Connecticut western news., 1906-09-06
Madison Square Address Is Heard by Great Crowd.
GIVES CAMPAIGN KEYNOTE
DenOunces Trusts and favOrS
 Imposition of Income Tax.
WANTS PUBLIC TO OWN RAILROADS

Eight Hour Day For Workinsnnsn, Li- censing of Legitimate Corporations and Reduction of Tariff Advocated. Wants Trusts Entirely Wiped Out and Scores Plutocraey as a Menace to American Government - Direct Election of United States Senators by People Called a Movement Toward Democracy In It's Broadest Sense. Campaign Contributions by Corpora tions Referred to as "BanefuI lnfiu- ence" on Politics.
 New York, Sept 5.-William J. Bry. an, the twice nominated candidate of the Democratic party for the presiden- cy and acclaimed as the probable nom- inee in 1908, sounded the keynote of the next presidential campaign in two speeches delivered in and outside of Madison Square Garden to probably the greatest audiences ever assembled
 
 Mir. Bryan took the most advanced and radical ground on the trust ques- ton, advocated the extermination of private monopolies and came out bold ly for government ownership of rail roads, divided between federal owner ship for the trunk lines and state own ership for branch roads lying within the boundaries of a single state.
 He also advocated an eight hour day for laboring men, the licensing by the federal government of legitimate cor. porations and the reduction of the tar. 1ff so as to prevent the fostering of monopolies. He declared in favor of giving the president power to place on the free list any articles which come into competition with the products of a trust, thus making trusts as they now exist impossible. In fact. Mir. Bryan argued for the wiping out of the trusts entirely. ...
 Income Tax Favored.
 MT. Bryan declared against Social ism, or the public ownership of all means of production and distribution, saying that he stood for individualism and the rights of private property. He denounced plutocracy as a menace to this government as great as the evil of landlordism in Europe and advocated laws to curb the power of wealth. Among his remedies for this condition he again proposed the income tax, which has been declared unconstitu- tional by the supreme court.
 Probably no other American ever was honored by such an ovation as the people of New York, re-enforced by thousands from almost every state in the Union, gave MT. Bryan on his re- turn home from his famous trip around the world.
 No Longer "Enemy's Country"
 MT. Bryan, delighted with his reccp- ton after driving through six miles of streets filled with cheering New York CTS, retracted what he said ten years ago about New York being ''the enc mys country"
 AS was expected, the big garden was not half big enough to hold the mass of people, and those who could not get in overtiowed into the square in front, where an open air meeting was con- ducted.
 Before the meetings MT. Bryan was given an ovation In his triumphant ride uptown from the Battery. In car riage accompanied by the acting mayor and other prominent men Mir. Bryan met with a continual, vociferous greet ing all along the line of march. and when he reached the Victoria hotel at Fifth avenue and Twenty seventh street the sidewalks and roadways were blocked by struggling humanity. His reception at the Victoria hotel was itself a remarkable demonstration.
 Before leaving New York for his home in Nebraska MT. Bryan declined to admit that he had personal knowl. edge of any storm of protest against his views favoring federal and state ownership of railroads.
 Mir. Bryan made 1t plain that he hopes to convert the mass of the Dem ownership.
 Will Speak In Campaign.
 MT. Bryan said he had agreed to give some time to the congressional cam paign and already had several meet ings scheduled, beginning at Cincinnati! next week. He willa visit Virgiuia North Carolina. Alabama and Tennes zee in the order named
 Three cities joined in paying the final tributes of the continuous wei come accorded Mir. Bryan since his ar. rival in New York on Thursday from his tour around the world
 Returning from Bridgeport, MT. Bry an, after devoting scant time to per sonal business, was escorted to the National Democratic club, where ar enthusiastic reception was accorded him and where he spoke brief:- From the club be was escorted ZS former