The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-03
TRAIN IN An AGGREssIvE MOOD.
Violently As.aiiing n Great Many Things and
Threatening to Talk nli Night.


George Francis Trains final mass meeting
for the purpose OF organizing prosperity
through psychologist evolution" was held in the
Broadway Theatre last evening. The audience
was large. The boxes were all filled, and there
was hardly standing room unoccupled In any
part Of the house. On the platform sat row OF
little boys and girls. who aro Mr.. Trains
COMPANIONS in Madison square. These
he introduced as his ico-Presidonts.
After speaking Of tho large assembly
he dropped into poetry. and followed
with n general attack on all poets There
was Mrs. Hemans with Tho boy stood on the
burning dock" Why tho deuce did he stay
thcre2 II he had jumped of he might have
bcen saved. This was silly Tennyson's
Ring out. wild bells" was all nonsense Tho
idea Of ringing out the false and ringing in tho
true was all bosh. The next attack was on
England and tho English. We had been
beaten in the Geneva award. England had
made us spend ten thousand millions by the
war, besides million lives. and thcn sho set
tlcd tho whole thing up Tor tl5,OOOuVO. Ho
offered many resolutions. each Of which was
ndopted 10y The audience. there always being,
however, n few noes, which seemed TO annoy
the coming Dictator.
Tweed. Boecher and Comstock. Mr.. Train
continued. were iair representative mon OF the
American nation and American institutions.
There were 100000 people IN this country sit
1t was but question OF time when the III would
rise and clear out the dress circle. Ho had
wrttcn to Cardinal McCloskey that IL he did
not inform his people that their money in the
savings banks was being stolen he would
be- held responsible, A voice from the orchess.;;
- didn't get .nny answer from him" said
MIR. Train. ana everybody laughed. Ihe col
lcges in this country wero AZ frauds, There
tuay six feet high. Common schools were
frauds-,werc charnel houses whore children
most vulgar people on the face Of the earth.
Even outside of the church doors on the Sab
Germans wore far ahead OF tho Americans in
learning. Lawyers aud clergymen were about
on a par. He would not trust either with a
well filed pockelbQok over night go
Mr.. Train distributed candy among the chill
dren, and asked them II they did not want 70 20
home. Looking at his watch he said: Now.
its u quarter Of ten. At ten o'clock you 30
homo. All those who want to 40 ont 60 ~ that
time. TINS 4 The las; meeting. and propose to
rntionalists. socialists. artists-a perfect con-
sress, @i an nations ana we VIII nay have
lie asked for questions from the audience. and
they came thick and fast; Who was tho man
Thought Bcecher might he the man. In answer
10 ether queries he said he preferred n prize
fighter 10 minister, and would prefer TO buy n
house Of the former. lie had travelled around
the world in eighty days. He was the man
jules Verne wrote his story about. Miss Ado
aide Lennox had succeeded in getting herself
SSpT' Mr Train announced ,hot 10 o'clock had
come. and the little girls on the stage went out.
rs did about nity persons in tho body OF the
house. All In favor OF making night Of II
given with a will the ono man in tho gallery
adding PROLONGED g, no" Mr.. Train ignored
with theft was in tho house, nnd when the an
H2uNTrmcn, was sde & &he9Gs n!esS y To- 5ee ss her &
| locked w, and the man who preferred the
charge. There were some hissei. and the Die
| tior put il to a vote: All those in favor OF
sny aye." and thcrc was an unanimous "nye."
! " II Is now quarter OF eleven said Mr.. Train
and If any body else wants to eo let them 40
! now; We have congress here" y few women
Il Judge Hilton changed the women's Hotel,
! would uo broken was Mr. Trains next propo-
! sition. The estate was bankrupt any how. and
could not pay today three cents on the dollar
| This statement WAS greeted with loud laughter
| Beans were a fine diet He expended five cents
day for beans. and never TOUCHED meat
pork Z. ,s No, S sir" II How Do y2a got beans
what confused. and said he never saw any PORK
A friend in the orchestra suggested that beans
| could be cooked without pork. Mr. Train
adopted the suggestion; but i appeared that the
| first interrogator was in the habit OF eating
| beans in the same restaurant. ana insisted that
no beans were sold there not contaminated by
PORK, He gained ms point and tho audience
Mr., Train condemned Free Masons and Odd
Fellows. Nhen men mctwlth closed doors, ana
| kept out women there was some deyiltry goirG
| on that should not be permitted.
| At this stage woman arose in the audience
| and at the request Of Mr.. Train. made a speech
on railroad monopolies. At is termination an.
| other call was made on those who wanted to go tC
do So. rs the remainder could make night o
it," At ia Mr.. Train was still talk ing. and q very
| large proportion OF the audience was putting
| inquiries 10 the speaker and enjoying his
answers. lie predicted that, in thirty years
people would work but two hours Il day. ant
That in n very short time he would be Dictator
" For. said he. " ! hnye you have you righ
| here by tho psychologist twist"