The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-09-08

spect from others. The laboring man
must learn that intemperance in
drink is crime against himself,
crime against his cause. Every con-
troversy should be considered in a
spirit of broad minded generosity,
and public confidence should be re-
| tanned by conservative and wise ac-
ton. The standard of labor must be
raised by the laboring man himself.
As I have said before. the laboring
mans worst enemy is the laboring
man himself and the world will treat
him better in the same proportion
that he is better to himself.
At the close of his remarks Rev.
A. Pringla' delivered the following
Grafton.
| Ny fellow men of the American
| I abOr union. I am glad Of this oppor-
tunity of meeting you. and desire to
thank you for your invitation. You
DO not expect me to make political
Nor shall I attempt a discussion Of
the difficult industrial problems of
the day That requires specialist;
a distinction to which l lay no claim
7 wish to speak simply as one who
takes a sincere and, he trusts, an in
selligent interest in the material and
moral welfare of his fellows, and
who wishes to be identified with
every righteous cause
This is Labor Day. 1t suggests a
phrase that has seen much service;
but one that requires qualification.
| ! refer, of course, to the high-sound-
ing term-the dignity OF labor l
say that this sentiment requires quail
ification. Labor to be dignified must
be useful as Ruskin pointed out. It
must help and not hurt society. This
qualification. it need hardly be said,
am glad to learn that by resolution
Of your union no intoxicants will be
sold on these grounds today.
In the second place, labor to be
dignified, must be well, and honestly
done, to the full extent of mans
| tlliStHCc dllu Shlll.
Then. again. it must be amply re-
munerated: and it must be such as
not to exhaust all the energy Of the
body. uniting the man for the enjoy
ment of life and the development of
his higher and better self.
Labor thus dignified, will be a de-
light to the workingman, and a bless
ing to society; for we are coming at
last to realize that society is not an
aggregation of unrelated parts, but
an organism having a common life,
| sharing common destiny.
Let it be said again with renewed
emphasis that society cannot be I'M
just to one Of it's members without
suffering as whole. The speed of a
fleet is the speed of it's slOwest YES
sell The progress of the race is con-
dtioned upon the progress of it's con-
stituent members.
Bear We one another's burdens. -
we are told is the law of Christ. 1t
is also a necessary law Of social pro
gress.
git rid of social ills-and every hon
est, thoughtful attempt at social anne
Iteration deserves our unprecedented
investigation. even if we cannot give
it our entire support. But any scheme
not founded on the third great prin
ciple that emerged from the throes
of the French revolution is doomed
to fail The human family is q
brotherhood. God has made of one
blood all nations that are on the face
of the earth. "Fraternity' is the
great word of the future. Liberty
tonic races. has been achieved in
= many stormy assembly, on man!
a well-fought field. Equality before
The law is already here. There i:
Nno longer one law for the noble an(
another for the peasant. one for thu
clergy and another for the laity. on
for the land owner and another TO
the tenant Equality in name. at an,
/ rate we have: but fraternity is still
5 IN the distance.
: With all our pous sentiments W
e do not act brotherly toward each
l other. Business is business W
+ are tired of hearing, which usual
+ means that it is heartless antagOI
0 ism. Society is still in its gladiatt
h rial stage: but it cannot continu
5 forever on that basis. Brotherhood
o will come if not on the swift wing
of the morning. yet surely thong
n slowly by the leaden foot of tim
J. Hail that wished-for day. Welcom
h every moment that hastens is a.
II pearing.
a To you, working men, and my fe
s low men. to you who occupy such
e. large and influential placa in the S
e cial fabric, bring this message
cheer: One of these days labor wi
" come to its true dignity, and the
~. | h>ror 20 hiS full manhood TIL