Arizona republican., 1907-09-03

Gompers, the entire party proceeding in a special car to the exposition grounds. Following the address of wei come by President Harry St. George Tucker of the Exposition company. Hearst was introduced and given an ovation.
 In part Mir. Hearst said: Labor day should rank with the Fourth of July as characteristic American holiday. The fourth of July commentaries the means by which We gained our inde- pendence as a nation. and Labor day commemorates the means by which We made our nation the most powerful most progressive. most prosperous. of any in the world. In this country labor is universally honored and appreciated In this country there is no working class. but every man worthy the name is working man. In this country the mechanics work. farmers work. clerks work. even millionaires work. We have no aristocracy save that of Intelligence and industry. The proudest title of our successful millionairs is captain of industry I have no patience with
  alleged classes when the classes them selves do not really exist. There Is no reason for hostility between employer and employe. between capitalist and wage earner. Capital is but the accu- mutation of wealth. Wages are but a division of the profits. Both the em- ployer and employe are entitled to their share of the profits as long as the division is just and equitable and there is no occasion for conflicts. If the division is not just. it can always be made so by arbitration and there Is still no occasion for conflict.
 "A condition of class hatred such as has developed in Colorado Is a curse to the country. There should be no prejudice entertained by the capitalist toward the labCrers and there should be no prejudice by the laborer toward the capitalist. There should be an ap- preciation of the essential part which each plays in the creation of wealth. The man who digs the precious metal from the earth Is worth his wage. The man who tells him where to find gold deserves a profit. too. The great finan- cial promoters. organizers and execu- tives of America are worthy recOgni- tion and reward. They work as hard as any of us and their work is as absO- lutely necessary activity. To the full production of the riches out of which are paid here in America. the highest wages in the world. Let them have a liberal share of the wealth as long as that is the incentive which stimulates them to be useful. Let them have wealth as long as it is honestly acquired through enterprises that benefit the whole community. The riches they amass and call their own are seldom spent in extravaganza or luxury upon themselves but are put back int. pe< industries to produce more wealth to give employment to more people
 And now. my friends. in the crea- tion of wealth. the equitable distribu- tion of wealth. not only as co-oper- atjon necessary but organization is necessary. Labor unions are valuable not only to their own membership but 10 the whole community. The honest law abiding organization of capital is valuable not only to the stockholders. but to the whole community. Their effectiveness as combinations of capi- tai is seen in their enormous power for good and their menace lies in the misuse of that enormous power for evil. There is no greater danger to our government. to our popular rights. our public morals. than a corrupt use of the power of corporate wealth. You hear much today of bow the mayor of San Francisco has fallen but you hear of how the powerful public service corporations tempted the wretched hu- man being with great wealth and brought a once respected man to ruin and disgrace. While it is the fashion to criticise San Fracisco just now. venture to assert that the only differ ence between San Francisco and some other cities is that San Francisco Is punishing her cOrruptionists. There are many officials elsewhere who have stolen office. who would fare like Schmitz if there were more honest and fearless district attorneys like Union Labor Langdon-"