ve made it impossible to make of our
Republic a plutocracy controlled by the few at the expense of
the many. The individual should count for as much as the
aggregation of individuals, because an injury to the one will
lead to the destruction of the many.

The question of adjusting and harmonizing the relations of
capital and labor is the problem before us to-day, and is one
which will become more urgent in the future. Its solution must
be along those lines of constitutional right which every citizen
has been guaranteed.

Every man is entitled, in the prosecution of his work, to the
broadest possible liberty of action and the protection of
law--of that law which is the outgrowth of necessity and which
seeks to encourage and not to oppress. Such recognition can
always be secured if there is a determination upon the part of
those charged with the responsibility of government to have it.
And who is not?

Every man possessed of a ballot is responsible and has the power
not only to formulate, but to criticise and punish as well. If
the right be properly exercised, an honest and efficient
administration of our affairs can always be secured.

The greatest solvent for political heresies, for doctrines which
are antagonistic to popular government, is education. To the
educated mind there comes a conception of duty which is not
possible to the ignorant.

Sixth. Grand chorus.

Seventh. Benediction by Rabbi Leon Harrison:

Unto Thee, Almighty God, the God of Moses, the God of Jesus, the
God of Mohammed, and the God of every living creature, God of
the church, of the mosque, and of the synagogue, unto Thee we
bring homage and praise.

We worship Thee in this temple of labor, reared by faithful
hands, and implore Thy benediction on the work, for, unless the
Lord blesses the house, the labor is in vain. May it be
dedicated to the enlightenment of humanity that brotherhood may
be increased and patriotism deepened.

Bless this august assembly. Bless this great cause, its tireless
leaders, and faithful workers, and above all bless our beloved
country, the haven of the oppressed and the home of liberty.
Bless its rulers and its people.

May it go on as from the beginning, from strength to strength,
that the nation and the Government may increase in power and in
the en