The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-09-07
, Greet William Jennings Bryan
as Next President Of
THE UNITED STATES
The Great Commoner Is Received With
u bounded Enthusiasm by Hun.
dreds Of Thousands Of People
Who Shout His

night with friends on . steam yach,
down the bay. landed In New Yorl
city Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clool
and was the recipient of a continuing
ovation from that htuY until Thurs
day night when he had finished q no
table ,80.minute address bsfore 30 900
persons gathered in Madison Squar,
and vigorously tho principles ht
thought should guide the Democrats
In their next campaign.
Greeted by nearly every prominent
Democrat in the country and accom-
panied by them, Mr.. Bryan was driv
en- FROM the yacht landing at the Bat.
terry to the Victoria hotel. He was
constantly cheered by those on the
crowded sidewalks. Once at the no
tel-he was fairly mobbed by Thousands
of his admirers, who called upon hin
for an impromptu speech and ther
shook hands for more than an hour
with an apparently ne~ver-ending line
of citizens. He dined with his family
and friends ard then was driven in al
automobile to Madison Square Gar
den, where his welcome home wa:
made complete In 3 series Of some OF
ever known. Tue garden meeting wa
presided oJsr by Mayor Tom l. Jim
son of Cleveland. There we've brit1
addresses by Gov. JOS. w. Folk Of
Missouri, Augustus Thomas, the play
wright; Harry W.. Walker OF the
Commercial Travelers' Anti. Trus,
league, under whose auspices the re
ception was given, and Mr.. Johns n.
Mr.. Bry ans spsech was q clear cui
outline Of his ideas IS TO what the
Democratic policy should be. The
election of United States senators by
tue people; regulation Of tr, s 3 by tn,
government. A universal 8 nour day
d settlement Ct all international dis
putes by arbitration rather than b,
resort to forca, and revision Of the
tirif were some Of his points.
Mr.. Bryan declared, however, that
he Was merely expressing his own
opinions and not attempting to fore.
cast the policy Of his party.
Mr. Bryan declared that the trusts
were the great issue Of the day. He
called for the enforcement Of the Grim
inal clause Of the Sherman anti. trust
law and the placing Of trust. con5roll.
ed articles on the free list.
He went into the question of the
government ownership Of the rail
roads at great length and declared
chat what he had seen in other coun
tries had served to strengthen his ION.
viotions on the subject. He saw no
danger In Capitalization, however, and
Tor this reason advocated the federal
ownership OF trunk lines and the
State ownership OF the local lines.
The speaker gave the president some
praise for what he termed his adop
zion OF Den ocratio ideas.
Mr.. Bryan also addressed an over.
How meeting outside the garden. He
was driven 10 bis hotel, where he was
personally greeted, by William Ran.
dolph Hearst, who had been loudly
che9rtd az he sat in a box at the gar
den thoe.inG,
MI. Bryan gGrs to New Haven to
oe1ver an afternoon. address and tic
Brldgep TT In the evening.
Now York, Aug. 30.-Such q wei.
some as seldom In this country's his.
cory has been accorded to q private
cltlz'n was given to William Jennings
Bryan at Madison Square Garden
Thursday night in the celebration OF
his return from q years absence, spent
In foreign tr&vel.
Travellers Anti Trust league, Mr.
Bryan waa greeted by more thar 20.
eco persons, who filed the great struc.
ture from floor to upper gallery. AT
tho same time the streets and avenues
outside the garden we're checked for
books by other thousands who stold
patiently for hours for he privilege
of even q flseting glance at the dis.
tinguisbed visitor. The interior OF
the garden was q waving sea OF color.
Every peraon in the audience had been
provided with q miniature American
flag and every cheer from 20 600
throats was acocntuated by the wa "
Ing tf 20, 600 tiny STATS bearing the
Stsis and Stripes.
When Mr.. Bryan entered the hall
the proceeding which already had
beea begun were brought to a TEN
porary pause while for eight minutes
volley after volley Of thundcrous
cheers rolled through the great build.
ing. Wh6n Chairman Tom l.. Johnson
In his Introduction Of Mr.. Bryan re-
ferred to the guest OF the evening as
tho first ciL.Zen, If not the first Of.
fetal Of the land-not yet the frat OF.
hcial," and Mr.. Bryan rose, the great
gathering broke out In unrestrained
cheering. while the band played Hat
to the Chief"
So touched was Mr.. Bryan by the
welcome that as be stood waiting for
the cheers to subside his eyes filed
with tears and he STROBE nervously
from side to side Of the barrow plat.
form.
HOW can / thank you for this wei.
come home?" he said.
"My heart would be %ungreteful If it
did was not consecrate itself to your
service. 1t vas kind to prepare this
reception. 1t was kind Of Gov. Folk
to come here all tho way from Missouri.
1t was kind OF Tom Johnson, that ex.
ample OF moral courage we 80 much
need In thlB county TO lend his presence
here.
"It was kind In you to fully recon-.
pense noe In being absent SO long from
my native land. | think you. / re-
turn to the and Of my birth more
proud Of my citizenship than ever be-
The 8 OF Madison Square Gard n
were opened al S 80 o'ci OK and by
time there were hundreds Of