The Delta independent., 1906-09-07
WELCOME BRYAN
HOME FROM HIS TRIP AROUND
THE WORLD.
GREETED BY VAST CROWDS
Twenty Thousand People Gather at
Madison Square Garden, New York,
to Hear Him Speak-Governor
Folk and Tom 1. johnson Present.


to Hear Him speak-Governor
Folk and Tom L. johnson Present.
New York.-Such welcome as sell
dom in this country's history has been
accorded private citizen was given
William J. Bryan at Madison Square
Garden Thursday night in the celebra-
ton of his return from a year of for
eign travel
AS the guest OF the Commercial
Travellers Antitrust League, Mr..
Bryan was greeted by more than 10000
persons, who filed the great structure
from floor to upper galleries. The
streets and avenues outside the garden
were choked for blocks by other thou
sands who stood patiently for hours
for the privilege OF even a nccting
glance at the distinguished visitor. The
interior of the garden was n waving
sea OF color Every person In the audi
cnce had been provided with an Ameri-
can flag and every cheer from 20 600
throats was accentuated by the waving
OF 10000 STATS, bearing the stars and
stripes.
In his address Mr.. Bryan declared
himself in favor Of free trade SO far "a
necessary to crush combines. election
OF senators by direct vote: arbitration
OF labor disputes: an anji-injunction
law; convcning of Congress sooner al
ter elections than now. and for gov
ernment ownership OF through lines
and state ownership OF local railways.
When Mr.. Bryan entered the hall
the proceedings, which had already be
gun. were brought to temporary
pause while for eight minutes volley
after vollcy OF thunderous cheering
rolled thrnnpi no h,IlliDp
When Chairman Tom l.. Johnson. in
his introduction OF Mr.. Bryan referred
to the guest OF the evening as the first
citizen OF the Republic. not yet the FIRST
Official but the first citizen BY common
consent" and Mr., Bryan rose. tho
great gathering broke out In unre-
strained cheering. while the band
played Hail to the Chief"
SO touched was Mr. Bryan by tho
welcome that as he sLood waiting for
the cheers to subside his eyes filled
with tears and hc strode ucrvously
from side to side OF the narrow plat
form.
How can | thank you for this wei
come home" he said. My heart would
be ungratcful II II did not cOusocrate
Itself TO your service. II was kind TO
prepare this reception. II was kind OF
YIN " ''iil' li'l' hlI NV " ny
from Missouri. 1t was kind OF Ton
johnson. that example OF the moral
courage we so much need In this coun-
try. to lend his presence here.
1t was kind In you TO rccompcnse
me- fully in being absent SO long from
my native land. ] thank you. | return
to the land OF my birth more proud OF
NV citizenship than ever before"
Mr.. Bryan then began his formal ad-
dress. saying:
Like all travellers who have visited
Other lands. | return with delight TO
the land Of my birth. more proud OF its
people. with more confdonc" In Its gov
crpmcnt and grateful to the Kind Prov
idencc that cast my lot In tn" United
States. Ny national pride has been in.
creased because OF abundant evidence
| have seen Of the al,ruistiC intercs;
taken by American In the people OF
other countries. No other nation can
show such a record OF bcurvolcnccs
and disinterested friendship. My love
for our form OF government has been
quickcncd as ! have visited castles
and towers and pccred into dark dun
gconS. and ] am glad that our Nation.
proilting by the experience OF the past
and yet unhampcrcd by traditions and
unfettercd by caste. has been permit
ted to form new center OF civilization
on new soil and erect here a govern
ment OF the people. by the people and
for the people. also return more
deeply impressed than ever before
with the responsibility which rests
upon our Nation M an eScmplar among
the nations and more soliCitous that
we. avoiding the causes which have
led other nations TO decay. may pre-
sent "A higher ideal than has ever be
fore been embodied in n national lifo
and carry human progress to n higher
plane than It has before reached"
Mr.. Bryan's entry into New York
Thursday afternoon was a series or
ovations. beginning with his landing
at the Battery at O'Clock and reach
ing an early climax when he arrived
at the Victoria hotel, Twcnty.seventt
street and Broadway, an hour and fif-
teen minutes later. Here the home
coming Nebrasknn 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.