The Mena weekly star., 1906-09-06

hVCn 60 q otittS Ol ONdtlOuS, DC- ginning with his landing at the Bat tery at o'clock and reaching an ear ly climax when he arrived at the Vic toria hotel. Twenty-Seventh street and Broadway, an hour and 15 min utes later. Here the homecoming Nebraskan was fairly mobbed by the thousands of persons who had gath cred outside the hotel entrances and the hundreds who had forced their way into the corridors.
 Gathered at the Battery were democrats from all sections of the country. The party's national con vention could not have brought to- gether more representative assem- ply. Gov. Folk of Missouri; Sena- tor Bailey of Texas; Chairman Tag gart of the democratic national com mittee members of that committee from a score of states and the wis iting governors, were among the first to extend their greetings and con gratulations upon the travellers safe return. MT. Bryan. Gov. Folk and the others stopped for moment to oblige the half hundred photogra- phers who had gained entrance within the police lines All smiled pleasantly as the shutters snapped
 There was no further delay in reaching the waiting carriages and the drive up town was begun. With MT Bryan in the first vehicle were Gov. Folk, Acting Mayor McGowan and William Hoge. The national committeeman and members of the local reception committee were in those which followed All the car riages were gay in flags and bunting.
 Such welcome as seldom in this country"s history has been accorded a private citizen was given William J. Bryan at Madison Square Garden Thursday night in the celebration of his return from year of foreign travel
 As the guest of the Commercial Travellers Antitrust league MT. Bryan was greeted by more than 20,- 900 persons, who filled the great structure from floor to upper galler- ies. The streets and avenues out side the garden were choked for blocks by other thousands who stood patiently for hours for the privilege of even fleeting glance of the dis tinguished visitor. The interior of the garden was a waving sea of color. in, hn had been provided with an American flag and every cheer from 10000 throats was accentuated by the waving of 20,- 900 staffs bearing the stars and stripes.
 As each notable democrat entered the hall and was recognized his name was called and the cheering was re- nswed.
 The fcat in the garden, once the crowd had assembled, was so great that large portion of the glass roof was pushed back, leaving the stars as a canopy The galleries early were jammed to their utmost capacity. fInhdre of policemen and fifty fire men were on duty in the giant struc- lure.
 At o'clock, when Mir. Bryan had not yet arrived, Harry w. Walker, on behalf of the Commercial Travellers Antitrust League called the assem- blaze to order and introduced Gov. Folk of Missouri who was given an ovation and it was several minutes be- fore he could speak. When he fin ally secured silence, he asked his hearers to be as quiet as possible, otherwise none of the speakers, not even MT. Bryan himself. could be heard. The mention of MT Bryan's name called forth renewed cheering. Then when quiet had been restored, Gov. Folk introduced his speech as follows:
 What we say here may count for little; our words may be of only pass ing moment and soon forgotten. But those ideals that bring us here will live when those present at this assem- bly shall have passed away. We come not of ourselves alone to welcome home the distinguished American in whose honor we gather. but to voice the love and faith of millions in the great leader who has again set foot upon his native land-millions who love him because his hands are clean lis heart is pure, and his soul has not been touched nor tainted with the scars of unearned gold, Nor in him alone do we place our trust, nor in aught that is human but rather in those eternal truths which he has loved and served so well.
 We are on the threshold of the greatest political awakening this na' tion has ever known. It marks the beginning of new age. The next few years will be distinguished as the time in which industrial problems are sol ved, the reign of the special privilege brought to an end. and the doctrine of equal rights fixed in national policies and in the conscience of thanking. Things are not tolerated for moment now, that not long ago were sub
 nitted to in silence.
 When MT. Bryan entered the hall the proceedings which had already be gun were brought to temporary pause while for minutes volley after yolley of thunderous cheering rolled through the great building. Whes
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