Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-09-07
BOISE OBSERVES
LABOR DAY WITH
BIG CELEBRATION
Addresses by Three Candi-
dates for Governor Chief
Feature of the Program
at Columbia Park.

Success crowned the efforts of the
celebration as could be attested early
this afternoon by a glance at Columbia
park, which was dotted with people
assembled to do honor to the occasion.
Although the sky was overcast with
clouds, which threatened rain, 1t did
not appear to have put a check upon
the attendance.
During the morning hours the labor
ing men and grangers stayed at home
and enjoyed a rest but this afternoon,
filled with the spirit of the occasion,
they assembled 10 pay tribute to toll
and enjoy the day set apart for them.
At noon the Columbia band opened
the celebration with patriotic selec-
tions on the street corners, gradually
nearing the park and opening the pro-
gram of music there at i O'clock
Preparations were all complete for the
occasion. Refreshment stands border
ed the southwest corner of the park
and did a thriving business.
w. G. Scholtz, superintendent of the
started the races off on time.
The winners in the first three events
pulled off before the speaking are as
follows:
Fifty-yard shoe race for boys under
IA years Of age-Claude Brewer, first
prize, pair of shoes from the Mode;
Victor Cameron, second. 81 boys hat
from Golden Rule; Joe Bailey, third,
mouth harp. Eilers Piano house.
Fifty-yard dash, girls under 10 years
of age-First prize, Edna Brassfield.
girls hat from Golden Rule; second
prize, Edna Sake, two-pound box of
candy, Brady Candy company; third
prize, Georgia Mcclure, mouth harp,
Eiers Piano house.
One hundred yard race, open to all
Joe Seran. soft hat from the thinner
man hat works; second, Duncan john
son, tie, Mcleod & Johnson.
John A. Davis, chairman of the day,
with a few brief remarks, introduced
the speakers of the afternoon. John
M. Haines being absent, NJ. Alexander,
Democratic candidate for governor,
was the first speaker. His remarks
were largely confined to the signifi-
canoe of Labor day and the dignity and
strength off labor. He touched lightly
on state issues and the tax problem,
declaring that taxes should be light
ened for all and especially for the
laboring men who were buying homes.
He was applauded at various intervals
of his address.
Progressive Candidate Speaks.
H. f. McElroy Progressive candi-
| date for governor, was greeted with
applause when he stepped forward on
the platform.
The keynote of Mr.. McElroys speech
was cooperation; cooperation in poll
tics among those who desire a given
result; cooperation among laboring
men; cooperation among farmers and
other producers, aRd the elimination of
cutthroat competition.
1T is not alone the right of labor
to combine, to cooperate to benefit
it's condition." declared Mr.. McElroy,
but it is its duty to do So" He then
proceeded to show that under cumpeti-
ton, which Is the only remedy offered
by all the old-line politicians, not only
does the laboring man, the farmer and
every other producer strive with all his
own power to destroy other laborers,
but he actually aids in this manner to
accomplish the purposes and aims of
capital which always acts co-opera-
lively to destroy the opportunities of
labor"
Mr.. McElroy condemned competi-
ton as now taught and practiced as
the most destructive agency in the
world. always seeking to make the
strong destroy the weak. whereas all
Christian teaching and modern civili-
cation should be to require the strong
| to care for the weak Hospitals as
ISOLATED charities and the like efforts
to care for the weak, he declared to be
only the efforts of the strong to salve
their consciences for having destroyed
| the weak.
Purely politically Mr.. McElroy I'M
dertook to show the necessity of the
Progressive party as n party of the
people to carry into effect the will OF
the people as against the will of spe-
cial interests. He reviewed past his
tory showing that this was the object
and the aim of the political activities
of Thomas Jefferson and of Abraham
Lincoln's and that just as Jeffersons
party had made necessary the activi-
ties of Lincoln just so the party OF
Lincoln has now made necessary the
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