Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-23


lowing:
The attempt by the buccaneers who
are seeking TO wreck the Republican
party in Delaware TO make capital for
themselves by denouncing United States
senator Henry A. dupont as an enemy
to labor is proving as much of a
boomerang as The Star predicted last
sunday.
The attack on Colonel DUPONT has
brought forth vigorous expressions from
men who formerly worked under him on
the old Wilmington and Northern road
and they voice deep resentment and de-
NAL OF the charges made by the schemers
who seek TO ALLEVIATE the vote OF organ
lied labor from the Senator.
One of these men is Thomas g.. Pen
nington. For rs years he was a conduc-
tor on the W. AZ railroad. having Al
regular run between Wilmington and
Reading. and for at least 20 years OF
this time he was under Colonel DUPONT
as president and general manager of the
road. Mr. Pennington is now living re-
tired. on pension. at No. 52l North
Franklin street.
DO you consider be was asked yes.
terday by reporter for The Star. that
borl'
II most certainly do not, he replied
"toloncl DUPONT is fair and square
man. Ii you do right by him he'll do
right by you
s'He was certainly Justified in voting
against the cght-hour bill. President
Wilson's advocacy of that bill was a
1arcc. II was % political deal. The men
....t ,ttI.,f flnts fur fHiulf
Senator DUPONT was perfectly right in
voting against the bill az it was offered
TO the men, It's deceiving bill. The
men put up.a grievance for an eight hour
work duy at ten hours pay Now Mr..
Wilson has offered his services TO get
them that eight hour day pay but he
has not remedicd the conditions that
they were attempting 10 strike for.
"Now. YOU see, man goes out OIL the
road. may 90 to 'rodd's Cut or some other
point and lay there three or four hours,
before he moves his train He starts out
with his train He'll work along per
haps ten hours. Hen get within half
hours run of his destination Then they
will relieve him because that's the six
teen hour limit When he gets in he's al
lowed eight hours rest but in that eight
hours he's got 10 make out his report
and eat his meals, which leaves him less
than six hours for rest He's done two
days work and only gets eight hours
rest Tor il.
"JndeI tine Eght-hour Bill il doesn't
ray whether that mans got to work
eight or sixteen hours Consequently.
You know. his condition is no better in
the least except a little bit moro pay.
III Mr.. Wilson has set twelve hours
as Che limit then he would have been do
ing something.
'Such railroad man. as Colonel du.
Pont has been, realized that this would
not help the mems condition.
"I'Nc worked with Colonel DUPONT fol
% years auG I've always found linn q
Han ready 30 meet his men and adjust
matters with them.
~ have DO political aspirations : am
no longer employed by the company
have been pensioned by the Reading
Railway Company and what ] say about
Colonel duPont--he d like all the rest
OF the duRonts he's always willing 20
pay wages where wages are due. Tie
wns always willing 10 better Cur condi-
tions when We asked him.
II SHALL VOTE FOR COLONEL III
PONT AND TIE STRAIGHT REPUB-
llCAN TICKET AT THE ELECTION
rs NOVEMBER.
II have never boon approached by Col
onel DUPONT or hy amy of his hcuteuunts
I'm the entire time that ] was ia the ser
,ice 10 aid him politically. have never
been asked, even, what my politics
were"
After the election, for which ne is
waiting TO east vote of endorsement
for senator DUPONT. Mr. Pennington.
with his wife. viii 20 TO Tampa. Fla, 20
spend about year with their daughter.
Mrs j. b. Lind
Never Opposed Unions.
DR.. j. W. Ba-tiau. of No. Qlj Wash
mgt0n street. who was O telegraph opcr.
ator before he became a physician, and
WAS employed for a period OF three
years at the key for the old Whining
ton and Northern Railroad OF which
United States Senator Henry 4. dupont
was the president and general manager
had no hesitancy in replying in th,
negative 10 the question; Did Senator
DUPONT show himself to be a foe 10 la
Dor while you We're in the employ of the
Senator'S railroad 81
Decidedly not" Or. Bastian repeate,
10 the question. which was put to him
by reporter for The Sunday star
"Jhosc were the days 1890 To 1898
when J was telegraph operator AZ tn
old Sixth avenue station OF the W an'
\. Railroad when labor vas not 5,
well organized as it is today but labo
unions were growing in numbers and il
strength. and the deep under curren
of unrest among the working men wa
lnanifestng itself in mmistakable way
Col. dupont, as he was in those days
could not fail TO notice IL
~fhe Order of Railroad TelegrapheTi
was only about five ycas o,u a, ,"t
time. and ! was very active in organic
ing a branch among the telegraphers on
the W. and y. system J. \. Rank, nov
treasurer of the Diamond State Fibr
Company, with a plant at Elsmere, wal
also telegraph operator on the system
then. and he. too, was active in getting
this branch started. Harry DE Colt, the
chief train dispatcher at that time, wa
another prime mover in the plan. Blu
there was never "a word of protest from
The officers OF the road, and no obstacles