The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-08
BRYAN TO LABOR
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strength, where they could make their in
nuence effective. and the iaboring man has
MS organization and his own efforts to
thank for such blessings as he has secured.
DOT organizations. "a voice, ''Hanna" APP
plause.) There are, some who have believed
tnat banking Organizations are Joint associa-
lions; that managers of railroads should join
associations; that everybody was entitled to
! JOIN an association, except the laboring man.
i (Applause) The laboring mans associa-
tion mas been the means by which he has
projected himself in the warfare against other
organizations among other people
NOW, my friends, the labor organization has
zone much good, and yet there Is a good
tnat society can do that will add to and sup
pleinent the work of the laboring men them
serves want to speak of it here; the prin-
1 clpie OF arbitration of differences between
! corporate employers and their employees. That
principle has been forced upon the attention
% the american people. believe in arbitra-
tloh. tApplause.) Arbitration is simply the
extension OF the idea of the court of Justice.
! (Applause.) 1t is merely instituting tribu-
nal, an impartial tribunal before which men
may go ana settle their differences instead
OF resortlng to violence to settle those differ
! ehces. You say the laboring men are inter-
ested IN arbitration. Yes; they have SO ex-
! pressed themselves but I want to saw to
| you, my friends, that society has a higher
interest even than the laboring man In the
principle OF arbitration Society has right
t 70 proeee5 itself against those contests be-
tween LABOR and capital Society has a
| iIgnt 10 say to both employer and employee
instead Of asserting a right or a claim de-
Ienuing IL by force, you shall, in the interest
VI society, submit that to an impartial tribu-
nal ana let Justice be done by those who can
see both sides. (Cheers)
new conditions make new laws necessary
IN the olden times one man employed but a
rev laporers. There was bond of sympathy
between them. He knew the names of his
employees He in contact with them
ana sympathy sprang from heart to heart
ana this sympathy was an influence that en-
apied them to agree upon amicable terms
But times have changed. Instead of the
eihg roye with 9 few employees, we now have
lens OF thousands of employees. 1t is impos-
sIpie Tor the employer to know his men, 1t
Is Is impossible under these conditions, that
inere should be that personal sympathy be-
tween them which control their conduct to-
wards each other. What must we do? There
t + put os one thing that we can do. Where
that personal acquaintance has disappeared
ana therefore injustice has cropped In. So
ciety, with its paramount interests and over
smaooWlng rights, can step in and by law
supplement that condition, that relation and
substitute justice for force in the settlement
OF, these difficulties. (Applause)
Now, | appeal to you to take the interest
IL. III government that you ought to take I
want you to take an interest in politics. 7
am not here to tell you what opinions Won
should hold. | am not here to suggest to
Eou wn ma. measures would, in my Judgment,
1can. cltlzen, speaking to American citizens
nave right say to beg of YOU that
you snail recognize the RESPONSIBILITIES which
rest ppon you as citizens and prenare vour
selves for the intelligent DISCHARGE NJ everv
outy imposed upon you. Government was not
instituted among men to confer special benefits
70 any, ~! "a voice: Good boy.'D Government
cluzens IN order that they might enjoy the
lIuits OF their own toll, and the results of
t me a,, own exeTtions (Applause) And it is
tle outy OF governments to make the condi-
lions surrounding the people as pleasant and
| agreeable asp possible. And you must have
your opinion, and by your voice must have
conditions may be. oSe
MY friends, If you find a. large number of
men out OF employment you have right to
i hna whether idleness is inflicted upon the
the creator or whether 1t is due to legisla
uon which is wrong. If it is due to Iegisla-
your right but your duty to chance that
legislation. (Applause) The greatest mon.
ace TO the employed laborer today is the in
creaslng army OF the unemployed 1t menaces
every man who holds position and If that
army continues to increase it is only a cues
ton or time when those who are as Won
may say, upon the ragged edge. shall leave
tne ranks OF the employed and join those
who are out of work (Applalseo NV
friends | am one of those who believes thai
you increase the amount of ideness. If
you increase the number of those who can
not work. and yet must eat YOU Will driv.
men to desperation and increase the ranks
OF criminals out Of those who would he
plause) |Ap
The New York World Of few davs AGO
editorially complained of the increase OF
CRIME NY friends II you find crime in
screas1ng, IL you find fdeness growing it is
not privilege only, 1t Is a duty that YOU
owe 70 yourselves and to your country to
see whether you can change that condition
and improve the conditions that surround
you. NOW when YOU come to use the ballot
want you to remember that that ballot was
given to you. not by any man who en-
not hxy
tinued applause A, voice: I'VE will re-
member you That ballot was
GIVEN BY LAW.
You had 1t before he employed YOU 1t will
be yours when YOUR employment ceases You
do not tell him that ii he does not vote ac
cording to your opinion you will quit working
for him. daughter and applause and cheers
And yet, you have just as much right to tell
have got to quit, working for him if you do
plause.) zap
MY friends, when say this am not afraid
OF offending anybody, because If there Is an
employer in this country who believes that
ne has a right, by paying wages to control
the vote OF those to whom the wages GO 1
say II there is such an employer, / cannot
onend him, because that man cannot be Of
Tended by anything. Great applause) I
have known OF men who thought that be-
cause they loaned man money that there
fore as long as they held his notes he must
vote as they wanted himor risk foreclosure
tLaushter.) am not afraid of offending
any man who has that opinion because the
man who would use a loan to intimidate
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 to do with it what
you please And that there is nobody that
must be satisfied with your vote. except
your Judgment and your conscience. ZAP
plause and voice. You will be satisfied ~
Just at this point the limb of tree broke
down. Ae
Mr.. Bryan-Don't hurry, my friends
gallery. = 'Ae
Mr.. Bryan-He has not made the mistake
that some make-he did not saw off the limb
that was under him, as some men are try
Ing to do when they destroy the producer.
| (Applause.)
There is only one person. there is only one
| citizen in. this country who can prove him
self unworthy of the ballot which has been
given to him, and that is the citizen who
either sells it or permits 1t to be wrested
from him under coercion. applause and
voice. Or who tries to sell others.'D When
| ever man offers you pay for your vote he
insults your manhood, and you ought to
have no respect for the man who tries to do
1t. tAppiause.) And the man who, instead
OF insulting your manhood by an offer of
purchase, attempts to intmidate you or CO.
your manhood. (Applause.)
MY friends, inf thfsEworld people have Just
about as much ef good as they deserve At
least, the best why to secure anything that is
desirable is first to Ndeserye that thing II
! the people OF this country want good laws
they themselves must secure them If the
| peoeple want to-repeal bad laws they alone
have the power TO do 1t. Government pre-
ment like ours Every year offers the s eittzen
an opportunity to prove his love of country.
Every years offers him an opportunity TO
manifest his patriotism. It is said that vigil
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