Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-09-03
BRYAN DEMANDS PUBLIC
RAILROAD OWNERSHIP
Would Have Federal Trunk Lines and
State Local Branches
Relterates His Old Faith Except Free
Silver Policy
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Nebraskan Given Wonderful Welcome in
New York

New York. Aug. 31.-Such a wei
come as seldom in this countrys MS
tory has been accorded to a private
citizen was given to William Jennings
Bryan at Madison Square Garden
last night in celebration of mis- return
from a years absence spent in foreign
travel.
AS the guest of the Commercial
Travellers Antitrust league, Mr..
BRYAN was greeted by more than
10000 persons, who filed the great
structure from floor to upper gallery.
At the same time the streets and ave-
nues outside the garden were choked
for blocks by other thousands, VINO
stood patiently for hours for the priv
ilege of even a fleeing glance at the
distinguished visitor. The interior OF
the garden was a waving sea OF color.
Every person in the audience had been
provided with miniature American
flags and every cheer from 10000
tnroats was accentuated by the way
ing of 10000 tiny stats bearing the
stars and stripes.
When Mr.. Bryan entered the hall
the proceedings which already had be-
gun were brought to temporary
pause while for eight minutes volley
after volley o. thuuderous cheers rolled
through the great building. Wien
Chairman Tom L. Johnson in his in
PRODUCTION of Mr.. Bryan referred to
the guest of the evening as the first
citizen, if not the first official of the
land-not yet the first. Official, and
Mr.. Bryan rose, the great gathering
broke out in unrestrained cheering,
while the band played Hail to the
Chief
So touched was Mr.. Bryan by the
welcome that as he stood waiting for
the cheers to subside his eyes filled
with tears and he strobe nervohsiy
from side to side of the narrow plat
form. When quiet was restored he
thanked the audience briefly, but in
tones and words that left no doubt
that it came from his heart.
Reiterates His Doctrine.
Mr.. Bryan reiterated his well
known declarations = concerning the
Philippines, for election, of senators
by the people, for an income taz, for
international arbitration, and on
trusts, government by injunction, and
questions affecting labor The utter
ance that seemed to attract the most
attention and brought forth the great
est cheering was that on government
ownership.
4 favor the control of only the
trunk lines by the national govern
ment," said Mr.. Bryan, land the own
ership of all other railroads by the
state governments, he declared, and
one of the greatest demonstrations
of the evening followed. .....
Trusts the Great Issue.
He declared that trusts were the
great issue of the day. He favored
the closest supervision of organiza-
tons of corporations. 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.
ne went IulO lne question Vi gov
eminent ownership of the railroads at
length and declared that what he had
seen in other countries had served to
strengthen his convictions on the SUB
iect He saw danger in centraliza-
ton, however, and for this reason
advocated federal ownership of the
trunk lines and state ownership of
the local lines.
For Government Ownership.
In those states" he said, where