The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-02
Governor Stanley's Eloquent
Speech to Workingmen.
Defends Unions and Says They
Should Know No Politics.
OTHER SPEECHES MADE
Senator Smith and Charles +.
CeiIley Speak.
Frank O'Hare, Of Kansas City,
Makes Incorporate TRADE.

That part Of the Labor Day pro-
gramme. which was given at the far
grounds Monday afternoon was equal
to the parade which took place through
the main streets of the city in the morn
ing; imposing by the size of the crowds
which attended and from appearances
enjoyed as a complete holiday by all.
There was some difficulty for the speak,
ers in making themselves heard by the
great audience which packed the grand
stand, but they were as respectful Us
would be expected of them.
There were three bands to discourse
music, the Sixth infantry regulars from
Fort Leavenworth. the Cumberland
boys and the knights of Pythias. All
had a hand in the exercises at the fair
grounds and might have played twice
as much as they did had the crowds
had their way. Not that they failed TO
appreciate the addresses. but the music
was so good and the frame of mind of
the people was such that every note
seemed to be enjoyed by them.
GOV. STANLEY'S SPEECH.
OF speakers Governor Stanley came
first with a talk on Purposes and Ben
efits of Organized Labor" In part the
governor said "The men who toll: the
men who SOW: the men who reap: it Is
they who have brought us to be the ma
stance Labor sought it out of the noun
tain. When it was found in the hard
and fiinty quartz, labor brought 1t. out;
labor carved it into wheels: labor
fashioned it's most delicate springs. And
when it was done we find that labor
contributed 80 per cent. of it's value
The hand of labor paved every street in
your city. A little more than 40 years
ago the hand of labor created this SPLEEN
did city. In the early days there was no
private ownership of property. But
labor took hold and grew into capital
and then the capital began to grow.
There is not a dollars worth of capital
in the country that doesn't owe it's ex-
istence to labor. What is the object of
capital? Its own accumulation. The
only purpose of one dollar is to gain
another. The object of your labor or
CARNATIONS is to promote the interests
of all your members. The 1aboring man
organizes in order that he may obtain
the best wages for his daily labor; that
he may beautify his home, educate his
children that when they grow up they
may be ladies and gentlemen and schol-
ars Labor has no antagonism to capital.
Labor and capital work together for the
upbuilding of the country
After the development of this coun-
try by the building of railroads, after
capital became a great power it en-,
croached upon the rights of labor and
man thought he could not get the rights
belonging to him. One hundred years ago
somewhere up in New England the first
labor was made. But it is only within
the last few years that the unions have
grown so strong as to better their con-
ditlon- If labor and capital were to be
1a1r then the labOring men ought to
have unions to speak through, the same
as capital speaks through one man.
Inats your right, and it is not a fool
ish one. In this country one OF the
proudest rights is that of well-rounded
law-abiding citizenship.
AND the movement today is toward
arbitration In this state we have a
law, rather crude, but it provides that
when five people sign a request and
present 1t to district judge an arbi-
tratfon board is appointed to PASS upon
any question referred to it. The move
1nent is right in trying to stop these
disastrous strikes. Organized labor
when it speaks through it's authorized
means must be heard. And trust that
the time Will come when it will speak
through the organized channel and cap
ltal VIII listen. In the early times of
labor organizations political parties
tried to use them to further their causes
L want to say that in labor organjza-
lions you ought to know no politics.
and no creed only that the homes may
be we'll kept, that out OF them shall
come a sturdy citizenship that loves the
law l noticed everywhere in your pa
rade this morning the flag. They say
there is too much organization, but I
am not afraid of organizations that
KEEP the nag or our country at the head
are banded together from ocean to ocea n
your requests will be heard and grant
eo and your voices heard. We don't
want agitation, but we want labor tn
nave it's just recognition. And when
the millions of country who toll
with their hands get this recognition
then they will be prepared to march on
for government supported by the hest
people, by the best laws of any coun-
try on the earth"
MR. CEILLEY SPEAKS
Charles IF Ceilley. organizer for the
american Federation of Labor. followed
the governor with a brief address upon
Benefits of Unions and Union Labor. .
he gave in outline the great returns
wnlch union men were able to obtain
Tor what they put into the oreaniza-
tons We have shortened the hours
increased the wages. and now we con-
trol practically everything in the United
States said he And the time is COM
ing when 1t will be practically limos
siple Tor a man or woman to stay out
OF labor organization and still get a
Jop. But some people say you can't or
ganize, We are going to organize them
wnetner they want to or not. In the
southern country l saw children work
Ing IL, IA and Is hours a day for q
cents. 1 asked some of them, What Is
your name?' and they scarcely could tell
me- I also saw men working in those
mills for " cents a day. But we are
getting them organized and stoppine
S tnose conditions. Since I have CONS
mere there Save been six or eight new
unions formed. and within the next tive
weeks we expect there are to be ten OF
Twelve more" Mr.. Ceiliey predicted
that next year the turnout in numbers
at the Labor day celebration would be
5000 instead of 1000 or $1,000
SMITH ON LABOR LAWS.
In DIS speech upon Labor Laws
senator +. Dumont Smith showed much
study and preparation. THE increase
IN the dignity of labor" he said. '.ha.
been marked. While England was tn,
nrst 10 abolish slavery its laws hav,
been oppressive and barbarous No
where has it been so domineering as In
the control of labor" He traced tn,
SLOW progress of labor organizations IL
England, showing how that Throughout
the early times there was much oppres
sion, but after the repeal of the oppres.
sive laws the pendulum swung to tn,
other extreme. Freedom of contrac
became the Sbibha1etb ~ fba x,ouy o-,xo,