Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-21
Working as individuals and
ThrO' Organizations Against
Farmer Orator.
INTEREST IN SENATORIAL.
CAMPAIGN is AROUSED
Views of Candidate on Govern
ment Ownership Bring Him
Into GsfavOr.

Organized railway employees of New
Jersey are opposed to the selection Of
James e. MARITIME for the United States
senatorship. There are $1,000 railway
employees in this State and they are
working individually as we'll as through
their organizations to defeat the Plain
field farmer orator.
The railway men are unalterably op-
posed to the government ownership of
railways, one of the principal planks in
Marines platform.
Interest Recently Awakened.
1t is only within the last few days
that the railway employees began to
take an interest in the Senatorial con-
troyersy and then it was only mild
interest until they learned definitely
of Marines radical views regarding
the railroads. Since the railroad en-
ployees living In New Jersey have
begun to understand that danger to
their interests is now imminent if Mar
tines candidacy should be successful
they have begun to get active. Rail-
road employees all over the country
have gone on record time and time
again through their organizations as
being opposed to government owner
ship.
Feeling strong Against MARITIME.
The number of railroad employees
living in Morris and Warren Counties
is particularly large and 1t is among
these voters that the feeling against
IL
strongest There are four large railway
organizations in the country and the
great majority of railway employees
are members of either one Of them
These organizations are the Brother
hood Of Locomotive Engineers, the
Order OF Railway Conductors, the
brotherhood OF Railroad Trainmen anc
the brotherhood OF Locomotive Fire
men and Enginemen. These organiza'
tlons have a membership of 2So,o00.
They are represented In each state
by legislative committees and these
committees have power to oppose any
measure affecting the interests Of the
railway men. The legislative commit
tees In this State have not yet taker
any measures to oppose Marines can
didacy but many Of the railway opera
tives are in favor of the committee
taking an active part IN the fight
against MARITIME. These railroad en-
nIovees declare that If Marines views
ever are enacted into laws it will mean
the absolute disruption of their organi-
zations.
onuose Government Ownership.
BENJAMIN e. Chaplin, the editor OF
The Railroad Employee, who is well
Informed on the opinions Of railroad
men all over the country, says that all
the organized railway employees are
opposed to government ownership. Mr..
Chaplin said yesterday that he did not
know what views James E. MARITIME
held on government ownership, but
that II he was in favor of II he did not
represent the sentiment of railway
men.
"Any candidate Tor any Office" said
Mr.. Chaplin, "who puts himself on rec
ord as being in favor of government
ownership of railroads is waving req
flag in the faces of railroad employees
Every railroad organization is against
government ownership, and have yet
10 find any good organization man IN
favor of Il. This entire question, so far
aa the railroad employees is concerned
was ably summed up by P. II. hor-
risey. who was grand master or the
Rrofherhood of Railroad Trainmen in
1908, when he said
"'Our organization opposes the sug-
gestion Of government ownership be-
cause we want to keep our business out
oe party politics and because We be-
ueye our chances for advancement and
o,,r circumstances generally would be
very much better under the tried and
established policy Of private owner
ship.
"I,ook at the railway mail clerks, for
example. They ride next to the engine
Surely their employment is as naz-
ardous as any other. Their work, too,
is hard and continuous. When they
are not on the road they are at home
studying the routes and postoffices OF
new States. Every little while they are
called before the authorities and ex-
amined.
Objections Are Noted.
"'well, for period of fifteen years
the railway mail postal clerks. failed to
get a single advance in their pay or
any marked Improvement in their con-
ditions. The letter-carriers in cities
had the same experience. Meanwhile
the wages OF brakemen We're doubled.
Government employees cannot organize
and deal directly with the government
through representative committees as
en1uloyees OF private corporations deal
with their employers. II organized at
ali they must largely depend on the
good will of their departmental heads
for the favorable submission of their
v.+;tiona m Congress Generally they
are told that It is sufficient reward in
itself TO be in the public service. and so
politicians treat them with scant re-
spect or ignore them altogether. Rail-
road men have no desire to get on
Uncle Sans payroll
During a journey abroad. in coun-
tries where government ownership pre-
walls, found freight rates much higher
than in this country and the wages Of
the employees considerably lower.
Furthermore. three times as many men
ware employed to the mile. Yet. numer
ous a. they are. whenever they pluck