Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-09-08
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BRYAN Welcomed Home.


York on the Princess Irene as per
schedule and was greeted in the lower
bay by about $50 Nebraska ''home
folks who received him with tumultu-
GUS cheers. Mayor Dahlman of
Omaha expressed the enthusiasm Of
the moment by throwing lasso from
the tugboat around the shoulders of
Mr.. Bryan as he came on board. To
his neighbors he made a brief speech,
saying facetiously that this is the
greatest country in the world, Ne
braska the finest state, Lincoln the
best city in the state and Fair View
(tlis home) better than Lincoln. After
a brief stay he went on board the
private yacht of Edward F. Goltra,
his classmate, and was taken to the
home Of Lewis Nixon on Staten Island,
where he conferred with a number Of
Democratic leaders. Next day he
came up to the city, where a ire
mendous demonstration Of personal
and party loyalty awaited him. At
night he spoke to a great throng of
cheering admirers at Madison Square
Garden. State Democratic governors
and party leaders from all over the
country were present. After this he
began trfumphal tour, with speeches
at New Haven, Conn.,, Jersey City and
Newark, starting west Sept. 3.
In his Madison Square speech Mr..
Bryan sounded the keynote Of the sub
sequent addresses. His first message
was that of pc~e2, saying that if
America should take the initiative in
Offering to submit all disputes to The
Hague court many nations would fol-
low suit II keeping with this, he
would not have our navy used to col
lect private debts. He thinks we have
lost prestige by our experiment in
coionialism and is more than ever
convinced that we should deal with
the Filipinos as we did with the Gu
bans. He returned more in favor Of
direct election Of senators, charging
the senate with being the 'bulwark Of
predatory wealth" He advocated the
income tax with renewed zeal, judg-
Ing from it's workings in other lands.
The interests Of capital and labor and
OF society as whole demanded that
the principle of arbitration be applied
to industrial disputes. The struggle
for an eight hour day was 1nterna-
tional and would be settled in favor Of
the workingman.
Mr.. Bryan expressed satisfaction
shat unexpected conditions have re-
moved the cause" Of Democratic divi-
Sion-namely, the money question;
hence Democrats could concentrate in
an attack on the trusts. But no prog
ress could be expected until corporate
gifts to party machines were made I'M
lawful. He congratulated the presi-
dent upon the steps taken to enforce
antitrust laws, thus following the
Democratic platform.
The Democratic motto must be, GA
private monopoly is indefensible and
intolerable," and they must overthrow
the monopoly principle.
He attacked the tariff-for-protection
idea as the source of much political
corruption. The railroads ultimately
must become public property, on the
theory that public ownership is neces-
sary where competition Is impossible"
But he would have local lines owned
by the respective states.
Socialism, he admitted presents a
consistent theory, but one which does
not take human nature into account.
1t would substitute a new or worse
disease. The best way to down social
ism would be to remedy the evils under
indiyidualism.
Moran In Massachusetts.
All the efforts of Chairman Quincy
OF the Massachusetts Democratic COM
mittee to prevail upon District At
torney Moran to withdraw from the
gOvernorship race or to leave the mat
ter to the arbitration Of Mr.. Bryan
proved futile. Moran contended that
no candidate opposed his nomination.
Pennsylvania Fusion Fight.
Candidates on the Pennsylvania fu-
sion ticket, composed of Lincoln Re
oublicans and Democrats, were form
ally notified Of their nomination Aug.
% at Pittsburg. Lewis Emery, Jr.,
the head OF the ticket, as well as the
other candidates, pledged themselves
to specific remedies for existing evils
and called on the public to do away
with machine politics
Hearst Independent First.
In recent interview W. r. Heart
announced definitely his decision to
stand for governor Of New York as
the candidate of the Independence