The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-04-20
THE WORKMEN'S DINNER
Colonel Bryan and Mayor Jones
Arouse the Dollar Diners.
A MOST ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCE

when tho Late Presidential Candidate
Concluded His speech IL Required
the United Efforts OF Several Police
to Rescue Him From His Admirers.
New York, April 2O.-The second OF
the zone dollar" Bryan dinners, under
the auspices OF the workingmen, was
held last night at the Grand Central
Palace. The dinner was not as large
ly attended as the one given by the
Chicago platform Democrats in the
same place on the preceding Saturday
night, about 1 1,750 men and women be-
ing present. The striking difference
between these dinners was the seat
ing of the guests Of honor on the
platform, where they were plainly Wis
ible to everybody in the hall. Colonel
William ]. Bryan entered the hall soon
after Z o'clock He was received with
great applause.
The speakers we're seated as fol-
lows: Presiding officer, John Brisben
Walker; Mr.. Bryan to his right, with
N. o. Nelson of st. Louis, Rev. DR..
Edward McGlynn, Charles Frederick
Adams and John S. Crosby at Mr.
Bryan's right. At the chairman's left
were Mayor Samuel NJ. Jones of To-
ledo, Oliver II. P. Belmont and Will
lam Temple Emmett, great grandson
of Robert Emmett.
A small orchestra discoursed music
from one of the boxes. There were
few persons in evening dress, and men
in we'll worn suits of various styles
were numerous. The women, who
were about equal in number to men,
sat at the main table in the middle
of the floor. The menu was of the
simplest. 1t was: Vegetable soup,
haddock, egg sauce, roast beef, roast
turkey, cranberry sauce, pickles, ice
cream, cakes and coffee.
John Brisben Walker called the as
semblage to order, DR.. McGlynn saying
grace.
Chairman Walker introduced Mayor
Samuel NJ. Jones, of Toledo, VINO spoke
on Municipal Ownership of Public
Franchises" In the course of his ad-
dress he said:
ANY system that is adopted by So
ciety, either as custom or law, that
grants to one man or set of men a
privilege that is by force Of circum-
stances denied to other men, is a de-
nial of the equality guaranteed to the
people of this government in the dec
laration of independence, and is there
fore a violation of divine justice. We
can understand how the contract sys-
TEN, or a system of special privileges,
might exist in a monarchy or be toll
Grated under a despot, but even a sug-
gestion of inequality is repugnant to
any conception of a government in
which all are supposed to be equals.
1.-THE impression is given to our
children that as the thing called gov
ernment is perfected there is therefore
no responsibility upon the boy beyond
the mere perfunctOry work of voting
on election day, of proclaiming in sea-
son and out of season that we have the
best government on earth, and of con-
stantly keeping before the minds of
our fellow men the assertion that we
can lick everybody If we have the
best government on earth, which l
do not question, it does not necessarily
follow that even that may not be i'm
proved. If we can lick everybody, >
even that is not of necessity the high
est ideal toward which a nation may
strive.
81 have no quarrel with the capt.
talist; l have no quarrel with the con-
tractor. Under our existing business
! system 1t is the business of the capi-
talist and contractor to get the best
| end of the bargain, and to my mind
all inflammatory and denunciatory ap-
peals directed against tine capitalist,
the contractor and the money power
are idle and of no avail Our warfare
should be upon an unholy system, a
system that hopes to perpetuate itself
through ministering to greed, a sys-
tenn that is daily warfare, that is cal
culated to make men hate each other.
"In every city in this or in any other
| country that has adopted public owner
ship of its public utilities the contract
system and the franchise system will
both disappear together. If the work
ing men and masses are in economic
slavery in chains today 1t is because
they so will 1t. Let the platform that
| commands the votes of the working
men and reform forces be equal op-
portunities for all, the abolition of
the contract system, the substitution
of the eight hour day and the recog-
milton Of organized labor in all skilled
departments
Mayor Jones closed with a great
demonstration. Some one called for
three cheers for the mayor. They were
given. Then someone called for three
cheers for the people.
"Yes," shouted Mayor Jones, leap
ing to his feet and waving his hands.
"Cheer not for me; cheer for the peo-
pie" This brought out great ap-
plause.
Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Stetson spoke
next, and was followed by DR.. Nc
Glynn, who was given an ovation.
N. o. 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 en-
thusiasm, and then followed another
demonstration similar to that given
to Mr.. Bryan Saturday night. Mr..
Bryan had raised 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 man of ideas. We
are applying his ideas today to the
questions which arise. They were not