Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-06

SuAol VI luS CITY uIo uepdTlueuI huu
Mayor Farmer doomed up at the
psychological moment will remain
forever a mystery, but the n~ear-panic
was stilled and the eating went on
without a single further disturbance.
The picture man came around later
to prove that he had not been feazed.
After the dinner the distinguished
guests and the committee, headed by
President Charles Stokes, veteran
Burlington county Democrat, filed
upon the stage OF the Auditorium
Theatre, which is under the same
roof as the hotel. 1t took some min
utes for Edward ~Scwbanland to ar
range the stage, for there had gath
cred a large number of mere assem-
blymen in the seats alloteA to the
club members. He got 1t fixed all
right, however, and permitted the
curtain to rise slowly upon the ma
Iestic scene, while the great crowd
which filled every atom of space in
the large house, including the aisles
and steps of the galleries and bal
cony, sent up a mighty cheer, and
the band played America" most
Justify. Just what Bryan and Wilson
felt at that precise moment will
never be whispered.
Bryan, Optionist.
1t was the happiest moment of Mr..
Birch's life. He was chairman of
the meeting and he harked back to
the days when Col. Bryan, as a can
didate, rejected and somewhat
scorned, had been the personal
friend of the Birches in Burlington,
md he rrp- tbN,z v.f+I 49, 1T o
glory and in a new attitude as teach
er of the American people. He said
Col. Bryan needed no instruction
and Col, Bryan said the same thing
when he got the chance after the ap-
plause had died down. The colonel
was at his best and his best is going
a bit. His first sally was to pay a
tribute to the old and lasting friend
ship of the Birch family, old and
young, tested by the years and then
he gave the people of New Jersey a
fine pat on the back for daring to
present to the nation so good and
brave and strong a nan as woodrow
Wilson. He told the big audience
that the eyes of all the land are turn
ed toward New Jersey these days
and that a great store is being set by
the mar who won such a signal vic
tory for the people after such a fine
light. He spoke Of the great disad-
vantage to which the Democrats of
the country have been put for years
because they did not have the adver-
Using advantage which comes to an
offce-holder in getting his views be-
fore the people.
He said the Republicans enjoyed
all of the advantage in hat respect.
since they were able to send cover
nors, cabinet officers, United States
senators and others bearing the
badge of authority to attend meet
and %banquets and other gather
ings to plead the cause of the party, |
the Democrats had to suffer
along with such volunteers as they
could gather for the occasion. Now,
now, at last from all parts of the
country come the men, representing
progressive spirit, men who have
won battles for the right, who have
1een chosen by the people to high
sfice, who will aid in the great fight
He Intellectually referred to the
fact that his subject was Witch.
man, What of the Night?" and from
that he drew in his matchless, eIo-
quent way the deduction that pre-
supposed that there had been night.
AS a matter of fact, the history of
the Democratic party did indicate
that there had been at least some
darkness. He told what the dark
ness had been, but in cheerful optim-
ism, pointed to the unerring signs OF
the day that the dawn is at hand
that the world was moving forward;
that our country Ned the world In
progress and that the Democratic
party led the country. He said there
was more study OF public questions
now than ever before and that
people were looking at things from
a higher standard, Fifteen years
ago, he said, the wealth of the world
was being transferred from the
wealth producers to the money
different. Debts contracted fifteen
years ago are now being paid by dol
lars worth only two-thirds of what
they were worth when the debts
were contracted. There is no talk
of reputation and the people are
gradually being released from the
clutch Of the money changers.
Coloney Bryan then spoke or the
progress made during the past Is years,
and mentioned as one advancement the
movement for he election Of United
States Senators by the people. He pre-
dicted that before the special session
of Congress adjourned an amendment
of this kind would be adopted by Con
gress. He spoke also of the income
tax, which he earnestly advocated, and
said that within a couple Of months an
income tax amendment to the Federal
Constitution would be ratified by with
in two or three of enough states If not
by enough to make it effective. He al
so discussed direct primaries, which he
said meant the passing of the boss and
the a%scendancy Of the people. Mr..
Bryan said that some other time he
would come back and discuss the initia-
tive referendum and recall.
Before closing his talk Colonel Bry.
an making some references to himself,
said the progress toward Democracy
was not the work of any one man. He
gloried, however, in what had been ac-
eomplished and said that some things
that now meet with popular favor used
to be referred to in d%erision as Bryan
ism. The Colonel also made a refer
enee to Mr.. Roosevelt, who he said had
become familiar with Democratic poll
eies and appropriated them. He then
told a story of a cartoon which had
been published representing himself
and Mr.. Roosevelt as two birds. Roose-
welt was on a nest and Bryan was in a
traa pADravaIt -.oa .34As-- 1891