Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-08
BRYAN HERO Of
LABOR DAY IN
CHICAGO
CANDIDATE GIVEN
TREMENDOUS OVATION
Speech Denouncing Republican
Party'S Attitude on Tariff
Question Contains Severe
Araignnent of Judge Taft

question contains O0V6Ie
Arraignment of Judge Taft,
IBy Morning Journal Special Leased Wirel
Chicago, Sept. 7.--Organized labor
today paid tribute to w. J. Bryan Al
though it was Labor day, it soon be
came manifest that the workers had
surrendered their privilege and had
made it d Bryan day. Within an hour
after his arrival in the city the demo-
cratic candidate for president, stand
ing on the balcony of the Auditorium
hotel, received the plaudts of thou
sands of toilers, as they marched by
in the monster labor pared. The air
was rent with cheers, and the en-
thusiasm was unbound.d Not un
frequently the marchers halted before
the presidential candidates seat,
DOTTED their caps and gave three
cheers for our next president" Many
more famliarly addressed him as
Bill" and William j. A mighty
shout went up when he reached out his
hands and caught a cigarmarkers' un-
ion badge which one of that body
threw 10 him from the street The
pleasure which the ovation afforded
Mr. Bryan was undisguised He
smiled continually. bowed and clapped
his hands, always giving the women
in the parade an equal share Of APP
plause.
SO insistent for speech was the
crowd in front of the hotel that Mr.
Bryan yielded. In the course of a
brief address he paid tribute TO labor
and said he believed in the observ-
ance OF Labor day because he thought
I'VE all ought to strive to assist IN
signifNing in every possible way the
h,r / toll upon which our nation
,pe"iy rests
But this was only one feature of
the visit of the democratic candidate.
Following the parade he was Whisked
away in an automobile to the IroQuois
ciuh in company with and followed
bv many labor leaders. There lunch |
con was served and he made short
speech. Luncheon concluded, MI.
Rryan was conducted to Forest park, |
several miles away where he was
scheduled to deliver Labor day ad-
dress There multitude awaited his /
coming AS he neared the park the
word WAS passed around and ne got
another ovation as he came IN slgh''
SO eager was the crowd to eaten /
glimpse and hear him that they got
hevond the control of the police, VINO
were fairly swept off their feet Mr.. |
Bryan himself had to struggle to make
headway to the pavilion
Without any preliminaries Presi- |
dent John Fitzpatrick Of the chicago |
Federation of Labor introduced ME-
Bryan. who because of the cheers ne !
received, stood for several minutes al
the front of the pavilion before ne pe-
gan his speech on the abus" oil the
Injunction in labor disputes. Inc
speech was practically duplicated al
Brands park an hour atterWdrd' |
where the Electrical Workers were
holding forth Mr. Bryan said:
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and GentcAeu'
Labor day is a legal holiday ANA II
was made so because the legls Tors
Thought the wage-earncrs worthy 10
have "a day specially set apart to' the
consideration of themes thar concern |
those who toll. appreciate the com
pHment paid me by the program com
Illlite bl TINS WY ~ '''''N'''
participate In the ceremonies OF thlS
day. and it was gladly accepted pc
cause Chicago is the second city in the
union. and as labor center II -
scarcely second to any cry II tle
world.
II it were proper to speak from
text. ! would select passage rom
Proverbs. for | know OF no better one
than that furnished by the words oi
solomon when he declared that as a
man "thinketh in his heart, so Is ne.
This is Bible doctrine; it is common
sense. and il is human experience We
think in our hearts as well as III our
heads-out Of the heart are the is
sues of life" 1t is por head thal
cannot find a plausible reason for 40
ing what the heart wants TO 40.
begin hy speech with this proposition
because / want to impress II upon
th- minds of those who listen 20 me-
and upon those who read what ! say
To- YOU. The labor question is more
moral than an intellectual one.
Tolstoi. the great Russian phiios"-
pher. in defining the doctrine "i
bread labor" gives as one of the rea-
sons in support OF it. that personal
contact with manual labor-n"t a re-
collection of former toll, but continued
acquaintance with it's necessary to I
Keep one in sympathy with those who
work with their hands. He contendS
and is IL not true ue?-that lack OF
sympathy. one with another. is at the
root OF most OF the problems of so
ci-ty and government
The world is growing toward broth
erhood. and our nation is leading the
way. There il more altruism in this
country than anywhere else in the
world and more today than there
ever has been before. There is more
recognition of the kinship that exists
between as. more thought about thc
questions which concern = common
humanity than at any preceding time.
The labor organization is "a part ot
this great movement 0f the movement
~ the masses toward closer fellow