railroad companies to throw
greater safeguards around their en-
ployes. 1t is a wel-known fact that no
man is capable Of staying on duty from
fifteen to twenty-four hours and be able
to give competent service. II an acci-
dent is caused by the alleged careless
ness OF one OF these overworked men
the injured fellow-emp Dyes have no re-
course. as the courts have always decid-
cd 1t was negligence on the part OF the
fellow-servant. Again an operator and
agent is compel ed to perform many du-
ties outside the hand ing Of trains. While
rushed with other work he overiooks an
order. An engineer. many miles away.
Ia injured. Complaisant courts have de-
fellow-servants. IL is broad stretcn
of the imagination to make them sucA;
the emp oyment is not the same. But
through this ruling the unfortunate en-
gineer may go out into the world a Grip
pc. unable to earn living with no
hope OF the future before him. j am
not exaggerating when / say that train
men are kept on the road from fifteen
to twenty-four hours. The train books
OF the conductors win show many in
stances of 1t the last year. 1t was to
correct this abuse that Senator OKane
introduced bi in the last legislature
limiting the time Of service for engi-
neers. conductors and other trainmen to
sixteen hours. But 1t did not pass. II
would have been a protection to the pub
lie and employe alike.
Their there are many safety appliances
which would be introduced to protect
the lives of its men IL the raj road COM
pany knew 1t wou be he d lab for
injuries through the alleged negligence
of fe low-servants.
1t is TO compel the railroad companies
to place every safeguard around its men
that such avs are necessary.
The Republ can party Is the party Of
the people. Its policy has been to i'm
prove the condition OF the worker; TO
protect him and his family from want:
to protect his ife and keep him well and
strong for the benefit of the nation. The
compelling OF the railroads to equip
their cars with automatic couplers has
saved countless lives. and yet. will any
one be bod enough to say the railroads
were injured thereby?
think the lives of the many are more
important than saving a few dollars to
any corporation. and /. for one Repub J.
can, hope to see nailed to the mas. head
the motto: The Repub lean rarty will
assure the laborer full protection and
compel his emp oyer to protect him."
The party will win next year.
ANOTHER REPUBLICAN.
Golconda. Nevada, Juy 18th. 1906.