The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-08-01
RAILROAD EMPLOYEES
AND THE CONSTITUTION

I
ratification of the constitution end for
the Democratic ticket Fellow ser
wants.
Sec. 80. Art TX. reads as follows
The common law doctrine OF the iel
low servant SO far as it affects the
liability of the master for injuries to
his servant resulting from the acts or
omission of any other servant or ser
| wants of the common master ia abro.
gated as 20 every employe of every
| railroad company and every street
railroad company OF interurban rail
way company, and every person firm
or corporation engaged in mining i'm
this state. and every such emplOye
shall have the same right 10 recover
for every injury suffered by him for
the acts or omissions of any other EN-
ploye or employees of the common mas
ter thar a servant would have if such
acts or omissions were those Of the
master himself I'm the performances of
a non-assignable duty, and when
death. whether instantaneous cr not,
results TO such empl0ye from any in
Jury for which he could have recover
cd under the aboyS provisions. had
not death occurred than his legal of
personal representative surviving
consort or relative. or any trustee.
curator committee or guardian Of
such consort or relatives shal have
the same rights and remedies with
respect thereto as II death had been
caused by the negligence of the mas
ter. And every railroad company and
every street railway company Or nter-
urban railway compan5 and every per-
son, frm or corporation engaged in
underground mining in this state shall
be table under the above provisions,
Tor the acts of its trustees or re-
coiNcrs
Nothing contained In this section
shall restrict the power OF the legisla-
turo to extend to the employees OF any
person FIRM or corporation, the rights
and remedies herein provided for
Sec 6. Art %. reads as follows.
"The defopse os oontributory negli-
gence or Of assumption Of risk shall
IA al cases Whatsoever be question
OF fact, and shall, az all times be left
to the jury"
Sec. Z. Art. %. reads as follows n
THE right of action to recover dam
ages for injuries resulting in death
shall never he ahrogated and the
! amount recoverable shall not ho sub
iect TO any statutory liinitation.
These are only a few of the many
beneficient provisions in the constitu-
lion The men that wrote IL were owl
IDENTIFY IMPRESSED with the duty they
owed their fellow-man from begin
ming to end there is ever present the
dominating purpose To safe guard the
rights Of the people that may reside
within this magnificent new common
wealth But we call to the special at
tention of the employees Of the rail-
roads both steam and electric. the
foregoing provisions of our constitu-
tion as It is submitted 20 the people
for their ratification because railway
employees are more directly Affected
by and Interested in such provisions.
No other state in the Union has gone
80 far in the protection of railway em-
ployees: no other state has evinced so
much concern for the public and those
that haul our commerce and with adj
mirable fidelity move our trains
freighted with precious lives
To ,he Democratic party IN ms
state the railroad employee is indebt
ed for his consideration
Session after session of the legisla-
ture of the Territory Of Oklahoma has
convened with a Republican majority
.
EMPLOYEES Knocked in vain for legis-
lation for their protection. Why should
MOI the widows and the orphans of the
brave railway trainmen who died ar
his post of duty trying to save the
Lives of the passengers entrusted to
his care. on account of the negligence
of fellow eDri0ycr. be pre- ected2
The Republican party of Oklahoma
! owes thai explanation to the widows
and orphans OF railway lrainmen who
have died in tie service OF the rail-
ways IN Oklahoma during the last
eighteen years. The Republican party
owes 20 bereaved humanity to explain
why It is lhat she failed to pass an
enactment abrogatiug the common
law doctrine of the fellow servant,
which ancient doctriuc is not appli.
cable TO our modern conditions. ana
which has been abusod by the great
railway corporations
But the Democratic party takes the
reverse position aud ahrms thai thal
ancient doctrine shall be abrogated
that tho widow and orphans of the
railway trainmen killed in the dis
charge of his duty on account OF the
negligence OF fellow employee SHAH
have inst compensa ion for the loss
of husband and father The Demo
cratic party prefers 20 make ana
frame Just laws for humanity rather
than for consolidated greed
Railway employee Won trusted ne
Democratic party TO frame a conslitu-
zion. and that party has shown thal
your confidence was not misplaced. II
II was necessary 10 trust the Demo
cratic party TO get such principles oi
reform placed iu the constitution, wig
Is il not lust as necessary 10 trust the
same party in order TO have such re-
form put into practical operation
You know the Republican party IS
not ia sympathy with such reformy
If It Is. why has Il not through the
Oklahoma legislature shown ils faith
by It's dCeds2
We appeal 10 every railroad ON
ploye to vote for tho raiifca ion OF he
, constitution and the Democratic tick
et
Endorsed BY the County.
"The most popular remedy N Otse-