The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-08
ADDRESS BY CLEVELAND
EX-PREsIDENT ON OBLIGATIONS OF
NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE.
Relations of Capital and LabOr-An-
tagonism Observation-Disclosures Day
at Carnegie Institute.

P~ITTSBURG, Nov. z - Ex-President
Grover Cleveland made the principal ad-
dress at the Founders day exercises of the
Carnegie Institute this afternoon. He was
accompanied TO the city by Mrs. Cleveland.
Among the other speakers were Joseph
Jefferson, the veteran actor, and the we'll
known artists, Robert w. Allan. OF London,
and JOIN w. Alexander, of New York.
Following the exercises a public reception
was rendered Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland in
the art gallery.
Ex-President Cleveland spoke Of Tho
Obligations of National Copartnership,"
saying in part:
THE most serious and persistent evil that
disturbs cooperation among our people Is
found in the contentious and quarrels be-
tween employers and employees Surely, as
an original proposition, there should be no
antagonism in this country between labor
and capital On the contrary. they should
be in one close alliance and friendship.
Our institutions forbid that an explanation
of such antagonism should be found in
class jealousy and abuses. No American
citizen was ever yet doomed by birth TO a
life of labor or poverty, and fortunes are
the products of industry and intelligent en-
deavor. Labor and capital touch and min
gle so constantly and naturally among US
that the laborer OF to-day is frequently the
employer OF labor tomorrow. They should
always supplement each other. as the warm
rain supplements the fertile soil. TO produce
in joint contribution an abundant store or
Tic IlOltS " dlulG ANOI Il lHt nus
consuming desire for happiness excuse con-
~tentious envy of capitalistic wealth.. for il
is beyond reasonable dispute that the bulk
OF the happiness among the American peO-
pie is found on a plane of our social life
far below that occupied by the rich.
The cares and anxieties of the occupa-
ton of money getting and money keeping
and the strangling OF genuine pleasure
which II is so often the result, certainly ought
tentedly works with his hands and who
by an irrepealable fat may find in his
work the way TO real, simple, unperverted
happiness. While healthful and normal con-
ditions of national partnership forbid envy
and unfriendliness on the part Of the en-
ployed towards employing capital, so also
such conditions most emphatically forbid
the grinding selhshness. the greedy rapacity
and supercilious ~haughtiness which too
often characterize the treatment of the
employed by capital.
ii desire distinctly TO disclaim any in
tention to suggest what may be the cause
or causes of the dislOcatiOn which unfOrtu-
nately so frequently occurs in the relation
ship OF labor to capital. Whether IL results
from unreasonable and irritating demands
on the part of labor. or whether our work
ingmen listen too credulously TO malign
counsels, or whether again the trouble
arises from the greed and avarice OF capi-
tai and of it's immense aggregations. l do
not pretend to say. Perhaps all these have
a share in creating the difficulty. But there
is antagonism in this relationship where
there should be a generous unity OF purpose.
The situation itselt proves that somewhere
there are members OF our partnership in
American citizenship who act in violation
of partnership duty; and 1 am sure that
/ venture nothing In making the assertion
that the only remedy for this situation
must be found I'm a return To the observ-
ances Of the law Of American cooperation.
This return will not be accomplished by
nursing real or imaginary injuries on the
part of labor, nor by lordly and selfish
arrogance on the part OF capital. A be-
ginning must be made by conspicuous ex-
amples OF a recognition OF the duty and
obligations which are the conditions upon
which the full enjoyment of our partner
ship advantages depends. These examples
should induce conservative and tolerant
counsels; they should be prominently rec
ognized and appreciated. and constantly
pressed upon the view of all who may be
remiss in their obligations TO American CO.
of these obligations may be-"
Secretary ;. II. Church read his annual
report which showed a remarkable degree
Of success Of the institution during the
wear. Several addresses followed the re-
port-that by the veteran actor. Joseph
Jefferson, appearing 10 give particular
President Frew then announced the award
OF prizes by the Carnegie international art
jury as follows: First prize, $3.50 and gold
medal, Al Arrangement" by Alfred IA.
Maurer, New York: second prize. $1,000 and
silver medal. Sewing. a Portrait" by
Ellen NJ. Ahrens; third prize. $500 and
bronze medal. The Venetian Blind" by
Edmund G. Tarbel. Boston; honorable men,
ton. THE Hour Glass by Mary l.. Ma
comber. Waverly. Mass, and Light" by
Henri lie Sidaner.