Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-04
BRYAN SPEAKS IN DETROIT
Esbraskan is Greeted By Great Crowd at
the Fair Grounds.
ADDRESS At NRMoRY IN EVENING
Government Ownership of RaiIroa de
Advocated as Cure for Present
Condition--Party starts
for Chicago.

DBTROlTt Mich, Sept 3.-When VIII
liam Jennings Bryan arrived With his
party of about 100 In Detroit at noon to-
/ day. he passed to his carriage through
cheering. applauding crowd. and. escorted
| by the reception committee. was driven TO
the Hotel Cadillac. where Mayor George
P. Codd delivered a formal address of
welcome.
Immediately after the reception the party
sat down to luncheon. after which they
were driven in automobiles to the fair
grounds. where a very large crowd greeted
! the Eebraskans approach with applause
| and cheers. The party was driven 20
the band stand in the grove, where Bryan
was to speak. Nearly all in the immediate
vicinity OF the stadn bore the masks of
/ the toiler. 1t was to these Bryans adj
dress seemed directed. Mr.. Bryan said
he was impressed. during the last few
months Of his travels abroad with an idea
| in connection with labor.
"As | passed through the Orient" he
| said, II found a great gap between those
who stand at the top and those at the
| bottom of the social structure l return
| to my home more than ever believing In
the dignity of labor and the Importance Of
cultivating sentiment among the people
which makes them respect more the men
/ VINO IOll tndn the one WHO luleB III SO-
ciety. trust we shall never have. In
this country. a leisure class, IL by that
we mean those with nothing TO do. ! can
not conceive any. place in a we'll regulated
society for men or women who have moth
ing to do"
| Mr.. Bryan said he preferred that nations
abroad should admdre and respect the
! American flag ra ther than fear It.
The Bryan party left the fair grounds
for drive around the city.
Ownership of Railroads.
The meeting at the Light Guard Armory
began at 7:S p. m. Drums rolled and
most of the packed house rose to its feet
cheering as Bryan ascended the steps Of
the platform tonight.
Bryan was unable to make his address
for few moments owing to the prolonged
cheering.
Mr.. Bryan referred to President Roose-
Welt when he said the republicans ad-
mitted he was the only man of the party
who IL nominated would stand any chance
of election. and continued:
Ask the republicans how they explain
EIble 1t say il is because he has repudi-
elected and adopted democratic plat
ment Of the presidents popularity based
on anything otherwise than a democratic
pisnR ss IN IN priop sneecbes Prysn po,nted out
that the president had compromise rate
bill passed. the original idea OF the rate
bill having been found not In the republican
4 piatform, where there was m mention of
one. but in the democratic: that the presi-
dent could not 4 have secured the "de-
formed and distorted bill' he did accept
without having threatened the railroad
magnates that they would have to deal
with something more radical-government
ownership of railroads-unless they sub
mitted.
Mr. Bryan, whose address was punctu-
ated with cheers and applause. then con-
demned the railroads as a. corrupt influence
In politics and advocated his previously
offered theory OF first trying an expert
ment a system OF dual government control
the state owning the state lines and the
federal government owning the interstate
lines, giving a chance for the avoidance
Of Capitalization and building up the power
of the state. Bryan's treatment of the
trust question was along the lines OF his
New York and New Jersey speeches.
Mr.. Bryan closed by declaring his be-
lief that in the near future no one would
dare stand up and advocate the givine
away of the peoples property, as in fran
ohises, for their exploitation,
Bryan left for Chicago on his specia
train at II o'clock.
Program for Chicago Reception.
CHICAGO, Sept 3-Final arrangements
for the reception OF William J, Bryan have
been completed at joint meeting Of rep
.esentatives OF the Iroquois and Jefferson
clubs, the two leading democratic organ
izations of the city.
! Mr.. Bryan is expected to arrive on the
. Michigan Central road at $50 tomorrow
morning AZ noon he will be the gues
: OF the IroQuois club at luncheon and Il
expected to make short address In tbs
evening he will attend the banquet of thu
> Jefferson club in the Auditorium, wher'
D his principal address will be delivered.
= Instead of being received at the Crane
5 Trunk station when his special trail
, reaches its terminal. the reception commit
Y tee have planned to greet Bryan at Forty
d seventh street and convey him in an auto
mobile through the south side boulevard
Q to the Auditorium hotel. After the Iro
E auois luncheon he will assist Mrs. Bryai
in receiving a committee from the Henr!
E George association. For the banquet o
: the jefferson club in the evening more thar
u 500 covers have been arranged. but lat
tonight the demand caused an extra room
: to be added to the banquet hall
CN DDICnMED ACKC MApnAMTc