The sun., 1908-10-05
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rod fags.l As for GompArs, N was puny
magician. Hahl That for GomperBi
Debs was slow In coming and the audi
ence was getting irhpatient1 It came
driven him from the Grand Union Hotel
In red taxicab. with foe Of labor labor
Ing on the box. When he did come Mrs.
Katherine Kennedy, onoe. an actress.
mounted a speakers block and intro
duoed the candidate for President
as the beacon light Of Humanity.
one with sas warm q heart - ever
beat betwixt here and the judgment
for Debs. who had spoken, alresdy
at the American Theatre meeting and
looked a Bit tagged. When the crowd
was shouted back TO its seats Mr.. Debs
told them that he was moved by the
greeting. BE had found. he. said, such
audiences everywhere. He thought the
spirit Of socialism was abroad 10 the
land and swiftly turned bis attention TO
motto Of the Republican party was,
Let well enough alone; In 1904, Stand
pat; this y ear. God knows.
Whatever may be said Of one Theo-
dore Roosevelt, shouted Debs, waking
up suddenly. -th,re is nothing the matter
with his nerve. Laughter. But he 10
and his record proves It. Hpplause.l
And when he is graduated from the White
House to the jungles Of Africa. where he
properly belongs, he will have rendered
his first service to the working man.
He breaches and moralizsa.. cried
Debs, swinging a clenched fist, 'but he
fund in the history Of The United States
The Standard Oil Company clipped him
500 900 when he wasn't looking. and
when he pretended to find IL out be thun-
dered virtuously that the money must
be returned. He yelled virtuously but
he kept the money; lHisses. eroans and
long applause. Then we have him writ
ing-ah, these letters. how they show up
people!-to Edward II. Hartman: Ny
dear Hartman, come around to the White
House in the dark Of the moon and help
me write my message to Congress.
[Roars Of laughter and applause. Then,
when he found out. he turned on his
friend, as he always has turned on his
friends. and called Hartman q sccupdrel.
Theodore Roosevelt always kicks o
man when he 10 down. II, he has any
brave act TO his credit save shooting q
Spaniard in the back never heard Of I'll
daughter, followed by applause and
waving OF red handkerchiefs.l He claims
to have settled the great anthracite strike.
He ssttled 1t for his friends the capi-
talists, interfering just at the minute
when the strikers were winning out.
(Gro MS end hlsses.l Now he has nomi-
mated his creature Taft a. his successor.
/ ask you. Can you vote for Taft. nowf"
Mr. Debs wheeled to the Democratic
party and exooriated it q mass Of
crawling parasites. He stornned ut the
workinRmen for letting Democratic poll
ticians call them "the horny handed sons
of toll" sYou ought to be ashamed to
look your hands In the facel' he Dried out.
As for Bryan, coward and traitor were
words too mild 10 use. he shouted.
Il deny that he Is the champion OF the
people. the friend Of ths woFklngman.
cried Debs. -He had his chance two and
a half years ago when the officials of the
Western Federation Of Miners Rere i'm
prisoned. He wasSasked 70 spoak out
for them. He wouldn't. He was afraid
Of getting in bad with the mine owners.
the men who financed his campaigns.
But after the two officials were acquitted
he came out and said that he had believed
all the time they were innocent. IHiRses
and applause.l He has forfeited forever
his right TO appeal to the workingmen.
He has taken Parker. Roger Sullivan and
Murphy to his bosom after calling them
the vissss os the vile. He is not your
FRIEND 1
Until after Q o'clock Mr. Debs cried out
upon the old parties apd expounded the
virtues Of socialism. Then the police
him out the back way and over
to the Grand Union Hotel.