St. Paul daily globe., 1892-09-06

great and powerful municipalities issue
proclamations in courteous language decree
ing that the public offices shall be closed on
this day; and this triumph of the toilers is
emphasized when these influential magis-
trates go further, and IN the name of their
office request that al employers of men shall
honor the day by closing down and allowing
their employees few hours for relaxation
and
FratarnaI Rejoicing
at Labors shrine This is the greatest civic
holiday ever established bg men for the glory
of God and the good of humanity. 1t indl-
Gates that the workers, whether by hand and
body or by eve and brain, have achieved
distinct post of honor in the worlds onward
march; that the limit of their progress Is TO
be measured only by their capacity, and that
their advance is not TO be stayed by the whin-
ings of sour-heArted critics. Perhaps the
greatest triumph recorded to the credit of
labor in recent years is the national eight
hour law passed by The last congress. The
motives of legislators i'll passing the
law, the considerations which led
the president to sign 1t, need
satisfaction which every man who tolls must
feel in contem plating the far-reaching effects
of this law, inspired by the labor organiza-
tions. perfected by their friends and sent
forth to the world as an earnest that Uncle
Sam is determined to be first MOI only in
commerce, in statesmanship, in trade, in
war, if need be, which God forbid. but 10
lead the universe in legislation which has
thought for the least rs we'll as the greatest
and for The good of all together.
The supervising architect of the treasury
has publicly stated that the eight-hour law
means the expenditure of S3000.03D year
more than heretofore III his department
alone, and necessarily this means
Eore Work fer More Men
all over the laud. 1t means less idleness
Il ta,,t Inc,
hunger, less misery, less rebellion in the
souls of men against conditions which might
in time menace The welfare of the land over
which the winds of heaven fling wide that
penuant of freedom. the beneficent banner
that holds the admiration of the downtrod-
den of all lands. the flag of our love and Onr
hope, the stars and stripes, which neVer has
and never vii! find braver. more vehement
and tireless defenders in the hour of great
national peril than the men who are banded
together in the labor unions of the land.
Alluding to the oft-repeated charges.
whether just or unjust. regarding the perpe-
tration of outrag=s by members of organized
labor, ne said: The poison fruit that grows
on the tree of violence should never under
beayen be plucked by the hand of man
Iho has sworn allegiance to labor union,
because all their precepts and teachings are
becoming more stringently opposed to any
put the squarest kind of lighting. and that
Dnly after efforts at arbitration have failed.
Mr.. Ryder then spoke ct some length of the
laws passed by the late congress, touching
upon the interests of the laboring men, He
mentioned the bill providing that railroad
companies engaged in interstate commerce
shall provide improved couplers to save the
lives and limbs of their employees; also the
appropriation Of money to investigate the
mystery and the misery of labor as
performed in the Sums of great cities:
reviewed the rise and progress of
the early-closing movement: the inau,
guration of a cab and hackmen's union to
r-oISG fIn CfNra dor Of f.anf fhn
eral improvement in lone Of labor societies,
and the distinct advance they have made in
the way of teaching their members the yir-
tues of sopriety and industry, and the power
to be gained by the use of moral Suasion in
all disputes where possible. But he consid-
cred that the men who fought the battle at
Homestead were distinct workers for the
country's welfare in accomplishing the de-
structfon Of that menace TO freedom. Pinker-
toniSm. Mr.. Ryder concluded as follows:
II we read The lessons which The struggles
and trium phs of labor UP to this time teach.
we shall realize that in peaceful methods
alone our safety and our prosress lie. Bear
ing these lessons i'll mind, We shall 90 for
ward in that spirit winch would enable Us To
achieve the greatest victories for ourselves
and our cause: and that would teach us also 10
Forget each fear with one sad tear
That's shed tor the bitter past.
And for Labor's shrine Well chapiet twine
Of victory. first and last
At the conclusion of the oration MIR.
Ryan announced that the athletic games
would take place at once on the ball
grounds, while the hall of the pavilion
would be thrown open for dancing.
The games attracted the usual large
crowd of people devoted to sports,
while the hall was jainmed to Suffoca-
tion with people endeayoring to trip
the light fantastic.
The games resulted as follows:
Bali game-Prize, S25; Pressfeeders VS.
Diamonds; Pressfeeders ;, Diamonds 4.
Sack ce-First prize, S. meal ticket do.
mated by the Saddle Rock restaurant second
prize, Sl.50 necktie, donated by Sandell &
Haslett First, A. b. Batter; second, M. A.
German. .
mated by the Golden Rule; second prize, bot
tie of perfumery. Neff Il Rosenquist First
Annie Lewis; second. Lolita Nepil.
Wrestling match, best two ont of three
Robert street Won by NJ. A. German.
Pipe race-Derbv hat. by j. G. Elmquist,
$50 East Seventh street. won by Frank Stei-
ger.
Ladies' egg, and spoon race-First prize,
bonbon box, by o. Fl. Arosin: second prize,
psrlor lamp. by Browns West Seventh Street
fair. First, Mrs. Lewis; second. Mrs. Dag
nan.
Tailors' race-Fancy vest pattern. by j. w.
Cunningham. First, A. Bill; second, G. A.
Peters.
Married ladies' race-First prize, embroid-
cred table scarf, by J. p Carlson. 241 East
Seventh street; second prize. tail lamp. by L.
Hill. 403 jackson street. First Mrs. f. An
derson; second, Mrs Thomas Gould.
Obstacle race-Silk umbrella, by Bannon &
Co.. - and n East Seventh street. won by C.
f. Oyerton.
Three-legged race-Prize, box cigars by
John Engberg, White Bear, won by NJ. A.
German and j. j. Gormau.
Backward race-PriZe, pair shoes. by Sher-
wood Crooks, won by E. j. Lafontine.
PreSSfeederS' race-PriZe donated by j. FL.
Burns; first j. ". Murnane; second, William
Mcdonald.
The evening was spent in dancing,
varied for a short time at 9 o'clock with
an exhibition OF fireworks of unusual
excellence. The special trains leaving
for town at $3.50 and l0:30 were of un-
usual size. and carried about 1000 pas
SengerS each. though slight diminution
was noticed in the size of the crowd.
At II O'clock the last trainload de-
parted for home, fOOtsore and weary.
yet with spirits unflagging. making the
starry night resound with cheers and
song. While the WORKOUT caterers at
Lake Shore counted their dollars and
breathed sigh of contentment.
The California
VIII post bulletins of the Sullivan-COr-
bett fight Oh the evening of Sept. Z.