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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 9, 1903)
THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, September 9, 1903 V 1 1 I LABOR DAY AT BOURNE. Grand Celebration By Miners' Union No. 42. A COMPLETE SUCCESS. Despite Inclement Vithr, Program Wis Successfully Carried Out Good At tendance Interesting Speeches Fine New Labor Hall Lone List ol Sports A Great Day Dance In Evening DoHplto tho IncuHriiint (1 rl 7.7.1 0 of ruin whlo.li (diangod to mi onolruliiiK frltiKO f hiiow on tho hlghur inoiill tiiltm HiirroiiiidltiK tho town, Liilior Day wiih coluhralvd Monday itt llourno by MIiioih' Union No. It!, Woidiirii Fodoratlon of Milium, moHt HtiuciiHHftilly itml tho wiill iirrangod program wiih oiirrlod out in dotall. Tho lnoloinont wouthor kopt hiindri'dH of vlHltorH from Huinptor mid nolgh horing plnuoH from participating in tho ovont. Am it wiih tho crowd iiumliorod Ixitwoon (100 iind 700. It wiih tho original intontion to dodiciito tho now liilior hull on UiIh occiihIou and tho dodli'iitory iixcoiIhch worn to furnlHli u part of tho day'H progain, hut owing to tho fact that tho Imlldliig Inoka a llttlo yot of com plotlon UiIh had to lio poritpouod. Tho liiilldlng, whou oomplntod and furiilHhod, will coHt clono on to .'!, OU0. It Im HOxHO font, two atorlt'H liiKh, with a hall for danulng, puhllc itathurlngH and tho llko tho full hIzo of thn Htriiotiiro Ixdow, atld IoiIko rootiiH aliovo for tho minora' union. Tho building Ih a credit to tho town of liouruo. and an aliundaut ovldomio of tho pluck, purpovoriiuco and pro KrcHHlvoucHrt of tho minor at wlioxu IuhIiiiico it wiih rcii led. I tot li (ho ex terior mid Interior were deocratcd very hooniningly for tho Labor Day oxorolHCH. A now i'MH) piano wiih bought a few dayn lieforo. At tho rear of tho hall wiih hung a 100 linn ner hoarlug Iho Irgi'iida and duvlcen of tho order. Thin iiIho wiih pur chaHcd for tho occiihIoii. The decor utloiiH, however, did not ceamt with the new building. Aivohh the iiialu ntreet of the town woioidiuug luiunerH of welcome, and tho principal bind noun lull Id I iih and ivhIiIouooh lioro tuxtcful omlielllHhmeulH for the occii hIoii. Tho iniuerHHiiy that Iho IiuhIiiohh men of llourno and iilro thnxo of Kumpter ooutrlliiiteil very lllierally In a tluiiuclal way toward making tho celebration a hiiccchh. The foicuoou wiih devoted to the lalior paiado, and Hpooi'hmaklug in tho new hall. Despite the drizzle mid the muddy ntioots tho parade wiih pulled olf on M'hcdulcd time, 10:110. The labor prnoox'dou, a goodly bund, fiiimed at the hall with the new luiu voting together if they ever hoped to accomplish anything toward benefi cial legislation. He said that the old part I os should be cut out and that tho union folk should vote the labor ticket from first to last. If tholr rights are to be recognized this is tho one sure way of obtaining recognition, be said. Ho was followed by Captan A. M. Paul, superintendent of the Imporlal, who dolivored a strong address deal ing in the main with tho same prob lotiiH. Ho ondod by rondorlng "The Voice of the People." Tho next speaker was Tom C. Gray, goneral manager of the Valley Quoeu, who spoke in his characteris tic epigrammatic fashion. Ho said: "Your committee on arrangement iiiih thoughtfully provided that my romarks should not exceed Ave min utes. I shall bo brief. I do not know wbethet you regard mo as a roproHontutivo of ono or other of tho two mighty classos Labor and Cap ital. 1 havo been workod under ground by othor man, and havo workod othor mou under ground. Momorios, dating back to Hutto, Montana, whore you all know copper Ih king, rocall tlmoH when I did tho 'Hluglo' and 'double' jacks acts. At later dates I havo employed mon. My lifo has been with minors, my sym pathies aro with thorn, my interests nro with thorn, and I am with thorn. Tho amicable relations of labor and capital in UiIh district suggests a thought. Thoro Ih nothing suggest ing more cordial congratulations than tho fuct stated iu my subject, for it Ih a fact. Tho past proves it, llkowiHo tho prcHont. Wbatovor ouds havo boon attained by either sido in this district havo boon peaceful, tol erant, ami cheerful. May it over bo so. ProgroHS roqulron poaco uad roa hoii. lteasou must guide, duo injury will rcHiilt. Laboring mon havo tho balance of power in any peaceful ar bitrament, for they outnumber II vo to one. With Ifbor rents tho future of thin dlHtrlut and tho country, (nurd that future woll. Chorlnh It, fester it with parental euro, and ill wnynkeep the calcium light of roiiHon clear of piihhIoii and prejudice, Hhiii lug upon your deeds. 1 npoko of labor 1 moan organized labor for labor, with every olomont of modern Industrial life, iuiihI and will organ ize. The tlino Ih not dlHtniit when labor will speak untiinidly through an organ. This is an inevitable trend, and wo havo but to welcome It, with tho prayer that this mighty voice will aw layH speak with reason. Organized labor has made mistakes, for laboring men are human. It is our duty to correct those, prollt by experience, and gradually rlso to higher plaucH. Labor will not bo moved by violence, cannot bo. for violence destroys, and never builds. Meet your employers often, consider their Interests wbilo considering youiH, and let tho future show tho same friendly, cordial spirit iu this great dish let that stand to your credit iu tho past." The Hpeochmiikiug ended at noon and the barbecue Iwgau. A corpu- ner displayed for the Hist time n I lent i.ovine nail neeu sacriiice.i wiiicn the vaiiLMiaiil. and miiicbed thrnuuh it" "'" trimmings represented an the main pint of the town, disband ing In f i out of the hall to the music of tho Spokane Ladles' oichestni. 1'icsldcnt Angus McCoimnck, of the lleili no Union, deliveied an appro priate millions of welcome, introduc ing the lion. W. II. Stiaycr, the onitor of the day. Ills addict-i. was along the lilies of organized, labor. It was well iccoIwmI and llltciiilly ap plauded. Tim speaker uigcd the ne cessity of labor oiganlatloiis stand ing together, pulling together and outlay of over $100. The crowd fell to at the appointed moment and tho earthly remains of the ox vanished like a wreath of mist at eve, or words to that oirect. Hut it was a good spiciul and posfCHsccd every hunger satisfying property. The afternoon was devoted to spoils. These were under tho direc tion of IM llutze, .loo Johns and Hen Kosj, and Tom (.'. Gray, A. P. 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