The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-11

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WARNS AGAINST TRUSTS.
says II They Were as Aggressive
at Ele cslons as shsy are at
Strikes Conditions Would
be D,fterens.
Labor Day Last weak was msrked by
the largest ard most imposing parade
cf labor unions ever secn at Kansas
City, Mo and by the participation Of
William j Bryan in the procession and
exercises. E ght thousand men march
ed through the streets, grouped in their
unious and each union wearing dis
neuishing uniform. Mr. Bryan cceu
pied carriage at the hesd of the line
aud WAS che cred as he was RECON zed
A striking featu e Of the parade Wss
the Hod Carriers union, negroes. 225
men. led By . negro band.
The orator Of the afternoon wss VIM.
J. Brysp, who Was pr csded by MAJOR
Reed. The pavilion at g park Vas
crowded to sufocation. Mr. B;yao
took for his text the Bible verse, "Muz
zle ret the OK thst treadeth out the
corn" Mr. BrEso sa d:
BRYAN TALK
"Esch decade of our history shows
greater production of wealth, snd tie
men who produce it have less to show
fer it. Is this a good condition? A
right condition? The solution Of the
prt blems that confront US is in leeis
lssion, Lot in legislation for or against
classes, int for equal justice before
law. The strike IS today tie only
weapon the laborer has, but it is weak
and inc &oient.
IF the laboring men were halt as
scti7e on election day as they are in
enforcement Of their strikes, they would
WELD force that would right the evils
which beset them.
THE GREATEST DANGER
1.-THE greatest danger Of today is pri
vste monopoly. Not that any monopoly
is worse than others, but the principle
is bad, whish tolerates any private
monopoly.
II have heard that the true solution
of the problem is for the lsboring man
to divide profits with the trusts. Ttat
has been given as ~ argument for the
trusts. Suoh a thing would be immoral
aDd impolitic. It would be like divid
ing the spoils Of the hig hWaymen. It
would be permistinga usn to rife ycur
pockets and then offer to divide the
proceeds with you.
"Today the only people wLo sym
path:ze with you are the other who
toll in other parts Of the L1rd'S vine
yard. 10 the present great steel STRIKE,
vhere did the first expression of .
ratby come from? From Texas. '>leg
have no steel mills there. They are
farmers. They are tillers Of the soil
and laborers, like yourselves.
HIS WARNING.
Il want to warn you to resist the
overturss Of the trust. Beware when
corporations ask you to join them The
farmers can stand the en9roschmenta
Of the trusts longer thsn you can. Tie
farmers live of their farms. When
trust prices get so high that tie fs'u-
ers cannot buy they will est the PRO.
ducts Of their oEn industry. Tneir
wives csn even 90 back to the primitive
method of making clothes by weaving.
But when the farmer can no longer
pay trust prices, tben there will ie no
more demand for the products Of your
toll, and you can make no more
wages"
1.-THE cfcr Of tbe trusts to divide
with the laboring man is pitfsll. Csn
you truat the corporations to divide
honestly? Do. How many Of you would
like to try . law suit, when the judge
on the bench is the opposing party to
the suit? There are good judges, good
juries, yet do you want judges and
iuries to try our cases when they are
Interested in the outcome themselves? ?
When you permit private monopoly to
dictate 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 just bssis.
You are witnessing battle between
labor and tbs great steel trust. This
trust was willing to uaion;se some Of
its mills, but would have Others open
to non. union labor. Why? Because
the trust wants some mills that it csn
depend on in the event Of a strike. 1t
is an unequal struggle, for the trust
can shut down its mills for syear, but
laboring men can not live ayear with
out work. Il is your duty to crush
moropolies with the best resources at
your command, the ballot.
GOVERNMENT By INJUNCTION.
Government by Injunction is an
iniquitous system and one Of the ques.
tions demanding attention at the hands
of the American people. The courts
are the servants Of the people and for a
court to rule by ipjun ction, is for a
| court to dispense with 8 jury and to
condemn a man for violating a law that
the court itself made. Uader the pro
| cess Of government by Injunction, the
court constitutes itself the power to
| make the laws, execute them, and pass
Judgment on the offender. The whole
thing is wrong. Uader the system a
| number OF employers csn organize
themselves, 60 into court and get an
order prohibiting others from organiz-
ing for the same purpose. They can
get IN order prohibiting Workingmen
from getting other Workingmen to re.
frain from working, The employers
can organize to crush labor, but others
| are forbidden to organize. I am op.
ooee6 ~ oove-nnoot hv intunc ctioD NOT