The sun., 1896-09-27
ACTOR VROoM In POLITICS.
BE rs TO ADDRESS TINE NORTH SIDE
REPUBLICAH CLUB ON OCT. 4.

a Number OF Hts Relatives Have Been Con-
spicuous In Pnbiic Life The Keynote
\ of Brysn's Campaign, Says Nr. vroon,
\ Jls the Eneouraeement or Diseoueent.
Edward Vroom, the actor, 10 10 make his
hAitial appearance as n political speaker on the
,lHight of Oct. 1 at Urbachs Hall, at meeting
SV,lo DO held by the North Side Republican Club.
.JMr Vroom's family has been Identified with
4 American politics through several generations.
Yrone of his ancestors, who fought In the Amer
sican Revolution, was com pelled to arrest his
brother, who had remained loyal to tho King,
, and Peter Vroom. Governor of New Jersey, was
another of his ancestors. Mr.. vroom is q cousin
of State Attorney Q. d. W. vroom of Trenton,
and OF Peter ID. Vroom. Inspector General. u.
6. A. Edward Vroom has been actor for ten
years, and has played in the companies of Ed
win Booth. Lawrence Barrett and Modtesks.
Last winter he produced "For the Crown" at
Palmcr's Theatre. Mr.. Yroom states his polit-
ical convictions in these words:
In my estimation, the keynote of our po-
htical situation Is the outcome of phase of
human nature that has existed from tho be-
ginning of the world, and that periodically de-
velops into n national uprising. when the peo-
pie are melted by those who play upon the feel
ings OF humanity, in their own interests-in
this case In the interests of the silver mine
owners. This phase exists from the lowest
animal created up TO man. 1t is the battle be-
tween the strong and the weak. 1t is not con-
diton that man has made. 1t is not q condition
that man can change. The tiger destroys the
weaker animal. The lion destroys the tiger. In
the animal 1t is merely tho struggle to live.
Man is created with the same instinct to wrest
from the world that which he desires. but,
being a higher animal he is not content with
nero feeling, but is endowed with ambition. He
struggles. not 80 much with physical as with
mental strength, which acquires for him. in d.
rect ratio with his own advancement. the ad-
vancement OF his desires. Socialism is the pro-
test of the weak against this law of all creation
Socialism is the outcome OF lack Of success,
usually owing to natural incompetence. Incom-
petence and idleness are boon companions and
together breed envy and discomfort. and the en-
couragement of this discomfort seems to me to
be the keynote Of MIR. Bryan's campaign.
financial reform. When the cry OF free silver
commenced In 1893 were we not prosperous2
pressed With 'e the TACT that no % Country oers or
ever has offered such an opportunity to the
poor for advancement Rs ours. W hat countrys
poor, when they come TO America, IL they are
Industrious and self-respecting. do not find
themselves better Off financially and socially
tion or two ago, who used their talents well in
assisting to make this wilderness OF q couple of
and the wealth they have accumulated seems
only in proportion TO the work they have done.
rltr. BryanS efforts TO alter these conditions, II
t1iey could alter them. instead Of betterinE tho
ioor OF TO-DAY would take from them the oppor-
unities afforded by this country TO the poor OF
day live? Greatly by the enterprise of those
men who through their courage and skill have
built up tho capital which makes them en-
ployers.
I shall not tho men who have built up this
capital by their superior brain and energy reap
s:.ss henefit in proportion to their usefulness?
SRonR those employed this rule holds good.
9e wages paid range from very low to thou
aAds Of dollars per year. Why? Because the
Yard is In exact ratio to the employees use
Ness. Let every workingman throw the
pts of his labor into one common pool. let the |
5talist. the savings bank depositor. every |
Mo the same. and i'll less than Il generation |
A.rill be confronted with the same conditions
iio dexisted since tho beginning OF tho world, |
IF tHl no nation nor people have been able to |
- oAtor even stay the effects of, Mr.. Bryan would
|arvsis believe can be changed by permitting the
u mine owners to give us 90 cents worth of |
oliver for one dollar. To accomplish this pur-
pose he appeals to that which is basest in our
greed, to avarice, to hatred for and
envy Of all those who are more fortunate than
ourselves. All that is needed to crush this |
'demagogue is to expose to the people the falacy
,pf the free silver argument. Firmly convinced
~ Efee should assist in doing this have studied
ha Iully the money question. and shall lend
assistance In my power TO aid those who
nal work ing in the good cause"
m yNis good elocution and his forcible declama-
w and these qualities ought to stand him in
h ed stead now that he las volunteered TO bo-
LINE a political orator.