Evening journal., 1903-02-14

place on the face of the earth. He is
a wandering tramp. ready to be used
by anybody who will pay the price to
use him, and when the strike is over
the operators let him walk home again.
or let tho union send him home And
II cannot be but that he will be de-
spised. mistrusted, hated and reviled
by all men who love liberty and who
love their fellow men and who have
the point of view OF the organized la
boring man"
The Eight-Hour Day.
Regarding the demand for eight
hours a day, Mr.. Darrow said: This is
not a demand to shirlk work, as is often
claimed to be the case. It is a demand
for the right of the individual to have
a better life. fuller life, a completer
life; and this, like everything else de-
pends upon your point Of view. There
is only one standpoint from which you
have a right to approach this question
and that is what will make the best
man the best American citizen, to build
up nation where there will be no
moro strikes and no more violence
Other gentlemen may measure it in
dollars and cents. | shall not
He compared the miners life with
that Of professional men, who get a
chance to better their lives There is
nothing high and ennobling and great
in digging coal. he said, that Is
work. He wants a chance to develop
the best that is in himself. It is no
answer to say if you give him a short
er day he will not use it wisely. This
is scarcely worth reply"
Incorporation Of Union.
After making a plea for the weighing
of coal wherever it is possible Mr.. Oar
row discussed the merits OF the union
On the question of the incorporation OF
labor unions. he said: 81 ana not will
ing to admit for a single moment that
anything can be gained for manhood
for righteousness. for the good of all
by going into some petty legislature
and ask to merge the individual iiesf
and blood of man into corporation
created by the state. Why. we are tolC
in the argument that the state of New
Jersey had introduced a law to compe
labor organizations to incorporate. New
Jersey has issued its bogus charters
and sent them broadcast over thl
United States, its charters which hav'
been simply letters of marque and re
prisal for every pirate that sails tn
high seas of commerce to capture wha
he can get until New Jersey has be
come a stencil and a by-word in tn
J minds OF all people who believe in fai
dealing and justice between man an
+ man.
Mr. Darrow paid a tribute to the OF
; ganization which had welded 1900
, men. who speak 20 different languages
OF all degrees Of intelligence, of all dc
grees of moral character into on
| homogeneous mass. aud he also paid
D high tribute to President Michel an
r his officers for the manner in whic
+ they handled this great army of wor
2 men throughout the struggle.
j. Tn closing ne said: "rhis contest
4 one Of tho important contests that ha'
4 marked the progress of human liberi
h since the world began-One force poin
= ing one way. another force the othe
r Every advantage that the human RAJ
]. has won has been at fearful cos
t. Every contest has been won by strul
gle Some men must die that othe
r may live II has come to these poe
, miners to bear this cross. not for then
v selves not that but that the huma
. race may be lifted up to a higher al
@ broader plane than it has ever know
before"
Judge Gray's Parting Words.
= After the long applause which W
h accorded Mr Darrow had subsid
O Chairman Gray. on behalf of the cor
g mission. said: 1T is due to counsel al
to those who represented both sid
y that I should say that we leave you,
l. rather you leave us, with a feeling
u our part OF regret that the long ass
II citation which has been so pleasant
q US is about to be broken. II spea
y we'll for counsel on both sides that
unpleasant episode has occurred-not
D. ing that should mar the situation
IS which reasonable men and citizens
n a great country find themselves in m
S tually endeavoring to arrive at il
IS conclusions and a just verdict in
D. great controversy. The work is n,
ours, and / know that we have yo
is hest wishes that we NAV have a s.,