The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-08-30
ROYAL WELCOME
IS GIVEN BRYAN
Unprecedented Reception In New York Harbor
For Democratic Leader On His Return
From Around the World--WiIl
Speak Tonight


gratified OF have read in the papers
and also have heard from Americans
whom he met that there has been a
revolution in the opinion on economic
Ques tions in the United States.
Thinks Democracy's Chances Good.
Asked regarding his opinion as to
| the chances for Democratic victory
two years hence, Bryan would not
hazard a prediction but said: Il al
ways assume that the chances OF
Democratic successes are improving.
| ! believe the people are coming to
recognize that Democratic ideas are
ideas of the people, 1t is not easy to
fix definitely when these ideas will
triumph, but | believe there is always
forward movement toward triumph" "
DO you think the Republican ad-
ministration has been such as to in
crease these chances?"
81 cannot discuss that quest on at
present, but | do think the present
administration has done much to edu-
cate the people to make them ee the
value of Democratic ideas. To go be-
yond that would be to discuss and
that. as | have said, | will not do.
Home Coming a Precedent.
The scene down the bay as the
Princess Irene came TO anchor in
quarantine established precedent as
the home coming of a plain American
citizen. OF the great crowds who met
him, "Bryan's Nebraska Home Folks"
were the most enthusiastic of all. On
two big boats, they went to welcome
their distinguished neighbor. With
tumutous cheers. they pulled up
alongside the after-gangway of the
steamer and called their greetings to
Bryan who stood on the deck just
above them and smiled and waievd
his hat.
Big boxes of flowers were tossed on
board for Mrs Bryan Then the Ne
braska state flag was riung to the
breeze and the cheering was renewed
Songs were sung and the cheering
was taken up time and gain while
Bryan was going through the neces
sary form of customs inspection laws.
Two inspectors and an assistant ap-
praisor went down on the "lllini" un
der special instructions and had been
put aboard to take Bryans declara-
ti0n and make the usual examination
of hand bags and trunks.
There had gone on board the Prin-
zess Irene, Lewis Nixon, Mayor Frank |
w Brown, of Lincoln. Mr.. Goltra and |
Mayor Dahlman of omaha,
Shipmates Also Cheer Bryan.
When the baggage had all been |
passed and Bryan was ready 10 de |
scend to the Nebraskans tugs there |
was another outburst of enthusiasm /
which was taken up with loud yells
IN the decks of the Princess Irene. |
The cabin and second-class passen- |
gers lined the rails, cheering and
their hats and handkerchiefs
rs their noted fellow travellers dis
appeared over the side.
Huddled forward on the steamers
lccks were more than a thousand inn
migrants, gathered from every corner
If Europe. The unusGa: scenes tend
ng their arrival home must have
made a deep impression upon the
,eenly interested foreigners
AS he set foot upon the tug, Bryan
vas fairly mobbed by the Nebraskans
each was anxious to be the first to
hake hands with the home-comer
Who warmly returned every word or
,reeting.
Calls Friends BY First Names.
All seemed to be old friends and
many were called by their first names
r some given name from memory
yhich lasted from boyhcod days. All
his time VIII stiles on the craft which 7
warmed about the Princess Irene
'ere footing madly. Flags were dip
ling everywhere and from shores
mall craft put out in multiplying
Bryan was called upon for speech
y the Nebraskans s3out himself and
e told them, in purely personal
ein how happy he was TO be home Z
gain and what delight and surpri ]
had been to him TO find so many j
his homo folks" on hand to greet S
i'm. After being on the tugs more v
IAN half an hour air. and Mrs v
ryan we're transferred to the "Ilini" J
nd taken to the landing al Staple
IN. where they went ashore TO spend
he night at the home of Nj. Nixon