Evening journal., 1908-10-17
DEBS SPOKE But
A few MINUTES
His Train Was Shunted Out
Into Railroad Yards, De-
laying His Arrival

Chagrlned because hiu special train
was taken out on a sidetraclx- I'm tbs
East Yard. which delayed his arrival
in this city. Eugene V. Debs, Socialist
candidate for President. yesterday of-
tornoon at a meeting IN Turn Hail.
sarcasticallv suggested that the special
had been sidetracked bv a railroad
concern" He had large audience
in which were many Republicans ana
Democrats. present through curiosity.
Debs was accompanied by bis Red
sreciai Bnnft ana eofne 81 hia follo,V-
ers had their canes oinamented with
red ribbons Debs did not speak az
long as he had intended but after a
short address he went 90 Newark.
whore he spoke briefly and then went
TO Baltimore for a meeting tonight
The meeting was scheduled for 13O
o'clock. but the side-racklng of the
Debs special made it impossible TO be-
gin until an hour later. James 3.
Smith. Socialist candidate FOR COVER.
nor. presided. and he was Just an
nouncing that he would be unable tn
present Debs when the Presidential
candidate came stridiag through the
hall Debs was Immediately surround.
ed by those eager 10 shake his hand.
and was loudly applauded when he
mounted the platform lie spoke for
a few moments
The RED Special" on which Debs
and party came from Reading. Pa.
oyer the Philadelphia ana Readine
Ra'lwav had. through a m stake. been
switched into the East Yard In the ox.
treme suburbs Of the city. This left
the party stranded amid a sea of rail
road tracks and they had q difficult
time locating the hall where the meet.
ing was held.
on his wav 10 Wilmington from
Reading. Debs spoke at Coatesvills.
Brdsboro and Lenape. Debs looked
weary r.ld his voice was impaired. A.
he finished his speech he was lSissei
bv several enthusiastic women admir-.
ers.
Debs is tall Of stature and bald oi
head and crouches at times when
his words. In part he said:
Mr.. Debs' Speech.
As the campaign draws to n close
we can see the workers becom ng more
intelligent. They are resenting their
conditions. In PROSPEROUS days they
have bare living or but little more
and this little more is awept away when
they are out of work for a few weel<s
A man has a right 10 be in poverty If
he can be Door alone. but no man has
a right TO allow his wife and children
and his fellow workers TO be Door boz
cause he refused TO take part in public
affairs.
There is machinery enough 20 pro-
duce wealth for all. This machinery.
invented and perfected in the last nifty
years. gives hundreds of mechanical
slaves for every person. There is nt
trouble about producing more than can
be consumed even if every person has
every necessity. every nulifting luxury
and all the refinements Of life. This
ample product to-day is wasted by
competition or gobble1 by the few.
This is the proposal the Socialist
party makes TO the producers on tbs
farms. in the mines and IN the shops.
Gown the machinery, railroads and ma
ture storehouses and use them for tho
benefit of those who work They are
beginning to sec that the world can b0
made "a beautiful place. i'm which work
will be iov and every day can be
met without fear Of want or material
loss. Socialism is not for the distarl
future. Machinery makes it possible
to-day. The only thing that holds =
back is the ignorance Of the workers.
The Socialist party has 5000 speakers
and is distributing two million pieces
of literature everv week in the greatest
effort ever made. This has
been going on for years and will be
kept up after the election as il is al
the present time. Results now are be-
ing seen. Progress will be at a geo.
ms ricai ratio from row on. This
means good for all and evil for none"
Charles Lapworth. of London. made
a brief Slress and spoke of the ecu.
nomic conditions surrounding the cam
paign and the part the Socialists i'm
tend 70 take in il. Harry Parker also
spoke.
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