Organized labor, a contested issue of the last century, in many ways, is the backbone of this nation, and it is on the backs of these workers that our nation's crowned achievements have been built. It is this proud legacy, and future, that unions so valiantly defend. In the wake of the 1920s, a decade that teemed with anti-union legislature and social outlook, union leaders like John J. Lewis spoke out fervently against oppressive anti-union politics. In his speech, Lewis employs a mocking, sarcastic tone against the anti-union faction. He moralizes the movement he so adores to enhance its value and give the pro-union movement true conviction. And as to connect labor to the country it built, a strong patriotic appeal is present. Lewis