The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-08
Democratic Candidate Receives Cordial Welcome from
 Thousands
BRYAN REVIEWS PARADE
 FROM BALCONY OF HOTEL
Great Multitude Hears the Nebraskan at Forest Park In an Address In Which He Speaks of Abuses
 of the Injunction.

Chicago, September 7.-organized labor today paid tribute to William J. Bryan. Although 1t was Labor Day, 1t soon be- came manifest that the workers had surrendered their privilege and made it Bryan day. Within an hour after his ar rival in the city the democratic candi- date for President. standing on the bal cony of the Auditorium hotel. received the plaudits of thousands of toilers as they marched by In the monster labor parade. The air was rent with cheers and the enthusiasm was unbounded Not infrequently the workers halted before the presidential candidate doffed their caps and gave three cheers flor our next President" Many others more familiar ly addressed him as Bill" and "Wn- liam" A mighty shout went up when he reached out his hands and caught a cigarmaker's union badge which one of that body threw to him from the street.
 The pleasure which the ovation af- forded MT. Bryan was undisguised. He smiled continually. bowed and clapped his hands, always giving the women in the parade equal share of ap- plause.
 So insistent for speech was the crowd in front of the hotel that MT. Bryan yielded.
 In the course of a brief address he paid tribute to labor. and said he be- lieved in the observance of Labor Day. because he thought we all ought to strive to assist in dignifying in every possible ha bop acf toll ton properly rests.'
 Ovation for Bryan.
 But this was only one feature of the visit of the democratic candidate Fol- lowing the parade he was whisked away In an automobile to the Iroquois club in company with, and followed by many labor leaders. There luncheon was served and he made a short speech Luncheon concluded MT. Bryan was conducted to Forest park, several miles away, where he was scheduled to deliver a Labor Day address. There a multitude awaited his coming. As he neared the park word was passed around and he got another ovation as he came in sight. So eager was the cIowd to catch plimpse of. and to hear him, that they got beyond the control of the police, who were fairly swept off their feet. MT Bryan him self had to struggle to make headway to the pavilion. Without any prelimn- aries, President John Fitzpatrick of the Chicago Federation of Labor introduced Mir Bryan, who because of the cheers he received, stood for several minutes at the front of the pavilion before he be- gan his speech on the abuse of the in- junction in labor disputes. The speech was practically duplicated at Brands park an hour afterward where the elec- trical workers were holding forth.
 From the moment the presidential can didate arrived here until he retired for the night he was in charge of the labor leaders
 The first cheers he received were at the railroad station, where he was met by Col John I. Martin. sergeant -at-arms, members of the national democratic com mttee, and representa- lives of labor or ganizations. Every move of Mir Bryan from the station until he had entered the hotel several blocks distance was re- corded by moving picture machine operated from an automobile which pre- eeded the Bryan carriage. The pictures, it is understood, will be used in the cam paign in connection with the photographic records of MT. Bryan's speeches.
 MT. Bryan said
 
 Labor Day is legal holiday and 1t was made so because the legislators thought the wage-earners worthy to have a day specially set apart for the consideration of themes that concern those who toll I appreciate the compliment paid me by the programme committee of this city in in- viting me to participate in the ceremonies of this day and 1t was gladly accepted, because Chicago is the second city In this union, and as labor center 1t is scarce iy second to any city in the world.
 If it were proper to speak from text, would select a passage from Proverbs. for I know of no better one than that furnished by the words of Solomon when he declared that as man "thinketh in his heart, so is he.' This is Bible doc Urine; 1t is common sense, and it is human experience. We think In our hearts well as in our heads-out of the heart 'are the issues of life" It Is roor head that cannot find plausi- ble reason for doing what the heart wants to do. I begin my speech with this proposition because l want to im- press it upon the minds of those who listen to me, and upon those who read what I say to you. The labor question is more moral than an intellectual one
 Tolstoi. the great Russian philosopher in defining the doctrine of "bread labor,' gives as one of the reasons in support of it. that personal contact with manual lahor-not a recollection of former toll. but continued acquaintance with it--is necessary to keep one in sympathy with those who work with their hands. He contends-and is it not true?--that lack of sympathy. one with another, Is at the root of most of the problems of society ana government
 The world is growing toward brother hood, and our nation is leading the way. There is more altruism in this country