The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-24
GIVEN A TREMENDOUS DEMON
STRATION - TWO SPEECHES,
ONE TO LABORING MEN.
rs USOAL He RASPS The GOLDBUGS
He Quotes From Abraham Lincoln and
the Republican Platform of 1860 to
Show That They Bitterly At
tackled the Supreme Court.

New York, Sept 23.-There has. per-
haps never been such significant
demonstration for William Jennings Bry-
an in the east as that given tonight in
Brooklyn by the combined labor inter-
ests. 1t has been mooted question
whether the laboring people of the east
would respond to a call for a mass meet
ing in favor of Mr.. Bryan, but there
was no mistake about the demonstration
at the Clermont rink. The capacity of
the building was estimated at 5000, and
every available corner was filled with
good natured humanity while thousands
besieged the doors and were refused ad-
mission. 1t was Il typical labor gather
ing, and even the women and children
present were filled with the enthusiasm
of the occasion.
Instead of the formal introduction
cut man with gray hair stepped to the
front of the platform shortly before s
o'clock and said will the audience
please take their seats and join in sing
ing?" and they responded SO heartily
that the refrain, You Will Not Press the
Crown of Thorns on the Toiler's Brow
rang against the unpainted rafters and
re-echoed again and again, and when it
was finished mighty cheer went up.
And so it was throughout the meeting
and while they were waiting for the ar
rival of Mr.. Bryan, who was speaking
at another place, they listened to special
addresses. The meeting was presided
over entirely by the laboring men.
When the meeting was called to or
der the house was crowded. \ message
was read from e. V. Debs. He said
in his telegram: THE millions are with
Bryan and shall put him i'll the chair
Lincoln occupied"
Resolutions were adopted indorsng
the work of the Chicago convention and
prOclaimiDg:
I'VE believe the present contest to be
much more than struggle between the
democratic and republican parties. than
silver against gold, and it is not Il fight
of the poor against the rich, nor labor
against capital, but when sifted, anayzed
and stripped of sophistry, it is Il battle
of the people against the oligarchy of
wealth, founded on special privileges;
therefore, be it.
Resolved That we pledge ourselves I'M
reservedly to the earnest and active sup
port of the able young tribune of the
people, William j. Bryan, for president,
and we ask the support and earnest CO.
operation of all people"
ped for order. Then Mr. Bell named for
chairman of the meeting Fighting
Judge" William j. Gaynor of the su-
preme court whose name was greeted
with tremendous applause. The Judge
stepped TO the little table in the front of
the. stage and pounded the gavel. He
made neat speech in which he said
this was time for moral courage, ''in
the hour when we are being called by
those whom we created here in the east
lcries of Down with themo. anarchists
Ia voice: Do we look like it?) and COM
munists, and this we are called for
calmly and dispassionately declaring our
earnest convictions"
He concluded by nominating Senator
Patrick McCaron as secretary of the
meeting. After his election had been en-
Enthusiastically ratified the senator read a
set of resolutions which the meeting
adopted. They recite that the election
to be held in November is of greater i'm
portance than any. since the civil war;
denounced corporations and monopoies
and compliment Bryan for the skill with
which he has thus far led the fight.
I'VE find our faith in him strengthen
ed,' says the resolutions, "by the abuse
poured on him by the enemies of the peo-
pie, the defamers of the democracy and
the traitors to the democratic cause who.
venturing to insult the intelligence of
the American people by using the demo-
cratic name us decoy flag. have at last
found their home in the bottom of repub-
licanism.''
The document in conclusion pledges the
allegiance of the county democracy for
Bryan and the whole ticket.
Senator McCaron had scarcely finished
before distant shouts from the outside of