Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-03
GAY HOLIDAY Of THE W0RMNGMEN
IMPOSING PARADE OF BUTTE's T0ILERs WITNESSED BY
MANY THOUSANDS.
GREAT CROWDS AT THE GARDENS ENJOY THE SPORTS AND
LISTEN TO ABLE SPEECHES BY LABOR
LEADERS.

The dignity Of labor with all of its
forms and qualifications was presented in
Butte to-day. Nature could not have
Deen more kind or cOnsiderate of the
tollers, for the morning opened bright
and clear, with just enough OF a western
breeze to temper the atmosphere to a
comfortable degree. In order that all
might take part in the exercises, the
doors of business houses remained locked
and the blinds drawn, Indicating that
the interests Of employe and employer
were common to each other. The street
parade was the feature of the city's con-
tribution to the celebration and a finer
looking lot of men than those in line
would be hard to find in any country.
just how manhthere were is not known
but an idea may be formed when it is
stated that it took the pageant three
quarters of an hour to pass a. given
point. There were not many floats in
line but the ones that were there made
UP in interesting detail that which was
lacking in number. The line comprised
hve divisions, each of which was headed
by a band Of music. E. F. Dobson had
charge of the column and had as assist
ants Charles Camman, George Morhard.
F.. j. Pelletier and Louis Haas. The col
umn began to move from North Main
street at 10 O'Clock and closed only when
the principal avenues of the city had
been tray ersed. The carpenters and
j%oiners' union turned out 119 strong and,
with blue ribbons on their hats, made an
imposing appearance. Each of the yari-
u organizations made a fine showing.
| The BARRIERS were out in full force and
holiday attire, as were also the plaster
ers, painters. butchers, clerks, cooks.
coopers, machinists, sheet-iron and cor.
nice iron workers, cigar makers ard
blacksmiths. The cornice workers wore
high hats made OF tin and copper. The
BARRIERS, coopers, boiler makers and
blacksmiths had floats representing their
vacations and they were right up to date.
Bringing up the rear of the column was
a cart to which was attached a donkey
that would kick the dashboard with both
of his hind hoUfS about every fifteen feet.
The cart was supplied with a special gal
vanized iron covered board for receiving
the kicks and shielding the driver from
the possibility of the animal OVERRIDING
itself.
AT THE GARDENS.
After the street parade people began
focking to the Columbia Gardens, where
the remainder of the exercises of the day
took place. From early until late they
kept going. AT one time in the afternoon
I lue iDIdC0 Was d NtIItiWJjC t VI i
ity. The speaking and contests for prizes
took place there, able addresses being
made by Attorney Alex. Mackel, Daniel
Macdonald. Hon. II. L. Hughes OF Idaho
and Gustave Fraenkel, the latter a men,
Der of the democratic sOcialistic party.
The subject handled by each of the gen.
tlemen related principally to the work.
ing man.
MIR. MACKEL'S SPEECH =.
p .,L4oooo Nv NTooEo1 cai6.
There is probably no sight on earth
more inspiring than that of a large body
of men keeping time to the measured
tread of martial music, with arms glls-
tening in the sunshine and banners un-
furled to the breezes, marching Off to
war. Yet 7 think we can truly say that
today the United States has seen an even
more imposing spectacle. All over the
Union has been seen the mighty hosts
of labor marching with n un-
others of their kind, but they, the
wealth producers of the nation, have
come forth to show how great and pow
! erful they really are; and their display
of strength is full of deep significance
which must permeate into the mansion
of the rich as we'll as the howell of the
poor. The former should realize that
the sweat wrung from the brow of labor
gives them the opulence and wealth they
enjoy. Yes; we may go further and say
that the OF tne1f mansion Is
built upon the bone and sineW of toll,
n tina its bricks are cemented to-
gether with the very life blood of labor.
To the poor this almost universal dem
onstration means wen more, for upon
the action of this mighty army depends
their destiny. Let them all remember
that even if every cent of capital should
be withdrawn, were such a thing posi-
BILE, labor could still get from mother
earth the means of sustenance; but
were it possible for labor to entirely
withdraw from the arena every wheel
of industry would soon be p~aralyzed, and
ruin and desolatiOn would soon stare the
human family in the face.
LAS we meet here today it would be
proper to go into past history and see
what has been done for the cause of
labor, and also to suggest some things
which might be done for the further
ance of that cause. I need not mention
! full of all organizations, the Knights of
Labor, n I think that I meet no oppo-
sition when I say that it's downfall was
caused, primarily, by the treachery Of its
leaders,; and SO it has been and still is
with man, other organizations. They
have been and some are being betrayed
by their leaders, and as a result they
have been but little use to the cause
they represent. The Knights of Labor
has lost it's standing, but the spirit of
unionism, firmly ~entrenched in the
hearts of it's members, is not dead. The
west has today two labor organizations
probably as powerful as any in the
having leaders in whom the most i'm
plicit confidence can be placed. It has
been my good f%ortunte to know them and
to be in their counsel to a certain extent
during the time of trouble, and although
I am slow to place confidence in any per-
con T oon hnooct1v "a thof 7 ho1iovo M