The Irish standard., 1892-09-10

of this country, and it is to-day one that
is attracting great discussion all over the
world. One hundred and sixteen years
ago it was the labor organization Of Bos-
ton and the New England states that
dumped the tea into Boston Harbor,
precipitated the revolution and gained us
the great liberties we now enjoy. When
man tells me that he distrusts the
labor organizations of this country I say
to him, "Look back to the year Of l776 and
then on your knees apologize to the men
whose ancestors gained our freedom"
An employer of labor who imposes upon
his men, Or upon man who comes to
him seeking employment, the condition
that he must be member of no labor
organization and must sign document
promising not to become member of
any labor organization of any kind while
in his employ, is not fit to be an employer,
Widest applause. I believe that in all
these vexatious questions the honest
temper of the labor organizations of this
country will work out successful solu-
ton. The great power of arbitration
which has been invoked to prevent war
among nations should be invoked to set
tie these questions. The public and the
laboring man and his employers have
an equal right to be protected against
these disputes and I believe that if there
is any method to SO equally protect them
the labor organizations will find it out.
[ feel that I am near enough to the la
boring men of this state to say that at
some time, not far distant, congress will
frame and pass bill establishing free
court Of arbitration where the laboring
men and their employers will have equal
rights and these disputes may be brought
and settled finally and irrevocably and,
speaking as the son of laboring man
and one whose heart beats near to the
people in the great struggle they are
having to-day for their rights, can
safely say that the day is not far distant
when these questions will all be solved.
The time has gone by when demagogues
can close the eyes OF the people, and not
through politicians shall come this REM
edy for the great evil against which you
struggle It will come through the en-
ergy and peaceable agitation OF the labor
organizations of the United States. Two
hundred years ago the Cornwall miners,
in great strike for their rights as men,
invented motto under which the labor
organizations Of to-day are marching
forward to victory and that motto is,
God is our guide. We draw no swords.
We kindle no war fires By justice, right
and law we claim the birthcight of our
sires.
HON. IGNATIUS DONNELLY.
The next speaker on the programme
was the redoubtable Sage of1Nininger,
but be had slipped cog some way and
was not present when his name was
called. Mr.. Martin explained that he
was sure Mr.. Donnelly would put in an
appearance very soon, and as a diversion
for the audience while a committee
sought for him, members OF the trades
assembly would pass through the grand
stand and about the field and take
up collection for the strikers at Home
stead. The collection was taken up, and
Mayor Winston being called upon for
speech delivered himself of few apropos
remarks. He congratulated the laboring
men upon the success of their celebra-
ton, but regretted that the day was not
more universally observed in the city.
Rev 8. w. Sample was next called for,
and, with his usual good nature, kept the
audiel CO interested until it was an
nounced by loud cheering that the poet,
novelist and political seer, Donnelly, was
approaching.
II have a new suggestion to offer in
the line of the protective tariff" said MI.
Donnelly, among other things. "While
| we may concede that man who starts g
business on his own hook without the
help of any one else has the legal right
to run his own business as he sees fit,
and hire men at the lowest figures posi-
BILE, he has not the right under the laws
! of Christianity. IL this man goes to the
government Of the United States and
says he cannot keep up his business any
longer and needs help, and the govern
| ment says it will go into partnership
| with him, and take out of the peoples
pockets money, also aid him to secure
larger prices for his stuff, he has ceased
to run the business on his own hook and
for himself He has become the partner
of the government and the government
is the people. The people, then, have
something to say about the way this
business shall be conducted. When
Carnegie can exclude competition from
other countries with the aid of the gov
eminent, he becomes member Of the
government, and his bushes is the pub