The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-11-25

t'C.wdsrly
He congratulated his hearers upon
the present condition of the order. re-
viewed its many periods of prosperity
and depression. and said that although
since its existence the membership 81
the order has ebbed and flowed, yet
to-day il was on the increase.
and all through the exciting time
incident to the presidential election the
order had steadily grown in mem ber-
ship and influence. At no time, how
ever. had the membership exceeded
GOO 600 in good standing. Reviewing
the labor movement Mr.. Povderly said
there were too many labor organ MIA
tions struggling for supremacy Call
ings. that MP to a short time ago were
not known To the general public are
now known under the name OF some
na.ional or international association
The tendency Of the labor move
ment seemed To be 10 divide up
4 while that Of the opposite force-capl-
I tal-was Ia consolidate. and thereby to
I gain strength to combat the forces 81
\ industry. when, single-handcd, they
were arraycd before them.
MIR Powdcrly then discussed immi-
grafton. lie said that six years ago he
/ had declared in favor Of restriction OF
immigration, and although his views
were not received with favor by
The order. he had not changed
them. but on the contrary had
made them more rigid. He
believed in total exclusion of all iInmi-
grants who are not self-supporting on
landing in this country. There should
be a fixed term of years, ten would be
enough. during which no immigrants
should be allowed to land with view
10 remaining. unless each could prove
that he had sufficient means 70 sustain
himself and those depending upon him
for one wear Unworthy motives might
he attributed TO him because OF these
sentiments, but they were honest
liz entertained, and no reflections
would induce him TO change his
mind. for he forcsaw great danger. not
alone 10 labor but to the whole coun
try. if the immigration question wa'
not hcroically handled in the near
future.
1t was not. the speaker said. bccaus'
he could not earn livelihood IN IN
own land that the foreigner came here
but the institutions Of greed are o
older growth across the water am
have taken root There are ns pro
| dnctivc industries in Europe as in TN
| land. The men born there were Ju'
Q AZ rood as we are. They hay
: The same natural right 10 the So
. they were born on - we have - IA
Z soil Of America. Ii was their rightan
! their duty 10 remain on that SOIL =
deem IL from the twin evils ~ ian'
u lordism ana lSngcraft and take "
G fruits OF the earth for themselv'
;. and their families instead 81 heeir
p from their own homes 10 land "he
n thev stand in doubt ~ every point
which the stroke of a hammer or pi'
e II required The rapacity Of the q
10 ploycrs of labor. the greed Of the owl
n rrs of steamships and the moral COZ
ne ar.lce Of our pnblic men had proven
I'd ed the enactment Of legislation viii
would have long since relieved t
strain.
Strikes and lockouts next claim
AZ Mr.. powdcrly's attention. lie said u
It. during the last six months the pcol
- az this land had witnessed such |
he icmpts Of making the power Of agg
tic gated wealth supreme as We're ncv
re- ,lrcamt Of before Whether IL "
in at Crar d'Alene. at Homestead,
~ Buffalo or i'm Tennessee.
ne instinct which guided the rapacio
as; band was the same. The undergrol
~. wires which directed these attacks
u. run To the same center from all tn,
). places. Centralized wealth drew
fire Of scattered labor, and as a natu
nd result labor lost ia each battle IL
a. lessons are carefully taken to heart
;,v sacrifices may not be in vain. This p
nm. of the address occupied nearly th
minutes. and many good points w
ont made.
~ lie said that when. in the last
ca. trcmi,y, labprnQ men are driven 81
. I, to the wall and deprived Of right 9
NV privilege, it Is done through the u
,,n ~ the law II obscure or defective
cen hircling Judge can always be found
No, construc ia favor Of the " althy agai
,ble the poor.
) ~ The battle % the future must
can .on-hN ON oi W INK. 1--WE ! I. W -
72G. when nave marked thc shlitih2 p'
5ia ross Of the past. These lines must
tors verge from and center NJ the bal
r. box.
III concluding his address Mr.. y
DERBY said that the order should IN
an cflur, to get closer % the Other
arly dustrial associations and rcconmcn
= in that hereafter The general assem-
~ OF should meet az the same place
has time chosen ~ the Farmers alliai
Doc ne also favored the adoption " =
ii TO rial or beneficial feature Of the or
tate lie recommended dissolution ~
cans alliance with the Miners Progrcs
Ut in association on the ground that The
ter had not lived up to It's pledges,