The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-22
!Cassat
Have Go Resign

Have 60 Resign
SAYS RAILROAD .oFFlclsi-s---lN-
TEREsTINo INTERVIEW ON
a. MUCH DISCUSSED
SUBJECT.
Acassart, believe. OF necessity VIII
resign. Nevertheless. he made bril-
liant reputation as president oil 5the
Pennsylvania Railroad BIS .i do s'l1lia''
is due to two causes. -
These are the words spoken : ms
morning by one the leading railroad
officials IN this city, when the ssio1ece
of Mr.. Cassatt's rumored resiSuat'on
was mentioned to him Nctwithst-tnsa'
ing the pressure Of business upon ms
time. he discussed certain phase o.
life unseen by people who are not in
high executive positions
what two things do you refer 10.
which YOU say undermined Mr. Cas-:
sat- and which will cause him 10 re,
sign as president Of the PennsEi..
vania %
They are the two orders which he
issued. The first one was when he
ordered The poles OF .tne Western unS
ion Telegraph Company cut Gown.
That act cost the railroad millions; OF
dollars. The other order was tl,e re:
cent one which denies passes 10 teo
,,,A- -ho,,l5 have them
Don't you think that order IS a
good one?"
Wien this question was asked: The
gentleman whirled around in his chan
and became exceedingly earnest. as
he answered the question
No was the emphatic reply.
some persons who got passes. ward
heelins politicians. for instance, should
| not have had them. But the order Oh
Mr.. cassau included toc many people
1t went so far that it tore ':2 parity
that which I call for the lack OF BET
Ter name. the social fabric. When
one ramrers with that and n anyway
destroys it. he will bring only c'scnr-
ity to himself. Mr. cassatt is now be-
coming a victim of that law
Here the gentleman was ssSp?ec
| and was told that newspaper men were
Glad they no longer received passes
for to-day they feel freer than eTe'
before
Newspaper men mistook ths pur
| pose of passes. They We're not intend
/ ed as brides nor as husa-money- They
were given on the ground 'nas news
papers and railroads are identical Il
/ purpose. They both aim TO dereiuT
the country. and OF that development
store-keepers, bankers. and rea; estate
agents afterwards come aloc5. set u
in business, and make their living. ?
railroad can no more. seS alo:S With
out newspaper cooperation than
: can without cars. They are lnterde
pendent. Mr.. CassatI did mo- recoS
: nize this relation which exists betEee.
railroads and newspapers, bet"ee;
railroads and preachers We Rno-
that he did not when We recognize tha
he destroyed the social fabric.
which I spoke moment ago.
These We're new,=thoughss upon al
old subject But what was meant ,.
} social fabric?"
| by social fabric. 1 mean social lif'
itself. I have chosen to call It fabf.
for the reason that 1t suspends fron
something, else. Social life does no
exist to-day by itself, but our friend
and companions are largely close
from our business life. and transae
TONS Through dealings. We distir
guish the intelligent from the igne
rant. For thatsreason- cali our soctz
life. fabric. Now, Mr. Cassatt- in hi
T pass order, separated businesses whie
i! are by nature united One defeEd
: upon the other When they are SCI
: arated, antagonisnr results oetGeS
! them; the spirit OF contention pr
4 vades the families, and then is the g
cia1 life destroyed.
Possibly. my point would be cleare
il were to give the relation OF do
: tor and drug store which exists ]
: eastern localities. It is so 1nhma'
that physicians are privileged to tai
n a soda free Of cost. or a cigar The
businesses are, like railroads and &C
e tain other businesses. interpedender
5 Now, If an order were issued prohibi
e ing the doctor this privilege. the fa1
It lilies would become distant. the socI
!. life would be tampered with