Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-10-18

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Following Is the address delivered last Mon.
daY by Archbishop Ireland 10 the grand lodge
OF the Brotherhood Of Railway Brakemen in
session at ST. Paul. While addressed to brake
men In particular 1t contains good advice to all
worknen and their employers. asiwcll; ss#4s
Although / do not know much Of your order, I
know q good deal Of brakcmen, and i have al
ways bad the deepest admiration and love for
them I have always considered them brave
young fellows, and that the public were not sui
icientiy grateful 10 them for their services.
amalways glad to take them by the hand. !
have always an admiration for the men who do
the hard work, who bear III burdens, who form
the pillars upon which society rests. We're it
not for the workingmen. the United States
would not today be the great. rich nation she Is.
the peer Of any nation in the world, The work
tnsmen could not maintain an Organization with
regard for the rights of others. Of course {
labor organizations have their dangers, but we
arc not to stop good work, because Of possible
dangers. Right Is never 70 strong as when It
| ranges side, by side with duty. As long as you
observe your duty you will compel society to
give you your rights. have no fear for the
workingmen. I have sometimes fea red the men
who talk to the workingmen Tor $50 or 500 per
month. Public opinion the world over is today
in favor Of recognizing the just demands Of la
Dor. At times different associations have to
band themselves sternly against their employees.
strike is declaration of war, and should only
be resorte to In cases Of absolute necessity And
| then it must be conducted with dignity. and you
will compel society to say your demand is just.
1t is to ME one Of the clearess proofs Of the ad.
nF Twill hris o,ftv all
| classes are Afforded their rights. The teaching
OF the Christian religion is that mau is not ma.
chine, not all animal, but like uute god socie-
~ is bound by the laws of God to see to it that
! no man Is compelled to work for less wages than
will furnish himselfand his family a LIVELIHOOD.
When this is not done. then the state should pass
snch laws US will protect even the feeblest child
For the good of society fortunes will necessarily
| concentrate in some hands more than in orders
Capital has its uses. If there were Ito great CAPT
| talsts there would be nc great undertakings
| The cry that sometimes goes UP against ca pital
| and those occupying high places is absolutely
| unreasonable. Ga the other hand, enter u
! solemn protest against the efforts sometimes
mace by capital t. keep down the laboring man.
| do not pretend to say what shoald be the ma
| ture of your elaboration. But it seems to me
| that there are reforms that ought to be accom-
plished in the manner of coupling cars and in
the hand brakes Aud think there ought to be
| general effort to save railroad men from So
much Sunday work. loud cheers.l They are
! not men beasts Of burden. Each man needs
| Sunday rest as an absolute right. And the coun-
Try needs it. The great need of society is re
iigion. have often thought over it and often
| regretted that some steps are not taken to give
our railroad men Sunday rest. Let business SUI
| fer little. Business is OF the earth. and the
| soul Of man IS worth more than all the railrssds
| In the United States. Tha country seeks intclli.
gent men, We know men who were o:ce brake.
nlen who now occupy high positions. But you
cannot expect the world to take you up and pu,
YOU in those high places unless you are fitted
| for 1t. like to sec young man have ambition
| No one wants to advance young man to high
| position until he has done his full duty on q
minor position. 1t is the cha :acter that makes
| the man. There IL no future before the young
man who drinks. have seen strong hands and
brave hearts go down to misery because they
had not courage to fling the intoxicating cur
from them. Men who drink are slaves to the
salootl. The devil OF sin has very little powe
over man who is sober. Now, hope you viii
soon be conductors aud after that you will soon
be called TO higher positions. And whateyv,
positions YOU occupy, l hope you will always be
good citizens.