| Show THE PATRIOTIC ORDER BOYCOTTED THE democratic candidate of vice president pre aident was the speaker of the day at the fourth of july celeb celebration ratio i at peoria 1 in n t the he morn morning i ng there was a street parade over four miles milea long people flocked into town in thousands from the adjoining towns and hamlets it is estimated that over strangers were in town on that day an incident occurred which is in many respects significant it appears that the patriotic order sons of america were given a place in the parade when this was learned by the labor unions all except two withdrew from the par ade anil and absolutely refilled to participate in the ceremonies of the ilay day geu Stev stevenson eAsom delivered a splendid oration aid the people of the town lown and county turned out irrespective of party feeling to honor both him and the day but the ill feeling between the patriotic order and the labor organization has been brewing for sonic time and many of the labor unions dislike that order almost as much as they do it appears that the leaders of the the are so offensive in their alleged patriotism that they have come to claim that there is absolutely none outside of their organization A and nd they have denounced labor men as socialists anarchists an aal I 1 rebels even when agitating legitimately for their rights the action of the illinois labor organizations at peoria on the fourth was a practical demonstration of the feeling that to is growing in the country the order no doubt contains many truly patriotic citizens but it also includes some injudicious and noisy blatherskites blather who succeed in malang themselves ridiculous and damaging order in the public estimation |
