The age-herald., 1899-04-20
SECOND OF THE
 DOLLAR DINNERS Bryan Again the Hero of the
 Occasion. TIE ATTENDANCE WAS LARGE John BriSben Walker Was the
 Presiding Officer. MAJOR SAM JONES OF TOLEDO Spoke on Municipal Ownership and Received Great Applause. TOAST THOMAS JEFFERSON !" Was Replied to By MT. Bryan and His Eloquent Words Aroused His
 Hearers to the Highest
 Pitch of Enthusiasm
Spoke on Municipal Ownership and
 Received Great Applause.
TOAST THOMAS JEFFERSON
Was Replied to By MT. Bryan and His Eloquent Words Aroused His Hearers to the Highest
 Pitch of Enthusiasm.

New York, April 19.-The second of the "one-dollar' Bryan dinners-that under the auspices of the working men-was held to- night at the Grand Central palace. The dn- ner was not as largely attended as the one given by the Chicago platform democrats in the same place on the preceding Saturday night, about 1,5OO men and women being present.
 The striking difference between these dinners was the seating of the guests of honor tonight on the platform, where they were plainly visible to everybody in the hall. Back of the speakers, painted on large canvass, was the following:
 "A system of political economy will yet dawn, which will perform as well as prom ise which will rain the riches of nature into the laps of the starving poor"
 Colonel Bryan entered the hall soon after o'clock. He was received with great ap- plause. Speakers were seated as follows: Presiding officer, John Brisbane Walker; MT Bryan to his left with N O. Nelson, of St. Louis; Rev. Dr. Edward McGlynn, Charles F. Adams and John s. Crosby at MT. Bryan's right At the chairman's left were Mayor Samuel M Jones, of Toledo; Oliver H. P. Belmont and William T. Elm nett great grandson of Robert Emmett.
 
 one of the boxes There were few persons in evening dress and men in wel-worn suits of various styles were numerous. The women, who were about equal in number to the men, sat at the tables on the main floor.
 The Toasts and Speakers
 The toasts and speakers were as fol- lows:
 Municipal Ownership of Public Fran MI
 What a Just Economic System Would Do For women,' Charlotte Perkins Stet- son.
 ''The Foes Which Beset Movements In the Interest of People," Rev. Edward Me- Glynn.
 lemS," N. O. Nelson.
 "All Governments Derive Their Power From the Consent of the Governed" "-i- liam T. Emmett.
 ."Thomas Jefferson" William J. Bryan. The menu was of the simplest It was: Vegetable soup, haddock, egg sauce, roast beef, roast turkey, cranberry sauce, pickles, ice cream, cake and coffee.
 Colonel Bryan was accompanied by Con- gressman William Sulzer when he entered the hall. One of the first persons to meet them was pr. McGlynn, who had never be- fore been introduced to Colonel Bryan. MT. Sulzer made the introduction and 1t was most cordial. Next introduced and very cordial in their greetings were John c. Sheehan and Bolton Hall. levee toi- lowed, during which hundreds shook MT. Bryan's hand. Many ladies were presented. John B. Walker called the assemblage to order, Dr. McGlynn saying grace.
 Toast to Lexington Heroes
 Judge William J. Gaynor of Brooklyn and Bolton Hall took their seats at the guests of honor table when the dinner was half over. Colonel Bryan rose and bowed to both, they returning his greeting in the same way. There was much cheering al this point. Another Incident was when Mayor Jones discovered Charlotte Perkins Sletson in one of the boxes and escorted her to the guests table, Colonel Bryan changed seats to the other side of Chair man Walker, who gave his seat to Mrs- Stctson. Other seats on the floor were also occupied as the last course was served, there being 1,750 guests present then. In inc course of the dinner Chairman Walker arose and asked all to drink to the mem ory of "Those heroes, who, on April IS, 12i years ago. (battle of Lexington), gave up their lives for that liberty
 All rose and drank while the band played the "Star Spangled Dinner" An oil paint inc of Jefferson was placed before the table of the guests of honor and Chairman Walker began the speaking.
 Chairman Walker introduced Mayor sam Jones, of Toledo. Mayor Jones was cheered
  Public Franchises" and he said in part
 Mayor Jones, of Toledo
 Any system that is adopted by society either as custom or law that grants to one man or set of men a privilege that is by force of circumstances denied to other men is a denial of the equality guaranteed to the people of this government in the De- claration of Independence, and is, there fore a violation of divine justice. We can understand how the contract system or a system of special privileges might exist in a monarchy CT be tolerated under a despot, but even a suggestion of inequality is re- pugnant to any conception of government in which all are supposed to be equals. For this reason the fact of equality under our government has generally been accepted without question.
 'T have no quarrel with the capitalist; have no quarrel with the contractor Un- der our existing system 1t is the business