North Park union., 1900-09-14
ROOSEVELT AND BRYAN
SPEAK AT CHICAGO

SPEAK AT CHICAGO
Chicago, Sept. 4.-Organized labor in
Chicago yesterday passed In review De
fore w. J. Bryan and Governor Theo-
dore Roosevelt. Hour after hour the
labor unions marched down Michigan
avenue past the Auditorium hotel. on
the loggia of which stood the Demo-
cratic nominee for President. the Re-
publican vice presidential candidate. to-
rethcr with Charles \. Towne. Senator
William +. Mason and II dozen other
political leaders. Both Bryan and
Roosevelt We're heartily greeted by the
men as they marched past the hotel.
When the last man of the long line
of mnrchers had swung round Michi-
gan avenue into Jackson boulevard.
Colonel Bryan and Colonel Roosevelt
went inside. and sal down 10 II lunch
con given by labor representatives. II
was flag OF truce" luncheon, for the
trades union men had decided that in
the celebration of Labor Day there was
to be no politics.
While the parade was moving host
of people, mostly the families of work
ing men. gathered In Electric park,
livcrcd. The program OF speeches was
MS follows:
2p. IN. to 3. p. m.. Governor Itoose-
welt. Charles A. Towne Samuel AL
scmuler. Democratic candidate for gov
cronr OF Illinois: Richard Yates, the
Republican gubcrnntorial nominee;
William +. Mason. Mayor Rose of Mil
waukce Mayor Harrison of Chicago.
NJ pnt I 7 -
speak in the order named; p. M. w. j.
Bryan.
In his address Governor Roosevelt
said:
BY far the greatest problem. the
most far-reaching in It's stupcndous i'm
portancc. is that problem. or rather
that group of problems. which we have
grown to speak of as the labor ques-
tion.
"Thc foundation of our whole social
structure rests upon the material and
moral well-being. the intelligence, the
foresight. the sanity. the sense of duty
and the wholesale patriotism of the
wage worker. This is doubly the case
now. for. in addition to each mans in
divldual action. you have learned the
great lesson OF acting in combination
1t would be impossible TO ovcr-estimate
the far-reaching influence of. and on
the whole, the amount OF good done
through your associations.
IN addressing nn audience like this,
l do not have to say that the law of
life Is work. and that work In itself. so
far from being any hardship is n great
blessing, provided always that ii Is car
ried on under conditions which pre-
serve mans selfrespect, and which
allow him to develop his own charac-
ter and rear his children SO that he and
they. as well as the whole community
of which he and they are part. NAV
steadily march onward and inward.
He Is not to be excused II he does
not render full measure of service to
the, state and community at large.
There are many ways In which this
service can be rendered.; In art, in liter
ature. In philanthropy. us Il statesman
ana n soldier; but In some way he Is in
honor bound to render 1t. no that ben
eft may accrue to his brethren who
have been less favored by fortune than
he has been. In short. he must work
not only for himself, but for others.
ITO do our duty: that Is the sum-
ming up Of the whole matter We must
do our duty by ourselves. and we must
do our duty by our neighbors.
I'VE shall all go up or down togeth-
err Some may go up or 80 down fur
ther than others, but disregardlng spe
cial exceptions. the rule is that we
must all share in common something
of whatever adversely or whatever
prosperity Is in store for the nation os
whole. In the long run each section
of the community will rise or fall as
the community rises or falls.
Mr.. Bryan said In part:
NO civilization can be considered
perfect which does not plant n hone in
the breast of every child born into tho
world; the nearer we approach to this
ideal. the better liz our civilization
Those who complain of existing condi.
tions cannot be put aside MS disturbers
of the peace. To seek n remedy for
every abuse Of government liz more m.
triotic than to profit by bad systems
and then frown down all criticisms
There should he no antagoplsm he.
tween those engaged in the yarIons 90.
equations, and there will he none whan
all recognize the mutual obligations
which are due between citizens Onr
desire should be, not to separate tha
people into warning factions hnt IN
bring them into better acuunintnpca
and greater sympathy with each other
The enmity which the poor sometimes
feel toward the rich and the contemn,
which the rich sometimes manifest IN.
ward the poor would he avoided n a. nj,
knew the other better and }nth worn
content to be guided by the str,c.
rulfs Of Justice.