Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-27
BRYAN ST|RS THRONC
Addresses Multitude in Madi-
son Square Garden.
GETS A GREAT OVATION
Twelve-Minute Greeting From Thir.
teen Thousand Persons.
sANGUINE OF HIS SUCCESS
Advocates Publicity in Campaign
Contributions, Criticises President
and Promises Labor Place
in Cabinet.
SANGUINE OF HIS SUCCESS

nings Bryan, democratic presidential can
didate, spoke for two hours last night
before 1900 persons in Madison Square
Garden. He did not arrive until after 10
o'clock, but the people, who had waited
for him for hours. gave him a most cor
dial reception. The ovation he received
lasted twelve minutes, and from the time
he began to speak until he finished he
was frequently interrupted by applause
and cheering that lasted a minute. He
began by assuring the audience that VIC
tory was with the democracy this year.
and that he would be in Washington after
March 4, though he did not specify the
year.
AS early as few minutes after Il
o'clock the people most eager to hear
Mr.. Bryan began to arrive at the garden.
A half hour later the police reserves from
half dozen stations who had been sta
toned about the hall early, had their
hands full. and it was easily apparent
that the crowd was TO be a great one.
perhaps the greatest the garden had
ever known.
At 7:3O the garden was filled to the
topmost gallery. Every seat on the floor.
in the boxes and in each gallery was oc-
cupied. and the people were standing
on the main floor Outside of the garden
on the 4th avenue side a line of men
four deep had been formed. and this line
extended along the avenue to 18th street
and up that street half a block. In addi-
ton a tremendous throng had gathered
on the Madison avenue side between 25th
and 26th streets. and only the police pre-
cautions prevented the doors from being
smashed Hardly person who was still
outside at 100 gained access to the gar
den during the evening.
Ovation to Bryan
When shortly after 10 o'clock Mr.. Bryan
arrived one tremendous shout greeted him.
One of those typical campaign demonstra-
tions began. beside which the ovation
given Mr.. Chanler palled into insignifi-
canoe. Cheer after cheer sounded through
the hall, while an undertone of whistling
stamping and yelling kept up continuous
ly. Hundreds jumped on their chairs
Every one had a flag or handkerchief
or a hat to wave, and every one waved.
In the meantime Mr.. Bryan had reached
the platform. There was one great yell
when he mounted just above the heads
of those on the floor, and another when
he reached the edge of the speakers
stand. He had to motion for quiet for
three or four minutes before the crowd
would be still.
Mr.. Bryan began with an appeal for the
support of the congressional nominees.
He had not been speaking five minutes
before the curious. who had come only
to see the third-time nominee, began to
leave the garden. There were not a very
great many of these comparatively. but
their going caused lot of noise, and cries
of "Shut up!' and "Sit down" were
very frequent.
March A. said Mr.. Bryan. and I want
to find democratic Congress there"
Then he went on to urge the election
of all nominees The President could
take part in legislation he said, and that
not patronage. was what he wanted. He
ticket from Chanler down.
Continuing, he charged that the repub-
lican leaders did not lead, and said he
believed the majority of republicans in the
country would find their wishes better ex-
pressed in the democratic platform than
in the republican platform.
Publicity in Contributions.
Then Mr.. Bryan turned to the matter
of campaign contributions. declaring that
the republican congressional committee
fund was to be used to hide the con-
tributions the republicans didn't want
made public. He went on to say:
Our committee applied the doctrine of
the platform to the present campaign.
opened and the subscriptions made known.
and in accordance with that resolution
our committee has done what no ma
tional committee ever did before, 1t has
taken the people into its confidence and
laid bare the course of it's campaign con-
tributions. Great applause).
THE republican national committee re-
fuses to do this. The republican national
committee has promised to let you know
after election what contributions have
been made to that committee, but the
republican congressional committee has
not yet announced that you will ever
know what contributions have been made
to 1t. If the republican national commit
tee can defend its action in promising to
make public the contributions after the
election, how will the republican congress
sional committee defend its action in not
promising to make known those contribu-
tons at all? What conclusion do you
draw from the failure of this congression-
al committee to promise publicity even
after the election?
Republican Blind Pool.
There is only one conclusion, and that
is that that committee is to be made
the blind pool into which all those con-
tributions will be poured which are too
tainted to be made known even after the
election. (Applause.) There is no other
explanation. and. my friends, unsatisfac-
poned until after the election. the repub-
lican congressional committee will not
even promise that.
MIR. Taft has gone so far as to try to
defend the action Of his committee in de-
laying the publication until after cleo
ton. And what excuse does he give?
Why. he says that If you knew before the
election what contributions were being
made false impression might be created.
But. my friends will not that false i'm
preston be created after the election II
they publish what they are not willing to
publish before the election? What is the
difference? Why. false impression after
the election will not affect the vote
Qaughter); a false impression before the
election might affect the vote. What does
this excuse mean? 1t means that they
will not let you know before the election
what contributions are being made for
fear you will not vote the republican
ticket And what does that mean? 1t
means that If you vote for the republican
ticket you are likely to be sorry for 1t
when you find out what has been going
on daughter and applause.)
Il submit to you that our plan appeals
to the moral sentiment of the country, to
the awakened conscience Of the nation.
And, my friends. I want to make this pre-
diction that whether we win or lose, this
reform that we are inaugurating will be-
come the law of this land (applause) and
the republican party will be compelled to
at last yield to the moral sentiment And