Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-09-03
BALLOT, SAID BRYAN,
Ard State Control OF Combines,
Said Vice President
Roosevelt.
LABOR AND CAPITAL PRoBL EN-,
Discussed In Their Labor Day Ad-
dresses, at Different Points-Ria
Parade at Pittsburs, of Which Shat
fer Was Chief Marshal.

Kansas City, Mo-. Sept. 3.-Labor
Day was marked by the largest and
most imposing parade OF labor unions
ever seen here, and by the partieipa-
ton OF William j. Bryan IN the pro
cession and exercises. Eight thou
sand men marched through the
streets, grouped In their unions. and
each union wearing distinguishing
uniform. Mr.. Bryan occupied q car
iiage at the head of the line, and was
ehaered as he was recognized A
h0dearriers' union, negroes. 225 men,
led by negro band.
There was speaking and athletic
games at the park In the afternoon,
and last night there were more adj
dresses. The orator of the afternoon
was William J. Bryan. who was pre-
coded by Mayor Reed
Mr.. Bryan said in part:
Should Use the Ballot.
eff the laboring men were half as
active on election day as they are in
enforcement of their strikes, they
would right the evils which beset
them.
'HThe offer of the trust to divide
with the laboring man is a pitfalL
Can you trust the corporations to di-
vide honestly? No. How many Of
ecu would like to try lawsuit, when
the Judge on the bench is the oppos-
ing party to the suit? There are
good judges, good juries, yet do you
want judges and juries to try your
cases when they are interested in the
outcome themselves? When you per-
nit private monopoly to distate terms
Of division, then you place yourselves
wholly at their mercy. You allow
them TO water their stock and then
expect them to divide with labor on
a jsst basis.
You are witnessing a battle be-
tween labor and the great steel trust.
This trust was willing to unionize
some of its mills, but would have
others open to non.union labor. Why i?
Because the trust wants some mills
that 1t can depend on In the event of
q strike. 1t is an unequal struggle.
FOR the trust can shut down its mills
for a year, but laboring men cannot
live year without work. It is your
duty to crush monopoIies with the
best resource at your command, the
ballot.
i am opposed to government By
injunction, not that it is directed es-
aecially against the laboring man, but
that it does away with trial by jury.
Ii Is a menace, not only to one class,
but to all. 1t is within the power of
the iaboring man to do away with
the system"
Roosevelt Spoke In Minneapolis.
Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. 3.-The
vice president was the orator of the
day at the formal opening of the Min
nesota state fair, by Invitation OF the
Minnesota Agricultural society. He
shook hands at a reception following
.he exercises; was the guest of the
fair association at lunch on the
grounds and received the Third IN
fantry and First artillery, Minnesota
national guard. Colonel Roosevelt oc.
cupied the judges stand at the race
track with General Miles, Archbishop
Ireland and Governor Van SAINT, Of
Minnesota. The grand stand was lit
orally packed, and when Governor
Van SAINT introduced the honored
guest the welcome was one the vice
president will long remember. The
audience was enthusiastic through
out the address and he had frequently
TO pause TO make himself heard.
The vice president was followed by
General Miles with a few brief re-
marks.
Part of the afternoon was spent by
The vice presidential party in viewing
the exhibits.
The vice president said in part:
State Control of Combines.
ut is not only desirable, but neces-
sary, that htsre should be legislation
which shall carefully shield the inter
ests of wage workers. and which shall
discriminate in favor of the honest
and humane employer by removing
the disadvantage under which he
stands when compared with unscrup-
Jlous competitors who have no con-
science and will do right only under
fear OF punishment Nor can legis-
lation stop with what are termed la
Dor questions. The vast individual
and corporate fortunes, the vast com
sinatfons of capital, which have
marked the development of our indus
trial system create new conditions
AND necessitate change from the old
attitude of the state and nation to-
ward prosperity
Our interests are at bottom COM
mon. In the long run we go up or
down together. Yet more and more
1t is evident that the state, and if
necessary the nation has got to pos
sess the right OF supervision and con-
troi' as regards the. great corporations
which are its creatures; particularly
as regards the great business com.
hinatlons which derive a portion Of
their Importance from the existence
OF some monopolistic tendency"