The Washington weekly post., 1900-09-04

| tration ~ how much can Be accomplish
| ed when effort i made along sane and
| sober lines. with care not 70 promise the
| impossible. but 70 make performance
| square With promise. and with insiz1ence
| on the faet that honesty II never One-sid-
ed, ana that In dealing with corporations
! Il Is necessary both 10 DO % them and to
| exact from them full and complete JUS
| t!ee- The success Of this effort, made In
! Tesolute, but also a temperate and rea-
| sonable spirit. shows what can BE- done
| when such problem Is approached in a
/ sound and healthy manner. 1t offers q
| striking contrast 70 the complete break
down of the species OF crude and violent
I antitrust legislation. which has been so
often attempted. aud which has always
| failed, because Of It's very crudeneSs and
/ violence, 10 make any impression upon
/ the real and dangerous evils which have
excited just popular resentment
The Gospel Of Wsrk.
II thank you for listening to me.
have come here to-day. not to preach 10
you, but partly to tell you how these
matters look and seem TO me, and partly
| to set forth certain facts which seem 10
me 10 show the essential community that
there is among al Of Us who strive In
good faith 20 do our duty as American
citizens. No man can do his duty who
/ does not work. and the work may take
many different shapes, mental and ply
sical: but OF this you can rest assured,
that this work can be done well for the
| nation only when each Of Us approaches
his separate t3sk. not only with the de-
termination to do it, but with the kn0wl-
edge that his fellow, wheE he, In his turn,
does his task, has fundamentally the
same rights and the same duties, and
that while each must work for himself,
| yet that each must also work for the
common welfare Of all.
| GOV. Roosevelt was in fine voice, and his
! speech was received with many outburc;s
| of enthusiasm. Following Gov. Roose-
velts speech, Charles A. TOwne, Samuel
] Alschuler, Democratic candidate for gov
ernor of Illinois, Richard Yates. the Re-
publican gubernatorial nominee; William
! T. Mason, Mayor Rose, OF Milwaukee;
/ Mayor Harrison. Of Chicago; K. NJ. Pat
| terson. ard =. j. ODOnnel spoke in the
order given, Col. Bryan making the last
/ speech Of the afternoon His reception
was most fiattering and his address was
4 listened to with marked attention. and
was punctuated with frequent hearty ap-
/ piause. He spoke as follows:
Mr.. Bryan's speech.
"Mr Chairman. Ladies'. and Gentlemen:
/ am greatly Obliged TO the committee for
| the invitation which enables me to par
| ticipate in the celebration of Labor LAY
at this place. This day has been wisely
set apart by law to emphasize the dignity
| Of labor and for the consideration of those
| subjects which especially affect the inter
| ests of the Wage-earner. The labOring
men constitute SO large and 50 indisDen-
sable proportion Of the population that
no social, economic, or political question
can be treated without an investigation of
| their connection Herewith. But there are
some questions which touch them imme-
diately, while others only operate upon
| them in general way.
THE first thing to be considered is the
laboring mans ambition: what are his
aims and purposes; for what is he jtriv-
ing? The animal needs only food and
| shelter, because il has nothing but a body
to care for; but mans wants are more
numerous The animal complains when
IL Is hungry. and is cOntented wher its
munger is appeased: but man, made in the
image of his Creator, is a three-fold being
ana must develop the head and the heart
as Wen as the body. He IS not satisfied
win mere physical existence; neither will
ne De content unless all avenues Of I'd
Vahcement are open 10 him. His possibili-
ties must be as unlimited as his aspira-
| tions.
Opportunity for Advancement.
IN other countries and other civiliza-
tions, men have been condemned bv birtb
to a particular occupation. place or
caste; in this country, each man. however
or Wherever born, can strive for the high
est rewards in business. state or church
and these avenues of advancement must
be kept open. No civilization can be con-
sldered perfect which does not plant =
nope in the breast of every child born into
| the world; the nearer we approach to this
ideal, the better is our civilization. Those
who complain of existing conditions can
not be put aside as disturbers of the
peace. To seek remedy for every abuse
OF government is more patriotic than to
proht by bad systems and then frown
| down all criticisms. There should be no
antag0nlsm between those engaged in the
various occupations and there will be
! none when all recognize the mutual obli-
cations which are due between citizens.
Our desire should be, not to separate the
people into warning factions, but to bring
them into better acquaintance and great
er sympathy with each other. The enmity
which the poor sometimes feel toward the
rich and the contempt which the rich
sometimes manifest toward the poor
would be avoided If each knew the other
better. and both were content TO be guild
ed by the strict rules of justice.
''The extremes of society are really not
as far apart as they appear Those who
work for wages to-day may, under a good
government, be employers in few years;
and the sons of those who are employers
to-day may in a short time be day lab
| orers. Since no one can save posterity
| from the evil effects of a bad law, all
should strive for legislation which viii
protect each citizen in his rights and in
| the enjoyment of the fruits of his own
genius, his own industry, and his own in
| tegrity.
Advantages of Education.
'Tt is of advantage to the rich as we'll
| as to the poor that the children of all
have an opportunity to secure an eduea-
tion; for education Widens the individuals
| horizon. increases his capacity for useful
ness. multiplies his enjoyments, and
makes him in every way more serviceable
to society. Victor Hugo has described the
mob as the human race in misery. Those
| who are well-to-do have a selfish interest
! and should feel a moral concern in remov-
| ing despair from every human breast. As
misery is lessened. the security of prop
| erty is increased; human life is protected
| in proportion as happiness is promoted.
why should the man who eats at
| well-supplied table forget the man whose
| toll furnishes the food? Why should the
man who warns himself by the fire forget
the man whose labor in the forest or in
the mine brings forth the fuel? Why
should the man clad in the best products
| OF the loom forget the man whose cal
| loused hands make fine clothing possible?
Both the consumer and the producer are
/ necessary, but of the two. the producer
comes FIRST in point of time and in point Of
| importance. Shall the rosebud, blooming
| in beauty, and shedding its fragrance on
the air, despise the roots OF the bush be-
cause they come INTO actual contact with
the soil? Destroy the bud and leave the