Telegram-herald., 1888-09-04


CIgarmsksr's oioa No a.. - men.
karaituFs WORKERS Union. No. n. 20 men.
Csrr'Ass containing Prssidsnt OF the Day
r. ID Gil sad Orator Samuel 6OnDefs.
sEcesB DiyIsloS.
Marshal OF Division. Jas. Whitehead.
Malta Castle Band.
BIicklaysrs and AssOns Union No. /, l5o
Typographical Union No. 80 10 men.
rHIED DIVISION.
Asrsba of Division. John Barrett.
PAfrarchsi Circle Band.
Grand ksBias Branch OF National Wood
Carvsrs Association. % Hsn.
Wood Turner'S Union No. l, 80 men.
FoUErH Division.
Marshal OF DiEisisn. Julius Faebsr.
knights Of LABOR Band.
Beer Brewers Uaion No. II. 50 men. in
cluding . approximation OF the Irst
brewers and eight mslsters.
Bakers L Union No. 81. 50 men.
rIFFH DIVISION.
Marshal OF Division, II. W. Graham
ssgth ERd Band.
| Carpenter and Joiners Union No. 50, 90
men.
Coopers Assembly No. 1855, K. of L. 90
men.
| Plasterers' Union No 20, IS men.
The route taken was through West bridge
st- 70 Canal. Canal to Monroe. Monroe to
| South Division. Division TO Maple. Maple
| to Shsldon TO Fulton Street Park.
The processlon was fully one mile in
/ length and were nearly ons bali hour in
passing. All Of the Urions presented q fine
appearance snd were appiauded as they
| passed the J1dss's stand al Swesl's Hotel.
The procession reached the PARK At IL
| o'clock and passed in review. The Presl-
| dents Of the different Unions we're invited
| to take seats on the speaker stand.
The exercises st the Park were opened
with q song by the German Singing Society.
| President r. H Gill then introduced Mr..
| samuel Gompers, who was received with
| great applause.
Mr.. Gompers said: Fellow working.
! men and women. Today, thousands and
/ thousands yes hundreds and thousands OF
! vorkingmsn are keeping time 70 the
/ strains OF martial music all over the land.
| All over the land tbs lsboriog men are
I keeping time with their brethren in Grand
| RADlds.
You are not alone, through the length
and breadth OF our land the toiling millions
| are not only in spirit, bat in reality, keep
| ing time With you.
The question may be asked. What is
the mesning Of this demonstration? Why
on the frat Monday IN Septembsr, do the
workingmen lay down their tools and give
the day up to the pleasures of the day and
standing shoulder TO shoulder, march on to
victory? Ny friends. 1t is TO celebrate the
victory OF labor. II Is not 10 oppress any
one, bat TO celebrate Dor day It is the
celebration OF that grand organization
| known as labor.
| Other cslsbratiors are TO denote the joy
Of the victors in the fact that someone or
some Lhing has Oesn overcome aud con-
qaered: al enemy IS subdusd.
Does labor wish to emulate the example.
No. q Thousand times no. The movement
of labor wishes only to celebrate the great
doctrine Of good will TO all men. We have
none 10 opprsss none whom we desire 10
tyrannize over.
| During tbs year the people of our land
havs spoken patrcnizingly of the isoonng
men. II is but q few ycars ago when the
la0sring men was oppressed, now after the
lssoring men have arisen ana demanded
that . day seoulc bs set apart rs labor
people who styled N communists. snarch-
ists or any other "ist efcept a working
man, nov respect rs. If II we're not for
organized labor thsre would not be suca q
denomination IS IL Shown here today. II
IL we're not for the printers. the carpenters
the moidsrs the furniture workers, all the
unions. there would have been no Labor
Day
Un0rgsnizsd lsborsrs are Ike the brave
Enzlish soldiers. no when imprisoned in
the Black Hole attsicutta clutched a. each
others throsts and destroyed each othsr to
gst near the window to iphaie . breath Of
fresh ar until only ten Of that whole band
Of brave SELLERS Who we're thrown into
thst dam1shs dsa lived till morning.
These same soldiers vhs. -hen organized
vsre ike broth To each other turned uc-
1 ,sh
became 6isorEsnizsd
/ Todsv he vorxinrnsu and women ocru-
PA proud position in socistv 70 that the
very men. wao whsn thew dared to al v0-
cate the rights Of the lsborinz man. we're
hootsd down. srs nov lister ssd TO With al
keatiou
II q often ssid -. do ret 90 fast enough.
I Granted This improvement Of the labor
| iag man a necessarily SLOW huf thas only
soovs se- strongly ig 70 growing. Ia to.
vsgstssis kinzdom those pisnts which
| grow she fastest ara tie Era ssf and PERISH
tas soonest snd lose which grow siowesl
are tie strongest and most desplv roo-e8
sud 81 it = With ths isscr movement. n
hss skss wears for us "a briuz about =
r-coxnition of shs teiisrs q tie rorld and
I ~ very slo- zr0-fh = the srst evidence of
h. strsagfs Il sas taken tiu,r ~ n,sui 4
pgolic ession and 70 cenvinae the work-
inx people of the necessity - uRifs6 shor
Forwsrs Forward Forward mnst ae tie
vstch ward - fas saeFiHg pseps
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a. shs w0rksrg peepis -i-hin ~ sound Of
ny voice vac - sos s>ionz 70 ishar or
gsnisatiou ~ nsrch vilh yen.
We ara nov 81 the eve ~ an important
event Politicians - al psrnss srs now
oiddioz fcr wast = cslsi the ssor vote
Tsev care nefsIsz fsr ysn and year nion
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| ta.r- - nlers strength in CO En5ea thSn
4 sal ne Dsrfl~- TIE r~-Srr tasv a.
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becsus~ Teu So erEznized. Thev xacw
rsa srs psvr. TseT ~ - siverf vaur
rfssutes freus ycuF Uniers ~ Ene~-
inx th.t II tssT - veBr Eainu falls and
Tsa are sisoursais-a Th~a thev car.
nothing tor lseer snv r1rs-te@v have
scco-piishsa thsir rurDo-s. III vau en-
snue - iThs ssch etksr OF rslitics yoar
relieisn. Four sex youF scioT Fou ~
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