Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-09-05
LABOR'S HOLIDAY.
TWO LARGE PARADES IN ITS HONOR
AT CHICAGO.

The Other Winds Up in a Picnic, Where
Speeches Are Made by Prominent Citizens
-Hardie and swinton at the Auditorium
At Night-At Various Other Places.
CHICAGO, Sept. 3.-Christopher Column
bus from his perch on the Lake front saw
the parade Of the Chicago Labor congress-
Ten thousand people in addition to Chris
looked at the marching hosts Of labor.
They lined both sides of Michigan avenue
from Lake street to Twelfth. 1t was dis
tinctly Debs parade, for the banners and
floats which led it were worded in express
IONS of sympathy for the man now con-
fined in Woodstock Jail. There were at
least a dozen of these, and the people on
the sides Of the boulevard cheered them
as they passed. The most conspicuous
were as follows: "The constitution has
been stabbed in the back by the federal
judges" Government ownership of tele-
graph" Government by injunction is
despotic and will not be tolerated" Trial
by jury don't go now" "Debs is in jail
the railway managers are at large by
order of the courts. Queer isn't it?"
Horseshoers' Union in the Lead.
Preceding all these statements was
banner upon which the face Of
Eugene V. Debs was printed The
parade was ticketed to move at II 80
sharp, but it did not-which is character
istic of all sorts of parades. But the start
was made at last and there was long line
of men of brown for Kier Hardie to review.
The Horseshoers' union was the first or
ganization to come by It's members wore
rcd shirts with big horseshoes on their
breasts. They looked pretty well and there
were good many of them, perhaps 500.
They had one float which bore peculiar
inscription. 1t read: ITO the dead we
bestow Christian burial" One man in
the crowd of spectators suggested that per
haps the float rightfully belonged to the
undertakers' union, If there is such an or
ganization, and it puzzled him to find out
what such declaration had to do with
horseshocrs.
Under Red, White and Blue Parasols.
The tauors were next. They made a
good appearance by carrying red, white
and blue parasols, and they seemed to be
able to "fit" in all right. There was q
wagon among them which carried about
twenty little girls industriously engaged
in sewing. On the wagon was IA big piece
of canvas with the words: "This is what
we want to abolish with the assistance of
all fair-minded people" On another ban
ner was inscribed: 1--WE will abolish sweat
shops, long hours, low wages, and child
labor" The cigarmakers came after the
tnil hn y nj
usual presented good appearance, and
they were heartily cheered as they came
along. Among the other divisions We're
the upholsterers, wood carvers box max
ers, cloak makers, and miscellaneous la
Dor organizations. The black horses of
Kinks soap company were utilized &C
cording to the custom of past years. This
year eight of them, driven by one man
with reins thirty feet long, hauled a wagon
bearing n hydraulic engine with the me-
chanics on board
Not rs Large as Usual.
The parade was not as large as it has
been in past years. To an observer who is
used to seeing long professions it was EVIL
dent that fewer men We're in line than ever
before. Without making an actual count
it appeared to some of the spectators as if
there were not more than 1000 men in
line on Michigan avenue, consequently
the showing made was not as good rs
usual The procession moved south to
Twelfth street, thence west to Ashland
avenue. At Union park it was reviewed
by ker Hardic, Frank Smith and John
Swinton, of New York.
Kier Hardie and John Swinton. the New
York socialist, addressed a large audience
last night at the Auditorium and ex-
planned why they believed socialism to be
the best system of government.