The Washington times., 1894-04-24
A HANDSOME TRIBUTE.
Carpenters Council Remember Congress
man Davis for His Patriotic Effort.

Carpenters Council Remember Congress
man Davis for His Patriotic Effort.
Representative Davis OF Kansas. found an
immense bouquet OF roses on his desk when he
entered the House yesterday. 1t was ae-
companied by the following letter.
CARPENTERS COUNCIL OF WASHINGTON, D. c.,
TYPOGRAPHICAL TEMPLE, No. 425 G. STREET
n. W., APRIL 20, 1894.
Hos. JOHN DAVIS:
DEAR SIR-At the regular meeting of the
above Council held on this date, the following
preamble and resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
Whereas, At q mass meeting of carpenters,
held for the purpose OF advancing the interest OF
organized labor, in Typographical Temple, the
Hon. John Davis, representative in Congress Of
Kansas, made an able and earnest address on
questions of vital importance 10 the people in
general and organized labor in particular; and
Whereas, A certain city paper of limited cir
culation, in an editorial commenting on said
address. describes ii as "idiotic, renting, etc !;
therefore be il
Resolved by the Carpenters Council. of wash
ington, d. C., That the said address was a
manly, straightforward, and truthful discussion
on the present great depression, the causes
thereof and the remedies to be applied; and De
IL further
Resolved, That we tender the Hon John Davis
our sincere thanks, assuring him of our appre-
citation Of his kindness to US, and wish him sue
cess in the cause of the people he SO ably
champions.
p. L O'BRIES, Secretary
Carpenters Council. organized August IS, 1888,
Washington, d. C.
Mr.. Davis reply was as follows:
WASHINGTON, D. c.. April %, 1884,
AESsRs z I. McCLELLASD AND W T. HOGG. c. o.
WOODWARD AND THEODORE PERRY, Committee:
My DEAR SIRs AND BROTHERS: desire 10 say
that your magnificent bouquet of roses reached
my desk in fine. fresh condition Its beauty and
fragrance attracted attention and inquiry, and
was proud 10 say that it was sent me a mark
of appreciation by the Carpenters Council of
this city for the part took in your most pleas
ant and profitable meeting Of workingmen in
Typographical hall on Wednesday evening of
last week value this beautiful and wel-cncsen
memento most highly, and viii preserve the
memory OF it long after the tender flowers have
faded.
But, my, brothers, the expression of your noble
sentiments of patriotic manhood over the sigma
ture of Mr. p. L. ORrien, secretary, which ac-
companied this bouquet of selected roses, are if
possible more valued and more enduring You
Justly resent the criticisms of pubic Journal of
this city, which seems 10 labor under the impress
sion that men who work with their hands have
no rights which the organs OF an idle aristocracy
are bound to respect. Another journal OF this
city, in bold headlines, styled my humble and
innocent lecture '.iiery speech TO working
men" and yet, in its unfriendly notice, 1t was
compelled to admit that my only remedy for ex-
isting evils "was in legislation" The Journal to
telligence to state or discuss my remarks, called
them ''idiotic and ranting-
In my opinion, IL is burning shame that q
quiet and orderly meeting OF workingmen. dis
cussing their own special and mutual interests,
sitting with open doors after previous invitation
TO all TO come. cannot be decently and fairly re-
ported, that their sentiments may stand or fall
on their merits. The wholesale slander and mis-
representation which you so mildly and justly
condemn tends TO bigot MISUNDERSTANDING and
to array class against class in the most danger
Gus manner. To deliver '.fery speech" to
workingmen or to bankers. or TO any other men
in these times Of public nervousness. would be
criminal, and TO falsely state that such speech
had been delivered is more So Such a course
tends to destroy confidence in the existing peace
of society, as well as in the Journal committing
the dangerous offeEse.
have never delivered fiery speech to an au-
dience in my life, though i have been in the
habit OF addressing assent blages of people on
subjects of interest for more than forty years;
and / am glad that you have voluntarily en-
ahled me TO prove that did not change the long
established ha bit of my life on last Wednesday
evening In my Judgment "a man never gains
by using pepper sauce instead of brains" A
cause is never permanently benefited by its ad-
vocates being fiery nor do false reports of
public meetings rebound to the credit of the pub
lie press or to the peace of society.
close, my brothers, by expressing to you my
great pleasure in accepting your beautiful token
of appreciation of my services and your manly
defense of the men who desire TO peacefully as
sernble and discuss questions of Importance to
every free citizen of tine republic. / know that
your patriotic courage will be approved by the
sent in this house, and by the noble brothers of
organized labor of every calling in all parts of
our great and beloved country:
Fraternally yours, JOIN DAVIS