The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-08-06
BRYAN ANNOUNCES.
NEERASKA'S ELOQUENT OHATOH 40
CANDIDATE FOR THE SEN4TE.
He Is a 10 tn Ratio Silver Man--Arnitra''o"
Is One of His Planks-To Prevent Cor
porations Controlling the senate.

WASHINGTON August Especial. )-don.
William J. Bryan, Nebraska's eloquent
young orator, will enter the senatorll fdcc
from his state A few days ago ne fecelN
ed a letter from the executive commit
tee of the Nebraska Democratic Coinage
League, asking him to run fo- the senate
and to state his reply his platform.
Replying to this letter, Mr.. Bryan says:
II acknowledge with grateful .l2preca-
ton the honor conferred ~ such request,
coming from organization representing,
yours does. in my judgment, not only
the sentiment of majority of the demo-
cratic party ON the silver question. but rep
resenting on that question the best inter-
ests OF the state of Nebraska and OF the
nation as we'll; and ] fully concur in the
opinion expressed by you that the people
should be permitted to vote directly for
their representatives in the United States
senate.
THE most important and far-reaching
question which will confront the senator's
election in next January will be tine money
question In my Judgment, it lies al the
bottom of the great Industrial disturbance
now prevalent throughout the world, and
no permanent prosperity can be expected
until silver is restored to It's TiGhtful place
by the side of gold, or metallic money is
abandoned entirely. For reasons, which |
have stated on former occasions, | perfer
the reconciliation of silver 10 the complete
decentralization u both of the precious
metals; and L therefore favor the ilnme-
date restoration of the free and unlimited
coinage of gold and silver at the pres,nu
ratio of IL to l. without waiting for the
aid or consent of any o.her nation ON
earth
believing that the creation of money
IS an attribute of sovereignty, / am op-
posed to farming out the right to any PR
Vate individual or corporation whatever
and, in case ne precious metals do not
furnish sufficient supply, favor the issue
OF tuIl legal tender paper, redeemable. in
coin, by the general government, in such
quantities that the volume of the currency
gold, silver and paper together, will be so
adjusted to the needs of commerce that
the dollar will be stable in the purchasing
power, and thus defraud neither debtor nor
creditor.
Opposes Gold Contracts.
Il shall also favor such legislation rs will
hereafter prohibit the making of contracts
for particular kind of money No person
should be permitted to demonetize by con-
tract a nations money
The TACT that the purchasers of the
bonds recently issued (and issued, as | be-
11eve without reasonable excuse) drew
from the treasury more than Is @0 o0) in
gold, to pay for the bonds sold to obtain
gold, shows the VciOusness of thu. nolicv
loiloWed by the present administration and
by the preceding republican adminietra-
ton CT allowing the holders of greenbacks
ana treasury notes 10 demand gold only
for redemption. The government has and
should exercise, the option OF paying either
gold or silver on all coin obiga tons If
the government viii exercise ths option
IN the interest OF the people generally it
VIII not be necessary to further burden
the taxpayers By ISSUES of interest-bearing
bonds in time of peace. Until the govern
ment Goes exercise its right to pay IN sill
Yer when that is most convenient, it will
be at the mercy of any band of conspra-
tors who may find "A ptcunary advantage
in depicting the gold reserve No Issue of
bonds, however great or treatment can
maintain gold reserve so Ions as the op-
ton is given TO the n0teholuer ana the
moncyed interests ind a DsOnt in the IN
crease Of our bonded Indebtedness.
The election OF United states senators
by the people is becoming mere ami more
Important as great corpora ions become
better able to select their agents through