The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-11-21
JUDGE KING ON LABOR UNIONS
CONGRESSMAN SHOWS BENE-
FITS OF ORGANIZATION.
Address at Social of Painters and Pa
perhangers' Union-Arrogance of
Capital.

At an entertainment given last night
ia the G. a R. hall by the local union
Of Painters and Paperhangers, Judge
" II. King made his first public
speech. since the election. He made no
reference to the recent political con-
test, but confined himself solely to
championing the cause of organized
labor.
A lengthy musical and literary pro-
gramme had been prepared by the
members of the union, and to this was
added a bountffuI supply of eatabIes,
which We're demolished at the close of
the entertainment. Owing to the
stormy weather several of those ex-
pected to take part in the programme
failed 10 appear John Zimmerman
occupied the chair and briefly intro
duced Judge King, who was greeted
by q hearty round of applause as he
stepped 10 the platform.
He began his address by saying that
although bankers, railroads. CONNER
Ciai houses of all sorts and trusts were
combining. the members of these very
combinations were claiming that the
organization of labor was inimicable
to the welfare of the country and tend
ed toward anarchy For his part, the
speaker said. he believed firmly in the
not organized in this estate, the judge
said, he believed there would have
been no eight-hoUr law in Utah, the
sweat shop would have been a blight,
as il is in the east, and blacklisting.
instead Of being a crime, would have
been a virtue
There is too much bloated aristOcra-
cy in this country" he said. a few
men amass a little wealth and then
they think that all legislation should
be for capital and none for labor. They
do not stop to consider that all wealth
is produced by labor and that the la
boring man is the real capitalist. When
this principle is recognized by the
money men there viii be no more con-
fict between capital and labor"
The speaker advised IabOring men to
study public questions and keep close
tab on the men they put in office, in
sist on their rights and insist on a ma
tiOnal arbitration law, that blacklist
ing be made a crime in all parts of the
country, that an eight-hOuT law be es-
tablished for all classes Of labor and
that the schools be thrown open to all
in the widest sense of the word.
The judge even carried his enthusi-
single men Of a manageable age TO
get married
Frequently during the course of his
remarks the sneaker was interrupted
by applause, when the handicap
ping at the ca, e his address had
subsidized, ne was [. .nked by the chair
man in behalf Of the organization.
The programme listened to was as
follows:
Piano solo -.--.--.--.-- Miss Pearl Hopkins
Recitation ---------- Master u. Zimmerman
Baritone SOlO.-.--.......... Mr.. y. II West
Essay ------------.----. Miss +. Sanderson
Song ---------.-.-.---- Miss Pearl HOPKINS
Address Hon. w Fl King
Tenor solo----..-----.--.-. Mr. F. J. ScarpeT
Guitar selectiOn..,.M Mr. Joseph F. Sheffner
Baritone SOIC....-......-MT. r. BuSSinger
Tenor s0lO.-------. Mr.. William Clements
Whistliug solo-----------M Mr. F. Bussinger
AutoharD. -..--.....A Mr.. Joseph Dangerfield
Recitation ...........M Mr., William Clements