Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-18
DID NOT USE FREE PASSES
some Men Prominent IA Public Lite
Paid ThsIr Money for
ride.

may Join after the rate bill goes into eff
feet a. they collect tickets from men high
In ofheial life instead OF merely glancing
at an annual" carelessly revealed for
their inspection.
The time was. as related by William
Henry Harrison Gould, an old-time con-
duetor on the Baltimore a Potomac rail-
way, when passes were so plentiful that
statesmen not only supplied themselves,
but all their retainers with those useful
pasteboards And in those good days, said
he, the highest were none too high or the
lowest too low to accept such little courte-
sizes from railroads.
But even then" said Mr.. Gould. there
were many public men who declined to
ride on passes, but persisted in purchas-
Ing their tickets.
During the sixteen years that I ran on
the Limited between Washington and Bal
timore there we're very few men Of national
prominence whom 1 did not carry"
As illustrating the elasticity OF family
passes, Mr.. Gould tells Of a little trouble
he once had with James q. Blaine while
that statesman was representing Maine in
the upper house.
TT was just after congress had ad-
journed," said Mr.. Gould, and every one
who could was leaving Washington. that
Senator Blaine, accompanied by his wife
two daughters, young Jim Blaine. and
three servants boarded my train for New
York. When I reached the car in which
the Blaine family was comfortably seated.
and asked the senator for the tickets, he
handed me a pass made out for himself
and family, and with an imperious wave
OF his hand indicated to me that he in
tended to include the three servants in
his family. I politely informed him that
the servants must have tickets or get on
| the train.
Mr. Blaine was highly incensed at my
action. threatened to report me- and in.
dignantly asserted that the pass was In.
tended 10 include the servants. per.
sisted In my demands, and finally Mr.
Blaine took out his pocketbook and paid
me full fare for the three servants.
! II don't know whether he ever com
planned TO the oficials OF the road. but
do know that l never heard Of the Incl
dent afterward and that always fol
lowed the same rule"
! That William r. Chambers we'll know
position on the rate bill has not changed
In 20 far az the no-pass clause is con
eerned since he was secretary Of tn,
navy IN President Arthur's administration
| 10 HsscTteu D% Mr.. GO0l0.
The day after Mr.. Chandler was ar
pointed secretary OF the navy" said Mr.
Gould. "he went up with me to Baltimore
He was sitting In front seat Of tn
Pullman. and after had been through tn
train. stopped near him and began count
ing up my tickets. After a little converse
ton with him, said:
Mr. Secretary, Il f. a little singular tina
you haven't got pass
They sent me one he replied, but
returned II with thanks, and told the sende
that the Pennsylvania road was under n
obligations to me and that didn't care I
De under any obligations TO II, and that
could see no reason why should be Der
mitted to travel free When was an Al
torney for railroad ! carried a pass bu
since that time have refused passes fror
all railroads.
Il carried Mr.. Chandler many times afte
that. but he always handed me a ticket.
Another statesmen who always paid hi
rare was Roscoe Conkiing. He rode wit
me scores Of times. but I distinctly reco
leot that he never presented a pass
You know Senator CohlslinE always ha
the reputation OF being very high an
mighty. Well, there was one conductcc
on the old Baltimore 4 Potons
who always swore by Mr.. ConklinR aft,
certain trip Mr. ConklinK, IA compan
with Senator Jones OF Nevada was Eoin
up to New York on the evening limite,
but because they had failed to reserve an
seats in the parior car they were compeIle
to sic In the smoker.
Calling TO the conductor, Senator Conf
ling said: Captain, there is a mistake
our tickets The conductor. knowing Ii
senator's reputation. Immediately seente
something disagreeabis. The senator tol
him that the last few trips he had take
to New York he was compelled TO sit
the smoker The conductor explained thu
OWING to the popularity Of the limited a
seats IN the parior cars and berths I'm II
Pullmans were usually secured in advanc
and that the senator probably had made =
! reservations.
Mr.. conkIing replied that he had left
hurry, assuming that he could reser,
, his seats on the train. He then offered n
conductor cigar. talked with him plea
antly and expressed the hope OF travelir
with him upon his return trip The condu
tor was somewhat dared by the affablli,
! displayed by the senator, but since then
has permitted no one 70 question Il
, geniality OF the lAmented conklinE."
. OF ali the men he ever carried Mr.. oo,
retains the most loving memories OF &c,
, erai Grant. Even when president Gener
Grant used to come into the smoker ar
chat with me. He never failed TO ofrer n
, a cigar and they were pretty good ciGA
at that.
, General GARFIELD when 9 member of col
, gress often rode with me- He also. ALVIN,
used pass. az did William Mckinley whi
member OF the house, ana benjamin.
, Harrison while a member OF the senate.
Senator Charles Sumner Of Maauaeh
. setts always paid his fare. BENJAMIN
! Butler had a pass for himself ana seer
. tary, but when his wife or Mrs. Ames. h
, daughter. Travelled with him he always "a
their fares
Speaker Reed was another man wi
, never rode on pass as far as / know.
carried him many times and he invariab
handed me a ticket.
Rutherford b. Hayes while a member
the house Travelled upon a pass. I had NJ
on trips many times and he was one OF 4
. most pleasant men I have ever met.
n There were few men in the 'T0s n,
2 SOS who would not travel on a pass b
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