New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-27

were gathered outside the entrance about trans
parency which showed the words. I'VE Serenade
Tonight the President OF 1901" and I'VE Want the
Next Congress"
THE ORATOR LATE.
The audience waited patiently for Mr. Bryan until
after $50 o'clock while the organst played several
selections written by composers who are rs dead
as the silver cause They Were rewarded however
at a few minutes after that hour by the appear
ance of the orator Of the evening. who came upon
the stage followed by II. NJ. Mcdonald the president
of tho Bimotalic Association. ana the ever l'l'n-
ful Jimmy" oliver. The defeated candId"t" Eo'
an exceedingly warm welcome which WAS cor'l'
without being at all frantic. tn" applau-" ana
cheers continued for perhaps half minute, Will"
Mr. BRYAN chattcd with Mr.. Mcdonald. Mr. Bryan
locked I'm norfcctly good health. lie is considerably
stoutcr than when ~ last appeared N Ncw-N orK'
but his hair shows Just about the sam" contempt
for BARRIERS and curls abuhddnty over BIS NrH-
down collar. His face gives no evidence oI rhySr"
weakness and his voice is as strong ana resonant
nc o,,cr He wore last evening q cutawhy coat Win
, waistcoat that was low enough TO disclose TWO
diamond studs
prosden, Mcdonald LIST no time intro lucins NJ.
Ervan which was d fortunate th.n- Ior Nj. b'!'H
smoke for an hour and twenty minuic@ hlS 'udi
ence however listened eagerly 10 every VOID ana
frcoucntIv manifested its approval by hearty ai-
r,,use Mr. BRYAN has lost none OF the grac's or
smoking that made him such an attractive" sp'i''r
during the campaign. He spoke entirely "th"u,
notes a. he has done. ever since his uhp"'sh"t ~
perjen with manuscript at Madison square i'ri'h
an tho occasion OF his visit 10 New-Nofk ldst Az
rust His speech last evening, however. contained
uttle that he has not already said here b,ior' lle
gave the same cry for cheap money ana the same
call for the MASSES bestir themselves against
the "c.asscs.
A TRIBUTE TO THE LATE MIR. ST. JOHN.
He first spoke tenderly Of the la,e William p. 81.
john whom he declared to bee as much martyr
n his convictions as any one ever burned 40 tine
stake "The world" said ne. you'd be- ger on
II all would stand by thcir convictions a. D." did'
come what might But there is one consolation for
those who fight for the truth. They know mat "nen
victory comes It will come from the work thd' mas
been done by Al. those who have sriv"n I" advance
the truth be they living be they dead"
Mr. BRYAN then proceeded to lay down - fun
damental principles Of popular government I'm"
first OF which was that "a men are created free
and equal; the second. that no citizen has q
natural right to inure any other citizen, and the
third that no government has a right to enable
mr. hermit one citizen to injure another This. ~
he said about covers the ground Of government
But when reformers complain that these principles
are being evaded. those who evade them take
refuge In falsity and cry out that the reformer Is
an enemy not Of the abuses Of government but
Of government itself 1t is the duty Of the
Government to protect the man who earns little
enually with the man who earns much. ana TO
deny the man who earns so 10 another mans s.
when he asks for OF the two dollars OF IN" other
man I'm order that ne may have 81 10 the other
mans 81 When / assert this am asserting not1-
ing new 1t Is true that the humber members OF
eocio,v are not able to cope with the more power
ful ones when 1t comes to class legislation ana
special privileges.
The speaker applied this principle to the laws OF
,oxation and declared what nobody wouIu ucn5
that every unjust tax law was an indirect lar
cenv and that the principle of equality should De
tho test OF taxation He said that a tramp VINO
hs,eved I'm silver called at the house OF iil"nd ol
his and asked for something to eat. ana was re
fused by his friend the ground that he hd'
,roube enough to provide for his own aithouf"
,ha, friend was one OF those who had so cast MS
got. az 70 bring "a revival Of confidence ana re-
,urr Of prosperity" This friend he SAID adviser
the ,ramp TO go TO another man and tel MN th"'
~ mas a silver man, adding that he would 'heh
y.t food To which the tramp replied; ! won |
a ~ Them that makes tramps should feed then'
.rt tho men who make trnmps had to fced them'
ia Mr. Rrvan they would stop akins therl
S' m. sneaker urged his hearers to thnk ior n
sevss and not 10 follow the ADVICE oi '"c 'oN Ia