The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-13
Bingham's Slave There.

. AZ NIONn, llc IOuf advertised TO.
tie opening Of the meeting, a huge
crowd blocked the street In front OF the
church. and It was necessary to be
forcIble 10 make way through II 10
the front door OF the edfice. The Eve.
ming World reporter recognized a Cen.
trail OTce man at the door and asked
him what he was doing there The de-.
tectHe replied that re had been sent
over by Commissioner Bingham to see
that the Constitution was not violated
at the human auction" He need not
have worried so far as the Constitution
was concerned
once inside the church-a small white.
Mashed walled structuge-you saw flag.
draped desk and the betore.referrcd..o
unruly organ, at the keyboard OF Hhicn
sat scorbutlc youth in spectacles. lie
seemed alarmed at the antics OF the in.
strument, but unable to Quel it.
The Rev. DR.. John d. Long. intro
duced as the pastor Of the church.
opened the proceedings with a speech.
DR.. Long is a short, stocky man, with
n walrus.lite brown mustacue, anu
wears a jacket OF blue cloth resembling
the fatigue uniform Of Salvation Army
! officer on his breast he had pinned Z
| small red flag. At desks beneath mir:
We're ranged several oushy-hal.ed, spec
;aclcd men who later were 10 play an
important part in the proceedings They
represented Norwarts, The Call. The
Appeal to Reason and Emma Goldman's
| CLASSY little sheet, Mother Earth.
A Word for the Constitution.
MIR Long opened the proceedings by
saying that numerous persons had been
to lin when they learned that Mr..
OLoughlin had been offered the use Of
his church and had :otI him that they
feared that the Constitution would be
violated Il the unemployed men Mr..
o. Loushlsn had dug up were sold into
slavery.
Way" commented Or. Long. "the
man who owns my job owns me-. said
Alexander hamilton, Gnl | say so too
he added. These poor devils mus. be
rescued from the hell OF unemployment.
The Constitution does not condemn vel.
Untary, though It does condemn lnvoi.
un,ary slavery. The whole social sys.
EN- Is wrong. Vast npplause) viii
now Introduce Mr.. O'Llushiin, who WI!
ell you how lie came to pe mixed up
In this affair"
O'I.ough.ln ten hustled himself and
check sui, 20 the reading desk OF the
church. Mr.. O'Loushi!n was all
wrought mp about it., especially when
n photographer. who. by some mistake,
had been admitted to the gallery, fired
OF . fushlght with noise that made
| the several women in the audience
iscp the dimes they had ready for the
collection they felt sure was coming.
"Thc Low Brow Stuff"
Mr.. O'Loughlin is quite a democratic
| speaker. He believes In getting down
to the level OF his audience. He
hands EN- the low brow stuff" con.
/ nled man answering to the name o.,
/ Alfred, who sat at The Evening World
| reporters elbow, and whispered tina, he
/ had been on Park Row twenty years
and knew Teddy" for a. least half OF
/ that time. lie worked with me on the
| Independence League thing" confded
| Alfred.
/ Now, people" began OLoughlIn,
| EMS thing here Tonight is no thing TO
laugh nj. I'm tired. and you wont
hear me make any funny jokes Ike you
| just expect NE to crack, but I'll tell
| YOU few plain truths. some wise
guys Of my acquaintance comes up to
me tonight aud says. Say, why don't