Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-31
Mr.. HRYAN.

BIZ an at Madison Square Garden, New
York, last night in the celebration OF his
return from years absence spent In
foreign travel
The throngs outside the garden were
three squares deep.
The crowds al Bryan's hotel swept
him off his feet and forced him to make
two speeches.
The Nebraskan drove along Broadway
through sidewalks jammed with shout
Ing people.
A chorus of steamwhistles followed
him across the waters OF New York hsr-
Dor.
Mounted police had to escort the can
didate from his hotel to the garden.
As the guest of the Commercial
Traveller Antitrust League. Mr..
Bryan was greeted by more than 20, OOO
persons, who filed the great structure
from floor to upper galleries. AT the same
time the streets outside the garden
were checked Tor blocks by other thou
sands, who stood patiently for hours for
the privilege of even fleeing glance at
the distinguished visitor. The interior
of the garden was a waving SEA of color.
When Chairman Tom l.. Johnson, in
his introduction of Mr.. Bryan, referred
to the guest of the evening as "the first
citizen, il not yet the first official, of the
land" and Mr. Bryan rose, the great
gathering broke out in unrestrained
cheering, while the band played "Hail
TO the Chief" Having become master
OF himself, while the cheering was going
on, he gradually waved the people into
their seats and then began to speak.
"How can | thank you for this well
come home?' he said
"My heart would be ungrateful if it
did not consecrate itself to your service.
II was kind to prepare this reception. Ii
was kind of Governor Folk to come here
all the way from Missouri. II was kind
of Tom johnson, that example OF the
moral courage we so much need in this
country, to lend his presence here.
at Was kind in you 10 fully recon-
pense me in being absent so long from
my native land. thank you. | re-
turn to the land OF my birth more proud
Of my citizenship than ever before"
The characterizslions of Mr.. Bryan,
as the speakers endangered to find some
new appelatiop, interested the audience
much. Governor Folk, of Missouri.
called him "rhe great torchbearer of
righteousness, Augustus Thomas re-
ferred to him as another Lycugus and as
a "Roman conqueror Fading his iron
legion through the Appain Way" Tom
Johnson said be was mot yet the first
tfficial citizen OF the land, but that be
yas two years in advance of his election"
the rest Of his remarks along that line
being overwhelmed with laughter and
then with cheers
Ia his statement Mr., Bryan declared
his belief that the rail road question
would never be finally solved until the
government owns the railroads. To
avoid the danger of concentrating such
immense power at Washington he pro-
posed that the federal government own
the trunk lines that transport interstate
commerce and the States own the local
lines within their borders.
Mr.. Bryan declared for revision of the
tariff, so that all monopolizsd articles
may be put on the free list; he declared
him self in favor of sr sight hour law
and the creation of a commission to srbi
trste deputies between labor and capital.
The most conservative countries in En-
rope, he declared, collected a tax on in
comes, and be had been further con.
frmed in his belief in an income tax
He favored constitutional amendment
providing for that system of taxstion.
Declaring that no real and thorough
reform could be brought about until the
Senators represented the people, and not
corporate or private int,r.sts, he declar
ed himself strongly in favor of the cleo
ton of Senators by direct vote of the
people.
Concerning the money question he
said:
unexpected conditions have removed
the cause of our difficulties and permit
ted US to present united front on pres
ent issues. The unlocked for and I'm
precedented increase in the production
of gold has brought victory to both the
advocates of gold aud the ADVOCATES OF
bimetslism--the former keeping the
gold standard which they wanted and
the latter securing the largest volume Of
money for which they contended. We
Who favor bimetsllism are satisfied with
our victory if the friends Of monometsl.
ism are satisfied with theirs, and We
can invite them ia a coplest of zeal and
endurance in the effort 10 restore to the
people the rights Which have gradually
been taken from them by the trusts"
Congratulated President Roosevelt
upon measures he has taken to enforce
] Iws relating 2to corporations, even
though he felIowed the demcratic rather
than the republican platform in every
advance be has made. He scored the
republican party for failure of law to
prohibit campaign contributions by cor
parations. He said reduction of the
tariff is an easy means of limiting extor-
tim practiced by trusts. The high tariff
he regarded as form Of legslzed lar
ceny aud said the, guilty ones should be
in Jail or the criminal clause replaced.
For generation, be said the Fat has
been friedp by republicans and the
manufacturers reimbursed BY legisls-
ton. The railway rate bill distorted
as it il, he thinks a step in the right
direction.