Workmen's advocate., 1890-10-18
JOHN SWINTON
GREETED BY THREE THOU
 SAND TOILERS.

VudI he SdN hUIOdu - htsuIReHt
 Life Among the Masses of the Old
 WOrld-The Social System Cbal-
 lenged Everywhere-The English
 Race and the Coming Revolution
 Woe to the ObstructiOnists!-A
 ricans! Fall in Line and Strive
 to Create a New Social and h.
 dustrial Order.
 The large hall at Cooper Union began to fill at an early hour last Saturday evening, with an enthusiastic gathering eager to participate in the reception rendered to John Swinton by the s. L. P. Long before p. m., every seat in the large auditorium was taken and the aisles were packed, while closely seated on the rrlatform, which was gaily deco rated with the banners of the Socialist Labor Party, Millers and Millwrights' Union, United Machinists, Carpenters Union No. 5lS. Bakers Unions No. & 31, German Walters Union, Cloak makers Union, Brewers Union, and the Socialist Liedertafel, were two hun dred ladies and gentlemen prominent in the labor movement. Distinguished among these were Dr. Geo. Stiebeling, the partys candidate for Coroner, August Waldinger, the candidate for Comptroller, Ernest Bohm, the candidate for Sheriff. James A. Bost- wick, the candidate for President of the Board of Alderman, Wm. N. Reed and Robert J. Victor the candidates for Judges of the Supreme and City Courts, Mrs. Greie. Charles F. Wilson, the can didate for County Clerk, James J. Daly, the candidate for Justice of the Seventh Judicial District, H. Glyn, Hugo Vogt, the candidate for Assembly from the Eighth, John A. Davenport candidate for Assembly from the Eighteenth and Wm. H. Gallivan, the candidate for AL derman of the same district, Mrs. Cahan, MT. and Mrs. Werner, of the Philadel, phia Idgeblatt, Prof. Walters, the Shake sperean scholar, Dennis Sheehan, the sculptor, and many others. After the Progressive Musical Union No. had discoursed several inspiring airs, August Delabar called the meeting to order, stating that the occasion was a reception rendered by the Socialist La bor party and the c. L. F. to Labor's champion and friend, Jobn Swinton. He then yielded the floor to Lucien Sanial, who was to officiate as Chairman. The appearance upon the platform of John Swinton was the signal for an outburst of applause, cheering and waving of hats that lasted several min- utes, the manifestation no sooner ceasing than it was renewed with increased fire. When at last, silence was restored, L. Sanial addressed John Swinton substantially as follows:
 MT. Swinton! As personal friend have been chosen to welcome you in the name of the thousands of working men gathered here this evening. The cheers that greet you are more eloquent than words. Such cheers are not given to kings or emperors, off may be allowed to use word of your own coin ing--to 'Vanderbillions. They are re. served for the man of intellect whose heart beats in unison with the heart of the people. I shall not weaken their meaning by lengthy address, but shall simply, on behalf of this vast assemblage, press your hand and telly 'Welcome!' Prolonged cheering.l Welcome to you, Mir. Swinton; welcome, also, to the noble lady who has shared your labors and watched over you with infinite solicitude when at last sickness and almost total blindness were the result of your untiring efforts in the noblest of causes" Great applause.
 In conclusion, he called MT. Swinton's attention to the international character of the audience, which in itself was full of significance. Men were there from all sections of the globe, born, some of them, on the banks of the Vistula others on the Danube, some on tht Seine, others on the Rhine. others again on the Thames and the Shannon together with those whose cradles haC been on the banks of the Hudson and tht Mississippi; and all honored John Swin ton as the champion of humanity.
 John Swinton thereupon took tht floor, and evidently greatly moved, be gan by signifying his qualification at th' sight before him, ,and at meeting so many friends who had for years fought shoul der to shoulder with himself for tn, emancipation of Labor. The year 1874 he then proceeded. had been darl one for Labor in New York; working men, who had assembled to deliberat over their interests were then clubbet away by the police; hardly less darI \ was the year when he ran for Mayor o New York and received only S3 votes Now, however, he saw indeed, tn dawn of liberty. Not here only, bu