The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-08


of railroads should join associations; that
everybody was entitled to join an associa-
ton except the laboring man: tAppiause.l
The laboring mans association has been
the means by which he has protected him.
self IN his warfare against other organlza-
tons among other people. Now, my TRENDS
the labor organization has done much good
and yet there is a coed that society can
do that will add to and supplement- the
work of the laboring men themselves.
want to speak of II here-the principle
of arbitration of differences between cor
porate employers and their employees. That
principle has been forced upon the atten-
ton of the American people. | believe in
arbitration. fApplause) Arbitration is SIM
ply the extension of the idea of the court
of justice lApplause) It is merely insti-
before which men may go and settle their
differences instead of resorting TO violence
to settle those differences.
You say the laboring men are interested
In arbitration. Yes; they have so ex-
pressed themselves, but | want to say to
you. my friends. that society has higher
interest even than the laboring man in the
principle of arbitration. Society has a right
to protect itself against these contests be-
tween labor and capital Society has a
right to say to both employer and en-
claim and defending it by force, YOU shall.
in the interest of society submit that TO
an impartial tribunal and let justice be
(Cheers.)
NEW LAWS NECESSARY"
My friends. new conditions make new
laws necessary In the olden times but one
man employed a few laborers There was
bond of sympathy between them He
knew the names of his employees He came
In contact with them and sympathy sprang
from heart to heart, and this sympathy
was an influence that enabled them to
agree upon ameable terms But times have
changed nslead of the employer with
few employees. we now have a great cor
poration with iCs thousands or it's tens of
thousands OF employees. 1t is impossible for
lne employer to know his 1t is i'm
possible, under these conditions. that there
snouio De that personal sympathy between
lnem which controls their conduct towards
each other. What must we do? There is
pul one thing that we can do Where that
personal acquaintance has disappeared
and, therefore, injustice has crept in, So
overshadowing rights, can step in and by
law supplement that condition, that rela-
ton, and substitute jutsice for force in the
settlement of those difficulties. (ApplauSe)
Now. | appeal to you to take the interest
In government that you ought to take I
want you TO take an interest in politics. /
am not here to suggest to you what meas
pres would. in my Judgment bring relief,
speaking to another American citizen-I
you shall recognize the respohs df ties
pare yourselves for the intelligent dis
charge of every duty imposed upon you
government was not instituted among men
to confer special benefits to any CA voice
5000 boy!) Government was instituted
order that they might enjoy the fruits of
sneir own toll and the results of their own
governments to make the conditions sur
rounding the people as pleasant, as agree
anie as possible, and you must have your
influence in determining what these con-
ditionS may be.
My friends, if you find large number
or men out of employment. you have a
right to inquire whether idleness is inflicted
upon the human race by natural laws. by
I W hpf iC duo
10 legislation which is wrong. If it is due
no legislation onIE which is wrong then it is
change that legislation. (Applause) The
greatest menace to the employed labor to-
ployed. 1t menaces every man who holds a
position, and if that army continues to in
edge, shall leave the ranks of the en-
ployed and join those who are out of work.
My friends, 1 am one of those who be-
llnve that if you increase the amount of
1dleneSs, II you increase the number of
those who cannot work, and yet must eat,
you will drive men to desperation and in
crease the ranks of criminals out of those
who would be earning bread under better
conditions. lApplause) The New York
planned of the increase of crime My
friends, If you find crime increasing, if
iege ony it IS dMtV that vo oe owe Pf' TO
yourself and your country to see whether
you can change that condition and improve
when you come to use the ballot, 1 want
you to remember that that ballot was Civ
not by any man. Uong. and continued APP
plause and voice. We will remember
law. You had it before he employed you.
1t will be yours when your employment
not vote according to your opinion you
will quit working for him daughter and APP
plause and cheers; and yet you have Just
say to you that you have got TO quit work
ing for him if you do not vote the way
he wants you to- Applause) My friends,
when l say this am not afraid of Offend
ing anybody. because ii there is an en-
he has the right, by paying wages, to con-
troll the vote of those to whom the wages
Cannot offend him, because that man can
not be offended by anything. (Applause)
A LIMB OF TREE BREAKS.
II have known of men who thought that
because they loaned a man money that,
therefore, long they held his notes.
he must vote they wanted him to or
risk foreclosure. 1aughter) 1 am not
afrai' of offending any man who has that
opinion because the man who would use a
loan to ntimidate citizen has yet to learn
the genius of the institutions under which
he lives. Great applause.) / cannot i'm
press upon your minds any more important
truth than this; that your, ballot is your
to do with what you please: and that
your vote except your judgment and your
conscience applause, and a voice-"You
will be satished.D Mr.. Bryan said: Don't
worry my friends.s CA voice-They are
coming down out of the galery.o He has
not made the mistake that some men are
trying to do when they destroy the pro-
Queer (Applause.) There is only one per-
son. there is only one citizen in this coun-
try who prove himself unworthy of the
ballot which has been given to him. and
that is the citizen who either sells it,
permits it to be wrested from him under
coercion. applause, and a voice-'Or tries
to sell others.) Whenever a man offers
you pay for your vote he insults your man.
hood and you ought to have no respect for
the who tries to do it. (Applause.)
And the man who, instead of insulting your
manhood by offer of purchase attempts
to intimidate you. or coerce you. insults
your citizenship as well as your manhood.
(Applauseo
My friends in this world people have Just
about much of good they deserve.
AT least the best way TO secure anything
that is desirable. is first to deserve that
thing. If the people of this country want
good laws they themselves must secure
them. If the people want to repeal bad
laws 'ney alone have the power to do it.
Government presents contest every day.
In a government like ours every year offers
the citizen opportunity to prove his
love of country. Every year offers him an
opportunity to manifest his patriotism.
1t is said that vigilance is the price of liber-
ty Yes not only for nation but indi-
yidual vigilance is the price of individual