Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-02
TO BRYAN
IN THREE CITIES
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is to be reformed it must be done by those
who believe in tariff reform. He deolared
that while he is willing to give republicans
credit for what they have done toward the
regulation of trusts. they have not yet be-
gun even to scratch the surface of that
scourge. Until they put the trust mag
mates in the penitentiary as they would
common criminal we can't believe that the
republicans are in earnest. l believe that
the most fruitful source of anarchy IN this
country is the fact that while they whip
the poor man with the law. the rich GRIM
inal is permitted to go free.
At the conclusion Of his address Mr..
Bryan held a reception, shaking hands with
hundreds who crowded around him. The
program called for a reception at ex-Sena-
tor Smiths residence. where 100 people had
been invited to meet Mr.. Bryan. The num-
Der of engagements for the evening, how
ever, necessifated a change and Mr.. Bryan
left at once for Jersey City.
Attends Newspaper Dinner.
NEW YORK, September 1.-William J.
Bryan was the guest tonight at dinner
given by 200 of the working newspaper
men of New York city. The affair was
strictly informal. in accordance with the
wishes Of Mr. Bryan, who stated in his
letter Of acceptance that he would '.just
like to sit down with the boys to an old
fashioned American dinner" The recep-
ton at Jersey City occupied greater
as a consequence Mr.. Bryan was late in
reaching the dining room. On arrival at
his hotel in New York from Jersey City
he was met by committee OF the news
1t was after IL o'clock when he entered
the dining haTl, where he was unanimously
welcomed.
Bryan in Jersey City.
JERSEY CITY, N j., September 1.-The
Nebraskan was given hearty welcome by
the people Of Hudson county. The streets
Of Jersey City were packed with people
and there was parade in his honor. He
was clleered steadily by the crowds, who
represented the democratic of Jersey City,
Hoboken, Bayonne and other places. Rob-
ert Davis, democratic leader in Hudson
county, and a committee met Mr.. Bryan
at the Pennsylvania depot on his arrival
from Newark, and he was Immediately
taken to the Carteret Club, non-politica1
organisation composed Of leading citizens.
There he held an informal reception to
representative republicans as well as demo-
Gratis. He reviewed the parade. which was
OF democratic ward clubs of Jersey City.
Hoboken and other lesser places. He made
a short speech from the reviewing stand,
after which he was driven between the
columns OF the paraders to Elks' Hall. Here
which he was hurried to st. Peters Hall,
where, on account of the lateness Of the
hour and his engagement to dine in New
York, his speech was a brief one. He was
then driven to the ferry, to be conveyed
to New York.
In his address Mr.. Bryan made an earnest
appeal to all newspaper men to ally them
selves with the forces that are making for
greater public morality and righteous gov
eminent. He said that if the editorials OF
the newspapers of the country were edited
strictly according to the conscientious be-
liefs of the men who write them the battle
for right would be quickly won.
Predatory wealth, he asserted, never at
tempted to defraud a city, a state or a
nation unless it had some newspaper act
ing in its interest, and he called upon
newspaper men. of whom he classed him
self as one to refuse their assistance to
any one who sought a private end rather
thar. the public good. He said no one
should hesitate because his influence was
small Inconspicuous people. he declared.
had brought about great reform in Phil
adelphia, and that city today showed that
there was no such thing as total deprav-
ity. Mr.. Bryan explained that he was not
an enemy of wealth rightfully gained, but
that he was opposed to special privilege
and the amassing of wealth through in
fvasion ofsthe law. i1.ss-' ';t''-f
Addressing the republicans in his audi
ence at Van Wort Park, Mr.. Bryan said
they doubtless remembered the jeers and
laughter which were called forth when
the democratic principles of today were
mentioned years ago. I'VE have turned
our party around on the right side now"
said he. 1t may have required more than
little cleaning, admit, but we have IL
now where 1t belongs. You laughed and
jeered- at us when we were passing
we emerge from the far end we look
back and we can see you just entering 1t.
We are sorry for you: we feel for you
deeply. but we cannot help YOU"