The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-09-07
Distinguished Democrat Given Rous.
ing Welcome in New York.
MAKES AN IMPORTANT ADDRESS
Has Become Convert to Municipal
Ownership and Believes Trust Con-
troll is Paramount Issue of Cam
kaign-visits Michigan State Fair
y. On Homeward Journey. ~ 81 as

nings Bryan, of Nebraska, who arrived
in New York harbor Wednesday after
noon, and spent the night with friends
on a steam yacht down the bay, land
ed in New York City Thursday after
noon at 4 o'clock, and was the re-
cipient of q continuing ovation from
that hour until late last night, wien
he had finished notable eighty-min-
ute address before 10000 persons
Mrf Bryan outlined clearly and Wig
orcusly the principles he thought
should guide the democrats In their
campaign.
Greeted by nearly every prominent
democrat in the country, and accom-
panied by them, Mr.. Bryan was driven
from the yacht at the Battery to the
Victoria hotel. He was constantly
cheered by those on the crowded side
walks. Once at the hotel he was fair
ly mobbed by thousands of his admir-
ers; was called upon for an impromp.
tn speech, and then shook hands for
more than an hour with an apparently
never-ending line of citizens. '1Ie
dined with his family and friends, and
then was driven in an automobile %
Madison Square garden. where his
welcome home was made complete in
a series of some of the most remark
able demonstrations New York has
ever known.
Tom johnson Presided.
The garden meeting was presided
over by Mayor Thomas l.. Johnson
Of Cleveland. There were brief adj
dresses by Gov. Jos. F. Folk, of
Missouri; Augustus Thomas, the play
wright; Harry w. Walker, of the
c. mmcrcial Travellers Antitrust
league, under whose auspices the re-
ception was given, and Mr.. johnson
Mr.. Bryan also addressed an ovar-
flow meeting outside the Garden. He
was then driven to his hotel, where
he was personally greeted by VIM.
Randolph Hearst, who had been loud
ly cheered as he sat in a box at he
garden meeting.
Mr. Pryan goes to New Haven today
to Bridgeport in the evening.
Last nights reception, which was
given under the auspices Of the Com
mercial Travellers Antitrust league,
proved really to be the sounding of
the democratic campaign call. Mr..
Dryan's speech was a clear cut out
line of his idea as to what the dem
ccratc policy should be. The election
OF United States senators by the peo-
rle; regulation of trusts by the gov
ernment; universal eight-hour day;
settlement of all international dis
Iutes by arbitration rather than by
resort TO force and revision of the
tariff, and the previously mentioned
policy of government ownership of
railroads, were some Of his points Mr..
Bryan declared, however, that he was
mereyl expressing his own opinion,
and not attempting to forecast the
policy of his party.
Mr.. Bryan declared that the trusts
were the great issue of the day. He
favored the closest supervision of the
organization of corporations, and de-
Clared that no man should be a d.
rector Of two or more corporations
which deal with each other, or engage
in the same line of business. He called
for the enforcement of the criminal
clause of the Sherman antitrust law,
and the placing of trust controlled
articles on the free list.
Dancer in Capitalization.
He went into the question of gov
great length, and declared that what
he had seen in other countries had
served to strengthen his convictions
on the subject. He saw danger in
Capitalization, however, and for r"is
reason advocated the federal owner
ship of the trunk lines and the state
ow nership of the local lines.
Detroit, Mich, Sept. William
Jennings Bryan, journeyipg home
ward over the Wabash railroad ac-
companied by a large delegation
from his own state who had gone to
greet him on his arrival in New York
last week, was induced to stop
na,f day in Detroit Monday, visit
the Michigan state fair and make
several addresses.
lie spoke at some length at the
fair grounds in the afternoon and
also addressed six thousand people
assembled in Light Guard armory
in the evening.