Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-12
BRYAN PRAISES
ORGANIZED
WORkMEN
COMM0NER Dimes WITH
LINCOLN PRINTERS UNION
Reminds Typos That His
Speeches Have Furnished
Work For Thousands of
Craft in Past Decade,
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Lincoln, Neb., Aug. william j.
Bryan. the democratic candidate for
president, was the principal speaker
tonight at a banquet given by the Lin
coin Typographical union in honor of
c. Humphrey O'Sullivan, of Lowell
Mass He was vocifcsuusly applauded
throughout Before entering into
the more serious subject Of his ad-
dress. which was i'm reference to the
part labor organizations play in the
worlds work, Mr. Bryan thanked the
union for the opportunity given him
To be present and made q humorous
reference to Candite J. w. Kern, who
also was guest He is naturally
somewhat embarrassed at the ap-
preaching notification" said Mr.
Bryan amid laughter. ! realize how it
is with a beginner but | am sure that
if he viii presevere the time win come
when ne will feel as / do about it-so
accustomed to being notified that it
seems scarcely an extraordinary occa-
sion"
After remarking that he was glad
10 get into an organization where he
could be a member along with the
governor Of Nebraska, Mr.. Bryan
said:
This is a campaign where we are
going to take the people into our con
fdence and we are going to have
them make the fight for our prnci-
stl 1,
those who bear so important part in
the work that labor does. / suppose
that if there is one organization of
which ! could properly be made an
honorary member, it is an organization
of printers, for. if l am not a printer
myself / have given printers more
work to do than any other man |
think i'm the United States. | 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 or
gani2ations of the country and You
represent one of the most intelligent
branches of labor of the country you
represent one of the best organized
branches of labor in the county; and l
believe in the organizations of the
laburing men | believe in the orga-
nzation for what it does for those who
do not belong to it, for according to
my understanding of the work of la
Dor organizations, its benefits are not
confined to its members. God has so
linked us together no matter what we
may desire, we can not live alone. God
has so linked us together that no mat
ter how We may desire to confine our
efforts to the things that benefit our-
selves We can not do it,
81 believe that the labor Organ2a-
tions of this country are more respon-
sible than any other one factor in the
Improvement Of labor conditions I'm
the United states during the last
twenty years. And the imp py"-
ments that they have wrought in the
conditions that surround the labUrng
men, these improvements are shared
ny those who do not belong to the
organization This was brought to my
attention a few years ago by man
in Chicago who was an employer. He
had been appointed as one of a com
mission to arbtrate a strike and when
the men had secured n ten per cent
advance. the question was raised
whether men not belonging 20 the un-
ion should be employed with them
ana the laboring men proposed that
those outside Of the union receive the
pay they We're formerly willing to re-
ceive and the members of the union
receive the ten per cent increase upon
which they had agreed. The employer |
said: why that is impossible, for
.tf1l mot
work for the lower price If we paid |
YOU the Increase Thus those outside
of the union were to receive ana dld !
receive the Increase that was secured I
by the organization Of the laboring
men. Not only do they secure thr |
benefit of the higher wages that have |
been brought out by organization but
they receive the benefits. the large |
benefits that come from The advance
ment of the various social reforms be
mind which the organized labor STANDS /
In the fight to protect the children (
from too early work. the children OF 1
those who are not members Of the or .
ganization share the benefits as wei /
as the children of those who are mem /
bers Of the organization. In every /
thing that goes to provide Tor httlei {
examinations of mines, better health .
conditions. for those who toll, the peo-
pie outside Of the organization as wen
as those on the inside reap the benr-
it repeat that this world Is so con-
structed that no good thing can b"
monopolized And It is well that 10 is
so. The farmer who introduces new
kind of grain or furnishes informa-
ton in regard to the Improvement or
the crops. one who improves the breed
of animals. he can nor keep the b'ne-
fits to himself. And these labor or
ganizations have been teaching the
idea Of brotherhood. that IS larger
that any separate organization Of men
and this idea of brotherhood that lies
back Of and Is the foundation Of the