The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-09-04
THE LABOR DAY CELEBRATION
CLOSED AT PARK LAST NIGHT.
Miss Kate Bernard Of Oklahoma City
on Child Labor.-Union Labor
People and Candidates Enter
tain the People.


the afternoon and evening were deyot-
ed to the program. The crowds eX-
.pcctcd could not attend and there was
a vast amount of barbecued meats and
bread left on hands. The committees
sent u large amount OF the good things
to the 100 prisoners in the Federal
jail and the remainder to the Saliva
tion Army for distribution to the poor
of the city.
The crowds at the park yesterday
was estimated at 1900 people. Many
prominent people were in attendance
people to listen to the speeches.
J. Harvey Lynch, secretary of the
Federation of Labor of the two terri
tories was present and made a ringing
speech on the Importance OF organized
labor The Labor Union people listen
ed closely to every sentence of the
Ispeech and they are more enthused
than ever in their efforts to maintain
their organizations for the common
good of the people.
Miss Kate Bernard, matron of the
United Provdent Association Of Ok
lahoma City was present and made a
speech that brought the men and
women into close sympathy with her
/ ideas aud work. She outlined her
work rs being in the interest of child.
Iren. the aged and the infirm. She
Iraid: My heart goes out to the LOO
900 children that are denied school
Imivileges and are forced to work in
factories in these United States. The
IpuayIon now is one of Justice and the
issue is rights of men. Men go party
wild and forget the issues. have al
ways maintained that the peoples
hearts are true and they will do the
fright thing when they are properly
lappoaled TO. The necessity of things
often compel the politician to forget
the great issues.
There comes a crisis in the life
of every man as in the life of every
Iuatiou. It is imperative that we secure
those men to write the constitution
who are i'm love with humanity and
Il whose necessity would not compel
them to sell out for money. The con.
s,iutlon as 1t stands today is a sheet
lof rapcr pure white on which moth
l'rg has been written, The Oklahom
ans will assemble and write the law
ON these pages After centuries have
passed. our spirits will assemble be
loye cod and we must account fol
lac manner in which the constitution
WAS written.
Statehood means great RESPONSE
bility. Our laws must be written to
protect the weak, the infirm, the aged
and the child The pages of the con
stitution must not be stained with tn
blood of children. Their forehedd-
must not be sloped backward and the
light of Intelligence in the ideas must
mot be dimmcd by Inadequate schools.
w. \. Ledbcttcr candidate for mem
bcrship i'm the constitutional CONVEX
. tlon was the next speaker He com
/. 'rImeutod Miss Kate Bernard on hei
speech. and stated that the woi !,
: would not be worth living in il it W. g
nor for the Kindness Of heart of WON
!. lam lie fully agreed with her on IA.
srl iact OF regulation of child labor
. lane stated that the citizenship of rr,
|. Estate of Oklahoma could De rclie'
Iduou to prevent the conditions dcs -
!. ed ny her among the working child
! 'rcn in the factories and elsewhere.
: He reviewed the struggles Of tn
people of Ardmoro in their efforts t
have the town Incorporated, and state
. that in some respects the struggl
! had been like the efforts OF the pee
). pie to secure statehood; that the law
!: authorizing incorporation of the tow
I bore some resemblance TO the COnst
! tuition of the state, which the pcopl
! would soon be called upon To form
( He discussed number Of question
: which he thought ought To go into th
constitution, and stated that the COZ
- ,,titution could not so too much int
| detail, He favored the purchase 1
the state of the coal fields, and urge
, the people to think about this matte
! He favored the creation of Boar
| Of Arbitration for the differences b
tween capital and labor, and a proyi
ion IN the constitution making eigl
,Ihours n days labor.
he said there is no doubt about Il
iformation of a good constitution, bl
IiwheG the constitution is formed Il