The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-07

iheae rms " loil, hcvefa o'er the
lard.
nut The man who made aud named
Labor nag h dead. He rAssed away
In bic humhlc home 90 the outskirts
~ Helena. Mont, only rev days
ago, The funeral was plain and AN,
ceremonioue. and. strange 20 say. but
poorly attended. while he has pasted
away In oblivion, yet no certainly
cherished In bis hcnrt work well
performed.
Robert Price, or Shouting Bob rs
many Of his Lanaconing friends nick.
named him because he sometimes said
Amen while the pastor was dis.
coursing In tho largo Methodist Tpis.
copal church on Church Hill, was
born near Aberystwlth, Wales, July
10, 1888 His parents being very poor,
Robert was compelled to leave school
at tho early age OF eight years, and
work with his father in the coal mines.
When he attained his thirty-flrst
birthday Robert came to the United
States and worked in the Pennsyl.
vania coal fields for eight years, after
which he became an 'under.boss' In
the old Jackson mine, near Lanacon-
ing, Nd, where he served faithfully
for sixteen years. Leaving the
Georges Creek coal fields, no wendell
his way TO Idaho and later TO Kan.
sas. In his sixty-ninth year he NOV.
ed to Montana where he lived until
his recent death.
A special meeting OF i. A. 84S was
called for the purpose of selecting a
delegate TO attend the annual conyen.
ton In New York, Price worked in
the mine that night, for had he left
the heading in which he was employ.
ed 1t would have forced other men to
suspend work. Down In the valley at
the mouth OF the mine slope could be
seen the lights Of the hall wherein the
meeting was being held, as Price
lighting the lamp, entered the mine.
He had been at work for some time
when delegation OF his fellow-work.
mon appeared IN the room" in which
he was at work and told him he had
been named as the delegate TO the
convention. The typographical mem.
bers OF the order gave street parade
and the convention temporarily ad.
journed TO witness H. To stirring
music Of high pitched ife and rolling
drum the typos marched down the
street. Stirred by the sight u tho
marching horde, fired by the enthusl
asm OF the participants and the glory.
ing Of the order to which he had CIV
en- 80 much OF his time, Price entered
the convention hall. The reconyened
assembly was filed with the life and
spice OF the pageant Just Witnessed
and many remarks we're made on the
occasion. Then II was that Price
started rolling the ball that he's not
yet come 10 a stop.
At moment when there was mo.
mentary hush in the babel OF voices
about him, Price arose. TALL well.
formed and in the full fish of man.
hood he stood erect. He leaned far
over the balcony In which he was
seated and caught the eye OF Grand
Master Powderly. His right 10 INC
floor was recognized and be began 10
speak. For a moment his voice was
scarcely heard above the din Of the
sounds. Gradually the noise about
him became less and less and soon
his full round tones were heard II the
farthest recesses OF the large hall.
At the conclusion OF his address,
which was filed with rhetorical
bursts Of oratory and carried the hear.
ers thoughts Of organization to what
was then supposed to be unattainable
heights, he stopped for moment, and
with a voice cholsed with emotion and
showing the depth OF his feelings, he
said: II move you, Mr. Chairman,
that IT be the unanimous decision OF
this convention that hereafter one
day of the year shall be set aside,
and on that day labor shall not labor
but go forth and show that It is free
and glorious in the right Of Its Prov
ess."
He sat down and the cheering
which followed his motion made the
building fairly rock as one thousand
men sprang to their feet. At last
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