The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-18

u'I'l SOLO lhe song My Mother
Used 10 Sing"
Pres. oompers Speaks
President -Gompers then arrived ON
the stage from his hotel. aud was re-.
ceiyed by burst Of applause. He
was introduced b. Chairman IIpa.
, gins, as The Grand old Man OF
Onionism. In response he said.
thank you Tor the compliment
prefer that Tim" shall t,ll the story, Ar
uhl rinan, ladies ana gentlemen. Altrr
all. the only thing one can DO clearly AMI
'"nScieutiousiy. Is 90 he OF service tu
Ilt fellow men That measure. that
dutl, ~ opportunity L. afforded one. NOR,
Than another. a. should not b, measured
- a duty performed. IL should BE- the
{ hope and desire OF all Co perform tht
duty OF service.
This fgeline IL helps To- fulfu a
stronger duty "A stronger and better hu-
man character and human hope and
niEl.r aspirations II be has attributed
an a. can possibly do. ] take IL YOU
w"uIu nav, me address YOU on som,
I i'h"~' "t The labor movement. II wouIr
he impDss.ri, o. discuss ala FOR whiru
% stands. or oil that 70 has accomplish
cd iEthuf encompasses an the str,il.f.l T..
aud hopes Of the labor movement I.abDr
Mas born IN hunger, and ITS continual
sFuEsl' u continued hunger.
For Better rhingu.
IL was hunger for food munger Tor
shelter. That hunger has now aiken .i,
row form. o. is now uuuu,r flr I,tt.f
{ i"yd, hunger for better horne. hunger Tor
e. hiEh'r life. hunger for books burF.-
, Tor Art. hungei Tor musical COMPOSITE.
ana 10 limit ON the hunger for kn ,v b.
cdE'. f"r these the labor tnovDru, rt
VIE "'TlFe 10 hs"l" e.. anc to Ian 1iba tu
th' MINDS OF IA. human world aud sf-
cure Ia. urabls IrJfuu from an :bs ma
hau race. so long as tusro reru1Iuv Ia
wtons unrighted. or a tight not y.J
"a would like Co call attention To tb.
I act that man was not always free. Less
man 100 years ago, not only was there
tiia.'.hA sI'Neiy, but also white slavcr.
history recalls these facts. that tue
/ labor Of h" white men was sold in h..
i'tIhtN uhdef contract. and this same
contract labor was enforced by the
I courts There has been O. constant struE-
gle. aud you still find evidence OF apt-
ness Of The courts to agree into tn. lives
"i The employ. r and the laboring man.
mere j. no law that will compel a
workman to live up 20 the exact terms
81 an agreement. The only people ,,.h.r..
| ms principle Is employed IL towards
pioyed IN business. one contracts with
lhc other 20 build a machine and furnish
IT, There b. no power OF Law la oAurfg
or goNernment 10 compel specific com
pilah'' with the terms of that contract
! The law provides that a. he fails 10 live
W To- "a, agreement. he may b. held IL,
u"in"s 'si but nowhere b. he TO be COM
PEELED 20 live up 90 tho terms Of IN.
con raci. only with the working peopIe
b. this put In force.
= have seen that principle expressed
nt courts. and you haN. had several ex-
hbIupus Of judicial temp.rafuent ~ tt,.
same hIhd. There are some who make
uh b'h"y, that they are physically liz
iinh D" lFi'. while they are mentally
inc don't know that there has been "a
Magma 'hHrta. or a Declaration OF Inda-
L,a,d,n'. That IN addition 90 our fore
.Htn'f1 finding "A new nation, they ray.
new meaning Co manhood.
A Higher Life.
The Working people of America baaa
.htIf hop ana claims upon society. MOI
b,.aNh. OF poverty or degradation. or
ica ut our time are for better ser,.ir. .
hlgu'f iii'. and these are theirs by rfEbT
ahn We are going 90 get g." Here tie
~ w., p''N.r paid hts respects 20 former
marked That Judge Dayton took an IN.
ny Nh'f, Judge Jackson left OF. and
I W'y De- allow cd Co use the phrase
.". the street. went him one better
tte reviewed the coal strike of Is4- al
L'.H "I the many things that tended Ia
nruF men together under one head on
l.l.i.li MP Tor me bettermcnt Of all CON
DE dwclt very strongly upon the "roy-
-uiutnusl right Of freedom OF sp.e,'n
and OF The press. which shall not b. a.
Li'd or abridged pointing out INSTANCE
where Tine courts had tried To- tear fh.f
flEht away from the working man az,
A-'"eI ,.ullnu'd hF saying that tho
FIEni or free speech was placed In ne
cons iliuuun Co give persons who had
nu'' lhinE o. say Boz the way Of criticfr-
ing some official or law. 70 say fbst
N liUh was upon HIa mind
The speaker pointed out that n vvss
organized labor that had made tn Trlr
schools ir this country possible ard
mat tnHf would continue To- work urfI
fr'' schools bad been satabIisbed 4,
every .f'f. iu tHs union. and frsa srb..ri
were furnished fu ever, arhoiar
iI' f.ItNf out several points In trhflF
h' said that fhs legal INDIGESTION h. a.
t+.Nl.ii. f' Organized labor. but Vet aIr
.'H' 'f orc fU'mhera Of the bar nraorIa.
'..f.. that doctors bad their medical a..
ana thtf ministers were Urlan-
zoo Unto F ministerial union
IT'D" speaker concluded b. SAVING .tt.
.f' occupying country that Dr. rr.r.
gov 'r.i fNHu nr. other country ar fl.r
.'. ". 'H. E'Hh. fool. f.r aHfr f.sr
goo .f.| mot .u." fr religious Hb.rf.
I".IN.HI economy. but local afHf.Fa..f
If'. 'f"u every form Of frIuafIr. sur
.1. ..urI... establishment ~ uri.ers.I
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