Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-09-12
ON LABOR QUESTION
President Roosevelt Made a Charac-
teristic Speech
TIE DIGNITY AND HONOR OF WORK
nhe President Speaks OF the Duties OF
the LaSoring Man and Ills Relation
10 the Gov srnmrnt.

cent reception by the citizens Of his
own state. From the moment or his
arrival in this city at $50 o'clock until
he stepped aboard his special train az
1890 AZ nsght. TO begin his return trip
90 OYSTER Bay. he was given a con-
tinual ovation. Syracuse never before
held such a throng as assembled here
20 greet the President Fully 100000
persons from eli sections OF New York
State tested the carrying capacity OF
the various lines OF railroad. and many
/ a6dit. onal thousands came from the /
country Immediately contiguous 10 the |
ci:v. Everywhere in the city and at /
the grounds OF the New York State |
Fair Association the President was re |
Ccived with notable enthusiasm.
There was never before such a de-
/ rOnst-GtiOn Ey organized labor ia this
CITY. Fully 5000 men and women were
IN line The labor day committee as
it reached the stand sent It's chairman
90 greet the President and 20 pin a
badge unOn his coat The President cN-
pressed his pleasure in a few words
and the line began 90 move. Union ar
ter union uncovered as u reached the
stand. Now and again the President
]
lCly % men. From start 20 finish his
attention was never diverted from the
workinEmen. Ia the parade were few
/ floats with pi2cards. One read. "lh ne
trust fights US. let AS fght the trust
o. not using their goods.
"Thty are the power behind the
throne" remarked q Syracusian 90 the
President as The men marched by.
They are thc power behind the
/ proud 20 think hc is an American 10
see these men," replied the President
After The parade The President went
to the fair grounds. where he was in
| PRODUCED by Lieut.. Governor Higgins.
president OF The state Fair committee.
AFTER cheering had subsiled the Presi-
cent spoke I'm part as follows,
In speaking on Labor Day at the an
ural fair 0f tho New York State Agrl-
cultural Association. 10 IS natural 20
Keep especially in mind the two bodies
who compose the majority OF Our pec-
pie and upon whose welfare depends
the welfare OF the entire State. II cir
.umstnuccs are such that thrift en-
crcy. industry and fcrethought enahl'
the farmer. tho tiller OF the soil. on th'
enc hand. and the wage-workor. OF
the other. 20 keep themselves. thcl
wives. and their children in reasonable
comfort. then the STATE Is we'll of. an'
we can be assured that the othe
- classes Ia the community viii like
wise prosper. on the other hand.
;. | there is in tho long run lack o
~ prosperity among the two classes nam
Il. CQ. then all other prosperity is sure Z
= be more seeming than real. IL Ia
- been our profound good fortune as
- ration that hitherto. disregarcins eS
~ Ccptional periods OF depression an
- the normal and inevitable huctuauon
there has been on the whole from th
i, beginning OF our government 20 th
h.. / present day q progressive DcttcrInei
~ alike in The conditions OF tho man VII
~ by his manual skill and labor support
u. himself and his family. and endcavo'
% To bring MP his children so that tao
- ray De az least as we'll on as. ana
possible better of than. ne himself b.
"a been. There are. OF course. exception
-. bat as a whole the standard of liVli
among the farmers OF our country hi
80 risen from generation 10 generauo
n / and the wealth represented on q
farms has steadily increased. VIII
no the wages OF labor have likewise rise
ne both as regards the actual money pc
'uI and as regards the purchasing pow
~ which that money represents.
THE INCREASE OF PROSPERITY
IN Side by side with this increase in I
me prosperity OF the wage-worker and
lb- tiner OF the soil has gone on gre
increase in the prosperity among
- business men and among certs
classes OF profession men, and
prosperity Of these men has been pa
''0 L. the cause and partly the con
rs, Quence Of the prosperity OF farmer a
Ter wage worker. IL canOt be too often
o~f. peated that in this country. in the lo
run. we all OF Us tend TO go up or
aNe down together. IL the average OF Vi
W. being is high. IL means that the av
nut age wage-worked. the average farm
NC end the average business man
ol average wage-wOrker, the aver'
per shrinker. there IS not one OF IN
classes which Will not feel the shri
age. or course there arc always SC
men who are not Affected by &
Don times. Just as there are some men '
he'd | are not affected by bad times.
speaking broadly. IL is true tina
prosperity comes all OF us tend
D la share more or less therein, and tina
par adversely comes each Of us, 20 gr'
eat er or less extent. feels the tens
-, Unfortunately. in this world the IN
n'SA cent frequently find themselves obi
gen 10 pay some OF the penalty for the 7
ions deeds OF the guilty; and so II
teno times come. TO our misfortune, VIII
and -. - ........,,a.t.-s ,,-ov.,,-
q in I'm 49, y. - - -,
- world 70 lose It's head-a loss which
- legislation can possibly supply
-. whether they be due 10 any lacl
wisdom in a portion OF the worll
labor--in each case the trouble
started Is felt more or less In e
walk OF life
]. - | THE COMMUNITY OF INTERE
1nss- IL is all-essential to the continu
5 ago OF our healthy national life that