Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-10-25

TOUCHES Upon LABOR
Says Labor Is Equal 70 Any Other Eco
nomic Questionable Completely
Breaks Down While SPEAK.
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I ANNN.ANNNA I'.'AA"H " e. ~ AhNHA AAaA
ia OF Ohio. who devoted Thursday To
6peechmakng In Indiana. addressed a
large crowd at Tomlinson hall Thurs
day night The senator nearly broke
down at the close Of the speech. lie
was standing some distance from the
speakers table when his strength
seemed 10 fail him. and he had 20
reach for the stand. dragging his body
over to 30. where he rested his hand.
After a moments hesitation he an
nounced that his physical condition
would not allow him TO say anything
more ant be was helped 70 his chaIi
by Senator Fairbanks and Secretary
Whitaker OF the Republican state
committee.
Touching upon trusts. Senator Han
ma said
u DO not propose 10 60 into detail
upon the trust question. But say
that IN this great era OF development
in the evolution which IS taking placs
all over this country. as II inspired by
the incoming OF a new century. as II
TO mark that epoch By a policy. We
must contend for our rights 20 DO as
others have done when they secured
those markets while they have con-
trolled them by the sheer power and
force OF aggregated capital. These
great combinations. some OF them may
be bad. but not all. az any rate Il Is
the natural evolution upon the basis
Of the rIght of every man TO DO as
be pleases with his own under proper
restrictions and with due consldera- .
lion Tor the people and the well being
Of our government There is no dan
ger OF the organization OF capital and
industry. They are absolutely neces
sary and along with them comes an
other proposition. and that IS the or .
ganizatIon OF labor
"The Interest OF capital and labor .
acting together as partners In their.
business is no new idea. But On this
age OF development Is coming. aye tbe I.
time is here now. when that question .
OF labor must Dee considered alongside f.
OF and equal To- an other great eco /.
monte questions
Il am opposed 90 The wasteful
strikes and l0ck0uts I dopreCiate The
difference between these great powers
that bring about a condition ~ things
which ls wastcful 90 the last degree .
Scarcely n year has passed Boy that Wa
have not had evidence of the misman-
aEoment OF these forces and now. Will,
men ~ greater and broader thought
arc giving due consideration there is
hope. aye. there is a certainty that
the question VIII assert itself in q
prominent place. not only .n the hands
OF the people but in the councils o.
the nation.
MY proposition Oh that Wc roCag-
nIzc the rights of labor tl organize,
treat them individually as felI0wmon
and then Americana the unions. FIt
them 20 our institutions. bring them
in contact with and make them a part .
OF our great economic policies. consult /.
and consider them when their inter
csts are az stake and consider them
from a standpoint as say. OF The
golden rule"
The senator spoke OF the anthracite
strike a nd of the action of The btu.
minous miners IN refusing 90 vote iur
a sympathetic strike Their action had
proved to the world that a labor 0r.
ganlzatlon can and will respect a cone
tract even when 10 is made binding
only by their honor