The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-08-15
Bryan on Labor Subject.

At banquet of the Lincoln Typographical union,
Tuesday evening" Mr.. Bryan addressed himself to
the subject of labor saying
"tThs is a campaign where we are going to take
the people into confidence and we are going
to have them make the fight for principles.
Il am glad to be associated with those who bear
so important part in the great work that labor
does I suppose that if there is one organization
of which I could properly be made an honorary
member, it is an organization OF printers,
for, if l not printer myself, have
given the printers work to do than any other
man, think, in the United States.
81 am glad to be associated with you in the bonds
of this organization for two reasons:
"In the first place. because you the representa-
ves of the great labor organization of the country
and you represent of the most intelligent
branches of labor of the country; and [ believe IN
the organization of the laboring men. [ believe in
the organization for what it does for those who be-
long to it, and | believe in it for what it does tor
those who do not belong to it, for according to my
understanding of the work of labor organizations
its benefits not confined to its members. God has
so linked us together that matter how may
desire to conine our efforts the things that bene
fit ourselves cannot do it. No person who I'M
dertakes good thing can monopolize the DEMENT'S
of that good thing and the members OF the labor or
carnations engaged i'll great work and work
whose benefits they cannot monopo1ze, even II they
wanted to-
81 believe that the labor organizations of this
country are more responsible than any other one
factor in the Improvement of labor conditions IN
the United States during the last 25 years And the
Improvements that they have wrought III the con-
ditions that surround the laboring men, these i'm
provements shared by those who do not belong
to the organizations and who have not as members
contributed to the expense of the organization
mot only do they the benefits of the higher
wages that have been brought about by organized
labor but they receive the benefits, the large benefits
that come from the advancement of the various So
ca1 reforms behind which organized labor stands.
In the fight to protect the children from too early
work. the children of those who not members
of the organization share the benefits we'll as the
children of those who members Of the organ
ization
"And these labor unions teaching the idea
of brotherhood that is larger than any separate or
ganization of men and this idea of brotherhood lies
back of and is the foundation of the organizations
of various kinds in this country and is the growing
idea in this world And this idea of brotherhood that
is being cultivated by the members of this organiza
ton and all organizations is going to teach knshp
and a nearness to each other that will enable us to
solve more easily the problems that mankind,
and while possibly could not earn the wages fixed
by your scale if | attempted to do the work that
you are doing, as honorary member of your
organization [ can be full member, working on
full time in everything that means the enlargement
of the idea of brotherhood in this country.
EXCTTRSTON TO SALT LAKE AND OGDEN