Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-10-14
UNION HALL
DEDICATED
New Meeting Place Formally Opened
With Speeches by Judge cheadle
and Daniel Mcdonald.
TWO VERY INTERESTING TALKS
The Judge Forceful, Logical and Res.
sonable; Mcdonald Rsdieal-A
Dance Follows Speeehmaking.

The new labor hall located in the
recently built addition to the Elec-
trio building was dedicated last night.
Judge +. X. Cheadle. of this city, and
Daniel Mcdonald, of Butte. president
of the American Labor Union. being
the speakers of the evening. The
present disturbed condition of the la
Dor situation in this city, the popu-
larity of Judge Cheadle as public
speaker and the curiosity to hear
what the rather notorious Daniel
would erupt filled the nall TO the
doors.
After selection from Prof. Races
orchestra, Judge Chcadle was intro
duced as the first speaker of the ev-
ening The Judge. as usual. deliver
ed forceful. thoughtful, temperate.
appropriate address. Mindful of the
fact that he was speaking at the ded-
icatory ceremonies OF labor hall, he
took for his theme the condition OF
the laboring man OF today and briefly
and sensibly discussed several of its
phases. II was right and necessary.
he said. that the laboring man should
organize, just as IL was perfectly right
and legal for the employers of the la
boring class to organize Eliminating
the quarrels. spites and differences
which arise between them, their inter
ests are identical-to improve their
conditions in lfe-and every honest.
Legitimate effort in that direction
should be exercised. He heartily de-
plored any possible tendency towards
class consciousness in the American
commonwealth. the division of the
people into classes hostile to one an.
other, and expressed the belief that
such a tendency will not prevail. but
that solidarity" the union of all the
people into one class, that OF true and
loyal American citizens. will be the
sentiment which will hold sway In the
hearts OF the American people He
deprecated the unfortunate condition
OF affairs which now exist in our little
city and thought that an effort should
be made to successfully settle the dis
pute and expressed the belief that
such an effort could be made success-
fully. In conclusion. he stated that,
in his opinion. both the labor unions
n u.
TO a certain extent. in opposition to
the union. made grievous errors. That
the strike is as reprehensble as the
lockout, the boycott as bad and dan.
gerous as the blacklist
At the conclusion of the judges
very able address Prof. Race and his
orchestra played a short selection, af.
ter which Daniel Mcdonald was intro
duced. Mr.. Mcdonald suddenly broke
into the limelight of nOtoriety few
weeks ago. when. In a speech at
banquet in Missoula. he expressed the
opinion that II they continued their
opposition to the unions the profes-
sional and business classes will be
sunk so deep that IL would keep
them climbing for a thousand years
To reach the bottom OF hell" Those
who went TO the meeting last night
with the expectation that he would
make some similar break were disap-
pointed. All things considered. there
were few Objectionable features to the
| labor leaders speech. He devoted 1t
largely to ridicule of and sarcastic
references TO the Argus and Demo
crat. all Of which was his province.
II was evidently his intention to give
history OF labor unions and the fu.
tility OF capitalists fighting, or In any
manner opposing their growth and
purposes. He cited few incidents in
the history of organization wherein
they, the labor unions, had won
strikes over the determined opposi.
ton OF the employers, intending to
show that when properly organized
the employees are irresistible.
Mcdonald counseled no violence or
fOrcible measures on the part Of the
strikers and union OF Lewistown. He
urged them TO hold out In their con
tentions and told them they are a
mighty poor lot II they give In, all OF
which was 10 be expected OF Dan.
After totally annihilating every rule
Of grammar, doing violence untold to
the vocabulary OF the English langu.
age and exhausting his fund OF sar.
casm and ridicule, the speaker con.
cluded his speech with a splendid
peroration. eloquent. well worded and
dramatically correct, all leading to the
conclusion that II Dan cannot get up
speech himself he has a friend who
can work up a good perOration.
An enjoyable dance followed the
speechmaking. a large crowd remain.
ing 10 narticipaie In the nleasant nc-