El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-03

HOLIDAY
Generally Observed Over the
Country and Prominent
Speakers Take Part.
POLITICS RULED OUT
The Day Is Made One Of
Good Times With No Place
For Partizan Wrang-
ling or Disputes.

CHICAGO, Sept Ex-Governor Roose-
velt ard w. J. Bryan, quartered
vera early risers this morning tr
anticipation OF the parts they are play
ing in the labor day celebration.
Roosevelt break tasted with Vice
Chairman Payne and National Com
mitteemsn Kereas of Missouri at the
Auditorium annex, and Immediately
thereafter went into conference with
Mr.. Payne. Bryan Kept close to his
room after breakfast and went over
the speech he is TO deliver this after
noon.
Governor Roosevelt still adheres TO
his expressed inter tion to ignore
politics In his address.
Daring the morning Bryan received
Q CON mittee Of laboring men. The
nominee is in unusually good voice
and says he 10 in the best condition
for his tour of the east. Roosevelt had
number of callers after his coufe-
renee with Paine.
Other prominent speakers scheduled
for todsy's exercises are Samuel
Alschuler, democratic candidate for
governor; Senator Mason, and Mayor
Rose, OF Milwaukee. The addresses
will conclude big Labor day demons
trations, Including monster psrsdes
and athletic games.
NEW YORK CELEBRATES.
NEW YORK, Sept. 3.-Labor day Is
being generally observed here. Busi-
ness Is practically suspended, and the
the man of toll owns the city.
PROMINENT SPEAKERS AT MIL
wACkEE.
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 3.-Tae most
extensive and elaborate Labor day
demonstration ever held In the state
are those held at the national park
in this city today. Speakers of prom
ineDce from all over the country are
present. Among them are Carter
Harrison, mayor OF Chicago; Robert
NJ. La Toilette, republican candidate
for governor: ex-Gov. Peck and Con-
gresham Otien. The program OF
celebration Is most elaborate.
IN GEORGIA.
ATLANTA, Seps. 3.-The feature Of
the big labor celebration here today
was the industrial carnival parade.
Fully lCo hand some floats we're seen,
and every union in the city was repre-
sentsd.
THE CELEBRATION IN OHIO.
CLEVELAND o., Sept. 3.-An elsbo-
rate Labor day celebration is In
progress hero today. A grand parade
with $4,000 men 10 line, consumed
the morning hours. The line was divid.
ed into fourteen divisions.
Labor Day, as now observed by sll
the labor organizations of the country,
wat first suggested by p. J. MCGUIRE,
On May 1892, In an address TO the
Central Lstor Union Of New York
City. he urged the propriety OF the
setting aside OF one day each year ss q
general holiday for the laboripg class
es, 20 be celebrated with parades and
general rejoicing, tb us publicly show
Ing the strength and esprit DE corps Of
the trade and labor organizations of
the country.
The proposal was adopted, and this
year as never before shows what a
wide acceptance It has met with.
The fret parade was held by the Gen.
Eral Labor Union on September 8, 1892.
And from that time forward the move
nent gradually gained in public favor.
10 June, 1894, the claim OF tho work
ngmsn was formally recognized by
congress, and one day each year, tpe
irst Monday OF Septem Der, was % msde
,ational holiday under the name OF
Labor Day" All states In the union
have since that time ratified the bill.
And to-day, from all parts OF this great
can be heard as never before,
he rejo.c!nRs and merry-msking of
hat all-powerful branch Of commerce,
organized labor.