The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-09-08

HyfheWht, Sept. Z. 7.~~FreHluent RnuBr
Welt was today accorded a magnihcen
reception by thu citizens OF his owl
state. From the moment of his arriva
this morning at $3.50 o'clock until h,
stepped aboard his special train al
1880 tonight to begin his return tril
10 Oyster Hay ha was accorded con,
tinuouH ovation. Fully 100000 peTsont
came from all sections Of New York
state. and many additional thousands
came from tho country contiguous IL
this city, Everywhere In the city h.
was received with notable enthnMinpm
A he drove through the streets tens
Of thousands Of persons banked along
the sidewalks greeted him with cheers.
Business houses and residences Were
ablaxe with bunting and American
flags fioatcd In the breeze from almost
every window.
In III. morning soon after his mr.
rival. he viewed from BEAUTIFULLY doc.
GRATED stand In Hanover Square the
great parade OF the labor organizations
Of the city. He then went to the state
fair grounds where he delivered an ad-
dress before 10000 people, The president
spoke as follows.
In speaking on labor Day NJ the an-
nuni fair Of the New York State Agrl.
cultural Association. II liz natural 10
keep especially In mind the two bodies
who compose the majority OF our peo-
pie and upon whose welfare depends
the welfare OF the entire state. II cir-
cumatances are such that thrift indus
try and forcthought enable the farmer,
the tilFr of the soil, ON the one hand.
and tho waga worker on the other. 10
keep themselves, their wives. and their
children In reasonable comfort then the
State lH well or. and we can be assured
that the other claaseg In the commun-
ity win likewise prosper, On the other
hand II there In In the long run
lack Of prosperity among the two
classes named. then all other prosper
ity is sure 10 be more seeming than
real. II has been our profound good
fortune aa u nation that hitherto,
dlsreRarllng. exceptional periods OF de-
preston and the normal and inevitable
fluctuations. there has been on the whole
from the beginning Of our Government
10 the present day progressive bet
trrment alike In the condition Of the III.
Ter Of the soil and In the condition OF
the man Who. by his manual skill and
labor. supports himself and his family,
and en- ieavors 10 bring mp hia children
nc that they may be at least an well OF
an. and II possible better on than, he
himself has been There are. OF course,
exceptions, hut aa a whole the standard
of liv ng among the farmers OF our
country has risen from generation to
generation, and the wealth represented
on the farms has steadily increased,
while the wages OF labor has likewise |
risen, both aa regards the actual money |
paid and M regards the purchasing |
power which that money represents.
Side by side with this increase In the |
prosperity OF the wage worker and the
tillcr Of the soil has gone on great In
crease In tho prosperity among the bus
mess men and among certain classes OF
mon; and the prosperity Of
these men has been partly the cause
and partly the consequence Of the pros
perity OF farmer and wage worker. II
can not be too often repeated that IN
this country In the long run. we ell Of
IN tend to go up or down together, II
the average OF we'll being In high, II
lneana that the average wage work.
nr. the average farmer. and the aver
ngc business man are all alike well
M. II the average shrinks there Ia
not one of these cMsses which viii not
feel the shrinkage, or course there
are always some men who are not af-
lected by good times, Just as there are
some men who are not affected by bad
lines. But speaking broadly, II is
rue that II prosperity comes all Of
If tend TO share more or less therein, |
md that II adversely comes each OF us,
% q greater or less extent, feels the
nsion. Unfortunately, In this world
he innocent frequently find themselves
obliged to pay some OF the penalty for
he mlsdeeds of the guilty; and SO II
lard times came. whether they be due
o our own fault or 10 our misfortune,
whether they be due to some burst Of