Connecticut western news., 1900-09-06
BRYAN AND ROOSEVELT.
They Talk From the Same Platform
 In Chicago.


 The feature of Labor day in Chicago was a big demonstration held by the la- Dor organizations of that city, including a parade and a picnic. Governor Roose- Telt and William J. Bryan reviewed the parade from the grand stand and later made speeches to a great crowd at the picnic grounds. Thirty-five thousand men, representing 162 labor unions, were n line, and the parade was the largest ,ver seen on Labor day in Chicago.
 The picnic and speeches were at Flee ric park. Both Governor Roosevelt and Mr. Bryan were cordially received and generously applauded. The New York state governor spoke first and said in part:
 The fundamental law of healthy political life in this great republic is that each man shall in deed md not merely in word be treated strictly on his worth as a man; that each shall do full justice to his fellow and in return shall exact full justice from him. Each group of men has its special in teress, and yet the higher. the broader and deeper interests those which apply to all men alike, for the spirit of brotherhood in American citizen ship when rightly understood and rightly applied. is important than sught else. Let scrupulouslS guard the special interests of the wage worker, the farmer, the manufacturer and the merchant, giving to each man his due and also seeing that he does not wrong his fellows. but let keep clearly before minds the great fact that where the deepest chords touched the interests of all alike and must guarded alike.
 We must beware of any attempt to make hatred in any form the basis of action Most emphatical- ly each of needs to stand up for his rights. All and groups of men are bound to retain their self respect and demanding the same respect from others to see that they not injured and that they have secured to them the fullest liberty of thought and action, but to feed fat a grudge against others, while it may may not harm them, is sure in the long run to do infinite harm to the man himself.
 The more q healthy American of ones fel- low Americans the greater grows his conviction that chief troubles come from mutual mis- understanding, from failure to appreciate others point of view. In other words, the great need is fellow feeling, sympathy, brotherhood. and all this naturally comes by association It is. therefore, of vital importance that there should be such association.
 Before us loom industrial problems vast in their importance and their complexity. The last half century has been one of extraordinary social and industrial development. The changes have been farreaching some of them for good and some of them for evil It is not given to the wisest of us to see into the future with absolute clear ness No be certain that he has found the entire solution of this infinitely great and in tricate problem. and yet each man of us, if he would do his duty. must strive msnfully far as in him lies to help bring about that solution. All we can say is that the need has been shown on the hand for action by the people. in their collective capacity through the state, in many matters; that in other matters much can be done by associations of different groups of indiyiduals as in trade unions and similar organizations and that in other matters it remains a true ever that final success will be for the man who trusts in the struggle only to his cool hand, his brave heart and his strong right arm. There spheres in which the state properly act and spheres in which comparatively free field must be given to individual initiative.
 MT. Bryan said in part:
 No civilization can be considered perfect which does not plant hope in the breast of every child born into the world. The nearer we approach to this ideal the better is civilization Those who complain of existing conditions cannot be put aside disturbers of the peace. To seek a remedy for every abuse of government is patriotic than to profit by bad systems and then frown down all criticism.
 There should be antagonism between those engaged in the various occupations and there will be none when all recognize the mutual obligations which are due between citizens. Our desire should be not to separate the people into warning fac tions, but to develop wider acquaintance and greater sympathy with each other.
 The enmity which the poor sometimes feel to- ward the rich and the contempt which the rich sometimes manifest toward the poor would be avoided if each knew the other better and both content to be guided by the strict rules of justice.
 The extremes of society are really not as far apart as they appear. Those who work for wages today may. under a good government, be em- ployers in a few years. and the sons of those who employers today may. in a short time, be day laborers-
 Since posterity from the evil effects ot a bad law, all should strive for legisla- tion which will protect each citizen in his rights and in the enjoyment of the fruits of his own genius, his own industry and his own integrity.
 Several years ago the secret ballot was demand ed by the wage earners for their protection. That ballot has been obtained, and through its operations those who toll for individuals or cor porations able to protect their political rights and to the ballot according to their own judgments. This is long step in advance
 The labor organization has been a consistent and persistent advocate of the doctrine of arbi- tration, although it is difficult to see why the burden of this reform should be thrown upon the laboring Surely the employer, if he would take a comprehensive view of his own interests would be as much benefited by arbitration as the employee, and, because every prolonged contest between labor and capital brings interruptions to business and pecuniary loss to those who are in way responsible for the disagreement. society in general is more interested than employers employees.
 Government by injunction Is so indefensible that the anti injunction bill indorsed by the Chicago platform passed the senate without yea and nay vote being demanded, and since that time no party platform has specifically indorsed govern nent by injunction, and prominent member of any party has entered upon a defense of the system. and yet corporate influence is so strong that it has thus far been impossible to secure any remedial legislation.