New-York tribune., 1900-10-02
SPEAKER RUDELY HoOTED.
DEMOCRATIC RUFFIANS Howl. DOWN A
REPUBLICAN, INVITED TO AD-
DRESS THEM

DRESS THEM.
Many persons went away from the Lexington
Avenue Opera House last night with a strong
impression that common politenesss is not one
Of the leading attributes of some of the Demo-
cratic worlingmen of this city. An entertain
ment was given there for the benefit of the
forty thousand locked out members of building
trades unions in Chicago" and in order to help
the affair along the Republican National Com
mittee had sent one Of its campaign orators. o.
F. Williams. former nsul-C1eneral at Manila
to make twenty minute address without any
charge. This fact was advertised widely, and
the people who came knew in advance Just
about what they would hear. yet the Democratic
workngmen present hooted hissed and teered
at Mr.. Williams to such extent that he was
forced to stop several times vet he stood to his
guns like man, and compelled them to hear
much sound Republican doctrine in spite of their
discourtesy
NLTGELD AFFRONTS THE MEETING.
The Democratic National Committee had as
signed Ex-Governor Altgeld Of Illinois to speak
at the same affair. Mr. Atged did not scruple
to show his contempt for his fellow Democrats
OF New-York by remaining at home. sending
word that sore throat detained him. He sent
on as a substitute an Anarchistic Chicago law
yer Clarence s. Darrow. who lnsulted the intel
ligence of his hearers in every argument he put
forward In spite of this and of the fact that
he greatly exceeded the twenty minutes allotted
to him. not a single Republican workman in the
audience-and fully half of them were such
even tried to interrupt him but heard him cour-
teously to the end, though the looks of amused
contempt on their faces spoke volumes for their
estimate of his shallOwpess Before the speech
making began Mr. Wilams proposed 20 Mr..
Darrow that both should make strictly non
partisan addresses, but Mr.. Darrow declared
positively that he could not and would not make
any other kind of speech than a partisan one
and so Mr.. Williams opened the proceedings.
He began by speaking of the marvellous in
dustrial prosperity which this country has en-
toyed under the Administration of President
Mckinley. At his first mention of McKiney's
name a sharp voIey of Kisses broke ont Mr.
Williams looked astonished. He had been in
vited 10 speak on Republican issues and under
stood that he was comforting a favor by so
doing The Republicans in the house provoked
at the indignty offered to their guest. responded
to the Kisses by handclapping. The Kisses grew
| louder. So did the ciapping. and their volume
| indicated that the audience pretty nearly
evenly divided.
ASKED TO THROW HIM OUT.
When order was restored Mr.. Williams began
/ 10 draw a graphic picture of the financial panic
election of an avowed free silver President At
this in the of the hall rose to his
feet and demanded loudly that Mr.. Williams be
"trUn out" and almost the entire audience rose
| to its feet to see who the dsturber was.
! There was so much noise that fully Eve min
utes of the speakers time was lost before he
J could make himself heard. but when he did he
5tScored q strong point ny shouting out. II as
| sure the audience that. although I am inter
| -.
| ton of the Democratic speaker who will follow
! me by the Republicans present" This evoked
| applause from the fair minded men, and Mr..
| Williams proceeded TO say that 1t would cost ten
| times the money and ten times many lives to
/ carry out Mr.. Bryans policy in the Philippines
| as it would to carry out Mr.. McKney's At
| this point he was interrupted once more by
| shouters from various parts of the hall calling,
regardless of grammar. Your twenty minutes is
| up! Your twenty minutes is up!' One of the
committeeman advanced to the edge of the
! platform and yelled at the crowd: For Gods
| sake. remember you are men. not rowdies!
You came here knowing what YOU would hear.
| and If you don't like it come out on the sidewalk
and will settle with any one of YOU.
TALKS DOWN TO HIS AUDIENCE.
| AS this committeeman built on the plans
of John L. Sullivan when he in his prime.
|
| mentary silence. in which Mr.. Williams brought
| his speech to an eloquent and vigorous close.
| The chairman George Reed, of the Plasterers'
| Union, then rose to introduce Mr.. Darrow say
| ing: Il hope the Republicans here will show
! more respect for the Democratic speaker than
| the Democrats have for the Republican
! speaker" Il guarantee it," shouted Mr.. Will
! iams and the Republicans applauded him
| heartily and fully vindicated his opinion of their
| sense of deCency. Mr.. Darrow spoke right down
| to the level of the Democrats present. He began
! by calling President Mckinley mollusk Those
! Democrats who know what mollusk is were
| greatly pleased Mr. Darrow then said Sena-
| tor Hanna led the most vicious gang Of scoun-
dreIs that ever controlled the United States. This
| was loudly appauded. MIR. Darrow began to
! feel at home. He declared that the United
| States was engaged in numbering" Fnpinos by
| the thousands for the primary object of pro-
! yiding fat berths for Republican of1ceholders.
| and that the trusts were increasing the stand
! ing army so that it might come back after the
FiIipInos were all wiped out and shoot down
| American workmen whenever they dared TO
| strike.
| These weighty arguments so pleased the Demo
| Gratis present that Mr.. Darrow.. who eVldently
| has an inexhaustible fund of them. ran on far
| beyond his twenty minutes. and enjoyed himself
! tbOrouehlv vaudeville performance and
| dancing followed and the entertainment, it was
| renorted netted about 81 OO0 for the workmen Of
| Chicago.
RIGHTS or CHINESE IN HAWAII.