The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-31
THOUSANDS CHEER WHILE
KEYNOTE is SOUNDED
In Its Very Principle, Monopo-
ly is Wrong, Bryan Declared
and Punishment for Trust
Evils Should be Imprison-
meRt
Publishers Pressl

New York, Aug 30.-Declarinc the
trust question to be the overshadow-
ing issue at the present time. Hon.
William J. Bryan, fresh from his trip
around the world. sounded the key
note of the national Democracy at
Madison Square Garden Thursday
night. And thousands in the vast as
semblage vigorously applauded the
sentiment Mr.. Bryan, who was at
his best, spoke for more than two
hours on the problems now confront
ing the people of the United States.
His response to the reception and well
coming addresses Was well received
by his auditors.
1t was a great outpouring that
greeted the eloquent Nebraskan. Long
before the hour set for the opening of
the exercises. every seat in the vast
garden had been occupied, while hun
dreds thronged the aisles. Many thou
sands more were unable to gain ad
mittance TO the building.
Mr.. Bryan was introduced by Mayor
Tom Johnson of Cleveland, the latter
pronouncing Democracy's leader to be
the foremost citizen of the republic.
Addresses by Governor Folk of Mis-
rouri. Augustus Thomas of the Com
mercial Travellers Antitrust league.
and others preceded the Introductory
effort of Mayor Johnson
Mr.. Bryan spoke in part as follows:
Like all travellers who have visit.
ed other lands. / return with delight to
the land of my birth, more proud of
its people, with more confidence In
its government and grateful To the
kind Providence that cast my lot In
the United States. My national pride
has been increased because of the
abundant evidence ! have seen of the
altruistic interest taken by Americans
in the people of other countries. No
other nation can show such record
of benevolence, and disinterested
friendship. My love for our form of
has been quickened as !
have visited castles and towers, and
peered into dark dungeons, and / am
glad that our nation, profting by the
experience of the past and yet un-
hampered by traditions and unfettered
by caste, has been permitted to form
a new center of civilization on new
soil and erect here "a government Of
the people, by the people and for the
people" | also return more deeply
impressed than ever before with the
which rests upon our
.atf .1,.,. .
tions and more solicitous that we.
avoiding the causes which have led
other nations TO decay, may present
a higher ideal than has ever before
been embodied in a national life and
carry human progress TO higher
plane than it has before reached.
A Message of Peace.
THE first message that | bring from
the old world is a message of peace.
The cause of arbitration is making
real progress in spite of the fact that
he nations most prominent in tile es-
of the Hague tribunal
nave themselves been engaged in
wars since that court was organized.
There is a perceptible growth in sen-
iment in favor of the settlement of
disputes by peaceful
means. / confess that my aversion
% killing increases with the years.
Surely the Creator did not so plan the
universe as 10 make the progress of
he race dependent upon wholesale
/ prefer to believe that
var instead of being an agency for
,ood. is rather evidence of mans sur
ender to his passions and that Of the
ests of civilization is mans willing
less To submit his controversies to
he arbitrament of reason rather than
f force.
Collection of Private Debts.
Another subject connected with
,ur foreign relations, / venture to
uggest that we may not only pro-