Arizona republican., 1905-08-11
chance of industrial disaster would be minimized.
 THE STERN TRUTH.

ceived from a Catholic priest whom I know we'll and whom I know to be as stauneh a 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 altogether palatable provided only that the person who tells the truth is our genuine friend, knows what he is talking about (even though he may not see all sides of the easel, and tells us what he has to say, not with a desire to hurt our feelings. but with the transparent purpose to do us good. With this foreword, here Is Q part of the letter:
 "I would humbly recommend that you lend your entire weight to the cause which the Catholic Total Ab- stinence Union of America represents and especially so in it's relation to the working classes of this country, for whom it is doing so much good. You know that the temperance movement is . potent auxiliary to the instiitu- tions of our country in building up better manhood and a truer Christian ity among our citizens. It 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 riotous and un- becoming conduct. There is one dis couraging feature connected with the upward tendency of the wage scale among the worllmen 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 poorer classes which will eventually lead to a disre gard for the blessings our country af- lords them. Hence, with an increase of wages a corresponding movement for better manhood, nobler citizenship, and truer Christianity should be set on foot The dignity of labor should be maintained. which can be done only through the love that a man should have for his work, and through the in telligence which he puts into it. A steady hand and sober mind are neces- sary for this. Hence, the necessity of the temperance cause and of the eff forts which organizd abstainers are putting into the movement"
 SAVING TEMPERANCE.
 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
 
 which must be offset by movements such as this great temperance move ment and similar efforts for social and civic betterment. or else the increase in leisure and money will prove a curse instead Of a blessing. l strive never to tell anyone what l do not thoroughly believe, and I shall not say to you that to be honest and temper ate and hardworking and thrifty will always bring success.
 FAILURE MlNIMIZED.
 The hand of the Lord is sometimes heavy upon the just as we'll as upon the unjust. and in the life of labor and effort which we must lead on this earth it is not always possible either by work, by wisdom or by upright be- havior to ward off disaster. But it is most emphaticaTy true that the chance for leading a happy and pros porous life is immensely improved if only the man is decent, sober, indus trious and exercises foresight and judgment. Let him remember above all that the performance of duty is the first essential to right living, and 1 that a good type of average family life is the corner stone of natiou8l hap piness and greatness. No man can be a good citizen, can deserve the respect of his fellows. unless first of all he is a good man in his own family, un- less he does his duty faithfully by his wife and children.
 PROPER TRADES UNIONS.
 strongly believe in trades unions wisely and justly handled, in which the rightfuI purpose to benefit those connected with them is not accompa- nied by a desire to do injustice or wrong to others. believe in the duty of capitalist and wage worker to try to seek one another out. to understand each the Other's point of view, and to endeavor to show broad and kindly human sympathy one with the other.
 I believe in the work of these great temperance organizations, of all kim dred movements like the Young Mems and Young Women's Christian associ- atiOns, in short in every movement which strives to help a man by teach ing him how to help himself. But most of all I believe in the efficacy of the man himself striving continually to increase his own self-respect by the way in which he does his duty to him self and to his neighbor.
 Beside the president those who spoke were Cardinal Gibbons, Mayor Kirken- dale of this city. John Mitchell, pres ident of the miners union and the Rev. J. J. Curran of this city, a district pres ident of the Catholic Abstinence Union. Cardinal Gibbons and MT. Mitchell, as well as Mayor Weaver of Philadelphia who was on the speakers platform, but did not speak, were given an enthusi- astic greeting. After the exercises on the river common had ended the pres ident was driven about the city then to the Wyoming monument and from fn a p1 los north of here. where he boarded his special train and left for Chautauqua at 7:20 2. m.
 ACIJE DuLCE