The Meeker herald., 1900-09-08
ROOSEVELT AND BRYAN |
SPEAK AT CHICAGO

Chicago, Sept. 4.-Organixed labor In
Chicago yesterday passed In review be-
fore W. ]. 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-
Eether with Charles A. Towne, Senator
William u. Mason and u dozen other
political leaders. Both Bryan and
Roosevelt were heartily greeted by the
men as they marched past the hotel.
When the last man Of the long line
Of marchers had swung round Michi-
gan avenue into jackson boulevard,
Colonel Bryan and Colonel Roosevelt
went inside, and sat down to lunch
con given by labor Representatives. 1t
was "nag Of truce luncheon. for the
trades union men had decided that In
to be NO politics.
While the parade was moving . host
Of people, mostly the families Of work
ing men, gathered in Electric park,
where the speeches Of the day were de-
livered. The program Of speeches was
~ follows:
2 p. m. to g. p. M, Governor ROose-
welt, Charles A. Towne, Samuel Al
schuler, Democratic candidate for gov
eronr Of Illinois; Richard Yates, the
Republican gubernatorial nominee;
william e. Mason, Mayor Rose Of MIL
waukee, Mayor Harrison Of Chicago,
r. M. Patterson and p. ]. O'DOnnell. to
speak in the order named; p. N. W. J.
Bryan.
In his address Governor Roosevelt
said:
.sThe Foundation of our whole social
structure rests upon the material and
moral well-belng, 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
dividual action, you have learned the
great lesson of acting In combination
It would be impossible to over-estimate
the far-reaching influence of, and on
through your associations.
I'm addressing an audience like this,
I do not have to say that the law Of
life ID work, and that work In itself, 50
far from being any hardship, is a great
blessing, provided always that 1t Is car
ried on under conditions which pre-
serve q mans self-respect, and which
allow him to develop his own charac-
ter and rear his children 80 that he and
they, as well as the whole community
Of which he and they are part, may
steadily march onward and upward.
HE il not to he 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, as a statesman
and q soldier; but In some way he Is In
honor bound to render 1t. 80 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 neghbors.
I'VE shall all 20 up or down togeth-
er. Some may go up or go down fur
Their than others, but disregariing 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 as
. 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:
mo civilization can be considered
perfect which does not plant a hope 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 condi-
tons cannot be put aside as disturbers
Of the peace. To seek a remedy for
every abuse Of government Is more pa
triotc than to profit by bad systems
and then frown down all criticisms.
There should be no antagonism be-
tween those engaged In the various oc-
equations, and there will be none when
oil recognize the mutual obligations