The herald., 1896-09-08
is always something demanding atten-

have made. 1t will always be a source
Of satisfaction with me to do what little
my abilities and position may war
rant to advance the interest of labor
and to defend its dignity and it's priv
ileges.
know the intensity Of the convictions
which animate all of you, and the abso-
lutte good faith which pervades your
aspirations, but as you are contending
with others whose presence in a contro-
versy indicates difference of opinion,
you will, of course, not forget to eXer-
else forbearance. The golden rule"
will be found as efficacious in this In
stance as elsewhere, and as far as I
am personally concerned, it will always
afford me pleasure to meet all your de-
fensible demands. l have no reason to
believe you will make anything but rea-
sonable acquisitions. In such an advo
cacy you can count on my support. how
ever little 1t may be, or however far my
resources may leave me wanting to an
swer obligations which are conceded by
the remarks which have made.
AT the close there was an outburst of
applause that lasted several moments.
The senator'ss remarks were distinctly
heard all over the grand stand. His
magnificent delivery simply captivated
the audience, and the sound words of
wisdom that llee delivered himself of
went directly home to the hearts of his
hearers. +oN' f
HON. w. r. WILLIAMS SPEAKS.
In presenting the next orator, the Hon.
w. T. Williams, President Martens made
some very happy remarks. He referred
to him as a man of his convictions, and
said that, although he was an advocate
of the gold standard, he had repeatedly
demonstrated the fact that he was
true friend of labor.
Judge Williams in opening, referred
to the vast benefits that workingmen
had derived from organization. He APP
pealed to them to continue in the great
work that had been inaugurated, and
assured to them the sympathy and the
assistance of all thinking people in
perfecting their unions and organiza
tions.
In bitter terms he denounced the
black lists that railroad companies
throughout the country had made up,
and said that all such methods should
be abolished by law. The principle that
a man who labored could not cease to
labor-strike, II you wish to call 1t So
whenever he saw fit, Judge Williams
denounced as a damnable piece Of des-
potism.
In referring to the action of the SUI
preme court in labor matters. the speak
er talked rather along the lines of the
Democratic national platform, and de-
clared himself against government in
junction. He also said that he was un-
alterably opposed to any revolutionary
methods to bring about reform when
he thought could be easily accomplished
at the ballot box.
Judge Williams remarks were closely
listened to, and although he wore a
pretty Mckinley button, there were no
unpleasant scenes on that account. Tha
audience seemed to look upon the judge
as a friend, and his politics cut no figure
with them in their manifestations OF
friendly feeling toward him.
HON. J. r. RUSH TALKS.
The next speaker was Hon. J. r. Rush
Mr.. Rush Is we'll acquainted with the
workingmen of Los Angeles, for he has
talked to them before, and they have
frequently counseled with him. There Is.
perhaps, no young man in the city who
has so many friends among the ranks
of organized labor as ]. r. Rush. In in-
Producing him, Chairman Martens said:
THE gentleman l am now about to
present to you is a gentleman whom we
have all heard before, but of whose ora
tory we never tire. He has an indescrib-
able magnetism, which he exercises over
all of the audiences who have the pleas
ure of listening to his silver tongue. l
feel that We'll all be edited by his re-
marks. for he is able, eloquent and hu-
morous. We know him and we love
him. He has always been with the peo-
pie, and the people are with him.
Il L
]. r. Rush."
Mr.. Rush was given a warm and cor
dial greeting by the multitude. He
spoke in terms not to be mistaken aud
most eloquently did he describe present
conditions and the path which should
pe followed to secure rearrangement
of the national policy. Mr.. Rush, among
other things, said:
ADDRESS FIR. RUSH.
Ladies and Gentlemen-So these are
the people so frequently designated by
so-called gentlemen as anarchists. are
they? Well, If they are, permit me to
suggest that in my opinion it would be
we'll for these accusers to take off their
hats and stand with bowed and barred
heads in the presence of superior citi-
Zenship.
You and do not believe in the aboli-
ton of law, but we do believe in the
elevation of citizenship. We do not be-
l1eve In righting our wrongs by brute
force, but by the enactment and enforce
ment Of just and wholesome laws We
believe that the bulwark of our freedom
is the honest and intelligent citizen
We sometimes hear some business man
who has amassed a fortune and who lives
in mansion crowning some proud emf
nence objecting to the importation and
naturalization of ignorant foreigners,
saying that they do not understand the
value nor use of the ballot, to which we
agree. Yet it too frequently occurs
that these same business men and sub
Stantial citizens march up to the polls
and vote for some man or measure with
out having given the matter one single
moments serious consideration. The
citizens of this country are its sovereigns
and if our form of government is to
endure it's rulers must act and vote in
telligently. The other day. stopped at
a book store to purchase some books
treating upon the political issues of the
day.. and while there noticed several
workingne1r step up and buy books in
which these same subjects We're dis
cussed, Il called the attention of the book
seller to this fact and inquired of him
what class Of people buy the most
books treating upon political subjects,
the business men or the workingmen?"
and he replied for every one such books
I sell to business men, sell fifty to work.
ingmen" From these and other facts
I conclude that the workingmen as a
class are better posted upon political
affairs today than any other class of
citizens in the land.
We are frequently told that the
strike" is the workingman's only weap-
on of. defense, but / say to you that it
is useless for the workingmen to vote
themselves into purgatory and then try
to strike themselves out. The way to
get the laws you want in this country
is to vote for them, and if the laws do
not suit you, do not oppose the laws, but
vote to have them changed.
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