The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-30
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MESSAGE R'REP' ]. AIRED ! ] D
Nebraskan, in Important Speech
Tonight, Will Discuss
THE Issues
Free Silver Buried, Declares Dem.
Chief-Government own
ership to Fore. gs-.. =.
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service, ~ =. u Us ~
New York, Aug. 3o.--William j.
Bryan. will dsHver what he regards as
the most important speech of his ca.
reer at the reception to be given in his
honor at Madison Square ! Garden to.
night: E.. IT., = T. %.:
$>He probably will speak for more than
two hours and will discuss what he be.
ieves should be the issues in the com
ing presto entia1 campaign. The speech
will contain approximately between If
teen thousand and eighteen thousand
words A synopsis which Mr.. BRYAN
has prepared contains 5000 words. MIR.
Bryan devoted several days to its prep
aration during his trip from Gibraltar
on the Princess Irene. . - >s%.s1:. 3
Profting by his experience Mt the
American dinner in London, when a
speech which he read fell fat, Mr. Bry-
an will use: no notes. 1t may be said
that the: address will be the effort Of
MI. Bryan IS: life. y 4; 8, II 9e..--+
- .. For Public Ownership. . So
Remarks that Mr.. Bryan dropped dur
ing the voyage would indicate that he
regards government: ownership of rail-
roads and other public utilities as the
paramount. issue :$and this subject he
will undoubtedly discuss at great length
in his speech. He says that free silver
poses Of the subject by declaring that
it will not be discussed during the
campaign. ! ~. ,.a4 e., -, 49,
Drowned by the suns Of alien lands
and looking many years younger than
in 1896, Nj. Bryan arrived off Sandy
Hook late yesterday afternoon from
his trip around, the world. ~ 10,
= ::1.assoed by Dahamna.nu..2 4s.z:.zq
All the doings that were down. on
the program ofnwelcome came qoff ac-
cording to schedule, Mayer j flames g.
Dahlman of Omaha lasseed the Nebras-
kan with a long lariat, but Mayor
Brown Of Lincoln got to him: first and
brought him on board the tug Eugene
Moran. - :....|7. :: stE.3.ss 4 .ttsssS n
After noisy reception, in which the
footing Of whistles, the singingqof songs
and much hand-shaking PLAYED "a prom:
inent part, Mr.. Bryan went on board
Edward D.. Goltra's steam yacht; Illini,;
and was al once conveyed to the coun-
try home Of, Lewis Nixon at Grand Hill,
Staten Island, where he remained until
midnight, returning to the llini for the,
!. - s. 81 Has Put on weight.
.. After making several laps zaaffoSund, the
decks Of the tugs, shaking hands: with.
ing the clamors Of ',th I'll pursuing phe tos.
raphers, consented to stand still for
awhile until they could catch him. Sd
."I believe that L have put on ser1p
weight during my trip he said. 81
amin pretty good health, with thesiex-
ception of an occasional attack Of iindi-
gestion. :: I am rather fatigued owing,
to the storm we encountered in mid
ocean. - - -s>+
"I have been very much gratifed:
during my absence to learn by Teading
the papers and, some conversations with
Americans abroad that there has been
a revolution of opinions on economic
questions in this country b.
~ don't wish to discuss politics be-
fore do so in this speech. -: u