Bisbee daily review., 1905-08-11
OVATIONS TO
 THE PRESIDENT
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are above and behind all laws
 This applies just as much to the
 man of great wealth as to the man of small means; to the capitalist as to the wage worker And as one prac- tical point let me urge that in the
 event of any difficulty, especially if it is what is known as a 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.
 If only this course could be generally followed, the chance of industrial dis. aster would be minimized.
 The Letter of a Priest.
 Now, my friends, l want to read you an extract from a letter I have
 just received from a Catholic priest whom I know well and whom I know to be as staunch friends of the labor. ing man as there is to be found in this country. Now and then-not too oft chit is a good thing for all of us to hear what is not perhaps altogether palatable, prOYide3 only that the per son who tells the truth is our genuine friend, knows what he is talking about (eyen though he may not see all sides of the easel, and tells what he has to say. not with a desire to hurt our feelings, but with the trans parent purpose to do us good. With this foreword, here is a part of the let ter:
 would humbly recommend that you lend your entire weight to the cause which the Catholic Total Absti- hence 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 a potent auxiliary to the institutions of our country in building up a better manhood and a truer Christianity am ong our citizens. It played a very i'm portant part in the two coal strikes of 1900 and 1902, respectively. by keep ing the men sober. and thus removing the danger of riotous and unbecorning conduct. There is one disfiguring fea- ture connected with the upward tend ency 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 eventual ly tend to disregard for the blessings our country affords 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 intelligence which he puts into it. A steady hand and a sober mind are necessary for this. Hence. the necessity of the temperance cause and of the efforts which organized ab- stainers are putting into the move ment.'
 Concluding Remarks.
 Now, in what is here written this priest does not mean that the tenden- cy 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 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. I strive never to tell anyone what I do not thoroughly believe, and I shall not say to you that to be honest. and temper. ate, and hardwcrking, and thrifty will always bring success
 The hand of the Lord is sometimes heavy upon the just as well as the up- on the unjust, and in the life of labor and effort which we must lead on this earth it is always possible either to work by wisdom. or by upright behav- for to ward off disaster. But it is most emphatically true that the chance of leading a happy and prosperous life is immensely improved if only the man is decent, sober, industrious and exercises foresight and judgment. Let him remember above all that the per formance of duty is the first essential to right living. and that a good type of average family life is the corner stone of national happiness and great. l ness. 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. unless he does his duty by his wife and children.
 T strongly believe in trades unions wisely and justly handled. in which the rightful purpose to benefit those connected with them is not accOmpa- nied by desire to do injustice or wrong to others. I believe in the duty of capitalist and wage worker to try to seek one another out, to understand each the others point of view, and to endeAvoT to show broad and kindly hu- man sympathy one with the other.
 T believe in the work of these great temperance organizations, of all kind red movements like the Young Mems and Young Women's Christian Asso- citations; in short in every movement which strives to help a man by teach