The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-09-06
THE BALLOT
The Weapon Workmen
Should Employ
TO CORRECT WRONGS
William J. Bryan Makes an Ad-
dress at Kansas City,
Other Labor Day
Celebrations.


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 participa-
ton Of William J. Bryan in the pro-
CesEion and exercises. Eight thou
tand men marched through the
streets, grouped in their unions. and
each union wearing distinguishing
uniform. Mr.. Bryan occupied a car
tiage at the head of the line, and was
cheered as he was recognized. A
striking feature of the parade was the
hodcarriers union, negroes, 225 men,
led by a negro band.
There was speaking and athletic
games at the park in the afternoon,
and last night there were more ad-
dresses. The orator of the afternoon
was William j. Bryan, who was pre-
ceded by Mayor Reed.
Mr. Bryan said in part:
Should Use the Ballot.
''If 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.
"The offer Of the trust to divide
with the laboring man Is pitfall.
Can you trust the corporations to di-
vide honestly? No. How many Of
;ou 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 Just 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. Why2
Because the trust wants some mills
that 1t can depend on in the event of
strike. 1t is an unequal struggle
Tor the trust can shut down its mills
ror year. but laboring men cannot
live year without work. 1t is your
outy to crush monopolies with the
best resource at your command, the
Lallot.
~ am opposed to government BY
injunction. not that it is directed es
:Sclaily against the laboring man, but
that 1t does away with trial by jury.
IL Is menace, not only to one class,
but to all. 1t is within the power of
the laboring man to do away with
the system"
Roosevelt Spoke In Minneapolis.
; Minneapolis, Mimi, 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 reception following
,he exercises; was the guest of the
fair association at lunch on the
grounds and received the Third IN
iantry ana 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 Sant introduced the honored
guest the welcome was one the vco
president wit! long remember. The
audience was enthusiastic through
w Tue duulGSo duu lie Huu 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 srent by
he vice presidential party in viewing
the exhibits.
The vice president said in part:
State Control of Combines.
"lt is not only desirable, but neces.
sary, that htere 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 ha
stands when compared with unscrup,
Llous competitors who have no con.
sci.nce and will do right only undeR
fear OF punishment. Nor can legis.
iation stop with what are termed 10.
tor questions. The vast individual
: and corporate fortunes, the vast com.
binations Of capital. which have
marked the development of our indus.
trial system create new conditions
; a1i necessitate change from the ole
attitude of the state and nation to.
ward prosperity.
, "Our interests are at bottom com,
l mon. In the long run we go up or
| down together Yet more and more
1t is evident that the state, and II
, necessary the nation, has got to pos
, less the right of supervision and con
troll as regards the great corporation
!, which are its creatures; particularly
as regards the great business com
: binations which derive a portion ol
[ their in portance from the existence
. | Of SOma mOnnnnlistic Iendannv