The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-06-19
Judge Rhodes, of Ogden, Makes a
Speech.
AN ADDRESS TO THE PUBLIC
PETITION AND RESOLUTIONS TIC
THE CITY COUNCIL.
They Protest Against the Wages Of
fered by the Gravity Sewer Con-
tractors-The Trust Will Wait on
the City Council in a Body 70
night to Present Their Petitions.

A meeting of the Labor trust was
held last evening in the Wasatch build
ing which was attended by between 800
and 600 members of the organization.
A number of ladies were present and
occupied seats on the platform.
President C. r. Berry called the
meeting to order. Mrs c. L. MeGraw
on behalf of the ladies who are interest
ed in the work Of the Labor trust pre-
sented President Berry and Vice-Presl-
dent Henry with two beautiful bou-
Duets. for which they received the
thanks of the recipients and of the
meeting
ADDRESS TO THE PUBLIC.
Cantain Middleniss was then called
upon to read an address of the Labor
trust to the public as follows:
The name adopted for this organfza-
ton is one we'll worthy Oh ltS ooJeee'
The Labor trust.
Everyone has heard of the Beer trust,
Iron trust, Copper trust and the 1nnu-
merable trusts that have been formed
including the last and sweetest OF all,
the Sugar trust, all these and klndred
trusts having for their object the en-
hancement of the prices of the various
commodities they govern resulting in
enrichment of the few producers and
manufacturers, and the impoverishment
of the many consumers, are not In the
interests of the masses of the people,
and don't represent that measure OF
fair trade for the people that should De
secured by the legislation OF the coun-
try, under our form of popular govern
h- i,, orIx
panies of venturesome men, crossing
the plains on their journey to the land
of the setting sun, found that the In
dams, who had become the implacable
foes of the white man, set fire to the
dry prairie grass in the effort to de-
stroy the pioneers, who, as the rushing,
raving, pillows of flame, with their
thousands of merciless tongues came
bounding toward them, simply ignited
the grass near to them and sent fire to
fight fire completely depriving the de-
stroyer of its power for harm. SO in
these days when trusts and monopolies
the creation of years of congressional
misrule, beset the honest toiler,
whether he be a skilled mechanic, la
borer, or hard working farmer, it be-
hooves him to follow the example of
the pioneer, and fight fire with fire.
Hence the Great ton of this Labor trust
the noblest and most sacred trust ever
undertaken by man, trust covering
the lives, liberty and happiness of the
toiling citizens of free country,
trust calculated to protect the homes
of the people by the invincible ballot.
Napoleon once said, providence was
on the side of the heaviest artillery
and it may be so, but we know that
victory has her laurel wreath ready to
crown redeemed labor, when her sons
unite, and cast a solid ballot for the
amelioration of their condition and the
preservation of that liberty handed
down to us by our patriot fathers,
sealed with their most sacred life blood,
and we should prove unworthy de-
scendants of such patriotic and noble
Sires, if we do not guard it carefully
and jealousy in our time, and when
we are gathered to our fathers, pass
away with the sweet consciousness,
that we handed the priceless boon to
our children, as pure and spotless, as it
came from the hands Of the heroes who
have departed.
You hear a great deal of talk about
the antagonism between capital and la
Dor, very silly talk that never can be
made clear to an intelligent man. There
is not necessarily any antagonism be-
tween capital and labor more than be-
tween the product and producer in any
field. Capital is simply crystalized Ia
Dor, the product of toll, and it is only
when grasping monopolists of the Car
negie stamp, not satisfied with the mil
lions they have accumula ted through
paternal protection and special legisla-
ton like the horse leach are crying for
more, and in their heartless and cruel
haste to add to their immense fortunes
by citing down the rate of wages even
though to accomplish their purpose
they have to supplant the free born
American mechanic by the i'm
portation of ignorant Huns, Slavs.
Italians, Poles and other nationalities,
with their anarchist theories and muir
derous practices that a concerted eff
fort on the part of American patriots
becomes imperative ito save our BIRTH
right and hand 1T down to our children,
and our children's children as a heri-
tage worthy of preserving and remain
eilshrined in their hearts as the one
Distinguishing mark between free born
Americans and every either people on
the face of the EARTH the living en-
blem of equality, and the wise brother
hood of man.
For every allen and Chinaman i'm
ported into this couuTtry and is given
employment an American is turned out
of mouse and home and becomes a
WayfaTer and a stranger in his native
lard. These things must no longer be
tolerated. The vineyard that our
fathers planted has been sadly neslec-
ted. the fences have been broken down
and it has been despoiled by Huns and
vandaqs until it's product no longer sup
ports the children of our race and the
time has come when the interloper and
marauder must be kept out, the wires
neatly pruned and in many places new
vines. additional factories, planted. to
be tended only by American citizens,
for in the dlDur of our direst need the
old rallyfng cry is heard ringing an
over our unhappy land, none but Amer
! leans ON guard tonight.
| If any evidence is required of the de-
| plorable state to which our people have
been reduced. nothing could be more
convincing than the departure of thou
sands of ruined and starving fellow
citizens from every western state and
territory. The poor, famfshed Ameri-
| cans. robbed of their birbhrigllt by in
| famous legislation and banded togatlh-
er under THE name of commonWealers,
whose common veal seems to b1. COM
mon woe, in their blind and misguided
efforts to reach the imaginary source
of their sorrow and suffering and in
their frantic effort to rectify a terrible
wrong, have faced the horrors of starry
alton. and frig1htful exposure in their
/ dangerous journey, and many, alas, too
MANY. have found prison doors close
upon them. in exchange for their free
DOM because forsooth they did not
keep off the grass while scores OF
brave Americans, before the mention
should stand uncovered, have sancti-
fed THE cause of the oppressed by the
sacrifice of their ives ON the altar OF
| liberty. Talk not ITO me of the heroes
of the olden time Tell me not OF
Inkernlan and Balaclava, or in our owr