Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-17
THE MISSION OF
ORGANIZED LABOR.
Theme ofPresldcnt Gompers at the
Grand Last Evening,
TO BUILD UP, NOT DESTROY.
Organized TABOR stands for Eirht
Hour. Per nay. Tor Libcrty aud
Equality Before the Law.

The mission Of organized labor h
not to pull down and destroy. but to
reach down into the abyss and raise the
fallen and despondcnt."
These words give the keynote OF tho
labor leaders address IN this city last
night.
Samuel Gompcra. president u the Ia.
Dor unions. rpokc before a large audi.
cnce In the GRAND Thcaier The house
was crow dcd. on the stand were \. l..
Graham, John iinnhauscr. George
Whitaker. 4. bernstein. 4. DE wain,
H. q. slcator. GEORGE Taylor. william
Pickering. James u. quinn. uus schae-
Ter. n. y. RagilnEu. 3. W. II. Drown.
charic1 Bischon. William Ness. Hugh
Mclean. J. H. Trcthcway. r. l.. Gard.
ncr. Charles Hoffman. and other
friends OF union labor.
In the boxes an interested spccta-
tors were ox-Govcrnor Thomas. samuel
Levy, N. W. Lawrence. Judge Powers.
W. a. Ncldcn and Judge King. a num-
Der " ladies wcru present.
Afr. uompofH was introduced by MIR.
A. y. Graham. president Of the Salt
AsAk' VI AsNNNNa NINN'
fOf over two hours. Iio said that az IN
ancient Rome when the Romans be-
came corrupt. the Judiciary became a
tool of wealth. the rich and powerful
Ovcfuwe cd the poor and then made for
ciRn conquest TO divert the attention u
the people from the evils nt home. 80 In
this country the Judiciary. the cxecu-
tivca uf nation ana states are lending
helping hand 10 the powerful and
strong.
UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION.
an this points TO a determination 10
throw the Constitution aud Drclara-
ton Of Independence To the winds and
tramplc the rights u the people under
foot. Upon whose shoulders viii the
burden Of protecting the Consultation
FAM ON the richf ON the Astors.
Nandcrblits. ilnckcfellcra. Gouids,
iiuntinEtnnaf NO. the poor. the work
era, the hcwcrA ~ wood ana carriers
~ water. They must strike for iibcr-
~ and frht e. maintain their rights. II
II a. thsl devotion We must look 10 see
that ia. Declaration u Independence
II not Suffering generality. but an ac-
Organized labor II charged with
breeding discomfort. u pleads guilty.
Not discoLtent with liberty, justice and
right between man ana man, but dis
content with tyranny that would de-
atroy our rights and privileges We
want ho peace at the point u the bayo-
net ~ mouth of the cannon. but peace
NJ the result 81 better conditions. Per-
feet content means rtaEnhti0n and
death. We propose to Ind a way out
o. or difficulties. and this cnoft to
better odr conditions II the safety valve
OF the prurrcss NJ the human family.
PROPER DlscoNrENT.
We arc not satisfied with the condl-
lions ~ nyc years ago, We simply
want more. The fact that 4 Il
easier To- produce wealth now should
not make II harder TO live. We are
not satisfied. We want more. more 10.
day, more tomorrow. II We get u per
day. We want $40; 4 We set ~. We
want 1915, N We get tioo0 a year we
want td.00o. n man has 10000. he
wants a million. N he has a hundred
million, ho wants the whole earth. The
same rule aIpllcn 20 an human natur.i
then why heap al the curses on the
wurkingmnnf We want more aud will
not be satisfied an We ret what we de-
serve, This desire Ia born OF the hunger
Tor food. Tor good clothes. better SUR
rouudinfs higher life. the fntherhood
Of uod and brotherhood ~ man.
The mlrfion ~ ORGANIZED labor "
not 90 pull down and destroy, hut 10
reach down Into the abyss aud raise
the fali,n ana dcnpondent.
THE AoITAroR.
Tho aRitator Il cursed and damned
by the PhafiHcc who prnyn one hour a
week and proyH on labor all the year
around. The arltaior ~ the IRE hell
that sounds the alarm 10 the people. He
u often kicked ANA cured by both
-idca
DO TO the textile workers OF the
South. Who work for u cents a
dnr. and tell them 10 save. the men
who work IN the rmeltorr for $50 per
day. the New England textile workers
at ~ per week. the men who ar paid
m truck store scrip; the mon who work
for ti.A or v and are idle four months
In tho year
Men want less hours ~ labor. Eight
hours must be the maximum. II IN be-
comes any man In Utah 20 40 back On
his Constitution and tho law u his
State.
Organized labor Il for peace. Peace
IL NJ essential "a industry ~ air To
animal life. OrganiTcd labor II not re-
nponrlhie FOR the dnstardly acts az
wardhar by which life and property
were destroyed. and II was an unlaw-
ful stretch ~ authority hv which an
officer thorn branded the miners union
Ms criminal organization. u h fun
damenial principle ~ law that man
a. innocent iiil proven guilty, ana Ge=.
efll Merriam that soldier ~ fortune,
hnl 10 warrant IN law 20 say that
uniuu labor should not be employed
IL disnlaved the mailed hand N milf.
tnr'sin that IL striking at tho liberties
~ The nation,
TIL. rrenker closed with an appeal for
union AMI arbitration. saying that ar
tween equals. Mr., Gompera npoke with
the olrneftnesa ~ absolute conviction