New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-03
BRYANOUSTS HISJONAH9
EPADES OWNERSHIP T1LE
Nag Not Press Federal Control on
Democrats Goes Home.


| for his Nebraska home yesterday affarpoo, -
adroitiy evading several opportunities 70 $40
mat ne would press on the Democratic partv hi.
| ideas on government ownership of railroads. in
| dicated that h had decided 70 drop for n.
present at least, this doctrine which has ratsoa
such storm OF protest Furthermore. John w
IoIniinson' Of Alabama. I'm formal statement
wnich Is generally believed 10 have been in
spiTed said Mr. Bryan would not force that f~uua
into the next Presidential campaign.
J Mr.. Bryan went West under the escort a, ,,s
| strenuous Nebraska Home Folks who varA
almost delfrious with joy over the fact that ~bev
had az last captured their revered fellow citizen
/ and would carry him home IN triumph The
special train Of FIVE Pulimans Is expected 70 ar
rive in Lincoln late Wednesday afternoon.
When the subject OF governments ownership
was brought up by the reporters as Mr. BRYAN
was on his way to the Pennsylvania station on
the ferryboat Pittsburs. he showed strongly that
he did not care to discuss II further "Ovvin,
to the storm of protest that has been raised hv
your views on government ownership" he was
asked. will you drop fl for The presentrs He
| replied:
/ In the first place. I haven't heard any very
strong protest although I have read sornsSasns
in the papers to that effect"
DOESN'T KNOW OF OBJEcrroN..
Asked IL several OF the national connmist..rp-r
/ had not expressed themselves as displeased with
his Utterances. he replied that he had not talxsa
/ 20 many Of them. I've talked with some per-
sons since the meeting. and some before h
| added who did not agree with me. eu. d
| not know that they criticised my bringing <ov-
eminent ownership OF railroads INTO the plat
| form"
4 But IL has been stated that you would pr,b-
ably not press this issue further. Mr. BRYAN
was told
do you think ought 20 lay IL asfd. a. IN.
request Of the New York papersr- was hts r.
ply.
Have you not been told that this part Of your
speech would injure the Democrats Congress-
campaign this fan?'
Mr. Bryan thought a second and th.n dotz.d
the question, saying; well. have promised
| to give some Of my time to the Congress cam
| Iaign committees"
! 1T was noticed that you did not touch On xcv-
eminent ownership in your speeches IN New lar
| sey yesterday suggested
We'll. you see. had TO speak briefly and dfd
not have time to go into everything" he an
swered.
The carefully prepared statement OF Mr. Tom
| lnson IL is understood. was given out TO aIlav
the suspicion that Mr. Bryan had not grown con-
/ servative but rather radical which has sprung
up since his fatfooted declaration for govern
i ment ownership OF railroads
\ Mr.. TOmlinsOn has been in New York attend
/ ing the Bryan reception. RE was delegate
| from his state IN the Democratic national con
ventions which nominated Mr.. Bryan for Presi-
| dent. and on the platform COMMITTEES in the
Kansas city convention His statement on the
federal and state ownership of railroads feature
in Mr.. Bryans Madison Square Garden speech
was:
Mr. Bryan expressed the same views before he
went away on his trip, and II not unex-
peCted by those who knew him best that on his
return he would state his observations durins:
his travels and his honesty and fearIessness in
this regard in taking the people into his conf
dence. instead Of playing the role of a politician
have strengthened aim. was demonstrated IN
the Ovations given him.
But Mr.. Bryan will not force federal and state
ownership OF railroads as issue in the next
campaign. recognizing the trust question the
paramount tssue. do not think he has any wish
TO force the matter in the next national plat
form. If the Democrats Of the nation think II
unwise or that the country IS not ripe for it. or
that IL would tend to hinder the fight 10 wrsst
the government from the grasp Of special PRIV
ilege.
DISCUSSION WILL. HURT
The discussion Of the subject. however. wiz
hurt and Mr.. Bryans views will get many votes
for the Democracy IN those states where they
needed. IL is gratifying therefore, that rnoss
0f the Democrats like National Connifreamar
- - -ee''i,sN oiid4i
crittcise the great leader already selected by the
people for the next Presidential campaign.
believe that Colonel Henry watterson.
though he does not concur with Mr.. Bryan's
he SAYS that Mr. Bryan's Madison square Car
den speech win win him the nomination of thu
Democratic party and insure his election
Mr. Bryan and his party left the Hotel Vic
toria their way to the 23d street ferry OF
the Pennsylvania at 4:2O 7. m. With him IN the
carriage were Mrs Bryan. their daughter Grace.
with her German dachshund IN her arms qad
Mayor Brown OF Lincoln and Mayor Dahlman
of Omaha He was IN the custody OF the "Ne-
braska Home Folks from the time he left tho
hotel. "I told him." said Mayor Dahlman. that
the other folks had had him long enough. and
that purpOsed 70 have him now. He said hs
would be glad TO come with u.s."
Several OF Mr. Bryans New York friends had
hidden him gOOdby earlier in the day. and few
were at the hotel when he departed. There were
no cheers as he went away. and no seemed 10
realize that the first Of half a dozen carriages
that drove rapidly to the ferry contained the man
who has been much I'm the public eve for che
last few days. The carriage dismissed az
the ferry and Mr.. Bryan and his party went
to the upper cabin Of the ferrybOat. ONLY one
or two Of the passengers seemed to recognizes
him before attention was attracted By the
gathering of newspaper men around him. Grad
ually the news Of his presence spread. and The
passengers crowded around him. He held an
Informal reception the remainder of the trip.
and was approached BY dozens OF persons Who
said they had met him before.
When asked If he had a last word 90 say be-
fore leaving New York Mr. Bryan said,
MARKED CHANGE IN SENTIMENT
speaking from "a personal standpoint. the re-
reptions have been very gratifying From pO-
ink fraxr aY,1