Daily Republican., 1885-03-23
ShirtsIeeveS.
A. j. MCCLURE AT INSTITUTE
HALL-THE NEXT GEN NERATlON
OF ID u ID y Sc ITO
A TRIBUTE TO L AB @ K.

The Institute Hall was not 10 say
crowded on Saturday evening, but every
seat WAS He'd by an appreciative au'
dience, with the exception of some
young men and boys who annoyed
o hers by jumping up and going out
during Mr.. McClure's lecture, vidently
not being In sympathy with "shirt-
sleeve" labor. Az announced, the pro-
gram commenced BY singing the grand
old national hymn, "Colum bia, the
, Pickels, Collector of the Port. The
First Presbyterian church choir sang
some excellent selections and received .
hearty encore.
| Henry G Conrad, ESQ, then led the
wJy to the more solid entertainment. of
the evening by reading "Biil Brown
and Mary Jane" which was well
received. w. G. Gibbons then intro
duced the orator OF The evening, Hon.
A. X. Mcclure, editor of the Philadel-
phia Times, who occupied something
over an hour in An eloquent and prac-
tical talk upon the subject Of From
Shirtsleeve to Shirtsleove." Mr.. Nc.
Clure's lecture throughout was.a glow.
ing tribute TO honest labor. He showed
that those who attained the highest
point Of success came from amongst
the sons OF toll. He said industry was
a divine command that had never
been disobeyed ex ;ept at immense cost,
and IL was the only true source OF
wealth aud conten,ment. He then
went on TO show that much of the ease
and atiluence of life acquired by wealth
lonly had the appearance of happiness,
and WAS oflen but the gathered bitter.
mess OF death. The apparent happiness
Iof Gould and Vanderbilt wss but lie,
as they knew that the world did not
respect them and they ,rembled at the
fear Of losing their wealth.
Mr. Mcclure refut.d the idea that
Education had 10 sympathy with labor,
and that the shirt sleeve Of honest Toll
was the shirtsieeve Of shame. Mr..
Mcclure then pain his respects to the
professions. Tho college bred man, he
said, shirktd from the labor that would
! soil his hands.
Iu Philadelphia hr said there were
: 400 lawy ere, 200 Of whom pretended
TO practice. There were not two Of
them who earned $4,000 year; moi
, twenty who earned $4,000; not fifty
who earned 5000, aud the balance did
+ not earn $500 a year on the average
but a mechanic, who IL master OF hi,
, trade, earns 81 900 a year. Mr. Nc
Clure was no less mplimentary to Tho
doctors, oHe.,hird OF whom did OF carr
half tho wages OF a respectable me
lchanic.
"No wonder, " said Mr.. McClur"
"that the professions arc disgrsced to
day" Parents, he thought, were mucl
to blame for this state Of affairs. Moi
+ of fine mechanical genius neglect 10
teach trades to theiT children, aud liv
to reap bitter harvest for their neglec
to do 30. Industry, Mr. EMcClure said
should be made the peer and master o
culture in producing what God com
manded, and culture and intelligence
though entitled to the highest respec
: SHOULD not be confined to certain selec
society. Industry is susceptible of th
l highest attainments. and yet the me
chanic Is not IA perfect master of hi
calling. This il an evil that is grow
= log and becoming blight upon Ameri
ca
y Upon this subject Mr.. Mcclure say
he spoke advisedly, because he ha
given it his attention. In the trad
e which he learned, .fiom his knoxledg'
nuJ an American was employed, thong
this was not he case III the machiner
/, department Anne, tic 4us are not foun
In ithe ster, otyping establishmen
D where q superior order of traine
/ ri moulding is required. Foreigners N
II To be found there, and nineteen -tweI
I; tieths of the Inon CONNECTED with In
J proved machinery in the coal regioI
v are of the same class. This was Il
reason vi by the calling of industry WI
l. declining. Mr.. Mcclure said that fiil
years ago he arrived at. Phila lelphia
knowing no one there and his onl
capital was II certificate stating that
was perfect mas er of the trade of
tanner and currier. This he said Wi
the guiding star Of his. life, and he w
proud OF HIS calling.
The penitentiary in Philadelphia, h
- said, contained 500 convicts, only 22
whom had ever learned trades. Prid
leads to grave Of sin, and is the pitt.
- of the wealthy as we'll as the poor.
Sons are reared as If they were Il
good to work, and as if only to affol
pleasure TO their parents on a
ry count of their appearance, and instei
lie of becoming broadminded and usef
hs men, they become nothing but accon
plished "dudes." Only Thick, said NJ
Mcclure, OF d father RAISING such
thing. and then dropping il. fe ! IL
dy iu Gods name what suca u creatu
it'll was ever male for. six OF Them wou
Id. not make an embryo man Look at
nut Why, il cannot talk the ED. lish i;.u !,
cir age, 1t cannot walk. 1t cadnot p
re-. form a single mental act. Ii cam
ip- earu "a single dollar, and would rot if
could, but would rather live upon
mother. But this is not the worst OF
Only think what the next generation
es dudes will be. The world will nttsst
I... =, Ia Ft.,n
yer dudes.
MIR. Mcclure then made al earn,
appeal for the men who rise by
shirtsleeve. There has never been
vt President Of the United States, said
san that had more fortuitous birth tn
not the humbiest boy. Every one OF thu
started in the shirtsleeves of hon
toll. Mr.. Mcclure closed his addr
by an eloquent appeal for cultured
aay Dor. He exhorted the young to be e.
to themt elves, to be honest and ind
ho- trious, and to avoid beer shop hari
be- CUES. Above all, said Mr.. McClu
3 at remember your duty to your govo
cen men. Think, read, consider, judge q
of vote at all times as your judgment d
tates. A hearty storm OF appia'
igreet' d MT. Mcclure as he finished
lecture, and numbers pressed arou
for him to congratulate him upon the b
py effects of his evenings talk.
,sd-
quite an Attraction.
Adams & BIoiher's show wind
at No JOG Market street, proved qu
''ssi an attraction last Saturday night to
many persons ~ho were passing alt
the street, and part of the time
pavement WAS 30 completely blocl
,ist AZ to be alDl 81 impassable. The "
dow IL taSIeiull q dI cnrAted with heal