New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-19
BRYAN In A NEW PART
POSES as CONSERYATIVE.
Tells Large Carnegie Hall 4adi-
ence He's on DefensiUe.

| William Jennings Bryan, IN opening the Demo-
cratic campaign in this city before a large au-
dience IN Carnegie Hall last night. admitted in
his first sentence that he the defensive.
and his entire speech was a carefully phrased
appeal TO the conservative element, such as Is
usually present in this auditorium.
| Before the big speech Mr. Bryan spoke to a
small overflow meeting IN 9th street. After he
had taken eight minutes the crowd be-
gan ..joshing." and Mr. Bryan became greatly
annoyed. finally cutting his speech short As NJ
was leaving the cart. questions about whether
I he had called labor men professional beggars
/ we're flung at him His replies were lost In the
/ cheers and jeers and he went over to the hall
Il esteem it a great privilege to be permitted
to, present to this magnificent audiences IN this
great city a defence Of our cause" were the
| opening words Of Mr.. Bryan after he had been
| introduced TO the audience which filed every
| nook of the hall
The speaker at once featured statement that
Democracy is the friend. not the enemy. OF
business. and that it was not opposed to the
stock exchange or the stock market In his
effort to aIlay the suspicion OF business inter
ests as to himself and his policies. he said:
I do not fear to present our cause in a busi-
| ness community TO business men. for Denloc-
racy is the friend not the enemy. OF every nom
est business DemOcracy's success VIII bring
advantage. not disaster. to business one OF
vOur Republican papers has called attention 10
a fall in the stock market and barnes me for It
I need not remind you that your stock Market
has at times fallen in my absence. was not
from 81 so TO a dollar. That Is a greater 1aH
than has accompanied my arrival II Is a IA
miliar plan among those VINO Cduuot u1i1ns. t
themselves 20 try and find excuses tnar are not
good
to the stock market We are opposed TO abuses
in the exchange the stock market. Just as W.
are opposed to abuses elsewhere These abuses
can be remedied without doing injury to any is-
gitinate association
In his desire TO cater to the conservative au-
dfence Mr. Bryan even went so far TO acruss
the Republican party Of responsibility for tbs
growth OF socialism.
When the doors were opened at little after
Z O'Clock it needed all the two hundred men IN
der Inspector Walsh 10 handle the crowd Many
thousand and women were In line await
ing the opening OF the doors In close. pressed
ranks. four and five abreast they stretched
| from Carnegie Hall to 5Sth street. and then east
| until sixth avenue was reached East through
57th street the line ran down 10 Sixth avenUs
and then north until it met the other section.
and the two melted together and north for
| another block.
HALL FILLS RAPIDLY.
| 1t took only minute and a half to I'll the first
| balcony and less than minute later the second
| balcony was crowded. But the boxes and the
| floor where the reserved seats were. flied more
slowly.
I As the reserved seat crowd was drfbbiing IN.
| E watkins poet publisher. composer and sales
agent hawked his campaign song up and down
the aisIes. He fortunately did not attempt 70
sing it. but this is the chorus he recited-"
Well VIC didn't get Roossvsi'-
Hen pick up Teddy's stick
Heu others look blue
Just as trade got brisk and the third copy N
fifteen minutes work had been sold. Secretary
Tom Smith told the Poo Bah OF poesy and
song 10 sing his tune on the other side Of the
door He took the hint and his song was lost
to the masses
HERMAN RIDDER PRESTDEs-
Herman Ridder publisher OF the 'Staats-zeit-
ung" presided. being introduced by Thomas F.
Smith secretary Of Tammany Hail He said he
would speak briefly OF two issues and then
said: In fact. there is only One-tariF reform
Any attempt to push any other issue to the
front is against your interest and against nine
Mr. Bryan was brought down from the homo
Of Mr. Cary. whose guest at dinner he had been.
by a committee of Tammany Hall. consisting OF
Daniel F COhaIan. Sheriff Thomas F. Foley.
Thomas F. McAvoy and Thomas F. Smith As
the candidate was to speak first at the outdoor
meeting ex-Corporation Counsel John ]. Delany
and Congressman William Sulzer were delegated
to keep the audience in good humor- Mr.. De-
Iany's speech was Of the conservative type and
he made this striking statement. which mighe
not appeal to an audience made up OF those
whose favorite occupation is denoUncing pIutoc-
racy so called:
Not a single dollar which a man rightfulIy
owns should be taken from him. and the poorest
man who Yields obedience to the laws and Con-
stitution Of the United States ought TO be will
ing to drain. every vein in his body TO maintain
the right Of property. although it was adding
another million the five hundred millions %
some Of these Of whom Mr.. Ridder has
spoken
1t was g. 20 o'clock when the band. which was
well coached announced the entrance Of Mr.
Bryan The crowd started a demonstration
which, with the aid Of judicious noise from the
musicians. lasted for five minutes but II was
received By Mr.. Bryan when he was welcomed
home from Europe in Madison Square Garden.
Only one man proposed three cheers for cur
next President" and he was a gallery god BY
that time the audience was somewhat weary
and did not respond heartily.
The subject OF Mr.. Bryan's speech was Re
publican Tendencies" which he enumerated "a
extravaganza. Capitalization. disregard OF the
force of the Constitution. socialism and aut0c-
racy. Then Mr. Bryan took UP the plsnks n
the Democratic platform When he referred TO
the Republican tariff revision plank he evoked
considerable laughter by saying that the party
had condemned itself by saying that il '"uneQui-
vOcallyH promised to call a special session OF
Congress Immediately after the Inauguration
in the Republican party should win. FOR
the revision Of the tariff
What is that word 'unequivOcaIly' doing
there he said do they mean TO dinsrentiats
this promise from those they have not kepts