The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-09-06


bills therefor. This increased the currency 81
million dollars each year. Each bill had silver
bullion to its full value back OF IL and further
more each note was endorsed by 20 million PEG.
pie. These notes were and are good money
voted for the bill, and just at the close OF the
BID congress II was proposed TO repeal the meas
ure. voted against repeal have never seen
any reason TO regret my vote on this law. AT
terward the bill was repealed in the last con-
gress.
am in favor OF the use OF both metals as
money on q basis that will make them OF equal
value An agreement by the leading nations OF
the world would solve this matter speedily
trust II will be so settled. believe in bi-met-
allism. Nature has made this bin etalic
country, and we should utilize all the gifts OF
providence TO this favored land. / want gold
and silver and paper for our money, intereon
worth 100 cents. want the mechanics and la
boring mans dollar as good as the dollar OF the
millionaire; the track hands dollar as good as
the dollar OF the railroad president; the ex-
pressman's, the flremans and the bridesmaids
dollar as good as the dollar OF the railway
superintendent; the factory girls dollar as good
as the dollar OF the wealthiest woman In the
land; the farmers dollar as good as the great
est capitalists. We want good money and
ly, to see what course is for the best interests
OF us all The use of both metals on a basis to
make the coined ivalue; of each dollar-yellow
and white-the same is the way to settle this
question.
CONCLUSION
There has been depression in all industries
| but the cloud OF adversely is lifting. But one
| thing am sorry to see. We are importing too
much from Europe We are buying from other
countries what we should make here, by Ameri-
| can labor, We are paying workmen across the
water TO do what we ought to be paying men
| here TO do. Last year our purchases abroad
increased "a million over the preceding year,
while our T. sales ; TO Europe In the same year de
| hibit in our foreign commerce. We have had
| difficulties In business here, and have worried,
| A philosopher said "the easiest way to get
| through m OIL
| be worse" But let US try to make them bet
| ter. In no land has there been such distribu
| tlon OF the advantages Of nature as here
| We have the best government in the world
| Our people are fuller Of life, more progressive,
| quicker to take advantage of the forces OF ma
| ture than any other children Of men. A better
day is dawning. What we want in this country
are good markets, good money, in sufficient
| quantity, good wages and steady employment
| When we have these we have the highest civili-
cation. With them must come law and order
Under our institutions the avenues of prefer
ment and opportunity are open to all ana mas
| terful men force to the front Industry, thrift
| and temperance are the conditions of attaining
| competence. We trust our work may make the
| age q little gentler to misfortune little more
/ helpful to the unfortunate; to make life less
bitter to those in distress We live in an age OF
| progress. Let us tighten the load of the bur
| den bearer. Let us seek to make the way of
] the wage Garner and bread winner easier Let
| us see TO 1t that we aid in the grand work of
eevating and ameliorating the condition OF
| mankind.
James O'Connell, of Chicago, Grand
Master Machnist of the International asso-
citation of Machnists, was introduced as the
representative of organized labor. He is a
most enthusiastic speaker and made good
impression. Mr.. O'Connell's address was
| short but decidedly aggressive and to the
point. He said the people had gathered at
the request of labor. The whistles which
blew, the bells which sound, calling to
work the laboring man day after day, had
failed to sound on this morning. 1t was a
day of rest and recreation for the workers}
On this day the people were asked to learn
of the new civilization which labor hoped
was coming. 1t had become startling
feature to see labor producing all the veal b
and receiving none of the benefit; the labor
er working on the silken robe and being
clothed in rags; the sweat of the workman
being turned to gold for the employer
What does labor want? The right TO Orga-
nize, which must conceive or die; the
same right given to ply sicians and all other
professional men; the same right given to
trusts. The right to organize not as have
the five men who set In their Office In New
York and have power to raise the price Of
coal to 500 ton, the price of oil to dollar
a gallon-to compel the people to grope in
darkness and cold-but simply the right of
protection III case Of organization. AS to
hours of labor, no demand for a stated num-
Der of hours is IA he made or should be
made. Labor demands that the hours of
labor be made so Ia" HAT any honest man
who deserves may Dlid work; that he be
paid such an amount a. viii support his
family in good shape-to have Il little of the
sunshine of life, to beautify his home, have
a few pictures, carpet, piano, good books
that his children may be brought up with
some idea of the world, that childhood may
be happy and bright. Long hours are re-
sponsible for intemperance-man working
all day, being underpaid, not able to beau
tify his home, will turn to the saloon for
comfort and hang on the corners and in dis
reputable places because he has not time or
money to beautify his home and then enjoy
| III. OnOTteT HOuTS Will give cuduco lol
improvement in every way and make home
a lovely place instead of last resort. Long
hours are the cause of prostitution-women
must be paid as much as men in order to
properly support themselves and make it
easy to resist the temptations that now drag
them into the worst crimes. Division
among laboring people has caused more
than anything else the social chaos, out of
which ali understanding must be brought.
All must come together-the Irish and Ger
man, the American-all need and want the
same; your place of birth, the nationality OF
your parents you can not help but you
now have the same needs; an understand
ing must be had. You have one religion,
some one else has another way of worship
ing the same beiDg-your means of earning
your bread are the same-therefore you
must agree on the plan whereby your rights
are to be gained. One workmen like the