Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-11

| est and TEMPERATE and hardworking and
! thrifty will always bring success. -
! The hand of the Lord is sometimes heaVy
/ upon the just as well as upon the uniustt,
and in the life OF labor and enort Whlch
| we must lead on this earth 1t is not always
| POSSIBLE either by work, by wisdom or by
| nnrIght bhhay yior to ward OF disaster. But
| al is most emphatically true mat tne
| chance for leading happy and prosperous
| life is immensely improved II only the man
| is decent sober, Industrious and exercises
| foresight and judgment. Let MN re-
member above all tnat the perform IiS,iry %
| duty is the first essential TO rlght lVlus,
| and that a good type Of average tamlly
! life is the corner stone OF national happl,,
/ ness and greatness. No man can be a sood
/ citizen. can deserve the respect of his fell
| lows, unless first Of all he Is BQoo LIltl
! in his own family, unless ne does ms uuly
! faithfully by his wife and children.
4 i strongly believe in trades unions wisely
and Justly handled, in which the righttul
J purpose to benefit those connected with
! them is not accompanied by a desire TO do
| Injustice or wrong to others. DeleNe IN
| the duty of capitalist and wage-worker 20
| try to seek one another out, TO understand
! each the others point OF view ana 70 en-
deavor to show broad and kindly human
! sympathy one with the other
| / believe in the work of these great tenn
perance organizations, of all kindred move
/ iuents like the Young Mems ana young
! Women's Christian association, in snort
In every movement which strives to help
| man by teaching him how to help himself
But most Of all believe IN the eInIGaGy icy ,O Ol
| crease his own self-respect by the way in
which he does his duty to himself ana TO
| his neighbor. t
John MItcheIPs Address.
! Ma. Mitchell said:
| Speaking for the anthracite coal workers,
| | take great pleasure in supplementing and
| emphasizing the greeting and welcome ex-
! tended to the, president OF the United
and the municipal government of Wilkes
| barre. 1t is not often that the chief eN-
eCutive of a great nation has found the
| time or yielded to the inclination to honor
! by his presence and to participate In
meeting under the auspices of the men
who earn. their living by the performance
of manual labor.
The visit of President Roosevelt to the
coal fields of Pennsylvania as the guest
of the temperance societies and the United
| Mine Workers of America marks an epoch
in the civic social and Industrial history
/ Of this commonwealth. This occasion Is
one of peculiar significance to the men
for whom | have the honor to speak; II Is
| one that will be long remembered by them,
| Imprinted indelibly upon the hearts of the
| miners is the recollection of the long con-
| test they made and the great hardships
brought to a happy termination through
the Intervention Of our distinguished guest.
iIresult, Of his efforts. and mainly as a con.
fsequence of his action, the conditions of
life and labor among the anthracite mine
lworkers have been improved and the en-
tire people of this community have en-
joyed an era of prosperity unprecedented
In the history of the hard coal regions.
| AntagOntsms Are Dying.
1t is equally important to say that many
! of the bitter antagonisms and prejudices
| of former years, both between the miners
and their employers and even among the
mine workers themselves, have been slowly
but surely dissipated. and the prospect of
permanent and honorable Industrial peace
grows brighter day by day.
! In the p1suit of its ideals trades unionisni
has justified its existence by good works
and high purposes. Slowly and gradually
! IL has progressed toward the fulhllment of
it's mission. 1t has elevated the standard OF
| living of the American wOrkmen and con-
ferred upon him higher wages and more
| leisure. 1t has increased efficiency, dimin-
! ished accidents, averted disease, kept the
children in school and improved the rela-
| tions between employer and employed II
has conferred benefits, made sacrifices, and
unfortunately, committed errors.
We believe It not unreasonable to ask
that we be judged not by our faults but
rather by our virtues. To find justification
for our existence or the, policies to pursue
we do not rely on the claims we ourselves
make Abraham Lincoln. in a speech de
/ liyered at Hartford, Conn, In 1860, while
addressing the striking shoe workers. said
Thank God, we have system of labor
where there can be a strike. Whatever
the pressure, there. is point where the
Wendell Phillips is quoted as having
said: II rejoice at every effort worlmen
may make to organic 1 hail the @ labor
racy. Organize and stand together Let
the nation hear united demand from the
| laboring voice" William Il. Gladstone said
Trade unions are the bulwarks of mod
| ern democracies." And so we might go
on with endless endorsements from the
| great men Of the world, whose hearts beat
in sympathy with their struggling fellow
1 men. 4s- 70 .f
But we need not depend entirely on the
utterances of the immortal dead: We
have with us as our honored guest this day
a man whose name and deeds will live as
long as Hhe republic shall endufe-one who
has on innumerable occasions spoken In no
uncertain terms In defense of the right OF
the workmen TO organize. and has so far
subscribed 10 the constitution and prtnci-
pies of modern trade unions himself as TO
! accept honorary membership In one of
! And now, Mr.. President, may again bid
! you welComel May l express the hope that
! your visit among us may prove as pleasant
to you as IL is appreciated by US?
Plans for TOday's Trip.
,WAVERLY. N. y, Aug. l0.-President
Roosevelt arrived here on his special en-
route to Chautauqua at 9:15 D. m. Here
his train was transferred from the Lehigh
Valley railroad to the Erie railroad and
will proceed over the lines of the latter to
Lakewood, n. Y, whence the president will
go by trolley line to Chautauqua. The pres
ident and members OF mis- party will be the
guests at breakfast tomorrow morning OF
the board of trustees OF the Chautauqua
assembly.
The first stop made by the president after
leaving Pittston this evening was at Sayre
Pa, where the president briefly addressed
large crowd assembled at the station. HI
spoke from the rear platform Of his car anC
was given an enthusiastic greeting Th'
president delivered a brief speech at Eas
Waverly, n. Y, where stop of five min
utes was made. The special train will ar
rive at Lakewood at 2:05 o'clock tomorrow