The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-11-26
IN FRATERHAL. BOND.
Alliance Between Union Labor
and Farmers.
PRACTICAL AGREEMENT.
In National Convention the Farmers
Union Pledges Support to American
Federation In ks Efforts to Secure
Justice For the Toilcr.

Federation in ks Efforts to Secure
Justice For the Toiier.
In response 10 an invitation prcsi-
dent samuel GompcrS made an ad-
dress before the Farmers National IN
ion III convention at Fort Worth, Tex
MIR, Gonpcrs said in part:
And whittier thou gucsr there will
! We also 60
The ties that now bind The con-
/ science and heart and Intelligence and
/ purposes aud principles of the agricul-
/ turat iahorcrS and the Industrial labor
! crS are indissolublc for all time TO
come.
/ There was time when men who
worked were drudGcs of human soci-
/ ETY.. The condition of the farmer tied
to the hoe ana the earth, docilc and
weak. was typical of this status. | re-
m"mbcr III" time when the farmers
first began the movement to protect
their own interests. You who started
out W.! first ridicnlcd, but that was
the TN. triLui" OF antaSoniSm paid to
an awakening Intelligence.
Today, thank God. the men of labor
the producers OF the worlds wealth.
do MOI bay" bent backs and rrcrdin.
icltiit;ltS, lbul Sl:tnt tlttl ana HOOK me
whole world IN the face, demanding
and insisting upon absolute Justice and
fair dealing aud equality OF opportu-
nifty before The law.
"Ton farmers have organ iZed re-
marlaDly within the past few years
aud are spreading out sin more. tt
used to be What could we do to the
farmers: Now it Is What can we do
Tor III" farmcr~:'
Men. Il" not want al this time to
inject any matter affecting the indus
rinl world in particular but there is y
measure in my Judgment demanding
your attention.
Il take second position to no one in
my confidence and respect for the
courts, but they ar" made up Of men
Iiahi" To err us ynu and I. When they
decided that an organization of work
fn% people Is ilS"ga! and In restraint of
trad" they. knocked out all chance for
the lnboring people to protect them
selves against tho greed and ayaricc
and Injustice OF tho corporate. power
rhUS It is that voluntary orGaniza-
uous to protect human rights arc do
"lIred trusts and looked upon as Grim
tnut with - fin" Of 5000 or :: years
IMPRISONMENT or both hanging over The
members heads.
we sought legislation before con-
Gr"S4 :" ret relief. but failed. Some
OF farmers were renre-
scented thcrc. We did NOT forgot the
interests "f n" farmers. +: would re
ariI" Just another short StrI. 10 declare
that FARMERS, could not organize 50 as
T. IL th" rrjc" of their product 50
wc tried to protect Your interests as
well ~ ours by having Il law passed
declaring that organizations Of both
Fts-s7,F" and i9 hfsi;trT oh. ,,,tl
b" regarded as trusts.
Nov. mon of labor and farmers It
il not fnr IA" to poiUt out what ] be-
li"ve IS your duty in this matter. That
Is NJ to you
"htit let not insignificant matters di-
vthe as. II is the ambition and only
hope Of the tyrants To keep the pro-
cCcc,S aud lahorcrs apart Tho men
who have ground You down don't care
Ncu are It Butcfffnan Scandf-
nav Ian Irish man or what not.
Men Of the independent movements
% our coun,rF-and | mean The rail
road hrntherhoods az well-wc are one
In IoIicy and principle and ono in roi-
Ity IT is great movement you are
engaged in. and it is Il great movement
we arc engaged in. That we arc di-
ri6ed is perhaps due entirely to Il lack
y understanding each other we'll
enough
But we are growing together fast.
1nE. thank God. Sure/aS the sun
'h!f"S III" W0rllinginen of the factory
Anu I'll" mill and every industry on
he railroad and i'll the field. viii soon
Inic in bonds of fraternity that will
,iy" his country political liberty and
Industrial freedom
Il Il" not mean the destroying OF lie
i"llar. but the performance Of Il duty
o mankind.
Il bring you greetings from over
,-p"'.ooh labor people and wish Won
t"dSp+"d. | hone even more Strcutt-
'US activity viii mark your future
'fpT'a @andH work ana that Your mem
'crs VIII be- r"I!rutcd more thorough
y than ever
You hay" Legislative and political
in'i"~: moi party politics. however.
'hl ~" politics of manhood of Amcri-
'thiNHt above the party.
May y" ai't in our reciprocal wei
ar" I" max" for our social and com
aon human upliff''
NJ Ih" conclusion Of tie address the
Glowing resolution was unanimously
t"I't"h by the convention:
\" express our appreciation of the
i-it Of President Gomrers and pIcd--