New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-20
DEBS on DECK AGAIN.
HE BoBs UP AT COOPER UNION.
SOME BITTER WORDS ABOUT THE PLuTocRATlc
PRESS THAT HAD \ LITTLE SOMETHING
TO SAY ABOUT HIS PERFORM

PRESS. THAT HAD y LII LIZ Sphr-ii i'-''
TO SAY ABOUT HIS PERFORM
ANcEs LAST SUMMER.
Eugene V. Debs. president of the American
Railway Union. enthusiastically gree'eu i"S.
night by an audience that filled the great nan Vi
Cooper Union to overlooking. Inc h'ee'i'R va"
organized 10y "A few friends OF Mr.. Debs IN oT"ei
N rive him an opportunty to explain the motive
of the strikes last summer and his cohhectoi
herewith lie was escorted to the platform ny
Samuel Gompers president; christopher "N"',''
secretary and Joseph l.. Lennon. treasurer OF '"e
American Federation of Labor Edward N"S' =
labor advocate OF this city, and Joseph H. hu-
chonon who is the candidate for Congress of the
Pennies partv of Newark. y. j. Mr.. Lennon
called the meeting to order and Mr. buchahah
was chosen as chairman Mr.. W mite ahho""o'i
that Debs would speak for the Peoples party al
the Brooklyn Athenaeum tonight man J" '''e
audience cried out: Il a Brooklynite ana Il
Socialist This elected cheers ami applause
Mr. White said it was good sign for SOCIALISTS
to attend labor meetings. That elected co"-
mingled applause and loud Kisses.
Mr. Debs. on being introduced. was received
with prolonged and deafenng cheers. lie SAID IN
the course of long address rchearSins 'he M
tory of the great strike. that II was not oruri'l
by him. but 10y conference OF iuJ men "io WI
prompted hy holy end righteous tI rp a.
ever promptcd any man in the world. There was
not a star or stripe in the American nag that VIZ
not the result OF strike. but. he SAID, no iOup5
If The NcW-York Tribune and 'New-N ork sun ha,.
been published in the days OF the kcNolutloH ui,E
would have denounced Washington As 4 n'lui
gogue and 4 traitor NlisscsD Inc stilhr ""'I's
have been successful but for the interference OF
"a subsidzcd press ana Federal troops uiisses)
Tney had only screwed down the sdfe =.
but the same unrest remained ana "ouln DR. n
out again WOrkiugmcn had begun I" 'hlHh an.
would soon take their rghtS-l"Hd applause mo-
I'm lawlcssncss but IN a lawful ana orderly indl
uer that would hc made possible" by Inc s"iiih'l u
and votes of the people. \ days work should not
exceed eght hours, he said. but tour Woulh pc
enough and the other fOur should be devoted ~
study. mental culture. etc. ,,- ol.,.
Referring - working -woTn,n IN" sIehN'. az
Gated woman suffrage. and said that 40 emu
pleaded for unity and fraternity Of all labor organ,
izations and said that he ia not favor physl,ar,
force but educational force. which would - on uli
there would come the greatest strike the Wot'd NJ
seen. and that would Toe the strkc AT III" "aI-
lot box CHEERS and applause . ,
For the ultimate relief Of labor IL Wnu',' ~
continued bc absolutely necessary to abollSh "a"
wage system, which would melt and flow into IN"
cooperative system tApplauscl Ia conclusion
Mir Dcbs culogizcd himself at great length q an
honest man. a friend of Labor ana 10, oi oiit s.
sion. Then he launched into tn bttercst inNc'-
tive AT his command against tn" 'plutocraic
~ disturbed mentally over certain editorial h'a
cd Pass" published IN Tho Tribune on july y,
which ala not estimate his usefulness quite 80
high does Mr.. 'cbs. several OF who's" hI4lt'Ts
remarked that "h" Was dead stuck on himself
Mr.. Dchs will speak in the Newark lyc"um 81
Monday evening 81 advocacy pf the election OF
his personal friend. Joseph Il. buchanan. ii" Will
remain In this city next week. and then make
speaking tour Of tho principal Eastern cities