The morning call., 1890-09-02
SEVEN THOUSAND
TOILERS IN LINE.
The Largest Labor Demon
stration Ever Witnessed
on This Coast.
IN UNION THERE IS STRENGTH.
Wage-Workers Show thew orld
What They Can Do.
BANNERS, FLAGS AND FLOATS.
The Applauding Public Pleased
and Surprised.
1t Takes the Procession an Hour and Quarter
TO Pass a Given Entertainment
at Woodward's Gardens.
Wage-Workers Show thew orld
What They Can Do.
BANNERS, FLAGS AND FLOATS.
The Applauding Public Pleased
and Surprised.
1t Takes the Procession an Hour and Quarter
TO Pass Given POint-Entertainment
at Woodward's Gardens.

Bone and sinew were triumphant in this
city Yesterday. None who witnessed the
magnificent demonstration viii ever again
question the strength and earnestness of
organ ized labor.
Ii was day Of peace. There was no
clash of arms, no smoke of battle no mad
strife between angry forces. Yet it may be
that the victories Of Waterloo and Apo
mattox were not more significant and de-
cisiye.
There nave been labor demonstrations of
every description for centuries. The resi-
dents Of this city have witnessed great
many in the last five years; but it is
safe 10 say that there never was labor
movement of any character, here or else
where. that created more favorable Senti-
ment and won greater respect from the
masses than the grand pageant witnessed
by two or three hundred thousand spectators
on the streets of this city yesterday.
IN UNION Is STRENGTH.
Il was the most s. stematic, orderly and
well-managed demonstration ever made IN
the Pacific Coast. Promptly at the hour
fixed upon the great column commenced to
move. and from that moment till the echoes
Of the last note died out of the festal hall
there was not a rpp.e of discord nor an IN
pleasant circumstance to mar the harmony
Of the grand event.
The day could not have been more aus
picious COOL balmy and quiet 1t made
what might otherwise have been tedious
tramp hardly more than brief spell of
delightful recreation. The thousands of
spectators that thronged the streets at
every turn were III complete harmony with
the spirit OF the hour, and cheer npOn cheer
rent the air at every step OF the mighty
column.
To the agreeable surprise of all, when
the several divisions began TO form II was
found that the enthusiasm of the hour had
seized hundreds mere than had been
counted upon. There was hardly union
that did not turn out above the original es
innate, and so far from a single one falter-
ing at the last moment, more room was re-
ouired in several divisions. 1t was wholly
within the bounds TO put the number in
line at 1000, and marching four abreast 1t
required about an hour and quarter Tor
the entire procession to pass gwen point.
ENTHUSIAAI AND TASTE,
The exceedingly interesting features of
the procession, aside from the men in line,
were the tasty aud appropriate uniforms
worn by the several unions and the elaDor-
ate floats accompanying many unions rs a
iIfr-slze Illustration of their callings. Great
pains were taken to make them as COM
plete and attractive as poSSi Die, ana the
success of their work was abundantly at
tested by the unvaTying interest and ap-
plause they OccasiOned.
The procession was reviewed in splendid
military style in the broad opening at Mis-
sion and Thirteenth streets, after which it
continued its march to Woodward's Gar
dens and broke ranks little before l
o'clock.
Splendid bands of music, averaging two
to each division, enlYenrd the scene all
along the line, and it is seldom that so much
grand harmony is ever heard at one time.
There were over twenty bands and $50
pieces.