The herald., 1895-09-03
A Fine Parade of the Various
Unions of the City
CROWDS GO TO REDONDO
Excellent Speeches and Good Music
on the Workingmen's Holiday
The Associations Flock to the Beach-About
1000 People Get Their Annual Outs
Ing-Sports and Pastimes

way that most of the laboring class spent
their time yesterday. 1t was Labor day,
and it was the DAY for the people to take
their outing. And right royalty the ma
jority Of them enjoyed it.
The parade in the morning was wit
messed by large number of people, and
was creditable to those having charge of
the affair. The parade was formed ON
New High street and thence proceeded
down Spring to Fifth, Fifth to Nam.
Main to First to the La Grande depot.
The parade was preceded bv platoon
of police on bicycles. followed by the Los
Angeles band. Immediately after them
came the grand marshall, mounted, fol-
lowed by two mounted aids, and the
officers and the speakers of the day. Then
came the various unions, making good
display. They marched we'll 20 the sound
of the bands. the Burbank theater band
playing lively quickstep for the social
lstc labor party. who bore a red banner
beside the American flag. Some of the
notices on the banners they carried were
not exactly appropriate to the people
carrying them, and the waiting crowd
roared when a seedy, soft gentlemen ap-
peared carrying banner inscribed with
the appropriate device, "He who works
is our brother This gentleman, it is said,
was no relation to anyone who worked.
The Cooks union was the neatest
thing in the parade, and peacsable look
ing man, dressed in virgin white, carry
ing carver that had a blade at least two
feet long, presented a comical spectacle
and marsbaled his company by using his
deadly weapon as a baton of oinice. Al.
together about five hundred men were
out land they went over the line of march
and then made for the Santa Fe station.
where they arrived in time to catch the 10
o'clock train for the beach. Many could
not 60 on this train. their duties calling
them back, but most of those participant
ing in the parade hied them away TO Re-
dondo on the morning train. On the
train much merriment was occasioned by
q we'll meaning but too devoted couple
who occupied two seats and made love to
each other, the young woman rather tax
ing the lead In this public courtship.
An Inoffensive but unwise Cinnamon fell
into the hands OF the hilarious crowd or:
ths platform, and at Wiseburn, his ap
parent destination, he was the recipient
OF much attention, one throwing his grip
sack off, another his blankets and many
willing hands assisting him to alight
with grace and celerity-particularly ce
lerity. The humble heather was aston
ished and overcome by the attention he
had attracted and left In "a subdued man.
neI, but nothing daunted by the happy
horny handed sons OF toll; and they and
their friends went on their way rejoicing.
Wnen the train pulled into Redondo
the crowd scattered, making for the vari-
GUS spots that they had marked out, and
all prepared to enjoy themselves thor
oughly. The young man and woman at
once made for the Casino and soon were
dancing away in the merry waltz. Some
went to the wharf and many to the band
stand to listen to the excellent music by
the6Los Angles City band.
appetite soon called attention to itself
and lunches were spread everywhere on
the wharf, on the beach, in the Casino
and in many another likely spot. After
lunch the dancing again claimed the ma
jority and soon the couples were whirling
and spinning away, some with serious
faces as befits the heavier duties of life
and many gay and laughing as they
whirled around. Girls seemed just as anx-
ious to ask young men to dance as the
young men did the girls and a sweet in
formality reigned supreme. Soon the
crowd flocked to the band stand to listen
to the speech making and the variors
orators were introduced by the president
of the day, =. d. Biddle. first vice presi-
dent of the Los Angeles County Council
of Labor. Good speeches were made by
Mr.. W. T. Williams and Judd R. Bush.
but the speech OF Captain +. b. Colver,
the Nestor of organized labor, was the
speech of the day. Among other things
be said:
This is a fitting opportunity to protest
against decisions Of courts which take
away the right of trial by jury, guaran-
tee given even to criminals of all desorip
tions.
l. is day to scan the events Of the past
year and take counsel for the future.
1t is a fitting time to call attention to that
portion OF the Declaration of Independ-
ence which declares that all men are en-
dowed by their Creator with certain in
alienable rights, among which is life,
liberty and the pursuit uf happiness. and
to insist that that which applies to the
poor and friendless should equally apply
to the millionaire and officers of corpora.
tions.
1t is also fitting time for the coming
together of labor's forces, and reatfirming
allegiance to each other. and belief in
the fatherhood of God anu the brother.
hood of man, which idea is spreading
and binding together the MASSES of the
civilized world.
AS token of loyalty the colors red,
white and blue. are the embems and the
badge of fealty. Balots-not bullets
are the remedy for freemen.
This day should also be an occasion to
call attention of the people to the fact
that organized labor stands as a solid
WALL not only against the servile hosts of
China and Japan, but against the COIN
petition of convict labor with free labor
and also against thy competition of the
pauper and criminal labor of Europe. To
further all these purposes education and
discussion are necessary to the men that
there may be unification of la tor forces
for its uplifting.
AS an illustration of the beneficial
effects of com bination ana organization it
is only necessary to point to what has
been accomplished by the different trades
unions for their membership during the
past quarter of a century.
Better advice was never given than
that by the gifted silver-tougued orator
of Massachusetts, Wendell Phillips:
"lf you want power in this country; if
you want to make yourself felt; if you
do not want your children to wait long
years before they have the bread On tEe
table they ought to have; If you do not
want to wait yourselves. write on your
banner, SO that every political trimmer,
no matter how short-sighted he NAV be,
may read 1t: we Never Forget!' If you
launch the arrow of sarcasm at labor. we
never forgot; II there is division in con-
gress and You throw your vote in the
wrong scale. we never forget; you may
90 down on your knees and say, 1 am
sorry l did the act, and we will say il
may avail you in heaven, but on this
tide OF the grave. never"
Now the politician, in dealing with the
labor question, should remember he is
dealing with hair trigger postol, and