The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1905-07-07
A LABOR EDITORS TALK At A
COUNTRY CLUBS CELEBRATION


match games Of tennis golf played evening
parties scattering
the grounds eating in the cafes inclination led
tendance unusually large day being perfect
society folk full force After the supper
assembled at the club house and Hon Frank NJ Hail. acting
master of speakers evening
R. L. Mecal associate editor Of the Commoner
Sawyer the first speakers Will NJ Maupn editor of The
Wageworker the using
Needed Patriotism spoke as follows:
1t is for the American citizen open vocal
this glorious anniversary and shout gladstone
about the grandeur and bgne of this country mpeled
both by precedent and inclination follow general
devote the limited time at commond panegyrics
republic.
land of big things We have the LARGEST
of dedicated freedom universe
We have the beautiful flag whether artistic
or the sentimental standpoint We the
the best children horses
the best poker players and the greatest swndlers We
longest and the widest hasm
depths Of political nndeed nseeI @ h
tai no do OF and who would pay Just and tribute
indeed Them that make this day day of noise
and and ong bic for WI when we have the biggest Of all the things the
be those somewhere ready celebrate Of all these
There are a thousand definitions of patriotism most
being that of Dr. Johnson who defined as the last
country have been who oudes the protesta
patriotism Of the always shouting flag and
fat Office with big appropriation Tor incidental and contingent
expenses M
But is not my purpose deal with the abstract
follow precedent and sneao t @ t.
@ the Of the assembled multitude
Of the wonderful characteristics country For than
century holding aoft flag beacon to guide the
oppressed Of liberty and equality but we
have pudent eyes other things which those who
follow the find here among us We prats ate OF
and helpless people equality before the lawand
poor devil starving family jail amidst
the execratons of and public We point with prde to the
aorng homes for added nlonsand forget to add that these
snanees and are held out OF the market they
valuable by the sweat and toll OF the homeless we point WIN
the hundreds of thousands OF chill
has condemned them slavery in the sweat shops the mines and
the factories We boast of equal to aand take no
speeisI laws that afford them IMMUNITY IN their
h @ the eesT that czn u
then let few unprncpled rasc ride rough shod over US to
elegant leisure. We have told and
story for and for
Sovereign does not buy titled husband daughter
of dukes and ear We boast Of our Christian civilization
pride ourselves being the most advanced people in all the his
thought of the fact that within one
mile the center OF the greatest metropolis
deepest poverty humanity We Of our
civic ve-and graft gns supreme our cities in our eglsa
meaning by that term representation Of the people
and then mad with parisanship and elect
OF the trusts and guard their interests at
stavpe men and Women who live and suffer and die and rot
the within the shadow of the palaces erected by our
multi -miionaires.
big country? The biggest earth The biggest trusts and
biggest of suckers that had opportunity o
their rights and had enough to do it
grandes earth! Where the workngman
the republic
soon he begins think for himself
products Of his TOLL and ignorant
degraded Huns and Firms and Slav imported in violation OF
labor work white not
live all for the fattenn of the greed of selfish man who
millions and then give them with brass band accom-
worthy missionary societies On the side the most
the other the
vioator
political political office pro-
ill of health his and the other side who
expose graft public place kicked down and out
disgrace country! When things do them on
biggest possible When the Fourth Of