The Irish standard., 1896-09-12

rights given them Under our insh ions
What did they do? honor the sla boring
| men Of this country, and antzedslAber
standing at the head of the Ia boring men
(applause), because they secured to the
| people Of this country an Australi Ian bali
lot. "a voice: THAT ballot will put you
| in, too. e Renewed applause0 That ball
| lot did not come down TO you from ABOVE;
that ballot is the result Of your own De-
mand. It is the result of your own fntlu-
ence.s The labori1g man today enjoys the
| advantage Of an Australian ballot, be-
cause the ,laboring men of this. country
compelled the adoption Of the Australian
ballot laws. (Applause.) Ss
Now. my friends. among all the agencies
which for the last few years have been at
work lettering the condition and protect-
| ing the se.> -@., -.
RIGHTS OF LABOR.
| I believe that the labor organizationlss
has broughr them together where they could
consult with each other, where they could
compare their views. where they could unite uni!
influence, effective, and the laboring man has
his organization and his own. efforts to
thank for such blessings as he has secnred
| organizations. "a voice: "Hanna"' Ap,
! pIause.J There. are some who have believed
that banking organizations are JOINT asso,
Join associations; that everybody was EMIT
ing man. (App!ausel The tailoring mans
has protected himself in the warfare against
Now, my friends, the labor organization
that society can do that will add to and
supplement the work Of the laboring men
themselves. j want to speak ct it here; the tn
principle of arbitration of differences be-
| tween corporate employers and their en,-
ployes. That principle has been forced up;
on the attention Of the American people:
waltz tn tvot - ArNr
tration is simply the. extension Of the idea "a
of the court OF justice: Applause.) IT IS
merely instituting a tribunal. an 1mpaarl ia
tribunal before which men may go ana SET
tlestheir differences instead of resorting to
violence to settle those differences. You say
the a61ng men are N
selves, butt want to say TO you, my tr1ends.
that society has a higher interest even than
ton. Society has right to protect itself
against those contests between labor ana
capital. Society has right to say to both
a right or a claim defending it 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. Gap
plause.)
New conditions make new laws necessary
Iii the olden times one man employed but a
few .laborers. There was bono" OF sympa,
thy between them re knew ths names 1f 81
them, and sympathy sprang from heart to
heart. and this sympathy was an influence e;
terms. But times have changed. Instead of
of the employer with a few employees, we
now have great, corporation, with its thou.
is impossible for the employer to know his
men. 1t is impossible under these. conditions
that there should be that personal sympathy
between them which control their. conduct
towards each other. What must" we do?
There is but one thing that. we can do.
Where that personal acquaintance mas dls,
= io{,, StS
in. society, With its paramount interests and
|.overshadowing rights, can step IN and by
law supplement that condition, that rela-
settlement Of these difficulties. (App!ause.)
|. Now, 1 appeal to you to take the interest
in government that you ought to take.
am. not here to tell you what opinions you
should hold. I am not here to suggest to
you what measures would, in my Judgment,
bring. relief but have a right as an Ameri-
can citizen, speaking to American citizens
have a right, say to beg Of you that you o31
shall recognize the respon ,s1 Wn, ,l
selves for the intelligent discharge. of every
duty imposed upon YOU. Government was
to ANA yoee e aeRsf boy
Government was Instituted for the protec-
ton Of all, the citizens in order that: they
might enjoy the fruits Of their own toll, and
plause.) And it is the, duty Of governments
! to make the conditionssurroundin the peo-
knd y you must have your opinion, and by
your voice must have your influence in de-
ternlining what these conditions may be.
MY friends, If you find a large number Of
men out OF, employment, you have right to
inquire whether id1eness IS inflicted upon the
human race by, natural laws, by the act of
t toe whcR is wrong If it is due to iegisla
ton which is wrong. then. it is not only your
right, but your duty to change that legisia-
ton. (Applause.) The greatest menace: to
the employed laborer today is the increasing
army Of the unemployed. 1t menaces every
man who holds position, and II that army
continues to increase, it is only "a question
Of time when those who are, as you may say,
upon. the ragged edge, shall leave the ranks
Of the employed ana JONI tfGse Mhq are Re out one
of those who believes that it You increase
the amount Of idleness, if YOU increase the
number of those who \ cannot WORK. and yet
and increase the ranks Of criminals out of
those who would be earning bread under
better conditions. (Applause)
| editorially complained of the increase. of
crime. My friends. If you find crime. i'm
creasing If you find idleness growing, it is
owe to yourselves and to your country, to
see whether you can change that condition
and improve the conditions that surround
vol Now when you come to use the bal
Hot want you to remember that that ballot
was given to you, not by any man who en-
5et BY any yoae G1s a W 2
member you'') That ballot was AZ
|. = GIVEN BY LAW. .*': ~ = !
You had it before he employed you. 1T
/ will be yours when your employment ceases.
You did not tell him that II he does not vote
accordingto your opinion you will quit
and, cheers.) And yet, you have Just as
much right to tell him that as he haste tell
you that you have got to- quit working for
him If you do not vote the way he wants
you TO- (Applauseo jy M
NV friends, when say this + am not
afraid of offending ANYBODY an because if
iieves that he has right by paying wages,
to control the votes Of those to whom the
| wages go, say if there Is such an employer,
/ cannot offend him. becauseath the man can
not be offended by anything. Great ap-
because they leaned a man money that
therefore as long as they held his. notes he
must vote ,as they wanted him or risk, fore
closure Iaughter.) I am not afraid of Of
Tending any man who has that opinion, be
cause the man who would use a loan to in
timidate a citizen has yet to learn, the
genius OF the institutions under which he
lives (Great applause.) cannot impress.
upon your minds any more important truth
than this that your ballot is your'oWn to
nobody that must be satisfied with your
vote except your Judgment and your con.
science. applause and q voice, You will
be satisfied. y Ii Ia. 49,. 5.Sa.s$ss
Just at this point the limb Of a tree broke
down. III III III 81
Mr. Bryan--Don't hurry, my friends.
a. Voice-They are coming down out of the
Mr. tBryan--He has not made the mistake
that same make-ae did not sew off the
limb that was under him, as sSoln4 men are
trying to do when they destroy the pro-
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