The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-18
THE GULF STATES
MECHANICAL AND
INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION.
Inaugural Address by Lieut.. Gov. wiItz-
First Days ExhibitiOn-The At
tendance and sports.


The Fair Grounds were opened yesterday for
| the purpose Of exhibiting TO our visitors the
| numerous Industries of the Gulf States. Tho
machinery has not y been put In motion in
| Machinery Hall, but the exhibitors are busy
putting themselves In position to display their
| labor saving appliances
The weather was all that could be desired-a
| lovely. clear day. neither warm nor cold.
The days proceedings were openei with an
| artillery salute by detachment OF the Fifth
Company Orleans Artillery. under command OF
Capt. A. Sambola.
There was vast assemblage present who
listened attentively and frequently applauded
Lieut.. Gov. Wiltz. who was announced to de-
liver the inaugural address.
The Governor was introduced by Mr. B. q.
Barton. and spoke as follows:
Ladies and Gp7stlenaen-My personal and
official duties have been 80 exactfug that have
had but little time to medi ate upon the subject
of my remarks. After accepting the fattering
Invitation to address you. have at times re-
gretted that you had not assigned the honorable
| task TO one who has more spare time. the want of
preparation which I have been permittsd to
make, Out OF the many subjects which pre-
Sented IN emSelves, and on which i would have
| been glad to address you. have selected only
one. to which. for few minutes. invite your
etentoa ahnr 81 ~ propose 70 SPEAK OF the value Of
ana its hlndrances, OF its relations to capital Of
| Its obligations to science and Invention and OF
| its moral and poll ica necessity
The theme has wide scope. which shall not
| try to cover. nor shall even attempt to method.
ize such remarks as the half hour Will allow
All substantial power of nations is tho result
| OF labor. Power won by the sword Is doomed
to perish by the sword, but the power which
OF the people survives the rise and fall Of dynas-
| Ties, survives revolution, survives foreign in
sin atsr and Giv war AN and even rises to Its feet
over the land. The evliz ,tion of this century,
| the learning. culture Strength and wealth OF
the world are monuments that commemorate
| labor The bridge that passes over from bar
oarism. with its squalor. wickedness, suffering
and ignorance to evia .tion. with lis countless
labor. There is a dignity In labor which
wise - men Ia ought to respect, and which
legend of the ancient Inhabitants OF Palestine
that when King solomon was about to dedicate
the eote9 temple m wi which he had butt, throne was
while superintending the holy rites of eonse-
| Grafton. suddenly there emerged from the
| and brawny arms uncovered. who planted his
gigantic figure In the seat ac-d for the great
King; The multitude were amazed and hor-
rlted, and the soldiers OF the royal guard were
about to slay the inti usive mechanic when the
King rebuked them and bads the smith remain.
King, Solomon. there could have been no
temple Nor, indeed. can any temple be reared
bgne be1n fy tSa tgsd1% an or I Wealth Nv without the
| Just government can be built by patriots and
dedicated to liberty wi hout the help OF the in
dustrious manual labor Of the, masses of the
| people; There is no hardship in labor when it
Is htted to the toilers G tpacity. when 1t is mod
Grated according to his strength. wnen It is
done under favorable auspices, when it is done
| In wholesome atmo- phere and In healthy
places; when none Of its Accomplishments are
damaging to body, mind or morals. and when
the COMPENSATION paid for IL Is prompt full and
]uss. Labor Is discipline to the hands the head
and the heart.
There can be no civilization without labor.
The first Lesson that the savage learns when
| rescued from the slough OF barbarism. Is the
way to promote his own comfort by the labor Of
his hands. When he begins to work he begins
to think. When, he finds he can help himself
When he learns the comfort OF house rooted
10 from SHOWS and rain. be is not content until
he has an improved house. when be learns
that ne can make or earn woven cl thes he will
not rest until he Is comfortably and decently
clad When he has learned that. he can ex-
cnange the products Of his labor for other arti-
cles which he needs he Is alre eady on the high
road towards ci,tized life.
masses Of men wiliing t., work yet unable to
lind Work K. is exceptionally painful This does
happen from time to lime in all countries. A.
combination OF causes has led to a greater mis-
fortune OF this kind during The past six years
than we have reason 10 fear for century to
tb eomei me pr1longed calamity was one which
prevent and which was bryond the power Of
pn1lanthroDists to cure or greatly mitigate.
other spectacle not less SO, that of men and
women who are idle. not from necessity, but
from choice. There are myriads of idlers Of
both sexes so destitute Of moral sense that they
are willing to live on the fruits OF the toll OF
their fellow beings without raising their hands
to do any useful tack whatsoever. Some Of these
drones are wealthy and excuse their non pro-
ductlve Incidence because 1t Is not necessary
9r them to labor risI They are droPes n the hive
the right to cat their own store In idleness.
They have have the legal right. it Is true. to live
ing any part In the toll OF their fellow
beings, but 1t is legal right oLly. There is no
sane healthy adult who has the moral right to
and the parent of vices; therefore the moral
right 70 practice 1t Is an mpossibiity. It Is tol.
Grated by the laws of men and the customs OF
society, but 1t is condemned by the moral code.
ana an is always odi2ps In the eyes Of the lpst:
10 nh Iieh and Door alike Is industry honorable;
Capital and labor are natural allies and not
antagonists as We are often falsely told Wealth
strong helper in the production Of other wealth.
| 1t fs only by means OF massed capital that LABOR
can be divided IN such maRhsn % as a q E'us p1itss te
suldins and supfriniendiDg "a -ens, snt; That
chinery, the best tools and Implements.
| the cheapest raw materials. the most
and most d sr griees tor nd abr
| produced. 1t is the union OF wealth and labor
thar en4b 4bles the work man to acquire great SKIN
| some xclnsive Industrial pursuit 1t is the
subdivision of labor which brings manual skin
| manual toll its richest results; but this sub
| division would bs impractcable without the
aid Of capital. Thus, 1nst+ad Of being mutual
| foes Labor and Capital are mutual friends
absolutely necessary each to the other. They
are mutually and perpef ually dependent each
upon the other. No divorce il possible be-
tween them. 1t requires no strain upon the
Imagination to conceive OF the hard lot of him
who is obliged to toll witt out the aid OF wealth.
Man was doomed to win his bread by the sweat
of his brow. Doubly cursed among the sons
Of men are they who are obliged to toll for
food; clothing and shelter, without the help
which capital supplies in mpny ways
The most notable illustration and proof of the
fraternai aid given b, capital 10 labor is found
every where In the machinery which enables q
lew TO DO the work which many were once need
ed to do. 1t required ca yital to establish and
operate manufactory for the production OF
sewing machines, but these have been cheap
ened and improved to such degree that they
are within the reach of any industrious seam
stress. They have added lwenty-fold to the re-
suits OF their work. and have reduced the cost