The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-21
DEBS ON CHICAGO WOMEN.
HE TELLS BRooKL YEITE ONE In
TWENTr- THREE ARE BAD.

New York = Social s1oustresfty -Mniionatres
new Own the Union-waii street VIII Ne.
eide whether we'l mave wsr with spsis-
Re speaks TO VIZ. Dixon's CopGreGation.
Eugene V. Dcbs addressed the Brooklyn Philo-
sophical Association at tho Long Island Bush
moss College yesterday Afternoon on "The Social
Democracy" Of which no is the chief propagan-
dist. Mr. Debs denounced the present economic
system, which. he said, makes the condition Of
the workingman Of to-day in many respects
worse than that OF the chattel slave OF forty
years ago and transforms tho human being iAto
an unresisting serf."
Tho competitive system said Mr.. Debs, els
predicatcd on the principle that n copper cent 10
Of moro value than an immortal soul"
Tho pictorial features Of tho yellow journals
have evidently impressed Mr.. Debs, for he saidi
According to some Of the New York papers,
the lapdoRs Of the rich are tho social superlors
Of tho children Of the poor"
80 abhorrent 10 slavery to me that I would
rather be q slave than n master, tho victim
rather than the porpetrator OF q crime" con-
tinued the speaker.
Once upon q time there was an colored minin-
tel. who called upon his congregation to Get
aboard dc ship OBJ faith" Mr.. Debs called upon
his audience to Get aboard the ship Of Social
DS,%%Gss.aoy.. Small dealers; got sbSsra;~
m s1ai 1sls "a nS SSds ; n ..f fsy Or q sa re- Ists'. g..
,SNsw York city and most Of srooslyp " s..a
ments and beehivss. In . word. New York 4
an 81 fe Ss@ Yorf % ass a Mr. MID bs $SS's, sISsn9snos has
taught him to believe that most Of them ere
dwsrted Or dstorm ,M9 in some direction, and thas
. Questioner arrested IL no puts o simple query
to him on the street. OF the women, Mr.. Debs
women I" Some Of the philosophers who were
did NOT rseeive - this iS' implication StsSi s' Of ' The lack q
female beauty with any degree OF enthusiasm,
Sc ! !6f sP finoW S %omon al. a. beautiful as they
al sfp % 20 "nae we siS Rse'iSs esut a'si0H II they issIe%R bad pu =
social Democracy. s""'' "'u" A"'
,t MTiid P e crs ssnnSs tell H. how ,,,n the Ss. nsE ;;yy .s,YR
he says. But this he win promise for Y: " IN:
d dona in three Iis f hours a AZ day w05 6ni gs nssn viii T WORK. /.
III IT. wS present :ssaos ssi$S|Est IN =: :ys: 81. ! 'SI W. 81 b y,
fallen woman. and this he said he could prove
In conclusion Mr.. Debs said that he didn't
care for r., public . opinion. but but tn that uaI he was .: cnly
Mr.. Debs spoke in the morning at the Aead.
envy Of Music to the congregation of the PEG.
pies. Church. at the invitation Of the pastor,
the Rev. Thomas Dixon. Jr.
Last night a council Of the nineteen local OF
ganizations Of the Social Democracy was held
at Clarendon Hall. at which speeches were made
by Debs and Sylvester Kelihern. Mr.. Dehi
spoke Of the Maine disaster in this way:
Capital tries to teach men to hate each other.
tSfsG: t1 Tser srs sr isr 6 ISs q 81 PfHGSP ss. IN c Pssy T ~
to be pitied. as they are simplysfghting for q
change of masters. Z
THE plutocratic press endeavors to convince
us that we are on the verge of war. Wall street
will decide that point; the millionaires will de-
cree that we declare war and reap the spoilg. o.
they will conclude that war 10 undesira Bile. We
fought for liberty and never received T. 4
few years ago we fought 10 save the Union
and who owns IT, A few millionaires."
The small audience applauded vigorously.
1t was reported that organizations Of the Soclal
Democracy had been started In ffty.one State:
national convention will be hold in juno. wher
Congress tickets will be put in the field.
The first open meeting will be held at Coopo'
Union hall tonight.