Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-07-05

our home-the place where we live,
where we make our livings and de-
velop our usefulness "Follow the
Flag. Be Salemite next. Then be
an Oregonian if you wish.' He eulo-
gized the soldiers who fought for the
dag and made sacrifices for America.
But these was another class Of he.
roes and patriots who gave their man
hood and their means to make good
cities and happy homes. He talked
on local affairs and for better streets.
Told few funny stories and made
some sharp hits.
GA good town ought to have good
streets. better town should have.
better streets The best town ought
to have the best streets, and Salem
was the best town on the Pacific coast.
He closed with plea for street inn
provements. It was in the interest Of
the worldngman, and no man was too
humble to take an interest in his city.
Every true Salemite should be a mem
Der of the Commercial Club. We
should all stand up for our town and
develop a true spirit Of civic progress.
Salem was not there but Salem was
getting there. Great applause. For
those who had nothing good to say for
their home city there were as many
exits as there were entries.
Salem was the brightest flower in
this Paradise Of the Western World.
Greatapplause.
George Curtis Lee Snyder now sang
"The Flag That Never Knew Defeat. I"
This composition was applauded at the
conclusion Of each stanza, and aroused
the enthusiasm Of patriotic Salemites
to the highest pitch. Mr.. Snyder was
recalled and sang his original compost
tion, "Among the Firelad Hills Of Ore
gon." II is splendid sympathetic
ballad that touched the hearts Of the
entire assembly.
Frank Davey was the last speaker
on the program. He reviewed the la
bors Of the committee who, with only
three-days notice, had organized
this splendid celebration Of, by and for
the common people. Mr.. Davey won
many bursts of applause. He said
the whole program was a happy one,
including the field Of history from the
beginning days Of the republic TO the
local affairs Of our home city. He
paid graceful tribute to the printers
union, the carpenters union and the
: cigarmakers' union. Our acts and citi
zenship Of the present day must make
glorious the deeds Of the past. "Ths
= common people" were the most potent
g force in any community for its up
r building, prosperity and development
"The threats Of power and the cajol
cry Of corruption" could only be me-
i by the honest. efforts and pure patri
e otism Of the common peopla The
people must be well fed, well CLOTHED
and well educated in order to secure
good result in government and pub
lie affairs. The written part Of Mr.
Davey's speech was as follows:
Little on Protection.
of an enterprise be exploited by
q five, ten OF dozen men and it pros
pers to the extent Of bringing wealtl
10 its five, ten or n dozen joint pro
prietOrs, that should not be the only
test of its permanent benefit TO the ma
D tion, 10 the state or 10 its immediate
locality.
"If the success and wealth of III
proprietors be purchased by the poorly
paid toll of its human machinery, by
the grinding down of its hired help L
, starvation wages, by the denial of hu
, man comforts, then indeed may III
value be questioned.
81 want to assert as my positive be
lief than any industry which cannot
exist without the use Of pauper labor
either imported from foreign lands OF
p forced upon the home ARTICLES of nC
permanent good In country IKE ours
"I believe also that any industry
2 which is paying sufficient dividends up
3 on the investment 10 enable its pro
, moters TO live in luxury and accumu
late wealth, should pay 70 the brain
and brown which are employed as
agencies in the production a sufficient
} remuneration TO insure a little profit
above the seant expenditures necessary
TO keep soul and body together.
"The fostering Of any industry by
governmental enactment should be with
the sole view of maintaining the best
possible living wages for the people
employed therein, and at the same time
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