No Lasting Gain Has Ever Come From

One Fact Stands Out In Bold Relief In The History Of Man's Attempts For Betterment. That Is That When Compulsion Is Used, Only Resentment Is Aroused, And The End Is Not Gained. Only Through Moral Suasion And Appeal To Man's Reason Can A Movement Succeed.

Time Is The Most Valuable Thing On Earth: Time To Think, Time To Act, Time To Extend Our Fraternal Relations, Time To Become Better Men, Time To Become Better Women, Time To Become Better And More Independent Citizens.

The Worst Crime Against Working People Is A Company Which Fails To Operate At A Profit.

All Other Holidays Are In A More Or Less Degree Connected With Conflicts And Battles Of Man's Prowess Over Man, Of Strife And Discord For Greed And Power, Of Glories Achieved By One Nation Over Another. Labor Dayis Devoted To No Man, Living Or Dead, To No Sect, Race, Or Nation.

In Many Instances The Conduct Of Colored Workmen, And Those Who Have Spoken For Them, Has Not Been In Asking Or Demanding That Equal Rights Be Accorded To Them As To White Workmen, But Somehow Conveying The Idea That They Are To Be Petted And Coddled And Given Special Consideration And Special Privilege. Of Course That Can't Be Done.