New-York tribune., 1901-09-03
BRYAN DISCUSSES TRUSTS.
HE IS LABOR DAY ORATOR AT KANSAS
CITY-TELLS WHY FARMERS SYM
PATHIZE WITH STEEL STRIKERS.

Kansas City. Mo-, Sept 2-Labor Day was marked
bv the largest and most imposing parade of labor
unions here and by the participation or
William Jennings Bryan in the procession and ex-
ercises. Eight thousand men marched through the
streets grouped in their unions, each union
wearing a distinguishing uniform. Mr.. Bryan oc-
cupied a carriage the head of the line. and was
cheered he recognized. A striking feature
of the parade was the Hodcarriers Union negroes.
225 men. led by negro band.
; There were speaking and athletic games at Elec-
trio Park in the afternoon and tonight there were
more addresses The orator of the afternoon was
W. J. Bryan. who was preceded by Mayor Heeo-
The pavilion at the park was crowded to sufoca-
ton. Mr.. Bryan took for his text the Bible verse.
'Muzzle not the that treadeth out the corn
He said in part:
Each decade of our history shows greater prI1uG
ton of wealth. and the men who RrodIcH ntionP IL
right condition? The solution OF the problems that
Confront us is in legislation not in legislation for
or against classes but equal Justice before the
law The strike Is to-day the ohzs WeaPoIIt, ths
aborer has but IT is weak and ineieient II Dav 5nS
aboring men were half as active b ON sekes they
would WELD force that would Hght the eVs WHICH
oIT he Sot that any one monopoly is than
others but the principle is bad which he trns
Solution of the problem is for the laboring man to
as an Argument for the trusts. such thing would be
immoral and impolitic Il would ne Ke ie
man TO rifle your pockets and Ihep oeT nx 70 6eope
who sympathze with you are the others VINO toll
in other parts Of the lords y9eyar M rs IN the
of sympathy come from? From Texas Iney nave
tlers Of the soil and iaborers like yourselves
| want YOU resist the overtures OF the trust
The farmers can stand the encroachments OF the
& trusts Longer hn yan rs H9n Sces o so high thai the
farmers cannot buy, they Will eat the products o., OF
to the primitive method of making clothes by
weaving. But when the farmer can no longer pay
for the products Of toll. and you can make no
The oner Of the trusts to divide with the aboring
is a pttfall. Can YOU trust the corporations :
like try a lawsuit. when the judge on the bench
is the opposing party to the suit? There are good
judges good jures yet do you want judges and
juries to try your when they are interested
in the outcome themselves? When you permit pri-
vate monopoly 10 dictate terms or diVislon' tneh
YOU place yourselves wholly at their mercy: You
them to divide with labor on a Just basis, - ..
You are witnessing d battle be,weeG ia69r ta ana 10
@ unao'te SOM Ut IL ~ tor Et. Wrbv9 BECAUSE the
trust wants some mills nat it can depend an in
for the trust can shut down its mills Tor 2 year.
II is your duty To crush monopoles with the best
resource at your command, the ballot
Government by Injunction Is an 4igu'tous sys, sl
are the servants Of the people. and fo- court to
jury and 10 condemn man for violating a law.
that the court itself made. Under the process OF
self the power TO make the laws. execute Their and
pass judgment on the Offender. Tn" whole thing
IS wrong Under the system a number Of en-
poyers can organize themselves go into court and
get an order prohibiting others from organizing
for the same purUOcs- They can get an order pro
hibtiug workinRMcn from gcttirE Other working
men 10 refrain from working. The employers can
organize to crush labor. but others are forbidden
10 organize.
I am opposed to eovernmen; by iajgnat;c2. not
that is directed especially assirst the lRboTiug
man but that 1t does awas with trial by jury. II
a menace. not only 20 class, but TO all. u IL
within the power OF the laborlng man TO do away
with the system.
Mr.. Bryan also condemned the action Of the South
Carolina mill men who forbade their men TO cele-
brate Labor Day 20 join unions.