The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-17
OVATION FOR MITCHELL
Principal Speaker Contrasts RoeSe.
welt With Cleveland.

Chicago. Feb. 16.-Six thousand people
crowded the auditorium tonight at tho
demonstration OF the local labor unions
in honor of John Mitchell. president OF
/ the United Mine Workers. The greatest
/ enthusiasm was shown when Mr..
Mitchell appeared on the platform. and
his speech later in the evening was re-
ceived with cheers.
Henry ID. Lloyd. OF Chicago. spoke In
part as follows.
There was a louder cry for federal
bayonets In Pennsylvania in 1872 than in
Illinois in 1894. but the cry was not an
swered The troops did not move. There
was a soldier in the White House, not a
corporation lawyer. and tho soldier knew
what the proper uses OF soldiers are. But
the soldiers might have gone in II the
coal monopolists had held out forty-eight
hours longer In their plratical course OF
famine and defiance. but not 20 help them
drive the miners into the mines. The sol-
diers might have gone = to keep the peace
while federal Judges took possession Of
the mines as receivers. by due process Of
, law and invited the miners In the name
4 the people 10 mine coal for the people.
Where Cleveland gave uE military
usurpation and government by injunction
Roosevelt has given us arbitration-ths
boldest and greatest act OF recent states
manShip- a short cut across lots IN the
real American style.
when the people % America helped
Mitchell and the miners they were help
ing themselves. The whole people Of
Aemrica have before them the same nght
60 make with the same would-be mas
ter. Pray God We may ind In our time
Of need as good leader as the miners
found. That AFFAIR IN the valleys Of
Pennsylvania WAS the lt-t rssi uprising
of the people against rfonofolissE-and IL
was orly the first. As always. the orga-
nized workingman furnished the "forioru
rope" OF liberty. because they were or
ganized.
The men claim 10 be the masters Of
labor In the coal industry and the opera
tors claim 10 be the masters OF consum-
ers. OF the people. OF the United States
in the market. They mean 10 be the
mosters Of laborers and Of consumers in
all markets. They all the same men.
IL IL all one great conspiracy, and the
conspiracy has got 50 far that the more
prosperity the country has. the less the
people get OF g. Well Mitchell and his
miners gave that conspiracy its nrst
black eye They whipped IL 20 finish
and with their starving bodies built
wall around all OF
Had these men broken down.
miners Of the east. they would hays
attacked the miners Of the west. They
would have attached. one 3fteT the other.
all la Dor organizations. and then they
could have deyOured AZ their leisure tile
organized masses j; II literally scien-
tifcally. accurately. aiarmiuRiy true that
between the people and the money and
monopoly power--thst most terrible 81 all
tyranies-there stands today bat one or
ganizstion that can haId the fort whiis
the people rally. That = the organization
Of labor
After an address by Clarence 8 barrow
OF this city. Mr.. Mitchell spoke briefly.
His speech was interrupted at every few
words b. the applause 90 his audience
He declared that he vas not one of those
who believe IN the trade union al the ut-
innate or that it, formation WAS the FINAL
result; 20 be obtained. The wofkinxsnen Of
the world are. he declared passing
through a period Of evolution. and while
everybody knew that conditions Ssrs
changing nobody could foratsll what tire
final result would BE-. lie was not one q
those. be raid who made war upsu cap
ffaf or Denounced - He believed thar
there was never time in past. o. would
there be n the future Nhen the differences
between the laborsr and the capitalist
could not be settled II they you'd bat
come sf;uareiy together ard tell the truth
20 each ofb~r he spoke strongly on b.
hair u the principles % trade unioutsm.
saving that a. bsiioFei u one 81 fns
greatest powers for good In the world
today and predicting better things Tor ~
On the future
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