Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-03-22

II need be, we would give to Ne toll
ers in the mills rest on one day out Of
seven; that by law, if need be, we
would limit their hours Of labor, that
they, our fellow men, might live like
men indeed ANA not like beasts, en-
shaved in mines or mills.
For this reason, we declared for
a single minimum wage for women
in the crowded industries; that their
virtue might not be hazardcd by
sheer starvation; that their wants
might not drag men to their level Of
poverty.
For this reason, we declared that
We would prohibit the labor Of little
children, that they might grow strong
in body ana in mind, to be good men
and better women.
Put how much have we achieved
if, in Massachusetts or Illinois, We
have SO guarded the children only to.
| permit the Caroinas or Alabama or
| Georgia to engage in a shabby riv
airy for the establishment of indus
tries within their confines, by permit
! ting men to drag wretched little chill
dren, at 10 years of age, out Of the
schools and itno the mills, starved
| for sunshine and for play.
We say that it is not enough to
invoke the power of the nation to
regulate the trade practices of great
corporations; but, that, if our social
life require It, we shall call upon the
power Of the nation TO make those
| corporations deal no less fairly with
and show no less consideration for
their fellow workers than for their
competitors.
There are men grown dry in the
law, grown dull in business, who say
that this program is revolution. My
! friends, they are far more right than
| they know It is revolutions 1t is a
revolution in the moral standards OF
this country; revolution born of the
conscience of the American people,
| which. thank God, can be carried out
under the law and through the law.
Two hundred years ago. our ia
theirs came TO these shores to keep
alive the fires of liberty in an are OF
material development, the like OF
which the modern world has not seen
| We have allowed those fires to grow
dim. We are alive at last to the
danger of their dying. In our settled
purpose to rekindle them, we are not
afraid TO look abroad for light
whether to oldest Europe or to young
est Australasia. We are consecrateo
TO that purpose. We are inspired by
the victory which we wrested out OF
defeat last November. Like crusad'
ers emboldened by faith, we are re-
solved to carry on the war of hu-
manity until the victory is won"
Governor Stubbs was the last
speaker of the evening. He injected
a grain Of humor into the program
when he opened by saying that he
had "a bully good time the past 10
years in progressive work. He made
n strong plea for woman suffrage
and said that the greatest thing in
the last campaign in Kansas was the
granting of equal suffrage to the
women. The following were some of
the spicy paragraphs from his talk;
81 don't blame Bryan for trying to
tie Wilson up to one term
Now, if the democrats don't make
good, Teddy and the progressives will
four years from now"
wall street bought the nomina-
tions of both Clark and Taft and
wouldn't have cared who won but tho
two-thirds rule of the democrats up
set them"
IF the democrats strike down the
protective tariff We will have Il repe-
tition of 1S9i96."
THE progressives are the only
party that has the courage TO tell the
truth about the courts"
Il fired the warden of the Kansas
penitentiary because he was crook. "
They talk about rc-uniting the two
parties. Bless your soul, the repub-
lcans are already united with the
democrats in Kansas
| I'VE believe In a sane intelligent
tariff commission"
You can make all the big trusts
| follow you ABOUT on sulnB III yot
will use the power of the government,
but you can do nothing by state con-
troll"
| Il would like to see the recall APP
piled to the judge who tried to put
Colonel Nelson in JAIL
ANY public official who trades off
patronage for votes is worse than
horscthief'
The Banquet.
The banquet yesterday afternoon in
the grill room of the Hotel Tulsa was
success. both from the standpoint
OF the menu ana the speaking pro-
gram Colonel Priestly served as
toastmastcr.
Mcdll Mccormick was The first
speaker introduced by the toastmast-
~ lie referred to the progrossiycs
present as the officers Of an unlickcd
militia referring TO charges Of
"bossism' in the progressive party. he
said.
"A man can't Ia a loes ,Vifhnut . |