The Washington times., 1894-12-30
JOHN BURNS ADVICE
TO THOSE Who LABOR
Continued from First Page.)

here. to make his stay here pleasant. and TO
get large crowd ont tonight. | cannot say
more tHan this. 1t is a very unpleasant
thing to have to stand up here aad make
snch statement, but we will have TO bear
with il the lest we can.
Il wish to Introduce to you, now as the
first speaker of the evening Hon. Jerry
Simpson. who will talk to you upon the
economic questions OF The day.
MIR. Simpson, responding. said that he had
come to hear and see one of the, il not the
greatest lahor leader in the world [Applausel.
He would not suy much, because the people
wanted TO hear Barns, who had taught the
people what could be done by concerted ar
tion, by going into politics and ruling the
people through the government. He had
Taught them that the final hope Cor the peo-
pie was in the ballot box. IApplause.l
Mr Simpson congratulated MIR. Burns on
his or. tieisn OF the capitalistic classes. APP
paGsel. And he had noticed that the capital
istc classes and papers had squirrned when
attacked. IApplaase.i He was sorry that
Mr.. Burns would not be here TO witness the
proceedings OF Congress. FOR he would then
see what failure the legislative part of the
republic is. IApp.ause.l
INTRODUCED JOHN BURNs
Mr.. Tracey then introduced in a few words
Mr.. Burns. who WAS received with hand
greeting. He said:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND FRIENDS: II / may be
permitted to suggest to the chairman who
wno has said many too kind
things about myself. it does not
concern me one got. whether I speak to
20.0)0 people in Washington Or TO twenty. II
/ had my choice / would rather speak TO four
men on the In or movement, who stand four
square to Il the winds that blow, than TO a
crowd that simply came TO salts their cur
osity and who. when the speaker had tickied
their ears, would go away pleased more with
the fact that they haa seen him than in
strueted by his utterances. IApplause.]
1.-THE cause OF whit has transpired and for
which personally am not to blame, the rea-
son that the audience is as small az it is this
evening dos not concern me, hut before
commence to speak / wish to say that on the
whole the American people have received me
with cordiality wherever l have spoken. In
every one ofthe large cities in which have
had the honor to address an audience,
they have welcomed me and in
dorsed me, and Notwithstanding the criti-
cism of one or two eccentric flies that are to
be found around all butcher shops IaPplause1
the people have Endorsed my views and have
said that my criticisms have been correct and
valuable and intend to speak in this repub-
llcan land OF freedom rs Iswould among my
constituents on the o,her side. Whether
blame or praise I Shall tell the truth in
MY OWN HUNT WAY.
sIn coming to this most beautiful city and
viewing its general air of prosperity, found
that Americans have the happy klack of put
ting their best goods in the front windows.
AS fir ON the Capitol this afternoon / took in
a sunset lew, said here is natural and ar
tistic harmony |. however, changed my mind
when / was offered paper. the b. adlines OF
which told OF the sufferings OF the poor in
this city,
This recalled TO MIR. Burns the sentiment OF
Robert Burns. who had said that man wns
made to mourn.
He SAID that there was the same prob
lem of poverty here as elsewhere. He vas
here to speak on the union, municipal, and
parliamentary sides OF labor reform All
admit that any man willing TO work ought
not 10 be without bread. He had seen here
the symptoms Of anarchy and disorder which
might have disastrous results in the future OF
this country
The characteristics OF this state OF things
are the same IN all countries. II is poverty
in iuxtaposiiion with aggregated capital
Whether country is monarchical or repnb-
lican il makes no differenee-gold bugs or
silver fieas are the same 10 the people VINO
suffer. In the old country there is, however,