The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-09-10
BRYAN
GUEST FEDERATION
OF LABOR
At Chicago and Delivered
Address
Would Establish Depart
ment Of Labor With
Cabinet Officer at its
Head-BattIe just Be-
gun and Enemy on Run.

and William ]. Bryan, who arrived
from the west at $40 a. m. joined
hands today to make the holiday a
memorable one. Tens of thousands
turned out to see the parade of the
labor unionists of whom there were
estimated to be $4,000 in line though
various estimates ranged much higher.
Many thousands also cOntented them
selves only with watching the com
moner as he stood on the balcony
of the Auditorium hotel and waving
his hands and shouting words of
greeting to the cheering men as they
marched past below in review.
Mr.. Bryan was the guest Of the
Chicago Federation of Labor but the
interest Of Chicago was equally di-
vided between guest and host.
At the conclusion of the parade Mr..
Bryan was entertained at luncheon by
the IrOQuois club.
In his speech, Mr.. Bryan sounded
the charge on the Republican breast
works to his Democratic compatri-
OTIS.
"The Republican party is afraid it
will meet Justice in this campaign, "
he said, "if it does get justice it will
get defeat, for 1t has earned it. The
battle has begun and the enemy is
running. 1t is apologizing.
Republican orators are busy ex-
planning the failure of the Republi-
can party. That party will be kept
on the defensive throughout this en-
tire campaign"
Continuing Mr.. Bryan said in part:
Labor Day is a legal holiday and
1t was made so because the legislators
thought the wage-earners worthy to
have a day specially set apart for the
consideration of themes that concern
those who toll. l appreciate the COM
pliment paid me by the program COM
mittee of this city inviting me to par
ticipate in the ceremonies of the day,
and 1t was gladly accepted, because
Chicago is the second city in the
Union, and as union labor center is
scarcely second to any city in the
world.
"If it were proper to speak from a
text, l would select a passage from
Proverbs. for l know of no better one
than that furnished by the words of
Solomon when he declared that as a
man 'thinketh in his heart, so is he.
This is Bible doctrine; it is common
sense, and 1t is human experience.
We think in our hearts as we'll as in
our heads-out of the heart are the
issues of life. 1t is a poor head that
cannot find a plausible reason for
doing what the heart wants to do.
begin my speech with this proposition
because l want to impress it upon the
minds of those who listen to me
and upon those who read what l say
to you. The labor question is more a
moral than an intellectual one.
The world is growing toward broth
erhood, and our anton is leading the
way. There is more altruism in this
country than anywhere else in the
world, and more today than there has
ever been before. There is more recog-
milton of the kinship that exists be-
tween US, more thought about the
question which concerns a common
humanity than at any preceding time.
The labor organization is a part OF
this great movement OF the masses
toward closer fellowship. 1t has
worked wonders in the past and its
work is only commenced.
"The labor organization helps those
outside of 1t as we'll as it's members
because the increased wages and i'm
proved conditions are shared by non
union men as well as by union men.
"Do not understand me to say that
q labor organization is perfect; the
king can do no wrong can no more
be spoken of a group than of indivi-
duals. The labor organization is COM
posed of men; its affairs are controlled
by human beings, and human beings
are not perfect. All that man touches
Is stained by mans imperfections. and
his frailty can be traced through all
hl5 works But, fortunately for the
laboring man, the Judgment pro-
nounced against his mistakes must be
tempered by the fact that those with
whom the laboring man comes in con-
tact are also likely to err. When the
Omploye deals with the employer, he
is dealing with one of like passions
with himself. Each is likely to be
insistent on what he believes to be
right, and the opinion Of each, as to
what is right, is likely to be colored
by selfish interests and affected by in.
complete information as to the facts
II the smploye has sometime sresorted
90 violence to enforce his wishes, the
employer has sometimes employed his
position to secure an unfair share oi
the joint product. 1t is the province
of the lay to place limitations upor
both, and the security Of our govern
ment is found in the fact that both
employer and employe in their calmei
moments, will join in the enactment
OF laws which will restrain them ir
moments OF temptation. Some assume
that labor is lawless and that to settle
the labor question permanently We
need only enforce the law vigorously
] yield to none in insistenoe upoI
obedience TO the law. Law is neces
sarF In human society, and its en-
fofcement is essential to peace and or
der, but we must remedy abuses by
law u we would insure respect for
and obedience to, law.
'aTbs importakt lesson TO be learned
BY Q eitiEen I'm government like our
IS that the ballot Is both shield anC
sword-it protects him from injury
and enfoTcas bis rights.
s'The fiH3t thing that is needed fol
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