New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-24
Ar THh. CLERMONT AVENUE RINK.
AFTER LONG WAIT THE GATHERING
LISTENED TO THE LAST EFFORT
OF THE EN ENING.

After leaving the overflow meeting Mr.. Bryan
addressed about six thousand workinsfn"n AT the
ca. rnont Avenue Rink. after his speech In the
Academy. silverites Of course predominated but
there was q good sprnklins Of Mckinley men
vho occa sionaIly made their presence known
Tho meeting was held under tho auspices OF an
enhemeral association called the Bryan League
Of Kings County There was no attempt al dec
grating the hall. and except for the regular dec
orot,on Of a bicycle concern that uses the Rink
40 a., academy there was none These consisted
NJ rows Of painted flags along either side OF the
hall They seemed strikngly appropriate Tor "A
meeting at which an economic falSity was utlereu
about once a minute. Some one had pinned d
su all newspaper picture Of Bryan In roh' OF the
sneakers stand. and some Of the men In the
audience wore the same PO'"'' ." W
bands. ,,
on a piece of canvas the following part quotation
from, one of Abraham Lincolns utterances'
81 abor is prior to and independent OF capital.
canttaI is only the fruit Of labor and could
,.yer have. existed If labor had not hrSt existed
Labor e the superior of capital ana deserves
rnuch higher consideration
Y McKechnie president Of the Bryan League,
on csnine the meeting TO order said he had cara
,a.~"sn6 80 Anna Dickinson the champion Of
NM, rights" She sat beside him on the stage
and gracefully ACKNOWLEDGED that she was present
Mr. McKcchl Ic then intr3nucr 'Yn ~ %crb
i95ar,~ secretary o. ''''
Nf.eeagps Of regret were received from f-ue'He ;
D|bs ana John W Hayes, the latter the genera
iecrefary-treasurer Of the Knights OF Labor De9s
wrote something about the cerialnty Oh hrsa"
lection i'm spite Of British Toryism
prcurJT1ONS AND VICE-PRESIDENTs
The resolutions pledged somebody the support
If that young tribune Of the people the h. O. OF
the y with a whereas the effect thai We be-
ueve the present contest TO be much more thH! d
struggle between the Democratic ana so-cdled ~
pblican parties more than silver against soid anu
ffhf of
iabor against capital. nor OF the farmer aeahsl .r
.,r,te.r or mechanic nor the creditor against the
az 1,tor 80. hui when sifted and analysed and
stripped from all Sophlstry - ai,h t,nd.d an
pie against the oligarchy OF wealth. ''uh"e' VI"
special privileges ,s ,,i,n
long list Of vice-presdents ana secrttaIles' WIFI
heir titles Officers Of labor orsahiz ~
si,ar to IN. reporters convey the idea tlal il'
aior organizations OF Brooklyn were oircL ~! ILL.,
resented Al the meeting when SECRETARY fr',n
aid that he had not received message LIZ"
Grover Cleveland and Roswell p Flower thers ~as
a storm Of hiss"s ana sroans h'ie''mIe ," ~ If
ans ii Hung chang walking on rtn nnntb4r at
Mckinley amused The crowd Aile' aarr9eiIIais@
TEMPT a. singing The American MAI
John Brisbcn Walker was introduced ,,,,,os ~,
Mr Walker spent hf"er unpIessaHt, ro ,ttentiv,
tempting engage NOISY ana Jar rom rom, and
'ndi.nr@ what are you talking about an"
20 iii down are specimens OF the greeting ne
received There were no seats IN III. Irn, " orss
nail and the thousand or more standln ny o'', =,
ne~p Them al paiient Joseph Il. buchanan labor
"piiator from New-Jcrsey. managed 10 sel nan d
When the New-Jersey man had talked ABOUT
twenty minutes somebody In ne s1uthT 49, 80,
ol w 'o ,md 7boIf m. audience stood up and
vafchod ono Of the ais = TIM turned Inc crowd
loose and II howlef ana stofinrd .h,ll IT, was
'rothor attempt at singing the "MarSellai se
Ttr audience was behaving so badIy 10y ms UNI nm
maj th. managers looked alarmed lest Inc 10y
Orator should not receive a decent hearing
tsharles Frederic Adams started out pretty wei
a.. ca1linr himself the "Dld Boy orator ana say
INC he had not engaged to talk TO Niagara rams
lie called somebody who was making TaItH!ls
Dd her. was laughter when II was found 70 he
he fvncwriter for the Bryan organ IN New otk
,str,iy Mr. Adams gave up. ana said he recoS-
nlzed this not to be h1 audience he ASKED tne
.ndtence 10 listen to Miss Anna Dickinson. There
wer. howls OF delight AZ this. but Miss Dickinson
shook her head and smiled. MI,
After a lot more fun the Boy orator came Inc