The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-09-30
Labor Men.

NEW YORK, Sept. %.
perhaps never been such az
demonstration for VIM. Bryz -
East as that given tonight in
| lyn by the combined labor intS
1t has been q mooted question wheS
the labor people of the East would ~
spond to call for mass meeting inN
favor Of Mr.. Bryan, but there was 60
mistake about the demonstration at
the Clermont Rink.
The capacity of the building was
estimated at S, S,00O and every available
corner was filled with good-nstured
humanity, while thousands besieged
the doors and were refused admission.
1t was typical labor gathering and
even the women aud children present
were filled with the enthusiasm of the
occasion. 1t was also a meeting for
out Of the ordinary in its method OF
procedure. Instead Of the formal in.
PRODUCTION nominating presiding Of
ficer, q clean cut man with gray hair
stepped to the front OF the platform
shortly before s o'clock aud said:
viii the audience please take from
their seats the song that is there and
join in singing it," and they responded
so hartily that the refrain "You shall
not press the crown of thorns upon the
tollers' brow" rang against the un-
painted rafters and reechoed again,
aId when it was finished mighty
cheer went up. Andso it was through
out the meetiug and while they were
waiting for the arrival of Mr. Bc2sarT
who Was speaking at another
they listened 10 several speakers
The meeting was presided OF
tirely By labor organizations a
stage contained = representative NJ
each local labor org8~;2*tion. Whe
F., n" meeting was c. IL to order ever
aisle and each corridor was crowded,
and when Letters of regret were read
from Eugene V. Debs and John W.,
Hays, secretary OF the Knights of La
Dor, there were vociferous cheers
Debs said in his telegram: ''The mils
lions are with Bryan and will place
him in the chair Lincoln occupied in
spite Of British toryism and corpora
ton coercion. Resolutions were ad-
opted commending the work of the
Chicago convention and proclaiming:
I'VE believe the present contest to
be much more than struggle between
the Democratic and the so-caued Rs
publican parties, more than silver
against gold, and is not a fight of the
poor against the rich, nor Of labor
against capital, nor OF the farmers
against the artisan or mechanics, the
creditor against the debtor; but when
sifted and analyzed and stripped from
all sophistry, is a battle of the people
against the oligarchy of wealth,
founded on special privileges, therefore
be it
Resolved, That we pledge our servi-
ces unreservedly to the earnest and ac-
tive support of the able young tribune
ofthe people, VIM. J. Bryan, for Presi.
dent of these United States, and we
ask the support and earnest co-opera
ton of all the toilers.
President John McKetchnie an
nounced that it would be $50 o'clock
before Mr.. Bryan would arrive and
the audience cheered Justify his declara-
ton that I'VE Will wait until-paorna,
ing if necessary. Inc time before the
ARRIVAL OF Mr. Bryan was whiled away
by brief speeches. John Phillips, na
tional secretary OF tie Hatters Union,
beginning the addresses. Others were
John Brisben Walker Of New York
and Joseph B. Buchanan of New Jer-
sey.
1t was 8 few minutes after 10 o'clock
when Mr.. Bryan appeared and after
the police had fought way through
the crowds at the door for him they
had to repeat the operation inside, the
vast assemblage in the meantime stand
ing upon the seats and yelling them
selves hoarse in their adulations of the
leader.
When Mr.. Bryan had secured or
der he made q speech covering the
same ground of his previous speech in
Brooklyn tonight at the Academy.