Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-09-06
BRYAN DISCUSSES
POLITICAL ISSUES
10000 Persons Cheer Nebraskan at
New York Reception.
TRUSTS THE PARAMOUNT ISSUE

TRUSTS THE PARAMOUNT ISSUE
He Outlined What Democratic Policy
Should Be. and Mighty Cheers For
William r. Hearst Greeted His Dec.
laration For Government Ownership
of Railroads.
New York, Aug. 81. The home
coming of William J. Bryan was made
complete when he was greeted in Mad
ison Square Garden by thrpng OF
welcomers numbering more than TO-
900. It was such a welcome as sell
dom. if ever before, was accorded a
private citizen. Mr.. Bryan's eyes
filed with tears as he stood and ac-
knowiedged the laundering welcome
from 10000 threats. For eight min
utes. while the Garden seemed to sway
and shake from the shouts and ap-
plause, he strobe nervously from side
to side of the narrow platform. Only
once again during the entire evening
was there anything approaching such
a demonstration. That was when the
speaker told his hearers that he had
become converted to the cause of gov
eminent ownership of railroads.
az favor the control of only the trunk
lines by the national government, :"
said Mr.. Bryan, land the ownership OF
all other railroads by the state gov
ernments."
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 William Randolph Hearst sat.
'aThree cheers for Hearst, was the
cry which swelled until the speakers
voice was drowned for moment.
The reception, which was given I'M
der the auspices of the Commercial
Travellers Antitrust League, proved
really to be the sounding of the Demo
cratic campaign call. Mr.. Bryan's
speech was a clear-cut outline of his
ideas as to what Democratic policy
should be. The election of United
States senators by the people; regu.
lation of trusts by the government; a
universal eight-hour day; settlement
of all international disputes by arbi-
tration rather than by resort to force.
and revision of the tariff-were some
of his points. Mr. Bryan declared,
however, that he was merely express
ing his own opinion and not attempt.
ing to forecast the policy of his party.
The only discordant note sounded
during the evening was when Mr..
Bryan turned to discussion of social
ism and declared that the man who
says the trust is an economic growth
and has come to stay is the one who is
helping the socialist Some one yelled,
three cheers for socialism" but the
call was drowned in Kisses.
Mr.. Bryan quickly said: my friends,
I have no objection to any man ex.
pressing himself in favor of socialism.
because the socialist as rule is an
honest man; he is seeking what he be
lieves to be benefit I'd him with ar.
gument and not with, business -
When Mr.. Bryan rose to speak he
was greeted with tumultuous applause.
He said in part:
Mr.. Bryan's Speech.
Like all travellers who have visited
other lands, return with delight to the
land of my birth, more proud of its
people, with more confidence in it's gov
eminent and grateful to the Providence
that cast my lot in the United States.
No other nation could show such a rec
ord of benevolence and disinterested
friendship. My love for our form OF
government has been quickened as have
visited castles and towers and peered into
dark dungeons, and l am glad that our
nation, profiting by the experience Of
the past and unhampered by ira
ditions and unfettered by caste has been
permitted to form new centre of civili-
cation on new soil and erect here "a gov
eminent Of the people, by the people and
for the people,
The first message that bring from the
old world is a message of peace. The
cause of arbitration is making real prog
ress in spite of the fact that the nations
most prominent in the establishment of
The Hague tribunal have themselves
been engaged in wars since that court
was organized. There is a perceptible
growth in the sentiment in favor of the
settlement of international disputes by
peaceful means
Another subject connected with our
lOIClSH Icidt lOAos tCLLuIC " suggest
that we may not only promote peace but
also advance our commercial interests by
announcing as a national policy that our
navy will not be used for the collection
of private debts. Many profitable fields
of investment are now closed because
the people of the smaller nations are
afraid that an investment of foreign capt
tai will be made an excuse for for
eign invasion.
Lost Prestige Through Philippines.
Before leaving international peace let
me add that our nation has lost pres
tige. rather than gained it, by our ex-
pertinent in coionialism. We have given
the monarchist chance to ridicule our
Declaration of independence, and the
scoffer has twitted us with inconsfst-
ency A tour through the Philippine
Islands has deepened the conviction that
we should lose no time in announcing
our purpose TO deal with the Filipinos
a g we deal with the Cubans Every con-