Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-04
Reception and Banquet
in Honor of the
Nebraskan.
ADDRESS AT DETROIT
Returned Traveller Makes P0-
siti0n Clear on Labor
Issues.

Chicago, Sept. 4-William Jennings
Bryan and party arrived at Chicago at
Sis. The party disembarked at the
station five miles from the down town
district and made the remainder of
the journey to the Auditorium hotel in
automobiles.
Many Extend Greetings.
Bryan was met at the station by a
large party of democrats, members of
the Iroquois and Jefferson clubs and
Mayor Dunno. The party was photo
graphed in front of the train. After
an informal reception at the Auditori-
um Bryan will be driven to the Iro-
quois club, where he will deliver an
address. In the evening Bryan will
be a guest of the Jefferson club.
Bryan in Detroit.
Detroit, Mich. Sept 4.-When VIII
liam Jennings Bryan arrived with his
party of about 100 in Detroit at noon
yesterday. he passed to his carriage
through cheering crowd Mayor
George P. Ccdd delivered a formal ad-
dress of welcome to Mr.. Bryan at his
hotel. After luncheon the party was
driven in automobiles to the fair
grounds, where large crowd greeted
Mr.. Bryan's approach with cheers.
Nearly all those in the immediate vi
cinity of the speakers stand bore the
mark of the toiler.
1t was TO these Mr.. Bryan's address
seemed directed. Mr. Bryan said he
was impressed during the last few
months of his travels abroad with an
idea in connection with labor
His Eyes Opened In Orient.
''As l passed through the orient" he
said, Il found a great gap between
those who stand at the top and those
at the bottom of the social structure.
/ return 10 my home more than ever
believing in the dignity of labor and
the Importance of cultivating a senti-
ment among the people which makes
them respect more the man who tolls
than the one who idles in society. 1
trust we shall never have in this coun-
try leisure class. if by that we mean
those with nothing TO do. / cannot
conceive any place in a well regulated
society for men or women who have
nothing TO do
In this country. where we have the
best of everything" continued Mr..
Bryan. eve ought to have the best
ideal of labor | want 10 cultivate the
sentiment that the man who does some
thing for the welfare of the nation is
better than the man whose only ambi-
tiOn is to spend something somebody
else created for him. | wish TO empha-
size this-that no man whose con-
IL 70 hn ic
tent to receive from society more than
he gives to society.
IF we measured life not by its in
come but by its outgo, 1 believe we
would strengthen the bonds of frat
ernity and deal more wisely with our
social and economic problems
Why He Favors S-Hour Day.
Regarding shorter hours of labor,
Mr. Bryan said:
" believe in the eight hour day, and
this is why: believe that the laboring
man is justly entitled to it. and that
society at large would be better if he
had it. You cannot separate a man
from society-you cannot deal with the
question as one purely of class. No
line should be drawn between the boy |
the labOring man would waste his time |
If allowed shorter hours argue no more
soundly than an old colOred man | met |
in Alabama. In reply to my question |
why he didn't learn TO write he said: |
" oh, l knew fellow once who |
learned TO write He forged a note |
and was sent to the penitentiary, so
] never learned
How are you going to know the Ia
boring man will waste his time if you |
don't give him chance? Give him |
shorter hours, and | believe forces will |
be put to work which will cause him |
to make the best of his time
THE rich man leaves his children |
fortune. The laboring man who can
not hope for justice under any other |
government than that which believes |
in the inaIienable rights of man can
hope to leave his children good gov
ernment, which is better than any for |
tune. Recognize the laboring man not |
as a beast of burden but as human |
being"
Mr. Bryan said he preferred that ma
tions abroad should admire and res
pect the American flag rather than
fear it.