The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-09-06
GREAT OVATION
TO W. ]. BRYAN
THOUSANDS OF DEMOCRATS
GREET THEIR LEADER.
AN UNPRECEDENTED EVENT
Greatest Political Demonstration Ev-
er Witnessed in This Country y-Ad-
dress Was Clean Cut Call Of the
Democratic Party.

New York.-William Jennings Bry-
an of Nebraska landed in New York
Thursday afternoon at 4 O'Clock, and
was the recipient of continuous
ovation from that hour until late at
night, when he had finished a nota-
BILE eighty-minute address before 20
900 persons gathered in Madison
Square Garden.
Mr.. Bryan outlined clearly and Wig
orously the principles he believed
should guide the Democrats in their
next campaign. Greeted by nearly
every prominent Democrat in the
country, and accompanied by them,
Mr.. Bryan was driven from the yacht
landing at the Battery to the Victoria
Hotel. He was constantly cheered by
those on the crowded sidewalks. Once
at the hotel he was fairly mobbed by
thousands of his admirers, was called
upon for an impromptu speech, and
then shook hands for more than an
hour with an apparently reverend
inc line of citizens He dined with his
family and friends, and then was
driven il an automobile to Madison
Square Garden, where his welcome
was made complete in a series of some
of the most remarkable demonstra-
tions that have ever been known. Mr..
Bryan also addressed an open meet
ing outside the garden.
Mr.. Bryan was then driven to his
hotel, where he was personally greet
ed by W. R. Hearst, who had been
loudly cheered as he sat in box at
the garden meeting.
The Homecoming Of W. J. Bryan
was made complete when he was greet
ed in Madison Square Garden by a
throng of welcomers numbering more
than 10000. It was such welcome
as seldom, if ever before, was accord
ed a private citizen. Mr.. Bryan's eyes
filed with tears as he stood and ac-
knowledged the thunders of welcome
from 10000 throats. For eight minutes
while the garden seemed to sway and
shake from the shouts and applause,
be strobe nervously from side to side
Of the platform. Only once during the
entire evening was there anything ap-
preaching such demonstration. That
was when the speaker told his hear
srs that he had been converted to the
cause of government ownership of
railroads.
~ favor the control Of only the
trunk lines by the national govern
ment," said Mr.. Bryan, "and the
ownership Of all other railroads by the
state governments. "
In an instant a thousand voices
were raised and thousands Of faces
were turned toward the side of the
building opposite the speakers stand,
where William Randolph Hearst sat.
"Three cheers for Hearst! was
the cry, which swelled until the speak
er's voice was drowned for moment.
The reception which was given un-
der the auspices Of the Commercial
Travellers Antitrust League, proved
really to be the sounding Of the Demo-
cratic campaign call. Mr.. Bryan IS
speech was clear-cut outline Of his
ideas as to what the Democratic policy
should be. The election of United
States Senators by the people; regula-
tion Of trusts by the government; a
universal eight-hour day; settlement
of all international disputes by arbi-
tration rather than by force, and re-
vision of tariff were some Of his
points.
Mr.. Bryan declared, however, that
he was merely expressing his own
opinion, and not attempting to fore
cast the policy of his party. Mr.. Bry
an declared that the trusts were the
great issue of the day. He favored the
closest supervision Of the organization
of corporations, and declared that nc
man should be director of two oil
more corporations which deal witt
each other, or engage in the same line
Of business. He called for the enforce
ment Of the criminal clause Of tht
Sherman antitrust law.
He went into the question of gov
ernment of the railroads, and declared
that what he had seen i'll other coli1
tries had served to strengthen hi
conviction on thes ubject. He saw dan
ger in Capitalization, however, and fo.
this reason advocated Federal owner
ship of trunk lines and State owner
ship of local lines.