Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-08-12

this great se.fgovorulng natlcn; and
each OF us needs 20 keep steadily be.
fore his eyes the fact that he Is Who'll.
~ unft TO take part IN the work OF
governing others unless he can nrst
govern himself ie must stand up
manfully for his own rights: he must
obey the law, and he must try to live
up % those rules OF righteousness
which are above and behind al laws
This applies just az much to the
man Of great wealth as 20 the man OF
small means; 20 the capitalist as to
the wagcworkor. And as one pmotic
al point. let me urge that in tho event
OF any difficulty. especially " u is
what is known as a labor trouble.
both sides show themselves willing 10
meet, willing 20 consult. aud anxious
each 10 treat the other reasonably and
fairly, each to look at the others side
, of the case and 10 do the other iust-
Ice. II only this course could be gen.
orally followed the chance OF indus
trial disaster would be mlnimized.
Now. my friends, want 10 read you
an extract from a letter. / have lust
received from a Catholic priest whom
| know well and wAJm | know to be
as staunch a friend OF the labOring
man as there 10 to be found In this
country. Now and then-not too OF.
tent is a good thing for all Of us 20
hear what is not perhaps altogether
pala;ahle provided only that the per
son who tells the truth Is our genuine
friend, knows what he "a talking
about (ovcn though he may not see
all sides Of The easel and tells us
what ne has 20 say. not with a desire
20 hurt our feelings. but With tho
transparent purpose 20 do us good.
With this forewOrd, here Is O part OF
the letter;
IL would humbly recommend that
YOU lend your entire weight to the
cause which the Catholic Total Alb
stinonce Union Of America represents
aud especially 30 Ia iis relation 10 the
working clasjes Of this oOuntry, for
whom 10 is doing so much good. You
know that the temperance move
mcnt 10 potent auxiliary to The in
stitutiOns OF our country In building
up better manhood and tmer
Christianity among our citizens. nj
played a very important part In the
two coal strikes of 1900 and 1909. re-
spectivo,y, hy keeping the men sober,
and thus removing the danger oil
riotous and unbecoming conduct.
There Is one discouraglng feature
connected with the upward tendency
OF the wage scale amoag tho work.
men OF this country. The higher the
wages, the more money they spend In
nhnUfaf ..
more they are inclined 70 absent
themselves from home An apparent
disregard FOR family ties growing
among the poorer classes which will
eventually lead 10 disregard for the
blessings our country affords them.
enco, with an increase OF wages a
corresponding movement for better
manhood n0hler citizenship. and
truer Christianity should be set on
foot The dignity OF .abor should
be maintained, which can be- done
only through the love that man
should have for his work. and through
the Intelligence which he puts into ii.
steady hand ana sober mind are
necessary Tor this. Hence. the neces.
sity OF the temperance cause and OF
the Efforts which organized ahstalnors
are putting into the movement"
Now, In what IL here written this
priest does not mean that the tend.
ency Is TO grow worse, but he .nonns
that with shorter hours aud Increased
wages there Is a tendency to gO
wrong which must b. Offset by move
ments such as this great temperance
movement and similar efforts for 80.
cial and civic bettermeut, or else theI
increase In leisure and money will
prove a curse instead Of a blessing.
strive never 10 tell anyone what / do
not thoroughly believe. and / shall
not say 90 you that 70 be- honest, ana
temperate, and harworkug. aud thrift
~ Will always bring success.
The hand OF the Lord Is sometimes
hoa"j upon the Just as well as upon
the unjust, and In the llfe of labor and
effort which we must lead on thls
earth 10 Is not always possible either
by work, by wisdom, or uy upright be-
haylor to ward on disaster. Hut q Is
most emphaticaily true that the
chance TOO leading q happy and pros.
porous lifo Is lm.. snscy Improved II
only the man iH decent. sober, Indus
Judgment let him remember above
all that the performance Of duty IA
the hrst essential 90 r'Eht living. and
that a good type Of average fsmfy
life Is the corner stone NJ national
happiness and greatness No man can
be a good citizen, Uan deserve Tho re-
speci Of hls fellows. unless frat OF an
he is good man IN hls own family
unless be does hls duty faithfully b.
bis wife and children.
! strongly believe m trades unions
wisely and justly handled, IN which
the rightfnl purpose 10 hcneht those
connected with them Is not accompa.
MED by a aeslre 20 DO injustice or
wrong 20 others. believe IN the
duty ~ capitalist and wage worker 20
try 10 seek one another ont. 10 under.
stand each the others point OF view.
and 90 endeayOr 90 show broad and
kindly human sympathy one with the
other.
believe IN the work OF these great
temperance organizations. OF ali hin.