The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-30
Declares Workers Must Com
bine Against Others In
Order to Get Justice.
AWAKENS THE IRE OF
FRIVOLOUS FIVE"
Points Out Contrast Between
Members Of Two Organiza-
tions Which Meet With Dis
= approval of Speakers.

PHILADELPHIA. March 29.--Tur-
moil broke loose at a meeting of the
Frivolous Five O'Clock club, in the
Bellevue Stratord last night when Gil
ford Pinchot. Progressive candidate
for the United States senate, declared
that the only way that workers in this
country could obtain Justice was 20
btrs shouted angrily: No, no, you are
wrong" when Mr.. rincbot asserted
the only possible way the little men
can meet on equal terms with men like
you is to line Them up on che side,
and yof on the other"
Among those who made objection to
Mr.. Pinehots remarks were Colonel
John p Wood. president OF the Nation-
al Wool Manufacturers association:
Frederick T. Chandler. ex- presideat of
the Philadelphia stock exchange, and
James NJ Beck, M2noted corporation
lawyer, of New York. The audience
that heard Mr.. ~Pinchot included
judges. members OF congress, and lead
ers in the citys political, financial md
business circles. attorney Beck Was
selected by President s. J. w Holton
to reply TO Mi. Pinehots address
Mr.. Pinchot said. Coming here
from the Lighthouse "a workmen $
centerp. / cannot help noticing tie
CONTRAST HSLWttu tWA Bitil eaStiti~d
here in luxury and comfort and the
men have just lsft. This contrast
has impressed upon NE The small
cnance the mer in the Lighthouse
lave compared with such as y11
Great Inequality.
AS In Il fash of lightning | see the
tremendous inequality. 1t makes me
think Of the fight ina; tn sr.ail man
is putting up Tor DESCENT food, decent
clothing and all III lse things that the
hig man IAN have. esThere Is eoc i
deal the matter withkthis country, md
We can find the basis of it in just such
possible way thesa other men can
meet with men liz you on equal terms
is to line them up N one side and you
on another. 80
In reply, Attorney Beck recalled
the centennial of the adoption of the
constitution held in Philade! pfia
twenty-six wears ago.
Through all that eventful week Of
the centennial" he said. there was
not one doubt expressed as to the
practicable infalla biiiry of the consti-
in the twenty-five years since that
time. The fundamental principles OF
our government have been ata-ked
and deridod-- the sacredness and 7on-
partisanship of the judiciary,the the
DRY of representative government, the
doctrine of elf-restraint--each of
them has been ruthlessly challenged.
Tonight We hear an assertion from
high-minded man. an assertion In
which he believes, but which am c'n-
WINGED Is untrue, that there are two
distinct and separate classes In our
country.
Stir IN Class Passions.
Glass passions have been appealed
to. and class antagonisms have been
engendered in the organized attack
now being made on the doctrine of cur
government. We see not only class
antagonisms, but a class OF meddle-
some Interference with the mechanism
of our government, which IL continued
can have only the most serious results.
In less than thirty years the great
railroads of this country have been
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