The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-25
PARRY TALKS AGAIN
THE INDIANAPOLIS MANUFACTURER
SPEAKS AT sHELBYvILLE.
Warns the Citizens Alliance of the
Alleged Dangers OF Submitting to
Organized Labor.
DENoUNCES TRADES UNIONS
AS A GREAT TRUST FORMED TO
WRECK THE INDUSTRIES,
They Suffer Like the Manufac-
turers and Others.


SHELBYVILLE, Ind. June 24.-D. NJ.
Parry, Of Indianapolis, the well-konwn
manufacturer. who Is leading the fight
against organized labor. addressed the Citi-
zens' Alliance here tonight. Mr.. Parry
spoke at length and was not chary in de-
nOuncing the so-called labor trust. Some of
his striking utterances follow:
THE time has come. gentlemen, when the
best citizenship OF the country muse organ
ize itself or else give over the Nation to the
hands OF the walking delegate, the CRATER
and the Socialist. What is true in regard to
the country as a whole is all the more true
IN regard to the control of the municipali-
Ties. The chief elements OF power or local
political bosses nearly everywhere at this
time are organized vice, organized graft
and organized blackmail. The worst ele-
ments or the communities are banded to-
gether 10 prey upon thrift and industry and
honest citizenship. and that they succeed
SO often Is merely the natural consequence
OF decent citizenship being unorganiZed In
the unholy alliances that govern many OF
our cities and towns one OF the prominent
figures Is the walking delegate, who, for
his share of the plumber, endeavors to swing
the deluded workmen to the support of the
What careful observer can fail to view
the sentimental and paternalistic thought
of the day without being filled with grave
approximations for the future. Men in high
places and the press reflect a condition OF
thought in this country that must make
every one who thinks pause and exc,aim
policy OF raiding industry is upheld, il men
are no longer to be allowed to do with their
own as they deem most proper. If this is to
but one logical sequence, and that is mill
tary and despotic rule. We are, as yet far
from such calamity, but it takes no great
amount OF intelligence TO see that the logic
of unrestrailed social brigandage. fostered
by politicians and applauded by the un-
thinking and the fearful must engender
such constant strife that it will require the
exercise OF a strong arm to keep 1T down.
TRUE PATRIOTISM.
''Do you know what patriotism
means? 1t is to stand up for the right. And
the right is that which is for the benefit of
all. In other words. patriotism is enlight-
ened self-interest. The maintenance Of indi-
vidual and property rights, OF law and or
der. of honor and decency, are as necessary
for your own personal welfare as for the
personal welfare of your neighbors. With
out these things we would return to saw
agery, and what then would ill-gotten
wealth profit man?
81 have heard it declared that the union
is business institution. but since its bust
ness consists in holding up industry it is
mighty poor business
Your principal weapon is that of educa-
ton. Armed with the truth you have no
need of coercion. intimidation, blackmail
physical force TO win men to your side. The
the organization is the machine to do it
with
MANY of you know to your sorrow that if
you give unionism an inch ii will take an
ell. that there is limit to the absurdity
and fantastical character OF its demands
once you allow yourself To be fettered. The
son for this, gentlemen, is that the whole
idea OF artificial regulation of wages is abso-
lutely and unquallfiedly wrong. Wages are
fixed by natural law. The employer does
not fix wages and the employe does not
IL either attempts IL he is attempting an
impossible feat. and while he may, by force.
override. to some degree, the natural law
the penalty is certain and swift.
THE way not to encourage industry Is to
hold up the employer, raise the cost of pro-
d1etion so hss as to shut &c off demand
prises and destroy the chances of those in
business TO make any profit
There is one way only for healthy adj
vanc0ment OF wages and that is the slow
but sure way brought about by natural
conditions. Wages are much greater than
they We're a hundred years ago, and the
hours of labor are fewer Unions have not
done this. All that unionism succeeds in
doing is to, disturb business and destroy in
dustry Ii Is the accumulation and invest
ment OF capital in productive enterprises
that has multiplied the efficiency of human
labor and enabled the production and distri-
button of much greater quantities of wealth
than formerly, that accounts for the rise in
the value of labor.
WAY TO INCREASE WAGES
'"The way to increase wages permanently
Is to encourage industry, make prosperity
possible, Increase the demand for labor.
Stability and confidence are necessary for
the constant investment of capital.
Man naturally desires TO be free, and no
one OF spirit sees any great merit i'm peni-
tertiary system of labor No matter how
humble mans employment. If he is any
good he would at least like to exercise the
chance of going up higher. But if he knows
ne must regulate his efforts by the standard
of the weaker brother he also knows that
his hope for advancement is small This be-
ing the case might well wonder why
so many submit TO being led by the nose
by the walking delegate The reason is that
ne fears to be called and treated as a 'scab
He Yields up his liberties into the keeping
of the inner ring of agitators who run the
union because ne Is not able 10 light them
single-handed.
Your association ought. therefore be-
come the means OF freeing men from being
forced into the unions. This can be done by
seeing to it that every nonunion man is
protectedS Punishment must be melted out
TO those that ambush him with stones,
property As President Eliot, OF Harvard.
said some time ago. many a 'scab' Is a
hero Union labor howled itself hoarse in
denunciatiOn OF Dr. Eliot for his remark
but he never said truer thing. The 'scab'
IA this day must be a brave man he would
not be a scab. and a brave man is worthy
ours you will find among those that Turk in
dark places TO assault him from the rear.
The only thing that scab' does is To stand
upon his American privilege of disposing of
his labor which Is his capital, as he sees fit
and instead of being term Of reproach IL
should be regarded as an honorable distinc-
ton Stand by the nOnuni0n man, and refuse
steadfastly 10 discriminate against him in
employing men and you viii break the pow
er of trades unionism.
but probably some of you are I'm the re-
tai, business and fear the loss of dollars
and cents If you publicly announce your
dislike OF union domination There is not a
man running a dry goods store i'm this town,
i should Judge. who desires to be dictated
to regarding his business and who does not
feel that the wol king delegate is a curse to
all kinds Of enterprise. IL is plain that IL
all the dry goods merchants should stand
together I'm opposition to unionism no trade
would be lost by any OF them, for IL would
be impossible To boycott them ALL unless the
uaicn families decide TO go without clothes.
and this is hardly likely But there may be
one or two merchants who Will take IL into
their heads that IL would be good scheme
To- bid for the labor union trade and thus
proftt BY the hold stand OF their compete
tors Prom a moral standpoint these men
arc TO b. Justly censured. and IL they think
that the money they would gain would more
than offset the loss OF the respect which
their fellow merchants have for them.
would say. let them go ahead I'm their folly.
7 would say 10 the rest of you. pay no at
fcntion TO them. Simply stand pat. and de-
clare that you are for the right, cost what