Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-18

Live Ear It''-Mr. Heck Mistakes
Impudcnee E2ur Competency.
The Holland :yytety held 4 banquet
recently at the NuIdort-Astoriu hotel
IN New York. William J Bryan MS
the guest of honeF. Tie toast to which
Mr.. Bryan responded was Peace, il
that case sigrifyins amieable intcral,-
tional relations. Another speaker II
the banquet was james NJ Beck,
=, Wall street lawyer. Mr. Becli's spcee!
came before Mr. Bryan's. In conclud
| ing his remarks Mr.. Beck turned to-
ward Mr.. Bryan. his attitude and man
ner carrying the idea of a challenge,
and said:
+, The distinguished speaker of the even
ing is to speak to YOU on Peace" ! as
! sumo that that refers to peace between
the atoms. We are so sure of immunity
from interference from outside nations
! that We are apt to he unjust:
That peace which all desire. internal
! peace must be fought out at home unless
al our institutions are to fall-pcace be-
/ tween employer and employee, the basis
! of which must he that the workman shall
! work for whom he pleases ON what con-
dition he pleaSes.
Man was brought into the world to
work. 1t is not only his burden; it is his
/ right and any form of social tyranny
| which contraNenes this right is infinitely
| mise. .iC Tous.
| In vain are written constitutions. with
! their paper guarantee of life liberty and
| pursuit of happiness if the right of the
| humbiest citizen to earn his bread by the
| sweat of his brow is thus denied.
The tyranny of the boycott in its at
| tempt to club the free labor of our land
| into slavsh Submission 90 a labor Oil
| rarehy has been strongly illustrated with
!, il a few months in the city of Chicago.
Mr. Bryan listened attentively to Mr.
Beck. When Ire arose to speak he took
| Up the sub hiect assigned to him and for
:, twenty minutes talked of peace be-
| tween the nations of the world. Then
he turned calmly to MIR. Beck and said:
; When the gentleman here speaks ef
! dangers We are to meet feel like SUG-
| geSting another danger which are to
Eject which is greater than the danger
| from weIkaI11en who earn their living
! hN the sweat Cf their brow. and that dan
ger is the corporations that plunder the
stockholders and the pUbiic and defy the
| law.
! greater danger than any labor or
| ganiz;itiOn is the debauchery of elections
/ with money. the buying of franchises and
! the corruption of government. These
! dangers far greater than any labor or
! ganizations present to this country.
! found in Russia q peasant philosopher
| who preached the gospel of love. He lives
! IN a land that has nearly a million sol
3! Giers, They don't allow his doctrines to
| he published in that country, and any one
| entering that country is not allowed to
| bring his doctrines. Yet while they pun
| ish those who circulate his pamphlets
| ,l.,~, l,,,- ,le t1,N
man himself. 1t is the power of thought.
: of a righteous idea.
If yCu ask me if there is any principle
that shall bring peace in this country 7
| answer it is "loVe thy neighhor thy
self You can't bring peace by attack
ing the labor organizations. Look at the
results they have wrought.
| They helped us get the Australian ball
| lot law that safeguard for the sacred
heritage of very citizen which enables
| every workingman to cast his vote his
! conscience dictates and not as his en-
/ ployers direct.
| The workingman is entitled to a mans
| chance; to the right to develop his mind
| and the spiritual side of his being. If
| you drive him from his bed in the morn
| ing to his Lench and from his bench in
| the evening to his bed he has no chance.
The audience was cheering at every
sentence. Turning again to Mr.. Beck.
! the speaker cried:
These men are American citizens, and
a man who is fit to die for his country
ought to be permitted to live for it. These
| are the people who produce the wealth OF
the country. These are the people who
make this country great. These are the
people who de the toll for the nation.
Why not Eive them something? Why
not permit them to live? Go into the fac
tories and look at the feeble, underfed
children working there We guard our
cG:ldren ana care for them and see that
tEey are educated and cared for These
children are made in the image of
children and have rights the same as
they.
referring to the above incident. tie
New York American contained the fol
| loving cdito:i;; u,t;er the caption ''Tie
Ita.t@dencc q 4 Trust Attorneys
Whoever else may consider himself en-
! titled 20 ASSUME q critical attitude toward
union abor il >urelY does not become the
trusts or a trust attorney to dispute the
right Of men t. organize for mutual adj
vantage
NJ. James NJ Beck is a trust attornet
He used to find it profitable to belong to
the Democratic party and was appointed
United States district attorney in Penn
sNiv ria by President Cleveland. When
his TN expired he went over to that
| extr@.nely stre2g political union the Quay
maeAi2e. AID w;.s rewarded with a place
as assistant attorney general by q r ,'Vh
lican prest>At Now he is in private
practice ailG las taken service with union
lied capital.
This disinterested publtcist and patriot
had the taste t" seize upon the Holland
society dinner as occasion for maIing
an equally shallow and bitter attack upon
trade unions nd was properly castiguted
by Mr.. Bryan therefor.
Mr. Eeck ] etends to feef that the re-
public will sc to ruin should there be any
| interference with "a mans right to work
for whom he leases. at whatever rate he
pleases."
Coming from a trust attorney that