Mexico Missouri message., 1906-09-06
WIN. ]. BRYAN
HIS RECEPTION IN NEW YORK
AND SPEECH IN THE
GARDEN.
The TRUSTS THE ISSUE
He Declares There Must Be No Mis-
taking Of Issues, and No Con-
fusion Of the Line Of
Battle.

New York. Mr.. Bryan's
entry into New New York was a
series of ovationB. beginning with his
landing at the Battery at p. M, and
reaching an early climax when he ar
rived at the Victoria hotel, Twenty
seventh street and Broadway. an hour
and fifteen minutes later. Here the
homecoming Nebraskan was fairly
mobbed by the thousands of persons
who had gathered outside the hotel
entrances, and the hundreds who had
forced their way into the corridors.
Finally, an entrance was effected by
the police, and Mr.. Bryan reached the
lobby stairs. He was halted and
called upon for a speech, and the
crowd surged about him, cheering lus-
tily all the while.
A Few Remarks.
Ladies and gentlemen" he began,
81 believe that later this evening Is
the time for me to make a speech, and
you must not expect one now. When
a man is in difficulty, he has right
to call upon his friends for assist
ance. l am in difficulty now. l am
trying to get home, but have been
travelling so much Of late that for the
life OF me can hardly tell where
home is"
In Washington" called an enthusi-
astic auditor.
Some said it was in Missouri" add
ed Mr. Bryan, amid laughter. I've
about come to the conclusion that If l
find friends like this everywhere, l
don't care where home is. Soon l am
going to take another course in col
lege, for at a recent gathering in Lon.
don, where several languages were
spoken, felt constrained to make ex-
cuses because l could speak but one.
But would have to know every Ian
guage in the world to tell you how
much l thank you"
Mr.. Bryan then shook hands with a
few personal friends. This was the
signal for a general rush, and the Ne
braskan was almost swept out Of the
Twenty-seventh street entrance of the
hotel before the police could stem the
tide.
The reception lasted for more than
an hour. Mr.. Bryan then retired to
his apartments, and had dinner with
his family and a few intimate friends,
He then took brief rest before pro
ceeding to Madison Square Garden
for the feature event Of his stay in
New York.
At the Garden.
The doors of Madison Square Gar.
den were opened at $3.50 p m. The
immense auditorium began TO fill up
quickly. 1t was a gay-spirited, big
good-natured audience which had a
cheer for every one. The Nebraska
Bryan's Home Folks" arrived in q
body, and were given seats just back
of the speakers stand.
Before the meeting was called to or
der a band played merrily such tunes
as Maryland" MY Old Kentucky
Home" Way Down Upon the Suwa
nee River" ana other melodies of the
south caused tumultuous applause
But when the first strains of Dixie
were sounded, the thousands of Bryan
welcomers we're on their feet in ar
instant, and the cheers completely
drowned the band.
Mr.. Bryan Arrives.
When this joint demonstration hat
but partly subsidized, Mr. Bryan, &C
companied by his wife, entered tn,
garden, and appeared on the platform
The crowd, which had been so fret
in its cheering before, was now fairl'
beside itself For Ave minutes tn
crowd had howled, cheered an,
screamed, but eventually Chairman
johnson secured comparative quiei
and introduced Augustus Thomas
whose every reference to Mr.. Brya
called for additional cheers. Chail
man johnson then arose to introduc
Mr.. Bryan.
Mr.. Bryan declared the trusts wer
the paramount issue, favored an IL
come tax, independence for the Philil
pines, government ownership of raj
way trunk lines, and arbitration b.
tween capital and labor.