The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-09-01
BRYAN'S BRIDGEPORT
 WELCOME WAS HEARTY
ASSAILS THE REPUBLICAN TARIFF POLICY IN
 HIS SPEECH.

Declares Roosevelt Has Not Lived In
 to His Opportunities in Hammering
 the Trusts--TOuches OH Arbitration
 in Labor Troubles Government by In
 junction-Shakes Hands With Hum
 dreds After the Address---Guest of
 Senator McNeiI.
 Bridgeport, Aug. 91.-Enthusiasm for MT. Bryan marked his appearance in this city tonight, the crowds on the streets being larger and more demon- strattve and the audience before which he spoke being fully as large as that on New Haven green in the afternoon. Mr. Bryan reached here at 6:30 and found crowd at the railroad station. Senator McNeil's automobile was In waiting and MT. Bryan, MT. McNeil and Alexander T-oup at once went to the Senator's house for, dinner. At 8 o'clock the democratic town committee called for MT. Bryan and escorted by 1t he went to the armory on Main street. Hehe the seating and standing room of the place was jammed with men and women most of the former sitting in their shirts owing to the heat. Br. Bryan was received with a wild roar of applaues, with the band playing Hail to the Chief"
 A. T. Peck of the town committee po1loH tha ta ,,,Jn ool sented Thomas M. Cullen as the presid- ing officer The latter introduced MT. Bryan, who stood a full minute before he could acknowledge his greeting. He referred to his happiness at being home, and then proceeded to discus sion of the trust tariff and labor ques- tions. He said at the outset that he intended to direct his remarks to the republicans present, as he was convinc- ed after looking over his vote that there were republicans In this city. Naughter). For an hour MT. Bryan assailed the republican party on its at titude toward the questions now before the American people. He said that the republican party had had a chance to repeal every law, that has not contrib. uted to the peace, happiness and pros- perity of the people, and it was his in tention to show why the people are not happy On the tariff question, he said the policy of the republican party nas contributed to the present unrest, and there is no promise of reform. The high tariff was made by the manufacturers. Its blessings do not prevent the party members from threatening it's over throw, but the men who made the tar tiff now demand their blood money Moreover, the tariff is antagonizing every other nation; it makes them raise barriers. Germany was overjoyed at the beef scandals. It was said there of the United States 'If you won't let us sell to you we won't buy of you" Tn England two years ago during a great discussion of the fiscal question the doctrine of retaliation was advocated | MT Bryan referred to the last speech of President Mckinley which was a plea for reciprocity and said that since the death of the lamented president his party has absolutely failed to heed that advice. Mir Bryan, in illustrating the effects of the tariff said that one has tn be foreigner to get the benefit of 1t. Republicans" he said, "you have helped to put up the high tariff wall and have been plundered. A little low ering of that will will put money in your pockets"
 The republican party, he said, says to its faithful, Stand pat" which means to grin and bear 1t.
 My friends" said MT. Bryan, "there is a great revolution in the republican party. Ten years ago the republicans said they could go out into the street and pick up a man anywhere who | could be elected president; six years ago they said there were hundreds who | could be elected to-day they say there as only one man who can be elected on | republican platform; and that man has been following democratic princi- | ples Is there any lesson in that?"
 In the course of his discussion on the | trust question MT. Bryan said that he held the opinion that President Roose- welt had not lived up to his opportuni- ~-NS
 MT. Bryan, in passing, also spoke of | the arbitration of differences between employer and employe, of government by injunction, the eight-hour day, and | Of injunctions he said they were used by the employer to CO., cree the employe; to defeat the right of trial by jury. And the situation had become such that sometimes the labor ing man is deprived of the rights un- der law which is given to a common th:ef-that is the right of trial by jury. A person accused of an offence against Foperty can demand a trial by jury. p't the worllingman too often in his co1fiicts with capital has been govern ga by injunction
 lHconclusion MT. Bryan touched upon solneof the lessons he had learned from ms eA7eriences in other countries, ex- eolllng the United States and saying anat Everywhere an American is look GU upon $ the embodiment of all that 1s Soou, With fervidness that held ils auolent9 spellbound he pleaded for proaaer tharity towards our world ileisilDors, definite promise of free- uoin TOT the bilipinos, and the suffrage or ms hearers in behalf of the party Whlon mas for Is aim, and which will give 1T placed iA power, equality for all and special privileges to none."
 Before leaving tie armory Mr Bryan shook hands with hundreds of men and women and AS +ba t,-5 ..,, 1;,,,,o,.oz l