The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-31
A Remarkable Demonstration
For the Nebraskan.
SOUNDS CAMPAIGN CALL
Declares Trust Paramount Issue and
Speaks for Tariff Revision--Fav
Government Control Of Rail
reads--Cheers for Hearst.

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New York, Aug. 31.The home com
ing Of William Jennings Bryan was
made complete last night when he wa.
greeted in Madison Square garden By
throng Of welcomers numbering more
than 10000. 1t was such welcome as
seldom II ever before was accorded 4
private citizen. Mr.. Bryan's eyes filled
with tears as he stood and acknowledged
tho laundering welcome from 10000
throats. For eight minutes, while the
garden seemed to shake and sway from
the shouts and applause he strobe ner-
vously from side To side Of the marrow
platform. Only once again during the
entire evening was there anything ap-
preaching such IA demonstratin. That
was when the speaker told his hearers
that he had become converted To the
cause of government ownership Of rail
roads. i favor the control of only tht
trunk lines by the national government, Z
said Mr.. Bryan. "and the ownership 81
all other railroads By the state govern
ments."
In an instant thousands OF voices were
raised and thousands Of faces were
turned toward the side Of the building
opposite the speakers stand, where vii.
liam Randolph Hearst sat.
"Three cheers for Hearst was the
cry which swelled until the speakers
voice was drowned for moment.
Last nights reception, winch was Civ
en- under the auspices OF the commercial
travellers antitrust league, proved real
ly to be the sounding Of the Democratic
campaign call. Mr.. Bryan's speech was
q clearcut outline Of what the Demo
cratic policy should be.
The election Of United States sena
tors by the people, regulation Of the
trusts by the government, universal
eight hour law, settlement Of all inter
national disputes BY arbitration rather
than by resort to force and revision Of
the tariff were some of his points. MIR.
Bryan declared, however, that he was
merely expressing his own opinion. and
not attempting 10 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 said
that no man should be director Of two
or more corporations which deal with
each other or to engage in the same line
of business. He called for the enforce
ment of the criminal clause of the Sher.
man antitrust law and the placing 81
trnst-controlled articles on the free list.
He went into the question of govern
ment ownership of the railroads at
great 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 Capitalization
however, aud for this reason advocated
the federal ownership of the trunk lines
and state ownership of the local lines.
The speaker scored the Republican
congress for not passing the legislation
urged by President Roosevelt giving pu-
plicity to campaign contributions lie
gave the President some praise, how
ever, for what he termed his adoption
OF the Democratic ideas Mr. Bryan
said he hoped the income tax might
some day be imposed through an amend
ment TO the constitution He referred
briefly to the recent Insurance investi.
cation and said smlingIy that he believ.
ed the disclosures made would result
in difficulty in securing large campaign
contributions in the future.
OF the financial question Mr.. BRYAN
said the unexpected and the unprecc.
dented discovery Of gold had brought a
victory to both the advocate Of the gold
standard and the advocate Of bi-metal.
lism.
.The Republicans have gained 20 much
pleasure and some partisan advantage, .
he said, from the dissension in our
ranks on the money question that they
ought not to begrudge us. the pleasure
we find in the fact that conditions have
removed the cause Of discord and dis.
sension."
Mr. Bryan spoke for an hour and
twenty minutes and was constantly in
ferrupted BY cheers and applause.
The only discofdant note sounded was
when Mr.. Bryan turned TO discussion
of Socialism and declared that the man
who says the trust Is an economic growth
and has como to stay is the one who
Ii helping the Socialists. Someone yell.
I'd. Three cheers for Socialism" but
the call was drowned in Kisses.
Mr.. Bryan quickly said "My friends,
] have no objection TO any man express
ing himself in favor Of Socialism. be-
cause the Socialist az 4 rule IL an hon
est man; he il seeking what be believes
III Be a heneiit to him with argument
and not with business | deny that
the trtist il an institution made neees
eary fui economic purposes; deny that
IL Il ain economic Institution az all. II
3 4 not economical; it is political II
|fests not on natural laws, but on man.
made laws
The streets and avenues outside the
harden were chokcd for blocks by other
thousands who stood patiently for hours
f6r the privilege Of even heeting glance
It the distinguished visitor The inter-
i@ of the garden was q waving sen Of
&ior. Every person IN the audience
Ia been provided with miniature
A*,cricau Hag, and every cheer from 20.
"a throats was aecentuated BY the
seYinr of 10000 tiny stats bearing
a&stslrA and stripes
When AIf4 Bryan entered tue hall the
w,>tcdinps which already had begun
a brought 10 temporary pause,
AIA for eight minutes volley after
AN Of thundcsouss cheers rolled