The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-19
SEVERAL SPEECHES MADE
Mr.. Triplett Discusses Labor VS.. Capt.
tai and Capital VS.. Labor.
MR.. DOUGLAS MAKES WITTY SPEECH
Mr.. Faison Delivers an Able Address on the
Condition Of Wo-kTen in Shop and Fac
tory. Vital Problems Were Dis
cussed in the Meeting.

The Carpenters Union held meeting
last night in their Hall over the Citizens
National Bank. 1t was an open meeting
and was attended By members OF the
other labor organizations of the city, and
| by a number of professional men of the
| city It was enthusiastic to the highest
| degree and the speeches were extremely
frank and forcefully delivered The
services were opened by prayer by Rev.
G. T. Adams The object of the meeting
was stated IN d few we'll chosen SEN
| fences By Mr. Fl. G. Ruth. who presided
over the meeting.
Mr.. w E. Faison the Assistant Com
| missioner of Labor. discussed the condi-
| ton of the workingman in the shops and
| factory Mr.. Faison has given this sub
| ject much careful thought, and his speech
was an able one and contained much val
liable information.
The Remedy and How it Should be APP
piled" was discussed by Mr.. T. H. Sim
| gleton. His speech, though brief was
we'll received. and was an able treatment
of the subject.
Mr.. Geo. T. Norwood, who spoke of the
duties of a Union Man. said in part
| Another of the duties Of the Union man
! is, to use his best energies and his me-
| chanical skill, for the man who gives him
| employment. Let him learn that from the
| Union man he is sure to get q good, hon
| est days work. Win the respect and con-
| Adence of your employer, and you will be
| doing your own and every labor organiza
| tion a service that will be of permanent
| ind incalcuIabIe benefit
| We are now entering upon a new cell
| fury, the beginning of a new chapter in
| the history of labor organization. The
| consolidation of capital plainly shows us
| ths necessity of more solidly uniting our
| selves against the entertainments which
| are sure to follow You may be sure that
/ unless we have some power TO array our
| selves soldly and unitedly, to resist these
1 encroachments that we shall suffer de-
| feat This brings us face to face with
| the duty of using our best and our every
| effort to induce our fellow laborers &c
| join with us. and help us in this strug-
| gle We should not shrink from the
| duties and sef-sacrifces which may be
| required of us in these contests, if en-
| tered into with the determination to win
| the fight and with the conviction that we
| are right and that we have on our side
| Him who said The laborer is worthy
| of his hire" There need be no fear of the
| result.
| Mr.. Terry stated that the benefits de-
1 rived from the press in general were too
| well known for him to speak on them.
| Almost every organization. religious or
| otherwise. has it's own organ. One hene
| fit is that through the columns of the la
| Dor organs. discussions of the best poll
/ could take place He spoke Of the labor
organ started in this city recently.
All classes have a right to organize,
| for without organization nothing can
stand. The laboring man has the same
| right to organize that the cotton mill
owner has The action of the cotton mill
| operators along this line is not sensible
| or consistent Labor and capital arc
| not antagonistic necessarily Labor
| should get it's demands peaceably if posi-
| bic, but they should organize thoroughly
| that they can say to capital you've got
| to do it,.
Mayor Powell was called upon for
speech He stated that he was not q
speaker, but had come up to express his
interest in the laboring cause, and that
his sympathies were always with the la
boring man. His remarks were appro-
pirate and were we'll received.
Mr.. Triplett spoke on the subject, Cap
ital VS. Labor and Labor VS.. Capital"
He said that an union man who undertook
to do a piece of work, should do it just
as if 1t were his own. Because one is
poorly paid is no reason for him to do
poor work The duty the workman owes
| his employer is just as pronounced and
| definite as the duty of the employer to
| the employed. The man who will not do
| good honest work should not be allowed
| to remain in the union.
On the other hand the laboring man
| has the same right to organize that the
employer has. The man who says that
| any set of men have no right to organ
| iZe, is as great a menace to society as
any nihilist that ever lived. There are
some over in Alamance l hear that claim
it, And they go to Greensboro and organ
ize and say, Mr.. Legislator, for Gods
sake don't pass a bill we're going to be
good But unionism is growing; it is
sweeping the State and is spreading every
day.
Mr.. w. C. Douglas was next called
upon He said: Some of you may be
wondering what is lawyer doing here
among the carpenters. They call us slick
glad | came. For I've served two APP
prenticeships myself. One was driving a
spike-tailed mule, and the other was at
a printers case. / think that with a
little practice l could sling type pretty
lively now, and if you'd give me a
breakfast ! could pull a Washington hand
press. He argued that it was not only
the laboring mans privilege to organize,
but also his duty. God chose a carpen-
ter's family to rear His Son for the
great work. The carpenter does a per-
manent and lasting good to a community.
The echoes of the labor unions from other
States have done good here. l taught
school once in a factory town and hope
when lose the feelings got in my heart
there the Lord will kill me.
Mr.. Pogue was called upon and made
a short and appropriate speech. saying
that the laboring man has the right to