Weekly journal-miner., 1912-09-04

Hon. Reese NJ. Ling delivered the Labor Day oration at inc Plaza, being formally presented by Hon. J. J. Hawkins. who presided at the occasion! His able address met with keen appreciation and his wig orous denunciation of political char letans and demagogucs was heartily applauded. In opening he said: ITO labor is due the fact that the United States is the foremost nation on the globe and to the highly intelli- gent and skillful zeal of American labor the magnificent development of all branches of industry in our splendid country is beholdcn." He then paid tribute to woman, say ing: Tt is not alone the male of the species which is entitled to con. sideration. to woman. we owe every thing. The tender helpfulness and thoughtful care and solicitude, the encouraging smile, and the never failing assistance of the woman are the controlling factors of life's strug- gles. and by reason of which our cares and our anxieties are smooth ed away.
 After reviewing in detail the labor legislation that had been enacted for the protection of wage earnings in various states, he said:
 Those who toll find the struggle for existence an unequal one. The right to live has grown to be a fight against unequal odds for bare subsistence. A gradually increas- ing cost for the barcst necessities, without any apprcciablc increase in earning capacity. has produced q dissatisfaction among our people, creating a palpable excuse for the espousal of revolutionary remedies.
 IL is easy for the snug represcn- tativc' of hoarded wealth, with stud jed magni6eence of modern Cac- sar. toGdesry the tendencies of the growth of pbpuiar denunciation of system under which the present intolerablc conditions have arisen.
 lt is not surprising that "the day may be counted as lost. whose low descending sun, looks not upon the birth of at least one new poll. tical party"
 It dcvolves upon the plain man, living the wholesome life of peace and contentment. to bring order out of chaos. The man of ideals the man of conscience and human emotions. The sober. sane. honest, industrious and broad minded Am erican citizen,
 The greatest cause for the pro motion of discontcnt among our people is the demagoging of those who seek public office. The bid for popular support by arousing the pre- judice of one portion of our citizens against another. Truth. Honor. Rep utation. ALL-arc sacrificed up- on the altar of the unsuitable greed and avarice of the demagoguc. The most alarming menace to American institutions today is the seif-styled reiormer tho desires ,o destroy our fabric of government. to rear in it's stead one emanating from the imagery of disordered imagina- tion. lt would sometimes appear that changes in governmental re- forms are suggested for the mere sake of change. That each new suggestion is eagerly scanned for the purpose of evolving another more revolutionary. The minds of the people are filled with theories in government; the alignment of party has ceased to be marked. and each citizen expounds today learn edly upon his particular brand of government.
 Reforms are not accomplished by resort to the savage fury of the bomb, bayonet or cannon. They cannot be prevented by persecution, villihcation or coercion. They are possible of accomplishment only by the exercise of dispassionate inves- tigation. courageous patience. and the same calm. deliberate. unselfish feeling and consideration for the rights of others as was manifested by the men who founded this gov ernment.
 The suppression of the danger threatening the republic cannot be left with safety to party or parti- sanship Thrice it has stricken