The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-07

st. Louis, Sept. 6.-The feature of-thg
Labor day celebration was an address
by the Hon. w. ]. Bryan at Concordias
park The biggest crowd ever seen in
the park greeted the speaker. His
speech throughout was enthusiastically
applauded.
Previous to the meeting. Mr.. Bryan
reviewed a parade Of 1900 laboring
men:
MIR. BRYAN'S SPEECH.
while I find pleasure in participate
ing in the exercises of this day, I am
also actuated by a sense of duty, be-
cause the observation of Labor day af-
fords me an opportunity for the discus
sion of those questions which especially
concern the producers of wealth. In *
pamphlet written by q distinguished
New York banker 1 find the assertion
that the prosperity of farmers and
labores depends upon the prosperity Of
the business man. So long as one en-
tertains such an idea, he is certain to
entertain erroneous views upon social
and political questions. All of the lit
erary, professional and commercial
classes will find upon investigation that
they rest upon those whose brain and
muscle convert the natural resources
of the country into material wealth.
Not only must any real prosperity be-
gin with those who toll but the ma
tionS progress toward high civiliZa--
ton must be measured by the progress
made by the producing classes.
Under every form Of government it
has been possible TO point to q few
persons of means and refinement, but
it is the average progress, not the prog
resS of the few, that must be consid-
cred The Improvement to be hoped for
must come from efforts outside of pol
tiles Mental discipline, moral training.
habits of industry and economy all
have their part in improving the gen
eral condition of our people, and yet
the influence of legislation must not be
overlooked.
"a form of government like ours
makes it possible for the people to have
such legislation as they desire, but
even then it is possible for a few per-
sons to overreach the people as a whole.
The welfare of the people must be
sought, not in the securing of special
privileges to themselves, but in the de-
nying of special privileges to any one.
LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
1.-THE labor organization has been one
Of the most potent influences in i'm
proving the condition of the wage earn
ers. Labor organizations are almost
entirely responsible for the fact that
skilled labor wages have not fallen as
much as prices. although they have not
always succeeded in keeping Employ
these organizations credit for what they
have done, it is only fair to suggest
that neither labor organizations nor
any other form of protection can SEA
cure to labor permanent immunity if
the general level of prices continues to
fall. The idle man is the menace to the
man who has employment, and the
number of idle men must necessarily
increase if we have a money system
which constantly raises the value Of
the dollars and constantly lowers the
market value of the products Of labor.
Arbitration of differences between large
corporations and their employees is one
of the political reforms most needed by
wage carriers. Until arbitration is Sc
cured the strike is the only way within
reach of labor. Society at large is In
terested in the application of the prin-
cpIe of arbitration in the differences
which arise from time to time between
and their employees
A SPECIAL INTEREST.
"Laboring- people have a special in
terest lust now in securing relief from
what is aptly described as government
by Injunction The extent TO which Is
the writ of injunction been abusedv
within recent years has aroused a hos
tility which is almost universal 1t is
only a question of time when govern
ment by injunction will be cured byeS
The main purpose of the
writ of injunction is to avoid trial by
Jury Trial by jury is more Important
to the American people today than it
ever was before in our nations his
tory. 1t was originally intended as a
against society, and it is to-
day the main protection the people have
against DIutoeracy, which is to this
what royalty is under a mon
archiaI form of government
Tonight the iIIustrious champion Of
the silver cause was given reception
at the Jeffersonian club. 1T least 5000
people attended during the evening,
and many of these were given an OPP :
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