Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-12
BRYAN PRAISES
ORGANIZED
WORKMEN
C0MM0NER DIMES WITH
LINCOLN PRINTERS UNION
Reminds Typos That His
Speeches Have Furnished
Work For Thousands of
Craft in Past Decade,

IBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire.1
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 11.-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
g. Humphrey O'Sullivan, of Lowell.
Mass. He was vocifesously applauded
throughout Before entering into
the more serious subject of his ad-
dress which was in 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 humorous
reference to Candite j. w. Kern, who
also was guest. "He is naturally
somewhat embarrassed at the APP
preaching notification" said Mr..
Bryan amid laughter. | realize how it
is with a beginner but am sure that
If he will presevere the time will come
when he 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
to get into an organization where he
could be a. member along with the
governor of Nebraska, Mr.. Bryan
said
This is campaign where we are
going to take the people into our con
fidence and we are going to have
them make the fight for our princi-
pies. l am glad to be associated with
those who bear SO important part In
the work that labor does. / suppose
that if there Is one organization of
which l could properly be made an
honorary member, 1t is an organization
of printers. for. it, am not printer
myself. l have given printers more
work to do than any other man l
think in the United States. l 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
ganizations 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 I
believe In the organizations of the
laboring men. | believe in the orga-
nization for what II 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 It's 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 conine our
efforts to the things that benefit our
selves we can not do 1t.
81 believe that the labor organiza-
tions of this country are more respon-
sible than any other one factor in the
Improvement of labor conditions in
the United States during the last
twenty-five years And the imp ave-
ments that they have wrought In the
conditions that surround the laboring
men. these improvements are shared
by those who do not belong to the
organization. This was brought to my
in Chicago who was an employer. He
had been appointed as one Of COM
mission to arbitrate a strike and when
the men had secured a ten per cent
advance, the question was raised
whether men not belonging to the un-
ion should be employed with them:
and the laboring men proposed that
those outside Of the union receive the
pay they we're formerly willing to re-
eeive 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
those outside of the union would not
work for the lower price II we paid
you the increase Thus those outside
of the union we're to receive and did
receive the increase that was secured
by the organization of the laboring
men. Not only do they secure the
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-
hind which the organized labor stands.
In the fight to protect the children
from too early work, the children of
those who are not members Of the or
ganizatlon share the benefits as well
as the children of those who are mem
bers OF the organization. In every
thing that goes to provide for better
examinations OF mines. better health
conditions. for those who toll. the peo-
pie outside OF the organization as well
as those on the inside reap the bene-
NJ. repeat that this world is so con-
structed that no good thing can be
monopolized. And II is well that II is
so The farmer who introduces a new
kind Of grain or furnishes informa-
ton in regard to the improvement Of
the crops. one who improves the breed
of animals he can not keep the bene-
fits to himself. And these labor or
ganizatlons 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
organizations Of various kinds in this