The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-05
Cities of North Carolina
Celebrate the Day.
THE GOVERNOR SPOKE
Mr.. w. E. Faison Delivers an Earnest
and ForceiuI Address Showing the
Power Of Union. He Pays High
Compliment to Hon. B.
R. Lacy.
R. Lacy.
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Greensboro, n. c., Sept. 4.-The La
Dor Day celebration and parade here
today was the most successful ever
held here. Floats representing every
class of trade and industry parade1
the streets until IL o'clock, hundreds
of representatives of labor unions, ap-
propriately costumed marched in pro
cession. Large crowds of home people
and visitors witnessed the imposing
spectacle. After this there was an en-
tertaining grand concert at the city
hall.
At ? o'clock the Grand Opera House
was packed with people to hear the
speeches. Rev. DR.. II. w. Battle op-
ened with prayer and was followed by
an address of welcome from Mayor
Thomas j. Murphy. Mr.. w. e. Faison,
of Raleigh, then delivered an admir-
able address on the dignity. the power,
the responsibility of organized labor,
which was frequently applauded and
has been highly cOmplimented. After
a short and eloquent address from Mr..
n. w. Cooke. the meeting closed with
an invocation from the chaplain, DR..
Battle.
Large numbers went out to Cone
N
between Proximity and Graham and
saw the visitors. Immediately follow
ing this We're the electric sports, many
of them ludicrously enjoyable. There
was pie-eating contest among the
boys, 25yard sack race for the men
and shoe mixing race among the
boys. winding up with free for all
doughnut eating contest, where every
body won.
Mr.. FaisOn's Address.
In his spirited and deeply interesting
address at the opera house, Mr. Faison
said in part:
From the beginning of time until
this day-and until time shall be no
mere-the great mass of humanity
must eat their bread by the sweat OF
their face, under the edict of Almighty
God. And organized labor is the ono
agency that has accomplished most in
the amelioratiOn of the conditions OF
the toilers.
completed it's reorganization, except the
Organized labor means for the work
er shorter hours. larger pay better
conditions. and greater independence
| am here to tell YOU, my friends
that organized labor is conducive tc
the highest type of individualism. Ii
the indlVidualiSm they preach is Sc
great a virtue. why is it that our ad-
visers along this line fail to put it in
to practice? The great evangel of in
dividualsm is one. David M. Parry
and strange to say, he is president OF
an organization whose sole object is
the destruction of organized labor.
Organized labor stands for the man
and it does more--it protects him. II
is one of the stock arguments of the
enemies of organized labor that in oul
scales of prices We force better work
man to accept the same wage as the
less skilled. And this statement is D.
par with the majority of the argu.
ments made against organized labor
On the contrary organized labor fixes
the minimum and not the maximum
wage. | do not know how it is il
Greensboro. but in my own trade ir
Raleigh the larger per cent. work al
a wage in excess of the scale of prices
as pr-.',i' ed by the un, II.
Another constant charge of the enc
mics of organized labor is that ou!
leaders are corrupt ! have the honor
to know personally the great labor
leaders of this country-Sam Gomper3
John Mitchell, James Duncan, Franz
Morrison. James Lynch, and a score
of others, and l stand here today anc
defy any man to produce their super
lorS from any walk of life. No, my
friends, if any cause ever had faithful
seIt-Sacrificing honest. fearless leaders
our cause has them today, and has had
them in the past or we would never
have attained unto the position we oc-
cupy today against the combined OPP
position of the forces that make fol
human slavery.
But some one asks, How about Sam
Parks Only a few months ago Sam
was in the limelight. every paper in
the country features Sam with great
Scareheads. and held him up as an aw-
ful example of the effect of organized
labor, and as sample of labor lead.
ers. You all recall Sam-but can you
mention single other? cannot
though | do not doubt in the least
there are many others The truth is
sanized labor has n, yet made ann
claim to rerfc->s on or infallibility an
as long as m N are human we shall
expect to find sinners even in the
"amen corners of our churches But
what great crime did Sam Parks ocm-
nit? They charged him with accept
ing bribe. and sentenced him to jail
What became of the bribe-e -eiver?
presume he is still engaged in the laud-
able endeavor of crushing out organ
ived labor
A gentleman over in Milwaukee the
other day stole something like two
millions of dollars-and he was actual.
ly the president of the national union
of bankers of America. 1t was an aw-
full crime for Sam Parks ''walkinE
delegate of a labor union, to accept {
bribe of a few hundred dollars ten
dered by a wealthy employer and tn,
press OF the country and the enemie: