Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-09-01
LISTEN TO HARANGUES
WHILE EATING LUNCH
Talk at Some Length to Toilers and
Some of Women Stand on Top
of Motor Bus to orate.
By CARLTON TEN EYCK
written for the United Press.)

NWr1Jten 1Or Cne united FreSS.J
New York, Sept. City hall park
at noon time these days is one of the
busiest spots in Greater New York. II
is in reality "the peoples forum. "
During the luncheon hour no less than
a dozen groups may be seen in the
place listening to the harrangues of
politicians, reformers Of all kinds, So
cialists, Industrial Workers of the
World, suffragists and religious work
ers.
With old Benjamin Franklin, Horace
Greeley and Nathan Hale looking down
from their pedestals clearly puzzled to
know what it is all about, the street
orators expound their sure cures for all
the industrial and political ills of the
times and luncheon time in the park is
filled to Overflowing. A few minutes
before noon the other day a motor bus,
like the ones that ply up and down
Fifth avenue and Broadway from
Washington square to Grants tomb,
dashed into Park Row alongside the
franklin monument, covered with yell
low and white banners. From the roof
bugle sounded and quickly the ve-
hicle was surrounded by crowd, for
it is the easiest thing in the world to
get a crowd in City Hall park at noon.
The motor bus is a new wrinkle and
they do not know what to make of it
until woman, standing up on top of
the buss begins to demand votes for
women. Then the vehicle was quickly
deserted by about half of the crowd. 1t
is the latest scheme adopted by the
New York suffragists to spread their
propaganda and every noon and some
times in the late evening, when the
weather is favorable, the suffragists
mount a motor buss and go down to
join the other orators in City Hall
park
About the same time a hand organ
can be heard at the curb near Brook.
lyn bridge, and a glance there shows
several women with brilliant red
badges across their waists. They are
striking knitters, who want more pay
and shorter hours, and they are appeal.
ing to the public to contribute to their
support while they are idle in their
fight against the employers. While the
hand organ plays the strikers 60 about
among the crowds, collecting nickles,
dimes and pennies.
Pleads for Gaynor.
But the women are not the only
people taking advantage of the hugh
monday crowds that pour into the
park from the Woolworth building and
other skyscrapers in the downtown dis.
trict, With the municipal campaign
well underway, the advocates of the
various MAJORITY candidates are max.
ing hay while the sun shines. In ono
spot bewhiskered man with eve.
glasses ON the end Of his dubious nose
pleads in strident tones for the re.
election of Mayor Gaynor, while some
OF his hearers laugh audibly and asl,
what about "the lid" on the Great
White Waya A few yards away, try.
ing to out'shout the loudness of his
riVal another man extolls the virtues Of
John Purroy Mitchell, the Fusion can,
didate, and still another self.coustituted
campaigner brags about the prowoss Of
District Attorney Whitman, even
though the prosecutor has turned down
the Republican nomination.
The most animated groups among th,
dozen or more in tho noon crowds, how
ever are those discussing industria
problems. The Socialists harranpue anf
argue with any and all who will listen
while the I. W. W. spielers are alway,
In evidence and few older men on
gage in heated controversies about "tb,
initiative, referendum and recall" nj
ways linked together
With all these orators going at once
once can hardly make his way through
the crowded plaza at luncheon time
but the orators are not all. The hawk
ers crowd the sidewalks at every step
Two or three men want to sell book,
that will make you an American citi
zen for ten cents" and dozen o
moro will sell you street guide O.
New York and Brooklyn for a nicklo
> Others are selling shoes, pocket knives
e suspcndcrs, collar buttons, chocolate
shoe strings, pencils and almost ever,
/ conceivable small object from the tray
that are suspended from their shoul
. ders.
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