The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-20

New York, April 19.-The second of
the "one-dollar" Bryan dinners that un-
der the auspices of the worllingmen,
was held tonight at the Grand Central
Palace. The dinner was not as largely
attended as the one given by the Chi
cago platform Democrats in the same
place on the preceding Saturday night,
about 1,50C men and women being pres
ent.
The striking difference between these
dinners was the seating of the guests
Of honor tonight on the platform, where
they We're plainly visible to everybody
in the han. Back of the speakers, paint
ed on a canvas. was the following:
"A system of political economy will
Yet dawn which viii perform as we'll
as promise; which viii turn the riches
of nature into the laps of the starving
poor
Colonel William J. Bryan entered the
hall after Z o'clock. He was received
with great applause. The Speakers
were seated as follows: Presiding Off
Ger, John Brisbane Walker, Mr.. Bryan
to his right, with \. o. Nelson of st.
Charles Frederick Adams and John S.
Crosby at Mr.. Bryan's right. At the
chairman's left were Mayor Samuel NJ
Jones Of Toledo. O.: O. z. H Belmont
and William Temple Emmett. great
grandson of Robert Emmett. \ small
orchestra discoursed music from one of
the boxes. There were fourteen vacant
seats at the guests of honor table.
Women Equalled the Men.
There were few persons in evening
dress, and men in well-worn suits of
various kinds were numerous. The
women, who W ere about equal in num-
ber to the men, sat at the tables an the
fnain floor. The toasts and speakers
were as follows:
Municipal Ownerships of Fran
chises,' Mayor S. NJ Jones'
What Just and Economic System
Would Do For Women" Charlotte Per
kins Stetson.
"The Woes Which Beset Movements
in the Interest Of the People," Rev.
Edward McGlynn.
practical Adjustment of Social Prob
lens" \. O. Nelson.
''An Government Derives Its Powers |
From the Consent of the Governed
William Temple Emmett.
Thomas Jefferson William Jen-
nings Bryan.
The menu was of the simplest. It
was:
Vegetable soup; haddock, egg sauce;
roast beef; roast turkey, cranberry
sauce; pickles: ice cream, cakes and !
coffee.
During the course of the dinner. |
Chairman Walker rose and asked all to |
drink TO the memory Of those heroes /
who, on April 10. 124 years ago q GNle
of LeXington) gave up their lives Tor /
that liberty. the danger to which is tie /
occasion for your gathering here to- |
night"
All arose and drank. while the band /
played The Star Spangled Banner"
Mr.. Walker introduced Mayor Samuel |
Jones Of Toledo. Mayor Jones was
cheered. His toast was: Municipal /
Ownership of Public Franchises
Would Abolish Contract Plan.
The mayors speech was an earnest !
plea for the abolition of the contract |
system in the carrying out of public .
works, and for public ownership of pub |
lie utilities. and he declared that every
city that has abolished the contract /.
system or has adopted public owner
ship of public utilities has shortened
the hours Of labor, increased the pay
CT the men and improved the quality
of service.
Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Stetson spoke
next
DR.. McGlynn was the next speaker.
lie was given an ovation. He SAID. in
part:
There is today a slavery worse than
chattel slavery. That is Industrial slav-
cry. ] believe that a man should be
more than a machine; more than
mere brute of the fields.
II any one tells you that we reform
ers would destroy the right Of s5roperty
tell him that he tells not the truth.
We would give TO every industrial cor
poraEon, if YOU will. just what it pro-
duces. No government has q right TO
give right or franchise created by the
people in perpetuity, and posterity- has
q right to spi, upon such a grant"
y. Q. Nelson of st. Louis spoke next
and was followed by William Temple
Emmett. Mr.. Emmett closed with a
reference to Colonel Bryan. 1t created
a tremendous amount OF enthusiasm
and then followed another demonstra-
ton similar to that given on Saturday.
II continued for some moments and
some one shouted God bless you. Billy
Bryan" whereat the crowd got up
again and yelled and cheered for sew
sral minutes.
Mr.. Bryan had to raise his hands
many times before his admirers would
give way and they did so only when
-ired out. The women particularly were
in their greetings. Mr..
Bryan said:
Speech of Colonel Bryan.
Jefferson was man Of ideas. We
IRE applying his ideas. We are apply
ng his ideas today 10 the questions
which arise. They were not all applied
n his day; they have not all been ap-
,lisd since his day. Some people think
hat only on the battlefield can a man
show his patriotism. / thank God that
live in a land where peace hath her
as well as war. / glory that
We live in a land where every day pre-
ients an opportunity for men to show
lis love for his country. And thank
Sod that we live in this generation.
where the grandest principles are pre-
ented that have ever been presented
o any generation since the history of
nan began.
"A distinguished citizen Of the nation {
poke. not long ago. of the strenuous l
ife and applied his idea TO policy that !