The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-20
SECOND BRYAN DINNER AT THE
GRAND CENTRAL.
If We Would Enjoy Right to Life and Lib
erty We Must Wage Constant
Warfare Against
Wrong.

New York. April 19.-The second of
the "One Dollar" Bryan dinners, that
under the auspices Of the workiagmen,
was held tonight at the Grand Central
Palace. The dinner was not as largely
attended as the one given by the Chicago
Platform Democrats in the anne place
last Saturday night. about 1.30O men and
women being present.
The striking difference between these
dinners was the seating of the guests of
honor tonight on the platform whore
they were plainly visible to everybody in
the hall. Back of the speakers, paiac"d
on a large canvas. was the following:
"A system of political economy
will yet dawn which will perform as
we'll as promise: which will rain the
riches of nature into the laps of the
starving poor.
Colonel VIM. ]. Bryan entered the
hall soon after seven O'Clock. He was
received with great applause. Other
distinguished men present We're John
Brsben Walker, \. o. Mel
son. of st. Louis; Rev. DIR. Edward Nc
Glynn. Charles Frederick Adams and
Thomas Crosby. Mayor Samuel NJ.
Jones. of Toledo Oliver III. p. Belmont
and William Temple Emmett. great
grandson of Robert Emmett.
The toasts and speakers We're as fol-
lows:
Municipal Ownership of Public
Franchises Mayor S. NJ. Jones, of
Toledo.
What just Economic System
Would do for Woman" Charlotte Per-
kins Stetson
The Foes Which Beset Movements
| iii the Interest of the People" Rev. Ed
ward McGlynn.
Practical Adjustment of Social Pro
bIems, " o. Nelson
"All Government Derives it's Powers
| from the Consent of the Governed,
William Temple Emmett.
Mayor Jones was the first speaker and
his address aroused considerable enthu-
sasm.
DIR. McGlynn was given an ovation. He
said in part:
There is today slavery worse tban
chattel slavery. That is industrial
slavery. | believe that man
should be more than machine, more
than mere brute of the fileds.
IF any one tells You that we reform
ers would destroy the right of property
tell him that he tells not the truth. We
would give to every industrial corpora
tion if you will just what is produced
No Government has right to give away
a right or franchise created by the peo-
pie i'll perpetuity, and posterity has Il
right to spit upon such grant
d of 1-o
and was followed by William Temple
Emmett
Mr.. Emmett closed with a reference
to Colonel Bryan. 1t created a tremen-
dous amount of enthusiasm. and then
followed another demonstration similar
to that given to Mr.. Bryan Saturday
night. 1t continued for some moments
and some one shouted:
God bless you, my boy" whereat the
crowd again got up ana YELLED and
cheered for minutes"
Mr.. Bryan had to raise his hands
many times before his admirers would
give way. and they did SO only when
tired out. The. women particularly were
enthusiastic in their greetings
Mr. Bryan said in part:
Jefferson was Il man of ideas We
are applying his ideas to-day to the oues-
tions which arise. They were not all
applied in his day. They have not all
been applied since his day Sometimes
people think that only on the battlefield
can a man show his patriotism. | thank
God that | live in Il land where peace
hath her victories as well as wars A
distinguished citizen of the nation spoke
not long ago of the strenuous life, and
apphed his idea to a policy that gives
this nation an opportunity to go forth
with musket and with cannon and carry
It's IDEAS by force to other nations. |
thank God that peace i'll this country
gives an opportunity for all the strenu-
Gus life of the people. Iong cheers and
applause.) If we but begin to apply to
our daily conditions the principles which
we all accept. the theories which we
will not contradict. there is room enough
for work for several generations yet to
come. Thomas Jefferson believed in the
people; he was the first great believer in
the people.
Il appreciate the fears expressed by
our toast ma akers-no one will deny the
evil tendency of the times. so no one
will deny that there are abuses so in
trenched in Government that it is diff.
cult to dislodge them.
But as Jefferson believed in the peo-
pie so we can believe in the people. Cap
plause)
MY attention was called yesterday to
the language used by Abraham Lincoln
in eulogy of the Declaration of indie
pendence and | want to contribute to
the spirit of the occasion by quoting
what great Republican said of the
work of the greatest Democrat"
The audience listened as Mr.. Bryan