The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-06
ARBITRATION URGED
IN FOLKS SPEECH
Democratic Candidate Addresses
Labor Day Audience at
Kansas City.
ASKS FOR REFoRMATIoNs.
confidence, Both in Men Who
Earn and Men Who Pay. Is To
lie Desired 10 Bring About
Happy Conditions.

Hdppy conditions.
| EET'r- Hf.Ir SPECIAL
Kansas '!-y. No. Sent. 5.-Joserh "
FOLK addressed 81 large crowd ~ Iaborer.
mere to-day - ~" LaD"r Day picnic he!,
al Electric Park He said. ~ part.
| In IN" .a;t"r-day civilization CORPORA
lions "f !ai1r are a. necessary a. corpora
tons of capital. Each has right. the othei
sho9'f r"sp-s'. anu rights which the Gov
ern'neat should protect. : nee tn. begin.
mig ~ civilization men have disagreed
and disputed about their rights. This viii
always b. 30 as long as human natur.
controls We cannot always b. right and
the other fellow always be wrong. / he.
h"V" that the principle % arbitration.
properly and fairly entered into. Will re-
suit In benefit to all classes.
In 10" old days. when there wa. m
great Organizations OF capital. the employ
er cam" IN personal contact with his en-
, picyes. anu their difficulties could be amt
eabiy settled face to face.
Nov. when We have. great corporations
''I."|IhS thousands Of persons there can
sT''s-al4 lflfaUFs Arbitration
$500. 5000 supply the clements Of justice
when w"r. formerly given ny rsrson;,I
.i..lsiih,Ai.'e and mutual sympathy Ar
h!tratipn e not only q benefit Z, tho ~,
i!oy-TS and the -myl1y.r mi II il ,a...-
-aIy for TIN protection ~ society In no
s,tiienelt ~ differences between Iab1r
ana Sap!ti! society J. d1ubly Interested
them. "
ne pest Interest - the public demands
ti4ll al tents h.f g.. s-Ii,itaI "A al
- Naa.
s!irably b. arbitration Instead OF beir..
."1ght out y. tests OF endurance and
Tore Ihe diiiie nifty. OF course. is TO SCI
cure arbiira'"rs who aye unpr.ft;di~ed h,,-
tHis - a matter which Will adjust Itself
ono. the main principle i conceded b.
both sides ." be- Beneficial
INITIATIVE AND REFERESDl-y
Another reform that should t.. Of
particular concern TO you is the Initiative
ana referendum With thi. system a.
the law. the people can. 10y Petition.
i i.itl,,t- -" legislation OF veto bad Iegis-
Iaunn- mere l. a constitutional arn.nI-
mcnt Providing for this now be,Sr.. ~.
people 81 At- -1Uri
IL II 4 adopted the incentive To- brite
legislators val - reduced To- A rninIrnttr,
- "ha- tn Legislator dos ar, h.. nm
d"'i" 10y IN" people A. a rule the closer
VI s0Ne.iii...i can Tie brought to the
As good citizens you are yit.liy g.,
trre-t,d IN government. IL that govern
ment De- lad you must suffer rrora No.
any othe.S. n u b. good the benefits
class. You have no right. neither d. ~,
desire. bel.-ve. 60 ask that eovernrl.n-
70 slNe you an ae'sniage over Others.
put nave the night 10 demand tina, other.
De gwen 10 advantage over YOU
ioI have p" right 20 ask that any
seIcial privileges u given you. but yoi,
49, thr right To Insist that no special
privilege ," given To- other~ You hay.
IN" right {" demand that the Laws rror.,,t
You irOia injustice. and that th.. law h..
administered fairly and irnrartisiIy ror
high al: low. rich and poor The yar-
Garner has all 10 lose and nofhfn,. Va
gain 10y hNity fl administration OF m.
law or s.na.ity N pubic servants. / be-
l.te IN IN" honesty O. masses
The vast majority Of the people are
Hoh"st. Otherwise. u would b. futile To |
appeal Z" Them to stamp out corruption. |
every good citizen should take II III, and |
make II his fight Ia Going this he. dos |
not Irr"stte to hirrse Elf all Ia. honesty In \
existence any more than when H. attacks
other evils. Tn. trouble T. whil. rnost
people ar. honest. they are .nacrlvely so.
me vicious minority are pernici0usly ac-
FIGHT on HONESTY.
1T is not enough that "a man L. honest:
Re should h. agsresslveiv ~. II - not
.noueh that one lie against corruption: he
hOuld De agg=eSsiy.iy against corruption
i've opposition. II i nothing. TO he against
1: q; IL dui'" another thing TO Sight f.
me is q noI.COIa5Itant. the other a soldier
n the cau>-- We heed more soldier. In
he army 0f peace.
E."ry hing that e. good mus he fought |
OF. everything hat : lad must H. Tough,
gainst Icer.ssiysly. Else III. good viii
r overcome the farmer must not only
)" against w.-ts. hat IL must cut the
e"dS down. lest his yTOJs be ruined III.
ann. relation exists between good and evil
y between the grain that rnu-; be sown
Hd cared for and ihi-iles that will grow
Hywher.. J.
Some think one should not hunt for
ice. but let IL alone until IL hits ia I'm the I
ace. j do not believe in waiting for IL ,
, become stencil in the nost-ilS OF de-
-ncy before taking action. II evil exists |
} public affairs. the sooner IL l. diScov- !
very .ncin" Tat goes out over a we'll .
'gulat.d railroad Is inspected before 80
arts. TO eject defects. IL any there BE-
would b. folly {. walt until a train 4. | =,
rocked by 4 defective wheel h.for. max ,
* AZ Investigation. So II should be In 4
fairs Of government. 1t IL well to dis ,
az civic virtues. but IL should D. rernefn- /
red that the correction OF public evils !
the highest civic virtue. II corruption .
lists the surgeons knife should BE- ap- :
led to IL before IL eats into and endan- L.
.rs civic life .
NO NECESSARY EVILS.
-nment. II Is the abuses Of government ,,
bout which all good citizens have the ..
ght 90 complain. There are those who
and ready TO denounce as a public enc
y anyone VINO points out the abuses in
ibiic affairs. This denunclatIon is gener- 4
ly most severe from those gho have a
'onted by the abuses. Every abuse q: |
lyernment can BE- corrected by the hal
{, which IL the most precious possession I
the wage-earner; IL Is a mighty power.
ghifully exercised. in protecting the f,
ents Of greed TIE best way TO secure
lything desirable IL to deserve. IT, and g.,
.Opls generally have just about a. much ,
,Od as they deserve.
Let Is not be content with what has !,
en- accomplished in the fight aeair-r u
.blic evils. There Is more to be done. .
ates. ike men. should never be satisfied u
Z ever strive for n higher development. I q
aim himself industrious OF further I'm
ovement IL likely TO need il most Mis-
uri. Ike a man approaching his prime.
iIst 20 forward TO Its destiny. When 1,
nich IS the worst Zoe az any state. the
ghts Of achievement viil he climbed and
e summit Of attainment reached The
ture OF our state rests. not upon the
'aiih OF the citizens. but on their intes-
Wealth alone cannot preserve n State.
ither can labor alone: but the character
the citizens, can and Will A llboring
an the richest rn.n IN the wo-I whose
nscience Is co-rsptcd with Injustice At
ali - said II : the man thu ~ :nts
In bringing about better and higher
ItuaI sympathy and confidence be-
cen all classes and conditions Of men.
The man who earns his bread by labor
y have instincts az high. purposes as