The San Francisco call., 1896-05-02
A Big Turnout of the Labor
Party at Metropolitan
Temple.
MIvoR TALKS OF UNIoNIsM.
Answered That the Socialist Party
Is Revolutionary and Cannot Mix
With Mere Reform.

The 1st of May demonstration of the
socialists last night not only filed Metro
politan Temple but furnished material for
overflow meetings in front of the temple
and on the steps of the Mint opp osite.
The meeting in the temple was held
under the auspices of the Socialist Labor
party and was presided over by T. Ross
Martin. The stage was trimmed with
flowers in profusion and the red standards
of the party.
Mr.. Martin in brief Introductory re-
ferred to the growth OF Labor day and how
it was being celebrated in nearly every
country.
The addresses were limited as to time
and intersperced with MUSIC and recita-
tiops.
James Andrews was introduced as man
who had suffered the iibes of men as
worker for socialism when the cause was
young, but now that it was growing
strong, ana therefore spectacle, he was
growing In like measure IN public esteem.
He said in brief that the socialist party in
the old country was loved and feared
feared because it was misunderstood.
The party was the one political organi-
cation that sought the good of all the
world. 1t was the most peaceable of all
anu IllS SIdleIucQb COu III
be proved by comparing notes. He said
the weapon OF the party was the ballot,
and this statement was applauded.
When the party came into power
there would be great changes in the
methods Of the Government, but it would
be q peaceful change. The eieht-hour law
would be changed to an hour law, for in
stance, and men would be paid according
to the work they did. He invited the an:
archists 10 come to the socialists meetings
at the Temple, and not to vote or talk
against socialists, as by so doing they were
striking the knife into the best friends of
humanity.
Paul Gratkau made an address In Ger
man. The socialists had cast ,7sO, 900
votes in the recent elections in Germany,
and he had been an active worker in the
campaign. The general applause with
which he was frequently interrupted indi-
Gated the complexion of the audience,
with regard 10 nationality.
r. Z. McIvor, business agent of the
Painters Union, was introduced as man
not on the programme. He said the
Socialist Labor party was understood to be
one that sought the whole loaf or nothing.
For himself he sought the whole loaf, but
was willing to take stick by stick, grain by
grain, until he got the full re-
ward of his labor. Trades union
ism banded itself together for that
purpose-for the purpose of gaining
what might be gained under the Capital,
istic regime under which people live. Its
members expected to gain much as time
passed in favor of the power of the capital
lists. 1t was generally understood that the
prosperity of a country brought prosperity
to the masses. 1t was not true. he said.
and cited English statistics to prove his
statement. 1--WE are banded together for
the emancipation of men, women and chill
dren."
He urged the Socialist Labor party to
Join them, the trades unionists for what
could be gained Immediately. and not to
trust too much to the future. He urged
them to help in taking children out of the
factories Immediately, and this suggestion
was stoutly applauded. He urged them
to band together politically and econom-
ically.
AS he progressed he was warmed to his
subject and thoroughly caught the sympa-
thy of his audience.
1--WE are here by right" he said, ''guar-
anteed by the constitution freedom liberty
in the pursuit of happiness. We demand
the right to labor and the wage of our
labor. If we are refused we will take the
machinery and the land and employ our
selves"
Mrs. ]. May Robinson made short and
impassioned address i'll behalf of the prin-
ciples of socialism.
E. T. Kingsley answered McIvor in the
address following. He said the trades
union was a patchwork reform, designed
to fit to the capitalistic system. The
Socialist Labor party was a revolutionary
one, and it could not mix with mere re-
form any more than could oil and water,