The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-09-19

One Hundred Thousand People
Heard the Great Commoner
on:.Labor Day,
GREATEsT| EVENT.EVER
: WITNESSED IN CHICAGO
Trusts and ) labor Organizations
Oannots Be Described in the
: Same Language.

Oannots Be Described in the
Same Language:
.>eH1cAGo, Sept. :1e.-Labor Day in
Chicago was nttinely celebrated by an
immense parade and monster dem
onstration at Forest Park, William
J., Bryan HAD. been extended an invi-
tstion. TO address labor's hosts. On the
annual holiday carly in the present
year, the arTanKements having been
Completed prior to his nomination for
the presidency. During the entire
Day Mr.: Bryan was in. charge 1.of. a
committee meeting him at the depot
upon his arrival IN the city IN the
early morning, During tie parade
ths @comantttess, with their dtstineutsh'-
ca guest, reviewed the 'marchers from
fhe balcony Of the. Auditorium hotel
On 4Ichtgan avenue. Fifty thousand
msp; were in the line Of march, the
largest demonstration OF organized la
bor seen IN Chicae tor: years.
" ." After tho Parade
At the conclusion Of the parade the
committee and Mr. Bryan were given
4 -'lunch at the '1roquois Club, after
which they Proceeded to Forest Park,
where the Labor Day address was to-
b. delivered. The gate receipts at the
Park showed that $4,000 people had
entered prior to the speaking. This
solid mass of humanity, all but 500
standing, faced the speaker as he
mounted the PLATFORM. Marked at
tention, was given. At the close Of
the address terrific rush wa9 made
by the multitude for the speakers
stand in an effort to shake hands with
Mr.. Bryan, which swept the commit
tee before it. After q tremendous ef-
fort Mr.. Bryan was conducted to
small enclosure beneath the speakers
stand, while the crowd yelled itself
hoarse.
F1om the park the party proceeded
to the home Of Frank Buchanan, ex-
president Of the Structural Iron
Workers: now q candidate for congress
from the. Seventh Congressional dis
trict Of Chicago, where a supper was
served. Leaving the Buchanan home
the cornitte escorted Mr.. Bryan" to
Brands. Park, where the Electrical
Workers were holding a picnic, a
large audience having been drawn
there to listen to the speaking, at the
conclusion of which. the committee
and it's guest repaired: to the city and
sat down to spread at Kings res
turant, the. assernblage being COM
posed ent&rely OF trade unionists.
President Gompers. who had delivered
the Labor Day address at Danville,
H.: Uncle Joe; Cannon's district, ar
rived az the banqneters sat down
q: bankuet at 50 cents per plate. Both
MI. Bryan and President Gompers
dsliYered short addresses, and then
the. assemblage disbanded, all being
elated at. the magnificent success Of
the Labor Day exercises. $
Excerpts from '6ryan's Address.
"The lajb Dor Organization has been
seriously Handicapped by the fact that
1t has been---and i am not sure that
it has not been done -+lnwittingly-
yoked UP witch the Industrial combin-
ations known as trusts. The proneness
of trust defenders to use the labor
organizations as an excuse foyr COM
binations In RESTRAINT. Of trade has
aroused the suspicion that they have
been classed together for the purpose
Of shielding the combinations Of CAPT.
tall AS the result OF 1S years OF anti
| trust legislation only one man has
| been given a penal sentsnce, for vio-
lating the. federal law on this SUBJ
ject, and that man was: a member
OF q labor organization rather than a.
trust magnate.
The laboring man is justified in
his demand that a distinction shall
be; drawn between the labor Organise
tion and the industrial monopoly.
| r:The trust and the labor organiza-
tions cannot be described In the same
Language, The trust maeanates have
used their power to amass swollen
fertunes,. while no one will say that
the labor organizatton has: yet Sc
cured tor It's members more than their
share of the profits arising from their
work But there are, fundamental
differences: The trust is a cornbina-
tion or dollars: the labor organiza-
tion is an association of human beings.
In g. trust s.: few men attempt to CON
troll the product of etheEs; in- a labor
organization the. members unite Tor
the protection of>s that which is their
oNin, ma n1ely, their own labor, which,
being; necessary to their, existenice, ii
q part Of t,theip: TIL trust deals with
dead matter; the llapor;s T ersaptzation
deals With life and With intellectual
and moral forces. mo Impartial r stu
dent Of the subject, will deny tho
tight Of tho laboring man to :exemp-
tion:: from tn generation OF the exist
ing antitrust law. y -: .'I-
! .;5T. Taft's ,Preiudiess.,. L.
| INF, Tart is not an unbiased Judge
where the jury system is unders.con-
sideration: Il He sis not only known as
The father of, government 81 in1unct:;-- g
ter. t|. eut hs ~; pfs,ud'ieea aealn,ts the
1Nfy system: i. Every man is uncon-
Iscioualy Influenced by his ENVIRON
ment and Nj Taft's long serviea
|:qnbn the bench has led him tp;ss,l,l. .i
Iidefrs e the Importance Of the .j,iry
I:systsn': lns.h address ti,} 70 TN 4t,.-