The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-09-07
SALEM
HONORS
THE DAY
Rain Fails TO Dampen
the ArdOr of the
Unions
Parade Of GOOdIy Dimensions.
and Governor Chamber
lain Made a Stirring
Address

Address
In spite Of showers and threateniI
weather. the Labor Day parade al
exercises at Marion square we're
great success. ~ the busiest seasc
of the year. and with only a year sine
unions were organized.
The parade was formed at Unto
Labor headquarters. on State stree
and. led By the McElroy milltar
band. proceeded 10 Commercial
street and north 10 the square. Tn
CarpenterB' Union led with the lars
nj number OF men In line. and ban
ners were borne by n number Of or
Eanlzaitons. Many OF the unions hat
only a few men in line, and there wal
an apparent apathy or lack OF harmony
In the air.
When u. II. Flag. as general master
Of ceremonies. called 20 order. there
were about 100 people In front Of the
speakers stand They were mostly
men, a. the women are in the hop
yards 1t 30 cents a box.
Mrs. Hinges sang Our Country For.
ever" and responded with The Star
spanglod Banner. Her voice rang out
with all lts native power and sweet.
ness under the archlng dome OF the
mrs. sustaining her forever estab.
lished reputation as the Oregon
Nightingale"
With a brief eulogy. Mr.. Flags intro.
dueed Governor Chamberlain. as an
executive who was always fair In the
treatment of capital and labor.
The Governors Address.
Enlarged upon the importance OF
Labor Day. honored and celebrated
not only by labor organizations, but
by the country In general.
Chamberlain never acts the part OF
n pesslmist. He said he was one Of
those who never took a gloomy view
OF the conditions OF our country. be-
lieving that all problems would be
met In due time and solved by the
American people,
The governor said legislation was
responsible for the creation OF Carne
Eles and tusta-and legislation would
have 10 cure the evil. The products OF
tho trusts should be placed on the
free list. (Applause)
Even with the laws I'm their favor
the trusts could not reap their great
harvest OF wealth without labor-and
by labor he meant brain labor. as well
as hard labor-he sometimes labored
with his hands, when his wife made
him do H. uaughter)
The rights OF labor organizations
had been recognized and safe,guardcd
by state and national legislation,
There Was no difference, but IN the
CRY between a tfades union and a
Joint stock company. aud courts were
coming 10 thls view
Capitalistlc organizations we're oft.
ener wrong than labor organizations.
The demands OF the labor unions were
almost universally brought about by
moral suasipn, while capital often re
sorted 20 force, and accomplished rs
results by resorting TO the bayonet
lie did not claim that labor organi
Nations were not sometimes wrong
There must be a spirit OF concession
on the part Of both capital and labor
the two great factions on which mod
em society depended. and which were
mutually dependent on each other
Better conditions OF labor better
homes. hotter wages and better hours
we're due 10 organized effort and or
Fanized demand for those resulted on
the part OF organized labor. The ben
ents accrued 20 the unorganiEed labor
era a. we'll
lie warned labor organizations q
avoid asitators- those who aroused In
dlEnation and ,rouble-the dynamitel
element represented among tho capt
tallsts By that man Parry-a danger
Qua a who ough, to be muAEled
(Applause)
The goyernor reviewed and Ap
plauded President Roosevelt's labors
IN the eroat coal strike and closed
With an eloquent appeal 10 an the peo.
pie 70 unite and form public senti.
ment that would prove Irresistible IN
the amloable solution Of all dlmcultiea.
tho governor was most heartily ap-