The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-08
PROCESSION HALTs IN FRONT or
HOTEL AND CLAMOR FOR
SPEECH FROM
C0MMONER.
POLICE HAD TROUBLE
TO CONTR | CROWD
WFich Surred About Him al Forest
rark Where He Delivered Ad-
dress On injunctions In
Labor Disputes--Was
Main Attraction.

Chicago, Sept 7.Organized lab !
today paid tribute to Bryan. Al
though ii was Labor Day. 1t soon be-
came manifest that the workers had
surrendered their privilege and made
ii ErGyn Day. Within an hour after
his arrival, the Democratic candidate.
standing on the bl'cony OF the Audi
torium Hcte received the plaudits of
more than 10000 toilers as they
ratohed by The air was rent with
cheers and the enthusiasm was nm
bonded.
So insistent for a speech was the
crowd in front of the hotel that Bryan
yielded, In the course Of the brief
address he paid a tribute to labor.
and said he believed In the cbsfry-
ance of Labor Day because he thought
we all ought to strive TO assist Id
dignlfying in every possible way th
honest toll on which cur natisn pr, ~
erly rests
Following the parade he went g
the Iroquois club where luncheon was
served, and he made a short speech.
Luncheon concluded, Bryan was con-
Quoted to Forest PARK. several miles
away. where he delivered Labor Day
address, He was given another oya,
tim here.
So eager vas the crowd to catch a
glimpse of and to hear him that they
got beyond control of the police wfo
were fairly swept off their feet Bryan
himself had to struggle to make head
way to the pavilion.
After his introduction Bryan. be-
cause of the cheers he received.
stood for several minutes at the front
of the pavilion before he began his
speech on injunction In abor dis
prtes. The speech was practically Y
duplicated at Brands Park an hour
afterwards, where the electrical work
crs were holding forth The speech
was in part as follows:
According to the Declaration cf In
dependence. governments arr iis tut.
ed among men TO secure to them the
enjoyment of their inalienab'e rights.
Among these inalienable rights. three
are specifically enumerated--life. lib
erty and the pursuit of happiness. The
second and third however. are rsaly
parts OF the first, for life means moth
ing TO the individual II 1t is confined
to mere animal existence. Man Is dis
tinguished from the brute in that the
latter eats, sleeps and dies, VIII T.
man Is endowed by the Greater with
infinite possibilities Liberty is neces-
sary for the realization Of mans pos
oibiities. His conscience must be
left free that he may fix for himself
The relation between himself and his
God His mind must be left free that
he may devise and plan for hims II.
for his family for his fellows His
speech must be free that he NAV give
to the world the results Of his inves-
tgatiOns and present 70 others the
ideal which he is trying 10 reaize in
his work. His pen must be fres that
he may scatter seed thoughts 10 the
uttermost parts Of the earth and leave
10 posterity a record Of his work He
finds in government the cheapest. a.
w'll as the surest projection of tlfs
liberty To be. 20 think. TO speak. 20
act
And what constitutes the pursuit Of
Man must have home
and friends family ami society u,
must have food or he viii starve Hr
must have clothing and shelter. he
must have books. he must have In
,uuments with which 10 work He
must provide during the period OF
tre9gth for The wears when age duls
rs energies and benumbs his hands
g. may have ambition. hs nav IA .
20 work and an enyirln-
lcur that spurs him on. but the T.
Vment may encorEaEe or 10 my q s.
ouraee his efforts Government NAV
id him hope or leave him 70 dispai-
When I visited the sa'i-y of J-ria1
learned that 10 Is fertile a1d PRO
tctive. and set. instead Cf BENG su'-
.yated like the valley Ct the ,si'e
a-t stretches OF Territory Die uat l'ef.
vtv- Has told that ulder De
elen Of the sultan the toiler is Mt
detected in the enjoyment cf she
-gts Ct his toll 4 the farmer pia~-s
ai tends his crou the roFins b
ouins aiU sweep down from the hi q
{ harvest time and carry awav ihs
uitS of his industry
d the government does not assure
, the Individual the enjoyment o The
.suit Of his effort. there Is no sf uu-
ia 10 inaustry
We have the best government on