The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-05
WAS TRULY GLORIOUS
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live without capital. Labor Is the great
factor of growth and power, and without
It capital is useless and impotent. Fed
eralize your labor and producing interests
and make It simple question Of dollars
and cents-prOit and loss. A federation
of this kind will settle the question of
trusts and be far more effective than
political federation. This way of settling
the question VIII advance the interests Of
all. Keep it out Of the hands Of politicians
and elevate labor and industrial hnter-
ests.
81 believe these questions will event
ually be settled and adjusted In this way,
regardless OF political parties, and will be
done by organized trusts and combines
OF capital cooperating with labor and pro-
ducing leagues and organizations and thus
take the essential questions involved out
of the hands Of legislators and congress
men and sdjudicate interests Of this class
by a commercial congress, thus raising
these interests above the domain of poll
tics, as politics Is construed in a general
way.
The greater trouble in this country to-
day is that mere politics-party politics,
q mean-permeates all and every industry,
social and commercial, and even stalks
Into tbs churches and around their affairs.
thus making all great questions stepping
stones TO party success and mems ambi-
ton and selfish aggrandizement."
The speaker closed his address with a
peroratlon on Kansas as the first battle
ground where the great contest for human
freedom as against human slavery. was
won. and on our own America, with its
great advantages, its freedom. wealth and
power.
AT CENTRAL RIVERSIDE.
The basket picnic and celebration of the
Fourth by the Union Veteran Union, held
IN the Walnut grove in Central Riverside
park, was grand success. The weather
was threatening in the forenoon, but soon
after o'clock the public began TO as
semble, and by noon about 500 veterans.
their families and others had arrived and
a rich repast from we'll filled baskets was
soon spread out, and while the same was
being disposed Of right joyous good time |
was had in a social way until the hour for |
the afternoon program. At I:SO d. m.
/
II. Watkins, OF the Volunteers of Amer
tca, by way of opening exercises, who de- |
Avered very pathetic and patriotic
prayer. after which a national HYMN by |
Captain Watkins and lady was sung. The |
audience Joined in the chorus. Rev. w. |
i. Rose was introduced and gave an in
teresting talk for 70 or 50 minutes.
By, this time the audience had gathered /
TO the number Of about 500. Judge Rail
derston next entertained the audience for
about thirty minutes in his usual happy
strain.
Rev. Dr. Black, pastor Of South Law
renee Christian church, gave a very able
and patriotic address OF about forty-fve
minutes. J. w. Tapp gave a very warm
hearted. patriotic talk. especially in honor
of the old soldier. Next was an interest,"
ing recitation by Miss Gertrude Bull and
was so intensely interesting that the an
dience called her back, and she gave an
other' receiving the most hearty applause.
Mrs. Major Lawrence recited '.Reyielle.,
Win much pathos and interest to the ar-
dience, also another. ITO the G. 4. r."
which was heartily received. Rev. Yates
spoke a few minutes with much pathcs
and feeling. His address was interspers-
ed With many patriotic and national airs
The best Of order and interest was man
ifest throughout the entire program.
AT THE JAIL.
At the county Jail the unfortInates who
are penned in from the beauties of nature
and are not free even In a. free country
were made happy for a short time by the
kindly consideration OF the sherif and
AIRS. Simmons. The prisoners were al