The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-09-08

is but the fruit Of labor and you can
not destroy labor without destroying
the possibility of future capital. ZAP
plause) / have quoted from two
American authorities. | want in as
cending the scale to reach a higher
authority still Let me quote to you
what that man whose words have en-
titled him 20 be callsd the wisest of
men. Solomon. said on this subject:
Give me neither poverty nor riches;
feed me with food convenient for me,
lest l be evil and deny Thee and say
Who is the Lord? or lest be poor and
steal and take the name of my God In
vain.'
Il want you to remember that Solo
mon regards not an extreme. butt
was about TO say a golden mean-l
will say a golden and silver mean
rather. daughter and applause) He
regards that condition best which Is
not at either extreme. but lies In be-
tween the extremes Neither great
riches nor abject poverty furnishes the
soil In which grows the best civiliza-
tion. Those who are oppressed by pow
erty lose the ambition. the aspiration.
the lofty purpose that Is necessary to
lead one on to the greatest achieve
ments; and those who possess too great
wealth lose the necessity for labor,
that labor which Is absolutely essen
tial to the development OF that which
Is best in human nature. Solomon was
right. therefore. when he prays this
intermediate condition. The great
middle classes are the buiwark of So
ciety, and from the middle classes have
come almost all the good that mas
come to bless the human race. ZAP
plause) Let me recall another COM
pliment paid the common people. You
know when we use that term there
are some who say we are appealing to
the passions OF the masses: there are
some who apply the name of dema-
gogue to anybody who speaks OF the
common people. My friends, let me
call to your attention the fact that
when the meek and lowly Nazarene
came among men preaching peace on
earth. good will towards men. he was
not welcomed by those who were de-
scribed as the people who devoured
widows houses and for a pretehse
made long prayers. (Applause.) But
when he gave that great command
ment. Thou shalt love they neighbor
as theyself,' they listened to him, the
scripture tells us. The scripture tells
us that the common people heard him
gladly (applause), and the common
people are the only people who have
ever heard gladly any person who
preached humanity and equal rights.
(Applause)
"The laboring man Of to-day enjoys
the advantag ge Of an Australian bal
lot, because the laboring men of
this country compelled the adoption
of Australian ballot laws. Now. my
friends, among all the agencies which
for the last few years have been at
work bettering the condition and pro-
tectng the rights of the laSoring men
of this country. i believe that the la
boring organization stands first
among them all. (Applause) NJ has
brought them together where they
could consult with one another, where
they could compare their views,
where they could make their infiu-
ence effeJtlve. and the raboring man
has his organization and his own ef-
forts to thank for such blessings as
he has secured.
"Now. my friends, some have criti-
cized labor organizations. "a voice,
Hanna and aplause) There are
some who have believed that banking
organizations are joint associations,
that managers OF railroads should
have joint associations, that every
body was entitled to Join an associa-
tion except the laboring man. The
laboring mans association has been
the means by which he has protected
himself in his warfare against other
organizations among other people.
Now, my friends. the labor organiza-
tions has done much good. Then
there Is yet a good that society can
do that will add to and supplement
the work of the laboring men them
selves. i want TO speak OF 1t here
the principle of arbitration Of differ
ences between corporations and their
employees. That principle has been
forced upon the attention OF the
American people. / believe in arbi-
tration. Arbitration is simply the ex-
tension of the idea of the court of
justice. 1t Is merely instltuting a tr-
bunal. before which men may go and
settle their differences instead OF re-
sorting to violence to settle those dif-
ferences. The laboring men are in
terested In arbitration. Yes. they
have so expressed themselves but
society has higher interest even
than the laboring man In the princ-
pie of arbitration. Society has a right
TO protect itself against these con-
tests between labor and capital So
ciety has a right TO say to both en-
ployer and employe. instead Of assert
ing right or a claim and defending
Vt by force. You SHALL In the interest
of society submit that to an impartial
tribunal and let justice be done by
those who can see both sides.
MY friends. new conditions make
new laws necessary. In the old times
but one man employed a few labor
ers. There was a bond OF sympathy
between Them He knew the names
OF his employees. He came in contact
with them and sympathy sprlre
from heart to heart and this sympa-
Thy was an influence that enabled
them to agree upon amicable terms.
But times have changed. Instead OF
the employer with a few employees
we now have a great corporation with
its tens of thousands of employees. IL
Is impossible for the employer 10
/. know his men. IL d impossible un-
der these conditions there should be
that personal sympathy between them
which controls their conduct 20
wards each other. What must We Dc,
There is but one thing that can be
done. Where that personal acquaint-
ance has disappeared and therefore
injustice has crept In. society. with
its paramount interests and ove rshad-
owing riehtz ran Ssan In aud - -.