The Delta independent., 1900-10-05

was lost. Now gentlemen. l ask you
10 look at our r..-ord III the nation. At
our record in the most lDpulous and
richest state in the niOn, and COM
pare it with that of our antagonists
H0~ the Republican States Treat LAsor
Labor is asked to vote against the
Republican party. and for the Demo
cratic party because the Democratic
party is for labor. Very well. NOW
let us look at the different states.
Nassa aclusettS-t that is IA Republican
stat.-ynu have got there such enec-
tive laws for labor that many OF the
manufacturers. becau Of the way IN
which workingmens rights are guard
ed, are now setting UP their factories
i'll South Carolina, tsa.aIlse there tney
can work their operatives IA hours
day and pay them anything they
choose without taking one particle OF
care or responsibility for any dam
age to p..r>"n or injury TO life or limb.
iAprlau>-, You can test this matter
for yourself. Look through the legis-
lation Of the different states and see
if am mo- stating it right. Look
through III" Legislation Of my own
state that We have got through during
the last >.N years. during which the
Republican party has been in power
there We have got an eighi-hOur Law
in force there: We have a factory In
-psction law and we have got bu-
reiu nf labor statistics and there are
manufacturers now going from there
to Alabama and South Carolina. is-
cause there, they can work without De-
ing hamI-'rrd 10y any such legislation
II you take the states where In"
labor.r n not protected you will find
that they are all states in which there
is no Feasibility Of elertihg n Repubh-
can governor or Republican state
ticket ,ApplauseD Take the states
in which We have begun this kind OF
lcgisla 'I"n-l do not say We have ac-
compli>l,-l everything yet-but we
have h.-un to enact labor legislation
as IL should Ike and ultimately You Will
ind ,ha, they are states which always
in q great proportion Of cases elect
Republican executive and Republi-
can legislature. Look at our state
records and then IL you are wise you
must stand by us
The flag Th., shall Not He Pulled Do~n
Now. III losing. | have just this I"
say: How tempted ! am TO go on ana
discus Isnn; after point. see among
YOU men ~ no wear the button OF the
Grand Army: You men who fought IN
the civil war in the times that tried
Iueu'- ,ul>. and | see you herr and
We r,.all The debt that every Amer
ican owes "a you l.scaus" you hav"
-nab. Ld H. by your mighty deeds TO
hold ..ur h.a ads higher among the pco-
rles nt N" earth. I."ni cheering
l Sc, thar and | rraliz" A. you 10
WHOM sl.ak must realize. that TO
each generation is allotted its special
task ard that no generation is ex-
c,Ixsd :ur failing to do its work on the
ground That lis fathers did their work
well II = a CnHd thing for lis I"
have III memory the men Of mighty
dep.ls We ourselves strive to live
up to II at memory: and woe TO us II
we d. no; keep on high the stand
ard wLirh has been made by your
forcfath.rs.
I apr. al to you. my brothers and my
sisters here. I appeal t" you men and
women Of Colorado. to you the men
aud womrn Of the West. TO you who
emlniy those traits that we are proud
10 call the most characteristicaliy nnd
typcaily American. I appeal TO you to
stand with us hecau>e we stand
for the continuance Of III" conditions
which have stood for material well be-
Ing N homo. because "" stand abroad
for that policy which shall make the
nations Of the world understand that
We intend to keep undinm"d the honor
that we have received a. most pr,-
cio,r> heritage from our fnrefafhers
and that where the American flag has
once b~rn hoiStcd in honor II shall
never he pulled down n di>honor.
FrnlonGcd APPLAUSE.