New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-06
ALTGELD PLEASED A CROWD
PARTS OF HIS BROOKLYN ADDRESS
DROWNED IN CHEERS.

DROWNED IN ChEERo.
HE MADE SEVERAL DIGS AT CLEVELAND
LEANED TOWARD THE SINGLE TAX. SAID
CONCENTRATION OF CAPITAL WAS
GOOD IN SOME WAYS. AND
MADE PLEA FOR
MEN WITH CON-
vICrIoNs
John P Altgeld invaded Brooklyn yesterday ana
got a handsome reception from that part OF the
Democracy which approves Of his radical doctrines.
His speech delivered In the Academy OF
Music, under the auspices OF the Democra.io
League Of Kings County The occasion was the
Leagues celebration Of Independence Day. anu
the ex-Governor's Grafton was as strong ana oe-
FAINT a blest at capital and the gold standard as
even the League could have desired. 1t seemed 10
suit his audience. to Judge by the bursts vi ap
plause which interrupted him at the end OF almost
every sentence When he uttered sentence mat
seemed to squirt toward the single TAX 'he'e "e''
Wells of delight from his audience
In fact the presence Of single-taxers In the au-
dience was a noteworthy thing about the meeuhs.
Henry George presided and every P'o'".
single-taxer in Brooklyn was In the nall IT. NJ
Glynn had a seat at the back Of the stage ana an
effort was made TO get him TO make speech "''''
Altgeld had finished, but IT failed
d., tho thing which more than all else rouseo
the audience 10 frantic demonstrations was AIT
gelds periodical reference TO the enor's oe.,e
made 10 suppress the silver issue anu o''"e ~
gold and silver wings together HIS references
were guarded. but unTnistakaole. When' Ill spe"n
ing of the Abolitionists. he said. "Ihere WASH
comnromiser among them." he raised his voice
as ~ giving a signal for applause, ana there was
n thunderous roar Of appreciation tha' uiu no. ~
side for some time. Again and again ne rei''
that the need Of the hour was Tor me" WIN
of
10 proca.m: and never did this eXp'essio" i"
IN bring forth wild shouts Of applause
Tho audience was enthusiastic but the moohhe
demonstration and coarse banter coihi"o" /" "
meetings we're lacking There were none OF INC
,sual shouts Of Sock 1t 10 em. Bit ana lou re
all right" nor was there airy OF the whsths anu
cock Growing which have been ho'e"oi'"S g., -
errov,np features OF assemblies OF Bryanites Inc
hau filed slowly, and five minutes oe1o'e 'ie
orators arrival 1t was barely two-'hirus nieO
Then there was a sudden Eruption anu "ion '',0
Ex-Governor faced the crowd the parque' anu o"'
cony were filed though the top gallery was ai'os'
empty. a b,s
Ai,geId did not look we'll He was pale. ana MS
expressionless blue eyes were cold and steeiy. AS
he sat through the first part or the prog Anime "
seemed nervous: he shifted IN MS seat anu ~
ouentlv lifted his eyebrows and compreSseu ms
1,ns He was afflicted with a dry cough. anu o
not seem to be in good shape pnysicaAE' -
.,onauv ne glanced as II for Inspiration. 'o"aiu
the lower right-hand box, where sat s"ee'
woman almost hidden by big basket OF rose''
This was Altgelds wife. ~ ~,
IT, n,set,ne was called to order by ]. T. NC
Kechr,e president Of the League, who reci'eo 'ne
49,, - tho oreanization. When he came 10
,,,roduce Henry George presiding oiiicel' '"o
s,re,e Tax apostle received rousihs siee,, ,,i
Nr McKechnie said that men IN lain'''! ,a.
today admitted that George was eiecleu '", ~
a. 1850 and added that he wished MT ueolse we
as able in 1897 as ne was III i' ~
of true Democracy. .. ~
Mr. George did not follow the usuai 00u''o
nresd,ng officers. No list or Vice-plesue
admitted although 1t was printed Oh '"e h
yramme Most Of them DID not aPpe"i ~
a,,rg q, all Among the vice-presidehls WEI
ne. . ca,ror fwho was not there Andrew NC
800, rd,,or of The Brooklyn Citizen eh-Oo''
rressman Tom L. Johnson EDWARD NJ 80,
Iohr sw,n,on Alderman McGarry, senator 49, 49,
Sonotor McNulty. Mirabeau L. Towns D. "'"''"
Mcmahon ana others' ,.rYoN
.>-,pC,.v rO1-ND IN THE DECLARATION
Mr. Georges opening remarks did not occupy w. ~
'.o Je called Altged "the giant Oh INC
n,Iu ;, r,bereat there was vociferous cheer-
49,, "a ,n,roduced Charles Frederic Auaiis' ~
raod the Declaration Of independence MI 80 s,na
nrefaced his remarks with an apooeS 20 nron'
naner so full OF 'anarchisu. olsresa'u 20 :,
ertv rights and irreverence for the .,n,,,o ,ha
.rS. rrverine POST" which seemed TO ucK'e 'n '
Inc .o,v Mr. Adams emphasized IN
aaa,ro those sentences which he seeHieu ~
,h,rk had a bearing on current poh'cs' an" A.,
crowd responded with cheers. AZ 'o 80 " ,a5
.a,ng the audience rose and sang Anie'N'
A.. = roury man named Rogers with co''
7 Wolf then read the Chicago piatio' III - ~,
80 CLAUSE In which was applaudeo i"'' -
George introduced Altged as "a true ,1 ,% for
true Democrat" and tne eAIowse that lasted for
ware 70 minutes and Frequently began to
SPEAK ,n made it necessary for h 70 he
band bis vS So his work and out GGs
and clear The speech Was the sentences the
;,,er mart as enthusiastically as at snT seemed
The applause some Of hs oseTiy democratic
sgce His digs at Cleveland the las, ant so
cratic President were chPyesident was three times
Tar as 10 By the Standard OIL Trust b but .S Of
mark ehseed ,h hike 5ns RR.epu5can President
Vas ppauded uproariously as ~, , name of Wen
the founder OF snd ,he utmost enthusiasm. His
srraignment Of the policy OF the orous, ar
for the last n,a nave been in a Republican meet.
Rna The only parts of his speech wiz III rbicb no
awaken m ,be hrederai Judiciary and there
Of the audience applaudeo' "h"e NV
maintained silence
THE CRUST ON TOP.
~, ,no, with an allusion TO the Declaration OF
,raerendence There Is" he said "a constant zen.
-. =, soc,etv toward the formation OF a crus'
at the top. which tends to repress al 'ha' 10 W
,eath and tends to check progress ana ever e...
retorm has 10 work its way up through inns urus.
I'm that crust found imbeddeo es'do'' ,ne,
wrongs and legalized injustice Let 10 So Sc, ,ar
o,or the century that has gone, the most maj
,,o,s In the history OF man. Whose were 'h'
voices that were raised for freedom whose ln'
hands that worked for human rights? How wa
che Declaration of Independence received! me ON
c,a, classes. nearly all the clergy. nearly al, Wv
tfal nd
wealthy people of that day the iniiuenuai anu o1'
49, ., ,he declaration Of Independence, ZAP
pause5 The men who stood up amd qds as ire
soonHns,be scitators and mischief-fnakers. UP
niamseO when Patrick Henry-(app cv.
~ famous words in the virginia Assembly! n.f'
me liberty or give me Neutrality-suspicious. y