The Topeka state journal., 1908-08-12
HE IS FOR The UNIONS.
Mr.. Bryan Speaks alta Banquet Given
by Printers.

Lincoln, Aug. 12.-William ]. Bryan,
the Democratic candidate for president,
was the principal speaker last night at
a banquet given by the Lincoln Typo
graphical union in honor of G. Humph-
rey O'Sullivan of Lowell. Mass. He was
vociferously applauded throughout. Be
fore entering into the more serious sub
ject of his discussion, which was in
reference to the part which labor or
ganizations play in the worlds work,
Mr.. Bryan thanked the union for the
opportunity given him to be present
and the humorous reference to Candi-
date John w. Kern. who also was a
guest. He is naturally somewhat
embarrassed at the approaching noti-
fcation," said Mr.. Bryan amid laugh
ter. "I realize how it is with a begin
ner, but 1 am sure that if he will per-
severe the time will come when he will
feel as 1 do about it-so accustomed
to being notified that it seems scarce
ly an extraordinary occasion"
After remarking that he was glad to
get into an organization where he
could be member along with Ne
braskas governor. Mr.. Bryan said:
This is a campaign where we are
going to take the people into our con-
fidence, and we are going to have them
make the fight for our principles.
am glad to be associated with those
who bear so important a part in the
great work that labor does. 1 suppose
that if there is one organization of
which 1 could properly be made an
honorary member, it is an organization
of printers, for if 1 am not a printer
myself, 1 have given printers more
work to do than any other man, i
think, in the United States. 1 am glad
to be associated with you in the bonds
of this organization for two reasons
"In the first place because you are
the representatives of the great labor
organization of the country and you
represent one of the most intelligent
you represent one of the best or
ganized branches of the labor of the
country. And 1 believe in the or
ganization of the laboring man. I be-
lieve in the organization of what it
does for htose who belong to 1t, and
] believe In 1t for what it does for
does for those who belong to 1t, and
cording to my understanding of the
work of labor organization its benefits
are not confined to it's members. God
has so linked us together that no mat
ter what we may desire we can not
live alone. God has so linked us to-
gether that no matter how we may
desire to confine our efforts to the
things that benefit ourselves. we can
not do 1t. No person who under
takes a good thing can monopolize the
benefits of that good thing. and the
members of the labor organization are
engaged in a great work and a work
whose benefits they can not mono
police even IL they wanted to. 1 be-
lieve that the labor organizations of
this country are more responsible than
any other one factor in the improve
ment of labor conditions in the
United States during the last % years.
And the Improvements that they have
wrought in the condition that sur
round the laboring men, these i'm
provements are shared by those who
do not belong to the organization and
who have not as members, contributed
to the expense of the organization. In
the fight to protect the children from
too early work the children of those
who are not members of the organiza-
ton share the benefits as well as the
children of those who are members
of the organization. In everything
that goes to provide for better
examination of mines, better health
conditions, for those who toll. the
people outside of the organization as
well as those inside reap the benefit.
"I repeat that this worldl is so con-
structed that no good thing can be
monopolized. And 1t is well that 1t is
so. The farmer who introduces a new
kind of grain or furnishes information
in regard to the improvement of crops
one who improves a breed of animals
he NAV do it for a selfish purpose, bu
he can not keep the benefits to himself
and these labor organizations hav,
been teaching the idea of brotherhood
that is larger than any separate or.
ganization of men and this idea o.
brotherhood lies back of and is tht
foundation of the organization of vari
Gus kinds in this country is the grow
ing idea in this world And this ides
of brotherhood that is being cultivated
by the members of this organization
and all organizations is going to teacf
a kinship and a nearness to each othel
that will enable us to solve more easily
the problems that vex mankind, ant
while / possibly could not earn the
wages fixed by your scale If attempt