Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-05
PROUD LABOR


a. eifissas. ~ rsDes .xzia cur dsteiipn
q ths kie<~ef rspnbl,e. strengthea snd
proie<t Is ssery part Capital sheaid
be encouraged ~ labor. anst labor
sh.sglf % eneosFssed ~ espliaL
Wher~ter capital . contfaiied - .
brslnle.< heal and sel<sh heart - -
som~fimss the cs-r. il lsdomioeel ing and
unjust. ssd whessxsr labor - I'D - an
ignorant d>msgoxus. its cause isue4k-
ened II ne suffer. lgnorance. ANARCHY
and describes cannot st a. riENf;
buf osalfy % eur instifutssns
and connsfs8e> IN eur rahtfs
viii sesn bring relief. We hsns
have had seasons q snsxamplsd prp<r
psrify, and a. we deserve good times
they viii return. perhaps siosly, tint
surely. The light 10 already breaking
add the slax e4cnot be far aBay.
Your organizations. Mr.. President.
e.n do nIuck IA aid in = restoration q
confsle1es. You have non the enlhusr
( lasflc admiration - al citizens today.
| AZ yoa are stTonz. you viii BE- generous,
| as you ara Intelligent yua vii DO wise;
a. yoa ara Law abiding. you viii be 10y
I al. a. you are representative. yoo viii DO
consiisrats u the citsis welfare. the
stAte's pride. and the nations strength.
MIR smith saf down amid great sp-
planse and eheerx
Mr.. T~ysors Address.
President Marin then introduced w.
| A. Taylor q Detroit who spoke sub
sIsnsiaily a. folbss;
LADIES AND GESrLxnKs--l am not .
/ citizen "a Grand Rapids but am proud
q Grand Rapids | am proud 10 sce
the labor organizations Of Grand Rapids
make the splendid display they did this
morning. | am proud that the sports
going oa In thees grounds are not able
10 attract all the people away from the
speakers stand. There 10 no city IN the
stats that can compare With Grand Zap
ids in the strength OF is labor unions
IL y city % be proud Of In this TO-
gard AZ xell as in many others -Four
hundred years sgo Christopher Colum-
bus set sail In his three TOY boats 10 dis
cover this wonderful country 10 satisfy
the desires Of grasping monarchs In
kuropo. The results have teen
wite Of what was intended.
One u the noblest nations on the earth
has been reared here but We are not To
believe that this ~ the best government
IN the world IL h not the best govern
ment In the world A isnot perfect IL
Is not 80 good ss We vish 10 make 10.
There is nation in Europe surrounded
BY monarchs and despots. which - far
above us IN all that goes 10 make good
government Instead OF tax gatherer
the workman 60 To the treasury and
share the products Of the soil | refer
10 the little republic OF Switzerland. an
older nation than ours. IL 10 ahead Of
this government because 10 10 carried on
by the direct will Of the people. not
through men elected 10 represent them
The responsibility OF government
rests directly with the masses OF the.
people. aud We should learn lessons
from these Europeans until, as IN
Switzerland. one half Of our people will
own land. When that time comes there
will Re no more beggary and want IA
now bcfouls the atmosphere OF Amer
ica's cities Columbus has sct us the
fashion He not only discovered new
world. but he opened the spirit Of dis
eoyery In the human mind. Columbus
did not discover this country for Ferdi.
nand and Isabella. lie discovered this
country for the common peopIe-for you
and me.
The rnempioyed-
arm glad 10 soc that the men do NOT
come here alone. like 10 speak "a
women a. well "A 10 the men, The time
has come when women are TO share In
the fruits Of organized labor There are
today thousands OF unemployed men
What are We going to do with them.
We have had plenty OF prosperity. but
now we are called upon 20 meet adver
sity and there is no class Of men 50 able
Ia calmly and bravely meet these trying
times asthe members Of organized labor
IL IL fact that We all share in the
victories ~ civilization the came N
Vanderbilt and Rockefeller We live In
houses that shelter us. We wear as good
clothes for ali poeticai purposes. Ne
sleep in beds which. N not "a downy
arr downy enough for good health
When we wish 90 make a journey W,
step on cars 10 which is hsruessed thai
element which lourneyman rrintel
beckrned from the clouds. IL will b.
your fault and mine if this great gov
eminent does not last IL will last
The speaker touched upon the feuda
system and pointed out its effect
upon the progress 81 civilization
" was under this aysten
that private property in land wa
first instituted | hope the time vii
soon come when the common people vii
own the land in common. Those VIII.
claim ownership in land are trespasser
and should be told 10 60. Oh. but 70,
tell me everything will go 10 ruin II 70,
try that The printer who IL throw
cut Of employment by the introduction
~ typesetting machines win not tell 20,
that those machines are "A blessing, ye
~ know that the time viii come whel
they will be a blessing 20 mankind s.
IL will be in the destruction ~ the pres
ent system - land ownership" II
cloeing be said that trade unions wer
doing their part Ia solving the problem
e civilization He pointed out tn
cigarmskers union ss al example q
shat can te accomplished by patien
labor and executive ability. and told hi
hearers q the mutual help they yer
hestowing upon the idle workmen o
their union. he said IL had attaine.
. the front rank in trade unionism.