The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-03

the daily press to see what the morrow
promises, whether it shall bring sunshine
rain, joy or keen disappointment. To
the more intelligent and farseeing of the
workers Labor day is the harbinger of
glad tidings. the forerunner of a better
social condition of a brighter future. 1t
means that some day the shackles which
bind labor to a condition bordering on
slavery will be broken and that the
words of the Carpenter of Nazareth. that
the Iaborer is worthy of his hire" will
be verified IN their fullest sense.
Labor day was conceived in the brain
of P. ]. Mcclure. general secretary Of
the international carpenters union, and
first vice president of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor That his object In in
stituting a day devoted wholly to the
laboring classes was a laudable one, and
that he saw that some day in the future
it would bring about a unity Of action
of those known as wage-earners, the
best informed IN labors ranks firmly be-
lieve. Whether 1t is to unite them at
the ballot box, or whether Mr.. MCGUIRE
formed the plan of annual outing for
labors hosts, time alone will develop. AT
present Labor day IS day of parades,
music games, and speeches. but in the
language of a prominent official in the
ranks of the toilers, labor needs no
such demonstration to show its strength.
There are millions of ballots behind the
parades, the music and the speeches,
which, once directed Alright, will make
this land a veritable land of promise; as
close to Utopia as earth will permit. The
people are quiet; they are slow to anger,
and content to suffer before they rebel,
but there Will come a rebellion of the
ballot one of these days that will be
revelation to the self-Satisfied, who feel
safe in the differences of opinion on the
part of the workers. The Labor day Ct
1899 sees a wonderful change in labor
conditions, when compared with the con-
ditions of a few years past. The aristoc-
racy Of labor has disappeared, and where
there may be remote instances where one
trade, or one man, feels his superiority,
the position is a false one, and a rude
awakening is in store for that labor aris-
tocrat. The engineer IS no better of
than the fireman, the conductor and the
brakeman are relatively on q level; the
bricklayer and the hodcarrier fraternize,
and every man in every other trade real
ICES that in the well being of his brother
worker, regardless of his occupation,
rests his own. 1t was not so in years
gone by, when the days wage created
an aristocratic feeling, and made one
man feel that he was better than his
fellow. There will come a time when it
will not be a federation of railroad men
only, or of trade unions alone, but there
will be a common federation of labor en-
bracing the workers of this continent who
will secure fair wages and honorable con-
ditions of employment, and further, they
will secure their ends peaceably and hon
estly."
There will be six divisions in the pa
rade of the hosts of labor tomorrow
morning, each division headed by band,
and if the weather is favorable the citi-
zens of St Paul will witness the greatest
turnout by the local labor unions as we'll
as the most imposing in the way of~uni-
forms floats, etc, ever undertaken by
the wage-earners of the Capital City.
Forsthe past six weeks a committee rep
resenting the Trades and Labor assemb- y
composed of G. c. Collins, chairman; A I
Z. Donaldson, secretary; Z. B. Lott
- y.
Puerner, J. F. Krieger, Henry Giese Jr,
c. II. Bonn and Ed O'Cornor, have been
actively engaged in making arrangements
for labor's annual parade and picnic.
During the past week three meetings
were held by the committee, and on Fri
day evening it was announced that every
thing was in readiness for the celebra-
ton tomorrow. A subcommittee, consist
ing of c. Quincy. Ed O'Connor and A.
E. Donaldson, has prepared a fine pro-
gramme of sports to be contested for at
Harris park. Henry GIese Jr., c. H.
Bonn and J. F. Krieger will have charge
of the dancing pavilion. A. .. Donald
son, president of the Trades and Labor
assembly, will act as master of cere-
monies, and will make a few appropriate
remarks preliminary to the opening OF
the picnic Contrary to the custom pre-
vailing IN the past there Will be no ora
ton at the picnic, Mr.. Louis Nash, who
had been selected by the committee as
orator having withdrawn owing to the
opposition Of certain delegates to the
Trades and Labor assembly. A majority
of the business houses will close at noon,
while others will close for the entire day.
In order to induce the labor organlza-
tons to make a creditable parade, the
Plymouth Clothing house, at the meeting
of the Labor day committee held on Aug.
4 sent in a communication Offering $50 in
cash prizes. The first prize $25 in gold
to the organization having the greatest
number of men in line in the parade in
proportion to its membership. The second
prize, $15 in silver to the organization
making the neatest appearance and main
tanning the best marching order. The
third prize, SO in currency to the organ
ization making the best mechanical dis
play"
The judges selected to pick the win
ners of the three prizes offered by the
clothing house mentioned are John
Fischer, Cigarmakers' Union No. So; e.
Curry. Iron Molders' Union No 232;
Charles Bovaird, Carpenters Union No.
81. and J. S. McCooI Leather Workers
Union No. 10, and ]. NJ. Doherty, of the
painters union.
The parade will start promptly at $3.50
g. m. c. H. Bonn will be the chief mar
shall, and will have as assistants E.
O'Connor and John Lukenheimer. The
line of march will be on Exchange street,
from the state capitol to Sixth street, on
Sixth street to Broadway, on Broadway
to Third street, up Third street to AS
sembly halls, where it will disband.
The order in which the various organ
izations will appear in the great parade
will be as follows:
FIRST DIVISION.
Forms on Exchange, facing Wabasha-
Platoon of Police.
Chief Marshal G. H. Bonn.
Aids, Ed OConnor and John Lukenhe1mer
Gov Lind, Mayor keifer, Labor Commits
sioner McHale, President Donaldson,
of the Trades and Labor Assembly
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