The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-11

know that the temperance movement Is potent auxiliary. to the institutions m manhood % 'aa ana "a % truer Christianity among our citizens. It played very important part in the two coal strikes ing the men sober, and thus removing the danger of riotous and unbecoming conduct. There is one d.scouragtng dency 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 them selves from home: An apparent disre- gard for family ties Is growing among the poorer classes which will eventually country affords them. Hence. with an increase of wages corressponding movement for better manhood, nobisr s,tnesSSshp h ana efuer The labor should be maintained. which can be done only through the love that n,a,, should have for his work, and Into it. A steady hand and sober mind necessity. of the temperance cause and of the efforts which organized abstain CTS are putting into the movement
 Must Be offset.
 Now, in what Is here written this priest does not mean that the tendency Is to grow worse; but he means that with shorter hours and increased waves there is a tendency to go wrong which must be offset by movements such as similar efforts for social and civic bet terment, or else the increase in leisure and money will prove a curse instead of s1rte not Se
 lieve. and shall not say to you that to be honest, and temperate, and hard working. and thrifty will always bring
 .SThe hand of the Lord Is sometimes heavy upon the just as well as upon the unjust. and in the life of labor and ef- 1t is not always possible either by work. by wisdom, or by upright behavior to ward of disaster. But 1t Is most en-
 bspsv trns taas an res fife immensely improved If only the man Is decent, sober, industrious and exercises foresight and jpdgment; Let ,dLna him T re. !. of duty Is the first essential to right living. and that a good type of average family life Is the stone or na- man can be a good citizen, can deserve the respect of his fellows, unless first of all he Is good man In his own fam- "I strongly believe in trades unions wisely and justly handled, in which the rightful purpose to beneht those con. by a desire to do injustice or wrong to others. I believe in the duty of capi- talist and wage worker to try to seek one another out to understand each the
 others point of view, and to endeavor to show broadly and kindly humas sympathy one with the other.
 1T believe Iii the york of these great temperance organizations. of all kin dred movements like the Young Mems and Young Women's Christian Associa-
 tions in short in every p tsnsninS ~flHn bt i how 10 help himself. But most of all believe in the efficacy of the man him
 self striving continually to increase s, his ,ns he does his duty to himself and to hts neiChbor."
 Cardinal Gibbons Speaks. Following is the address of Cardinal Gibbons. r'
 MT. President. Friends and Fellow Citizens:
 .I am sure that you are profoundly grateful to the President of the United | States for his presence in Wilkesbarre | on this solemn and suspicious occasion and your gratitude Is emphasized by | the consideration that his visit to you | is made at a time when he Is engrossed by the cares of state and has grave foreign relations to engage his atten- | tion.
 He has held out the olive branch to | two great nations of the earth. He Is discharging the blessed office of peace- maker and he brings the olive branch of peace and good will to you. I have no doubt that his visit will be A po- tent influence in cementing the good relations between you and your employ CTS. Before the advent of Christ.
 manual labor was degrading. Our blessed Savior came to blot out the primeval cure that had been pro
 nounced upon 1t. Ever since He la bored at Nazareth In the carpenters
 shop He has shed a halo around the brow of the workingman. he has sanc- | tifed labor If the office of a Presi-
 dent is ennobled by the example of a
 Washington and Lincoln If the of | ice of a jurist is ennobled by the ex-
 ample of a Marshall and a Fancy; If the function of a statesman Is en-
 nobled by the example of a Burke and
 Webster. surely the calling of a me l chanic and a workman is sanctihed by
 the example of Jesus Christ.
 The workingman. whether he tolls | with his hands or his brains, is q bee | in the social hive; he Is an indispensa-
 ble part in developing the wealth and | resources of his country. He Is the | benefactor of his race.
 And Is 1t not, my friends, a glorious | feature In the genius, of our country that the highest offices In tho gift of | the people are open to the humblest | citizens Of the lana! | "The Presidents mission will be far reaching in its beneficent influence if | he strengthens here the good relations | between the employer and employed.
 There should be no conflict between la
 bor and capital They should be united and inseparable."
 After recommending to the sons of | toll the practice of industry and econ omy and the virtues of temperance and | religion the Cardinal concluded with
 the following verses:
 God bless the noble workingmen | Who rear the cities of the plain. | Who dig the mines and build the ships And drive the commerce of the main | God bless them, for their swathy hands Have wrought the Gylory of our lands" Father Curan's Speech. Following Is the address of Rev. Fa-
 ther J. J. Curran:
 Ladies and gentlemen; This gath ering of the multitudes seems to me like a providential occurrence. We are congregated on the very spot where our Revolutionary fathers laid down their lives for home and country. This Is the first instance that a President of the United States has ever visited our city, but Wilkesbarre could well afford to have waited a hundred years for the visit of a President such as we have today.
 Theodore Roosevelt Is not only on the crest of the wave of social and political reform; he is the very force that sets that wave in motion. and will keep 1t going until 1t shall country from OCaaD