The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-07-16
DISCUSSED LABOR QUESTION.
Howard H. Caldwell, of Philadelphia,
 Spoke on the Green.

Spoke on the Green.
 Howard H. Caldwell, of Philadelphia, a man well known in the labor move ment, addressed a small-sized audience of laboring men on the central green last night. The bandstand was used as a platform. The speaker discussed the labor and political questions of the day to a considerable extent. He was in- troduced by ". E. White, state organ izer for the socialist party who made few remarks to the purport that the re- public and democratic parties had fail ed to fulfill the promises made by the leaders to the workingmen. and stated that the proper party for the laboring man, or wage-earner, to ally himself with was the socialist labor party.
 The speaker of the evening, however. was MT Caldwell and he elaborated at considerable length on the lines regard ing the old parties above mentioned. He spoke of the condition of the labor ing classes or the Wage-earners of the country as down-trodden, and of the causes which have brought them to that alleged condition. He said that the middle class of people in this coun- try, who were for many years the most prominent, were gradually disappearing and that there were now only two class es. the very rich, or the capitalists, and the wage-earners. He also said that if the wage-earner could only receive an equal portion back to the amount he produced by his labor, as was formerly the custom, the condition of the coun- try would be almost perfect and all would live in peace and plenty. He ar raigned the trusts and monopolies in rather strong terms, calling them the menaces to freedom and liberty to the American working people. Over-pro- duction, he claimed, existed and the ne- cessity of seeking foreign markets for the products of this country. These subjects were dwelt on at some length. The speaker said that the only remedy for this was to pay the producer great CT wages, or more nearly In comparison with the value of his product, and thus enable him to purchase many of these articles which are sent to the foreign markets to be disposed of.
 He said that the American people that is, the working classes-were, for the most part, content to remain in their present condition and not give the proper amount of attention to the work which is being done by few for their social betterment. He had very hope ful view of the situation, however, and stated that the socialists were gaining strength and numbers every day, and that he was sure that their power would be felt in many of the coming elections. He urged every workingman in the country to become member of the par ty and thus better his condition by put ting men into positions of trust and re- sponsibility who have the interest of the poorer classes at heart and who cannot be corrupted. He also said that it was possible for national ownership of the many large industries of the country, and that they could be manag- ed with perfection. He compared the management of any industry of this nature with the running of the post office. He said that the postoffices were not run for the purpose of making mon- ey, but for the accommodation of the people, and that if everything else was on the same plan all classes would be benefited.
 In closing he urged all the working men to join the socialist party and give it the same attention as they do their labor unions, and then there would soon be change for the better of the condition of labor in the country.