The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-11-02
world except by labor.

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Judge Thurman was then interrupted
by applause, when he produced his ban
dana. lyon cheer that old bandana,"
said he. s'but / would like to know how
in the world L would ever have gotten
that baDdana for you to cheer il 1T had
not been for labor. Labor made it; my
labor enabled me to obtain money
enough to buy it, and your labor will
make You wealthy enough to live in
peace, in qniet and in comfort, If you
will only understand which is your best
interests"
He then went on to say that the an
nual production of wealth in this world
is divided into three or four parts. One
part of it goes to the capitalists who fur
iisi the money, lends his money ont at
interest, md nobody beSrudges him his
interest if he only charges reasonable
interest. Another part of it goes to the
manufacturer, the man who carries on
business, and he makes his profit rs n
recompense for his labor and his work
and his skill, and nobody objects to his
having n reasonable compensation. The
remaining part zoe to the laborer TO
pay for his wages, and if lie gets fair
wages, honest wages. then he does not
complain; but if he does not get his fair
share; if lie is oppressed; if he is tram
pied down under foot; if his labor is ex-
acted from him without due compensa-
tion, then he is adefrauded man, and he
ought to complain. Some German in the
audience, handing the speaker an old
horse shoe, said: 81 picked it up during
the time the procession was. That
means victory. It is a horse shoe"
Judge Thurman thank you, sir. I
will take it home with me. / will nail
it on my door and keep the republican
witches that preach protection to the
poor man from entering my household.
EGreat cheering.
A voice-"Nail it to the white house
door," Laughter.
Judge Thurman continued: What
gave you the right to vote? Democratic
principles. 1t is all in one sentence,
written by the hand of the father of
American democracy, Thomas Jefferson,
and found in that immortal document,
the declaration of independence. That
sentence is: "All men are created free
and equal" That is the foundation
stone of democracy. Democracy sprang
from that sentiment. That sentiment
has done all for the human race that has
been done in the way of ameliorating
their condition from the day that the
sentence was written down to this day.
I defy any man living to point out to
me one single amelioration of the
condition of the human race in
Christendom, one single improve
ment of the condition of the laboring
men, that has not been the result of
democratic principles. Why. some one
may say, here were the southern states
that were democratic, and they had ne
gro slavery. Yes, but that sentence of
Thomas Jefferson-all men are created
free and eqHal-sprouted up and grew
up. and in the end made slavery impos-
sible in any part of the territory of the
United States. More applause Our
republican friends say to the colored
man that they set him free. They set
him free? They would have been in
slavery for ten centuries to come if they
depended on them to set them free.
Those words from Thomas Jefferson's
mouth and from his pen are the words
that set them free in the end. It took
time to do it, but in the end it did do it,
and therefore I say it again, and L say it
without fear of successful contradiction
that no improvement in the rights or in
the condition of the laboring men in
Christendom has ever been produced
except by the influence of democratic
DrincipIas"