The state herald., 1900-09-07
ROOSEVELT AND BRYAN
SPEAK AT CHICAGO


Chicago yesterday passed In review be-
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-
gcthcr with Charles \. Towne, Senator
William Il. Mason and a 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 n lunch
con given by labor representatives. II
was flag OF truce" luncheon. for the
trndes union men had decided that In
the celebration Of Labor Day there was
Ia he no politics.
While the parade was moving n host
of people, mostly the families OF work
ing men. gathered In Electric park.
where the speeches of the day Were de
llvered. The program of speeches was
as follows:
y. M. to 3. y. M. Governor Roose-
welt. Charles A. Towne. Samuel Al
schuler. Democratic candidate for gov
cronr OF Illinois; Richard Yates, the
Republican gubernatoral nominee;
William T.. Mason, Mayor Rose Of Mil
wnukcc, Mayor Harrison Of Chicago.
H. NJ. Patterson and l.. ]. O'Donncll. To
speak In the order named: y. m. w. j.
Bryan.
In his address Governor Roosevelt
said:
by far the greatest problem. the
most far-rcaching In lis stupcndous i'm
poriance. Is that problem. or rather
that group OF problems, which we have
grown to speak OF as the labor pues.
iion.
THE foundation OF our whole social
structure rests upon the material and
moral well-being, the intelligence, the
foresight. the sanity, the sense Of duty
aud the wholesale patriotism Of the
wage worker. This Is doubly the ease
now. for. In addition TO each mans In
dlvldual action. you have learned the
great lesson OF acting In combination.
II would he impossible To oycr-cstlmatc
the fnr.reaching influence of. and ON
the whole. the amount OF good done
through yonr associations.
In addressing nm audience like this.
I do not have to say that the law Of
life Is work. and that work IN itself. 50
far from being any hardship. II n great
blessing. provided always that II Ii ear
rieI ON under conditions which pre-
serve n mans self-respcct, and which
allow him TO develop his own charac.
ter and rear his children SO that he ana
they. ms well as the whole community
Of which he and they are n part, may
steadily march onward and upward.
."He Is not To be excused II he does
not render full measure Of service to
the state and community mt large.
There nrc many ways In which this
service can he rendered. In art, In liter
nture. In philanthropy, MS n statesman
and n soldier: but In some way he Is Ia
honor bound to render II. so that ben.
eilt may accrue to his brethren who
have been less favored by fortune than
he hns been. In short. he must work
not only for himself. but for others.
"ro do our duty: that IL the sum.
ming up OF the whole matter. We must
do our duty by ourselves. abi We must
do our duty ny our n:ig;bors.
I'VE shall NIL go up or down togeih-
or. Some may 20 up or 80 down FUR
,hcr ihan others. but distcgnrdlDg spc.
cinl exceptions. the rule Is that we
must NIL share IN common something
Of whatever adversely or whatever
prosperity * In store for the milton ns
u whole. In the long run cach section
| Of the community viii ris. or fall ns
the community rises or falls.
Mr.. Bryan -nid In pnri;
NO civilization cnn lie considered
perfect which does not plant hope In
| the breast OF every child born Into the
world. the nearer We approach to this
| idrnl the better II our civilization.
| Those who complain of existing copdi
tions cannot br put inside M dIsturbcfr
OF the pence. To seek n remedy fot
every abuse Of government II more pn.
trioiic than Ia profit by lad systems
nnd then frown down NIL criticisms.
| There should he M nntngonlsm he.
tween those engaged In the various oc.
onpniiona, nnd there will bc none when
| MI recognize tho mutual obligations
| which nrr due briwprD citizens. our
desire should bc. moi to separate the
| people Into wnrrlng factions. hut 10
bring Them into better acquaintance
| nnd ntcnier sympathy with cncl other.
| The rnniiy Which the poor sometimes
| feel inwnrd tho rich nnd the contempt
| which the rich sometimes manifest to-
| ward the poor would bc avoided II rncli
| knew the other better md both were
content 10 hr guided by the s,rIr'
rules of Justice.