The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-06

National
Thls is a DEMONSTRATION of respect 70 the
men who labor and an honorable distlns-
lon worthily bestowed upon tmose VIZ
toni. Labor, day by act Of cU ,"s,ts yon
that most of the states haIe o'cofueu 70
iabor a day separate and dlstlniri WIN
iTaces 1t In point of legal re ioSn'Iio,, "',t
the memorable events OF out own nha
the worlds history. You dse her5 I'uar.
not from idle curiosity nor ION Nny Pc
sonal motive, but you are mere oevr1sv
who In few weeks VIII pc calleo III A.
through our constitutional forms, 10 oe-
termine what party sa' ,6 Son'[ y,r ree End
what IL more important, By VIVA rutu.'
pies and policies such party snai De Soy,
erns1 Apnlause! ase rs2uSi' stood, OBJ.
pesed 70 the continuation of an industtaai
rolicy which crHples Industries AZ Ho ,,e
robs labor Of rs !hst re"arls am mn ' .bps
Flies insufficicm rsvehue, 10 run g, 'He
government Cries Of Good, GOOD. }
1t stands opposed 70 any change n our
financial policy which could put Is Wa s
a silver basis and deprive us OF me use
of both gold and silver ~ currency.
tC'ries of that's right) Involved IN inc
contest Is that Fundamental question "i
whether we ara to have a governtne'tt ny
law There are two things which deeply
and perscnally interest the workiugman.
They are work and wages. They wait
satisfied with irregular work at Inadequate
wages, (Cries of mo, no.'D They want me
| American standard applied to both. win
steady work they wan, to oo nG p nn,d j" y
! They do not want to lose any part OF the'r
hard earnings through poor dollars ana
| they do not want TO be PAID IN 0pharS
! whose value can only be ascertainei ny
che daily market reports. Whatever work
/ thcy now have Is pad ih good money! anu
| Therefore no complaint Is made on tnat
| score. They are satisfied w III the money
! but they are not satisfied either with the
scant work or the REDUCED wages. tcries
of that's riph', major They are salts
lied with the present dollar, but they ar, are
not satisfied with the present tarif Dill
| (Applausel We have learned from eX-
| ptrience that we can not Increase work
ait home by wing 1T to she people abroad
and 1t : poor policy to keep our kinsmen
! sn fdlcncss while we furnish "npl7ym'.
| to those outside Of our own country. who
owe no allegiance to this government Snl
who do not acknowledge any LOYALTY 10
ITS flag Great applause) IT dollar
worth 100 GEMS IS Il legal tender tho WORK.
ingmcn will never got any other kind.
| They viii always got the poorest which
W II pass current and when the price OF
products they buy advances, who VIII be
| chcated2 N.omd or es of THE working
man'D who will raise the worlSlngmen
| wages to meet the rise IN the pro iucts nc
! buys? Wrics Of "nOhody.' and applauSeD
lie can not do d until aided and by him
| SELF. lie does not wholly control the pay
! roll Of his employer; he must get some
body else's amount before his wages can
be raised AMI ne knows from experience
that the last thing to do S to get u rise
In wages.
We can fix by law the k nd of moneNtn
which wages are paid and we will never
decree that they shall be paid in anything
snort OF ine ~ uoilaha u. rnit ,, iI,
world. tTremGndous cheering and blowing
of hornsJ When a man g out of Job
he is usually out of money u-aushter)
And to I'VE ne must draw nnoh n gay
lngs If he has any. Is that not 50. york
ingmcn of Pennsylvania Cries of yes. -
If not upon has savings, then upon his
cred.. What the idle workinsman wants
IS Il Job, which means money 20 him. The
mints, Il they were thrown wide open 10
the coinage of every character OF metal
and were multiplied hundred fold N ca
pacity, would neither furnish The working
man "A Job, restcie his exhausted savings
nor give him credit O<'cat applause. }
Nothing, my fcllow-o items, viii accom-
pl'sh inat but work-work at fair wages
and that will only come through conf
demce restored by wise financial and in.
dustrial policy. Uherrs and cries of "hur-
rah for McK.nlcy'N Remember money t.
never willingly idle any more than labor
r Is willingly die If money Is ever idle 4
Is because It fears loss, The way to dispe
and bus-upSs confidence
We can not have work If We do not have
wealth somewhere aud We can not have
wealth without work. for work - at tho
foundation Of all wealth Great applaus !
The power to < It hold of money. / do not
care what business We are in, depends
upon whether the man who owns money
wants what We have and needs what W.
have more than he wants or needs his
mtney Npplause) If We have our labor
We can get pay for it, If somebody want
It who can pay for f. ana he never wants
unless II - necessary to have 1t fol
Ills cohNctuenSe IL we want 10 borrow
il"'"N ouT dnlity 10 sel IL is measured bl
tbT sohnagire the possessor has in onl
n,r...N ailu OUT uIspoSit"n 70 repay II
nn5 - uu3i' WnateNer N.ha 81 money w.
n, 4e ann ,s,n. ,neae ~ another inlnE We