The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-16
BRYAN AND WATSON.
Notified Of Their Nomination
by the Peoples Party.
LETTERS SENT TO BOTH NOMINEES

MADISON. Neb., Sept. l5.-Hon. VIII
liam V. Allen, chairman Of the Populist
national committee. has mailed 10
William J. Bryan the following letter
officially notifying him Of his nornina-
ton by that body;
AT convention Of the Peoples par.
~ held at 81. Louis July 22-25 Of the
current year you were unanimously
nominated for president of the United
States TO be voted for at the approach.
ing general election. Il was known at
the time that you had been nominated
by the Democratic party at its conven.
ton held at Chicago few days before
that time, and that you would IN all
probability accept the same In a formal
manner Your nomination by the Peo-
Piles party was not therefore made with
any thought that you were Populist
or that you accepted all the doctrines
declared by the 81, Louis platform. Il
was due largely TO the fact that the
money question was the overshadowing
political issue Of the age, and because
you have at all times been an unswerv.
ing. able and fearless advocate Of the
free and unlimited coinage OF silver and
gold on terms Of equa ity at the minis
Of the United States at the ratio OF 10 10
/. II was thought also that the observ'
ance Of patriotic duty required union
Of all reform forces, and the convention
took the liberty without soliciting
or consulting you of placing your name
before the people IS its standardbearer.
"The convention was, In doing 80,
guided by deep solicitude for the COM
mon welfare: and aotieg on It's own mo.
ton. prompted alone by desire %
bring about the best attainable results.
So much has been said respecting the
rehabilitation Of silver by again placing
IL In our coinage acts in the position Il
occupied when stealthily demonetized
BY the act Of 1878 that IL would be idle
for me 20 discuss the question. You
will observe by the closing language OF
O. St. Louis platform that the conven'
ton recognized the money question a.
the great issue OF the day, and because
populists believe that you are In accord
with them on this question you viii re-
ceive their ballots IN November. Il has
at no time been expected or Is u nov
that You will abandon your adhesion {,
the Chicago platform nor that you vii
accept all that Is declared In the PEG
pies party platform. however crafty
ing the letter will be to all Populists. i
must be understood that the party doe
not abate one jot or title Of loyalty :,
its principles. We have declared our
selves in favor Of many important re
forms, In our Judgment essential TO th
liberation Of the people from present un
Just and iniquitous industrial bondage
In accordance with the precedent o
our TArty we take this method ofnohfy
ing you Of your nomination. We shal
not send committee according to oil
party custom. In sending this letter O
notification Of the great honor that ha
40 justly been conferred on you by on
party, Il IL needless for us 10 assure 20
that you have the confidence and esteeI
Of all Your splendid abilities, comp,
tency and fitness for the position justl
cntitle you to n high rank among III
statesmen Of the age. We feel that
the event Of your election, which not
seems certain, that you will carry int
execution the principles Of monetar
reform 10 the end that the people sha
enjoy the better industrial condition.
, II Is not anticipated that this can !
done with undue haste or so suddonl
rs 20 wrench or disjoint the buEino
interests Of the country, but that Il wi
be- done gradually and in a way to IL
fuse confidence and hope Of better col
ditions for all. The Peoples party wi
exact Of you no promises further tina
those made in your public uttcrancu
and exemplihed in life devoted TO q
welfare Of the race, nor will Il ask 70
, 70 abandon tho party Of which you al
an honorod member
I'm your nomination our party HI
risen above mere partisan surrounding
adopting q high plane Of patriotism, b
! hoving that division q forces woul
I result in the election Of William Nj
Kinley. the foremost advocate Of dee
ly burdensome and unnatural taxatiC
and the criminal policy Of the sing
gold standard. resulting ultimately,
not in some manner checked, In 81
complete destruction Of our form Of go
ornment.
Your elevation 10 the chief magi
tracy Of the nation would be regard'
q as a vindication Of the right Of the pc
pie to govern. and we entertain no don
that yo1 will prove worthy success
Of the immortal jefferson and that yol
public life. like his, viii illustrate q
purity and loitiness Of American state
manship Your extensive and intimn
knowledge Of public Affairs, ard the d
ties the Office will impose, gained in
life that has been devoted 10 upholdir
fhe cause OF the people a. well rs yoS
keen insight into the condition Of OF
country, in our judgment highly quail