The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-09-23
behind all laws.

cal point, let me urge that IN tne
event Of any difficulty, especially IL 1t
! is what is known as q labor trouble,
both sides show themselves willing TO
meet, willing TO consult, and anxious,
each to treat the other reasonably
and fairly: each to look at the others
side of the case and to do the other
| Justice II only this course could be
generally followed the chance OF in
dustrial disaster would be minimized.
NOW, my friends, | want TO read
YOU an extract from a letter / have
| lust received from Catholic priest,
whom | know well, and whom l know
to be Staunch friend of the laboring
man as there is to be found in this
country. Now and then-nOt too
often-it is a good thing for all Of us
to hear what is not perhaps altogeth-
er palatable, provided only that the
person who tells the truth is our gen.
uine friend, knows what he is talking
about (even though he may not see all
sides Of the caSe,) and tells us what
he has to say, not with desire to
hurt our feelings, but with the trans
parent purpose to do good"
With this fOrewOrd, here is a part
of the letter:
| 81 would humbly recommend that
you lend your entire weight to the
cause which the Catholic Total AbSti-
iinence Union of America represents,
and especially so ia it's relation to the
working class Of this country, for
whom it is doing SO much good. You
know that the temperance movement
is a potent auxiliary to the inStltC-
tionS of our country in building a
better manhood, and a truer Chris
tianity among our citizens. 1t played
a very important part in the two coal
strikes Of 1900 and 1902, respectively,
by keeping the men sober, and thus
removing the danger Of riotQuS and
unbecoming conduct. There is one
diScOuraging feature connected with
the upward tendency Of the wage scale
among the wOrkmen of this country.
, The higher the wages, the more
: money they spend in saloons. The
, shorter the hours, the more they are
inclined to absent themselves from
home An apparent disregard for
family ties is growing among the poor
er classes which will eventually lead
TO a disregard for the blessings our
f country affords them. Hence, with
, an increase of wages q corresponding
: movement for better manhood, n0bler
, citizenship an truer Christianity
: should be set on foot. The dignity OF
, Labor should be maintained. which
. can be done only through the love
2 that a man should have for his work,
and through the intelligence which he
> puts into it, a steady hand and So
; Der mind are necessary for this.
:, Hence. the necessity Of the temper
:, ance cause, and Of the efforts which
: organized abStainerS are putting into
, the movement. -"
"NOw. in what is here written this
priest does not mean that the ten
dency is to grow worse; but he means
that with shorter hours and increased
:, wages there is a tendency to go wrong
- which must be offset by movements
such as the great temperance move
ment. and similar efforts for and civ
IL VI ClSC blIC Ih-ANtt'N a.
3 leisure and money will prove a curse
3 instead of a blessing. strive never
to tell any one what [ do not thor
: Oughly believe, and | shall not say t(
Z YOU that to be honest and temperate
and hard-working and thrifty will al
D ways bring success.
1.-The hand of the Lord is some times
: heavy upon the just, as we'll as upor
z the unjust, and in the life OF labo
e and effort which we must lead on thi
), earth it is not always possible, eithe
u by work. by wisdom, or by upright
l. behavior, to ward off disaster. But i
IS is most emphatically true that th'
IS chance for leading happy and pros
Is porous life is immensely improved ]
e only the man is decent, sober, indus
triouS. and exercises foresight ant
y judgment.
: LET him remember above all tha
|" the performance of duty is the first eS
l. sential to right living, and that
e good type of average family life is TIT
q corner stone of national happiness ant
y greatness. No man can be a g00(
q citizen, can deserve the respect OF M
$ fellows, unless first of all he is goo'
q man in his own family, unless he doe
/ his duty faithfully by his wife ant
children.
0 Il strongly believe in trades unions
i wisely and justly handled, 10 which
II the rightful purpose to benefit thos
e connected with them is not accompa
u MED by desire to do injustice or wron'
/. to others. | believe in the duty o
u capitalists and wage-workers to try t
q seek one another out, to understand
each others point of view, and to en-
e deavor to show broad and kindly hu
IL man sympathy one with The other.
= 81 believe in the work of these grea
J. temperance organizations, OF all kin
III dred movements like the Young Men
q and Young Women's Christian associ
!, ations, in short, in every moyemen
- which strives to help a man by teach
u ing him how TO help himself.
III ssRllt most of all / believe in til