The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-29
.RUBBARI'S
ANSVlERTO
B. RI Men
Democrats Failed
to Publishwl,at
He Said

HSDQt0
( The Democratic members OF the
Brotherhood OF Railway Trainmen of
this city, following in the tpotstep sof
the organization IN wheeling, sent a
circular letter to Congressman Hub
bard asking MIN a set OF questions
relative to his position on certain
questions. Mr.. Hubbard was not at
home when the letter was received,
but his private secretary answered for
him, sending copy of letter which
Mr.. Hubbard mad dictated to The mem
bers of the Wheeling organization.
But thelocal Democrats, who are most
active in the matter, failed to publish
Mr.. Hubbard's reply, which they ought
TO have done If they wanted to be fair.
The following correspondence shows
Mr.. Hubam's attitude on the ques.
tions at issue:
Wheeling, W. Va. Oct. q. 1908.
My Dear slr:-
Your letter OF October 10 is here,
but Mr. Hubbard is out in another part
of the district campaigninga AS 1t
may be some days. before he would
ilave an opportunity to see your let.
ter and as 1T may be well to avoid de.
lay, 1 take 1t on myself to send you a
copy of asietter addressed to another
committee oEyour Motherhood. which
Mr.. Hubbard dictated to me some days
ago.
Sincerely yours, =
a. L. LoHM, Private Secretary.
Messrs. Willis, Iamison, Bennett, B
of R. \. Commit tee F,.irmonts, W
Va,
n. Hpb Eils sstsF. ~ :
hselins {. osh 10, 1908. &
Gentlemen:
In reply to youT circular letter d
September IS. I would. first respect.
fully refer yop to my replies to ques.
lions ON subjects ann TO those now
mentioned. which iAade to yonr com
nittee two years 40.
I II was 4 matter of regret to me
that some members Of your organlza
',.tion then chose not only to vote
against NE. but to attack me some.
what yigofousl.
Having, however, received the votes
of many ofyour associates for which
! return thanksj and enough votes OF
others to elect me, I have been able to
be of some service to railway train.
men in connection with the subjects
inquired about, as well as others
which are Of some interest 10 them.
AS member Of the House CONT,
tee on interstate arr Foreign Com.
merce. / took part in facilitating the
passage Of bills requiring locomotives
to be equipped with ash-pans which
can be cleaned without going under
the engine, and of legislation enabling
railroad companies to issue passes to
railroad men travelling In search Of
employment. That committee also re.
fused to extend the working hours Of
railroad employees as now fixed by
law. This is particularly true with
respect to railroad telegraph opera.
tors, and for the position taken by me
with regard to that matter / have re.
ceived the hearty thanks OF those op.
orators.
Further. l supported the bills pro.
vidlng for the liability of Interstate
railroads to their employees; provid.
ing for compensation to government
employees who were injured; ana reg.
ulatlng child labor in the District Of
Columbia.
The views | expressed to you, be.
fore on the question OF in1unctions /
Put into the form OF bill which /
introduced. and copy of which Is en-.
closed, The propositions embraced
in that bill have since been approved
by the platform of the Republican
party, and 1t is, therefore, safe to say
will be enacted into law at the coming
session Of congress.
l fear am not very good at max
ing promises. 1t is not unlikely that
the Democratic candidate for congress
VIII make more of them than l. But
4 doubt whether tits likely that he
will be in a position to make good his
promises, whatever they. may be,
In a circular letter sent 10 mem.
bers Of congress last spring, under
the auspices of the American Federa.
!hon Of Labor, it was said that eaeii
congressman should be held fsii1s
able uD6n his record, That ihin,.