The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-05
BRY AN ACCEPTS.
WILL BECOME A CANDIDATE FOR
THE sEANTORsHIP.
His Letter to the President of the
Free Coinage Democratic League
of ADMINISTRATION Faith That
Protection is Sham and Fraud

washington. Aug. 4-Representa-
tive BRYAN, of Nebraska, has written
2. letter to J. E. Ong, president, and
the other members of the executive
committee of the Nebraska Free Coin
age Democratic 1eage, in response to
their recent letter requesting him to
becne a candidate for United States
senator, and to state the principles
which will guide him in the event OF
his elction. He expresses concurrence
in the views of the league that the peo-
pie should be permitted to elect sena-
tors by direct vote, and continuing,
said:
"In compliance with your request /,
therefore, announce my candidacy for
the senatorial term beginning March
4, 1895, and shall make as thorough a
canvass of the state as circumstances
will permit"
After declaring his faith in the
principles of Jefferson and Jackson,
that all men are equal and should have
equal rights, Mr.. Byran makes the fol-
lowing declaration of political princi-
pies:
Il shall continue to labor for a tariff
for revenue only more deeply convinc-
ed than ever before by my short ex-
tariff, as we have known it, is only a
system of legalized spoilation, by
which the organized few are able to
plumber the unorganized many for pre-
tended public good l shall favor an
income tax as a permanent part of our
financial system, preferring a gradual
ed tax, but accepting the tax provided
yJTs LII efaI tTyxr1 ri
restoration of equality in the dlStrlou-
ton of the burdens of government: L
shall favor strict economy in public
expenditures. I favor the immediate
restoration of the free and unlimited
coming of gold and silver at the pres
ent ratio of 16 to 1, without waiting
for the aid or consent of any other
nation on earth.
believing the creation of money is
an attribute of sovereignty, to farming
out the right to any private individual
and corporation whatever, and IN case
the precious metals do not furnish a
sufficient supply, favor the issue or
full legal tender paper, redeemable IN
coin, by the general government In
such quantities that the volume OF the
currency, gold, silver and paper to-
gether. will be so adjusted to the needs
Of commerce that the dollar will be
stable in its purchasing power and thus
defraud neither debtor nor creditor.
81 shall also favor such legislation
as will hereafter prohibit the making
of contracts for particular kind OF
money"
Mr.. Bryan then declares in favor of
constitutional amendment for cleo
ton of senators by direct popular vote
and also the following additional
planks in his platform:
.'I favor an amendment to the consti-
tuition making the president ineligible
to reelection.
II am in favor of a liberal pension
policy toward the nations disabled
and needy soldiers and toward their
widows and dependents.
II favor the strict control of rail-
roads and of all other public corpora
tons by proper legislation, to the end
that they must be made to carry out
the beneficient purpose which called
them into being. The people of Ne
braska have a special interest in the
dealings of the government with the
Union Pacific railroad. ] shall favor
fhe foreclosure of the government lien
on all the Pacific railways and their
sale or the purchase and operation of
fhe same by the government. favor
tbe application of the principle of ar
bitration as for as federal authority
extends