Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-07

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sent. Before one OF inc
i, Gathering of laborins men -
a.. ,s,sl history of Chicago william se, -,
Wv BRYAN talked today upon 'ne l 20.
l ',nas ,ahorins man plays in the ha1'oi.
w. wv sreecb. though a long one, was rs
~ Ia a q u the end with sattentlon. ~
a. "a, srsoueptly stopped in the course -
Nc remarks by continued applause ailu
1SSsarins He spoke as follows
,,shairnan Ladies and Gentle
men. Labor, day Is legal lol, r.,si. tnrs
i, Vas made 50 because tiie ies 10
.homaht the wage-earners worthy, ~
/ , .nous s,ay specially set apart tor9 the
Aa ',''.;dar.tion OF themes that concern
,tnso who toll | appreciate the colilpil
, .,o,,t Maid me BY the program coh,iilit-
too Of this city in inviting me 70 Par-
tic,nate IN the ceremonies OF TINS Gay,
and il vas gladly accepted, because
1,hicaeo Ia the second city in the ohlon'
and ae a labor center it is scarcely sec
nnd to any city in the world.
IF II were proper TO speak from d
,ovt / would select a passage from
p,a,,orhs for know Of no better one
nan mat furnished by the words OF
snlon,on when he declared that as a
Mar .thnketh in his heart. so is ne.
This is Bible doctrine; it Is common
sense. and 1t is human experience. we
think In our hearts as well as III our
heads-out OF the heart are the issues
Of life.n 1t is a poor head that cannon
4 Find plausible reason for doing what
the heart wants to do. begin my
speech with this proposition because
8want TO impress 1t upon the minds or
$those who listen to me. and upon those
swho read what say to you. Inc Ia
2bor question Is more a moral than an
8intellectual one.
TOLSTOTS REASON.
Tolstoi, the great Russian philoso-
spher, in defining the doctrine of bread
8labor," gives as one of the reasons in
8support of 1t, that personal contact
Hvith manual labor=-not a recollection
Eof former toll but continued acqnant-
lance with it's necessary to keep one
8in sympathy with those who work with
ftheir hands. He contends-and is It not
2true--that lack of sympathy, one with
Sanother, Is at the root of most OF the
problems Of society and government.
The world Is growing toward broth
leshood, and our nation Is leading the
EWay. There Is more altruism In this
scountry than anywhere else in the
@orld, and more today than there ever
Ehas been before. There is more recog-
snition of the kinshlp that exists be-
between lis, more thought about the
which concern a common f,l-
mainly than ta1y preceding time. The
labor organization is q part of this
great movement Of the masses toward
riosel. fellowship. 1T has worked won
ders In the past and its work is only
/ 'fhe labor organization helps those
outside of It as its members because the
Increased wages and improved condi-
Itions are shared by non-union men as
well as by union men.
ORGANIZATION NOT PERFECT.
DO not understand me to saw that
Ia labor organization is perfect; 'the
&hlhs can DO no wrong" can no more
~ SPOKEN n, OF group than of indivld-
8uaS. me labor organization is COM
4i.oseu OF men,; its affairs are controlled
IN! human beings, and human beings
$ilre not perfect, All that man touches
&s sla!hed With mans imperfections.
WHY ms frailty can be traced through
& I'M. ms works. But fortunately for
u.e laoofing man, the Judgment pro-
$.ouneeu against his mistakes must be
W. .elnpered by the fact that those with
cot -il ttle laDoflng man comes into
3 IL are also likely to err. When
i h" ie T. deals with the employer,
H. with himself Each is likely to
H., IT. 'hsistent upon what he believes
H. W right, and the opinion of each,
81, " What IS right, is likely to be
e g'0o,ea nN selfish interests and affect
|sa by Incomplete information as 10
ny lacts. II the employe has some
ZINES resorted To violence to enforce
ti,,,. WISHES the employer has some
I t,,,u employed his position to Sc
~ d,,a an Unfair share of the Joint pro
|, = ~, ~ Is the province OF the law
Ia p.asH limitations upon both. and
tfnn,,t OF our government Is
h hi 49, ~ me TACT that both employer
Nil, i ~. IN their calmer moments
E, s.L Joih IN the enactment of laws
|Mllch Will restrain them in mon,a,,,s
Ihnr ~ ',ta'ion Some assume that la
I lsho - lawless and that to settle the
oni,, question permanently I'VE need
, y.E enforce the law vigorously.
|i ;a 70 none in insistence ,pon obad-
lb,,rs,r " me law Law is necessary in
4, society, and its enforcement
M NJ essential to peace and order bmt
ll e must remedy abuses BY law If We
| enna insure respect for, and obedi-
SHIELD AND SWORD
sby tha Important lesson to be learned
3ours y t . in a government like
sand s,r ,mat the ballot is both shield
fjury " WI protects him from in
II ~ M hrst thing that is needed for
Stjons = understanding OF labor uues-
sssan Is the recognition Of INC a auv
HIM. Ssan.ss OF all and, second. moro IN
ztbat acquaintance. We have rights
8tker may be called natural rights.
$ca,lsa ~. inherent: we have them he
#srnyeMs are human beings, The GOV
Z ,hnen! :dld not bestow them unon nc
&witli6rs.,u, .e.ninent cannot rightfullv
&come at ~ them from us. No al,
Elton, nv MO me world without orr Volt
Ily de,au environment Of youth large
land thisl Tue course OF our lives.
#ch0osins eILESifonment is not of our
&moraI obt; '.e I'VE under the same
Ito the ss,,,s, a !,l, and are responsible
Hour need. 80 - N'iie belflS. w G have
5reauiro that must be supplied. we
apaaionsstto oa, Clothing, shelter COM
Ates. an,, We have our domestic
zis not a, NJ. me tenderness Of these ties.
ain socie ,sasured by wealth or positton
Man has used petty dis
feren, az 70 separate society into diff
Hare insi raaSses but these distinctions
alhe graa sh'ncant when compared with
Hin Corr linllarities that unite us
Ward i nnrt. DESTINY and impel us to-
i i FEEL INDEPENDENCE
8the .a t,.iS ,1 DAY il is we'll 10 emphasize
zky bond mat we are linked tnget I,ar
I've wn, uS which We could nor hreal. T.
swe.c6lIII and should not WEAKEN n,
5thls lssso, II ought to be easy. to lear ;,