The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-10-10
HOLIDAY FOR LABOR
DAY WAS GENERALLY OBSERVED
BY woRkINemEN THROUGH.
OUT THE COUNTRY.

POLITICAL SPEECHES BY CANDIDATES
William J. Bryan the Guest Of Chi.
\ eaeo Workmen-4o,000 Marched In
New York-At Other Points-Neath.
er Everywhere Favorable-celebra-
tions Attended by Many Thousands.
Chicago. Sept. 9.-Organized labor
Monday paid tribute to William J.
Bryan. Although It was Labor Day.
II soon became manifest that the
workers had surrendered their privil.
eye and made 1t Bryan day. Within
an hour after his arrival In the city.
the Democratic candidate for presi.
dent, standing on the balcony 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 marchers halted
before the presidential candidate,
dotted their caps and gave three
cheers for our next president"
Many thus more Familiarity addressed
him as BILL" and william j." A
mighty shout went up when he reached
out his hands and caught cigar
makers badge which one of that body
threw to him from the street.
New York, Sept. "a perfect au'
tumn day with cloudless skies and
cool, invigorating air, gave Labors
hosts the opportunity of generation
Monday and they made the most of 1t.
Forty thousand strong, they marched
from early morning until midafternoon
through thronged streets. At the same
time, hundreds of less fortunate who
had banded themselves together under
the banner OF the unemployed" were
participating In counter demonstra.
tton. They. too, met cheers at almost
every stride as they trudged over the
long route from CITY Hall park -
Cooper UaaoA
The holiday throughout the city was
practically general and hundreds of
thousands taking advantage Of the de-
lightful weather crowded trains, troll
leys and steamers to shore resorts.
Chickasha, Ok, Sept 9.-Labor Day
was observed here on large scale.
A procession of the allied trades more
than a mile long paraded the streets
at ten O'Clock, headed by Gov. Charles
Haskell. Several neighboring towns
sent delegations, and thousands OF peo.
pie joined in the celebration at park
on the Washita river, A feature of
the parade was the representation of
the Farmers union, which has never
before taken part In formal exercises
of this holiday. A wagon that attract
ed unusual attention was a farmer
with a family of nine children at the
head of this division. The principal
speaker was Gov. Haskell.
Kansas City, Sept. 9.-Iabor Day
was celebrated in this city this year
without a parade, instead of which a
Labor temple owned by the various
unions of the city, was dedicated In
the morning and In the afternoon the
celebration was transferred to one of
the parks where the crowd listened to
political speeches by candidates for
Office on the tickets of each party. Gov.
Folk, Senator Stone. Attorney Gen
eral Hadley and W. S. Cowherd were
the principal speakers.
Marion. ILL.,, Sept 9.-JOhn/Mitchell
former president of the United Mine
Workers of America, addressed 10000
people at a Labor Day celebration here
Monday. Mr. Mitchell spoke of the
rapid advance of laboring classes and
denounced the idea that the rich are
growing richer and. the poor poorer
He said that recently he had had pc
litical ambition but had abandoned all
aspirations in that direction. He spoke
highly of the judiciary but criticised
its course in some Injunction cases.
Topeka, Kan. Sept. 9.-W. X
Stubs and J. d. Botkin, Republican
and Democratic candidates for gov
ernor. respectively ma@e two speeches
each here Monday afternoon. The
first speeches were at the Labor Day
celebration in Vinewood park and the
second were at the Swedish-Americar
Labor Day picnic in grove north o.
the city. Neither candidate talked
politics.
Oskaloosa, Ia, Sept. 9.-Presiden
Thomas L. Lewis, of the United Mine
Workers of America, addressed a mon
ster meeting at the Labor Day cele
bration here Monday afternoon. HI
told the story Of the Alabama strike
which has just been abandoned. TIT
Industrial and trades union parade
was a feature of the day program.
Danville, ILL.,, Sept. 9.-Samuel Com