The Monmouth inquirer., 1906-09-06
Madison Square Address Is
Heard by Great Crowd.
GIVES CAMPAIGN KEYNOTE
Denounces Trusts and FayOrS
Imposition Of income Tax.
WANTS PUBLIC TO OWN RAIL ROADS

Eight Hour Day For Workingmen, Ii
censne of Legitimate Corporations
and Reduction of Tariff Advocated
Wants Trusts Entirely Wiped Out
and Scores PIutocracy as a Menace
to American Government - Direct
Election of United States Senators
by People Called Movement Toward
Democracy In It's Broadcast Sense.
Campaign Contributions by Corpora
tions Referred to as "Baneful Influ-
enee" on Politics.
New York, Sept. 5.-William J. Bry-
an, the twice nominated candidate of
the Democratic party for the presiden
cy and acclaimed as the probable NOM
inee in 1908, sounded the keynote of
the next presidential campaign in two
speeches delivered in and outside of
Madison Square Garden to probably
the greatest audiences ever assembled
in America fer political meetings.
Mr.. Bryan took the most advanced
and radical ground on the trust ques-
ton, advocated the determination of
private menopoles and came out bold
ly for government ownership of rail-
roads, divided between federal owner
ship for the trunk lines and state own
ership for branch roads lying within
the boundaries of a single state
He also advocated an eight hour day
for Iaboring men, the licensing by the
federal government of legitimate cor
porations and the reduction of the tar
if so as TO prevent the fostering of
monopolies. He declared in favor of
giving the president power to place on
the free list. any articles which come
into competi hon with the products of
a trust, thuF making trusts as they
now exist impossible. In fact, Mr..
Bryan argued for the wiping out of
the trusts entirely.
.ss~s Income Tax Favored.
Mr.. Bryan declared against Social
ism, or the public ownership of all
means of production and distribution,
saying that he stood for individualism
and the rights of private property. He
denounced plutocracy as menace to
this government as great as the evil of
landlordism in Europe and advocated
laws to curb the power of wealth.
Among his remedies for this condition
he again proposed the income tax,
which has been declared unconstitu-
tional by the supreme court.
Probably no other American ever
was honored by such an ovation as the
people of New York, REINFORCED by
thousands from almost every state in
the Union. gave Mr.. Bryan on his re-
turn home from his famous trip around
the world.
No Longer "Ensmy's Country"
Mr.. Bryan, delighted with his recep
ton after driving through six miles O
streets filled with cheering New York
ers, retracted what he said ten year!
ago about New York being 'the enc
my's country
AS was expected, the big garden wa
not half big enough to hold the mas
of people, and those who could not ge
in oyerfowed into the square in front
where an open air meeting was con
Quoted.
Before the meetings Mr.. Bryan wa
given an ovation in his triumphant rid
uptown from the Battery. In Il car
rage accompanied by the acting mayo
and other prominent men Mr.. Bryan
met with a continual, vociferous greet
ing all along the line of march, ant
when he reached the Victoria hotel a
Fifth avenue and Twenty
street the sidewalks and roadways
were blocked by struggling humanity
His reception at the Victoria hotel wa.
itself a remarkable demonstration.
Before leaving New York for hi
home ia Nebraska Mr. Bryan declinet
to admit that he had personal knowl
edge of any storm of protest agains
his views favoring federal and stat,
ownership of railroads.
Mr. Bryan made it plain that h
hopes te convert the mass of the Dem
oeratie party to his views on railroad
ownership.
viii Speak In Campaign.
Mr. Bryan said he had agreed to Civ
some time to the congressional cam
paign and already had several meet
ings scheduled. beginning at Cincinnati
next week. He will visit Virginia
North Carolina. Alabama and Tennes
<see in the order named.
Three cities joined in paying tn
final tributes of the continuous wei
come accorded Mr. Bryan since his al
rival in New York on Thursday from
his tour around the world.
Returning from Bridgeport Mr.. Bry
an. after devoting scant time to pei
sonal business, was escorted to tn
National Democratic club, where a
enthusiastic reception was accorde
him and where he spoke briefly. Fror
-'.e club he was escorted by formc