The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-11-12
BRYAN TELLS M'KINLEY THAT
HIS ELECTION IS THE PEG
PIES WILL.
THE FIGHT HAS JUST COMMENCED
lie does Not Propose to Abide by the
Will of the People and Will Push
His Reputation Views
Vigorously

Just commenced" spoke VIM. ]. Bryor
tonight when asked if he considered that
the result of the election had been a Sc
rious blow to the cause of bimetallsm
he has just sent message 10 Mai
Mckinley conceding his election and
rendering his congratulations.
Mr.. Bryan surrendered at 500 o'clock
lie had just received the signal and re.
sponded within the next ten minutes with
telegram to his late rival The signal
was brief message from Senator Jones
chairman of the national democratic
committee, informing him that he did not
consider it wise to longer withhold the
concession of McKinley's election This
message was received by Mr.. Bryan n
few minutes after he had returned with
ms wife from an evening stroll, and in
the presence of dozen callers gathered
In the parlor and reading room of their
unpretentious residence The recent of
the telegram created no scene whatever,
and one unacquainted with the facts
would never have suspected from the sur
face indication the Importance of the oc-
casion, or that the chief actor had more
than passing interest in it. He handed
the telegram to Mrs. Bryan, who was
standing near him, and without a word,
except to explain the purport of the mes
sage, sat down at his desk and penned
the following:
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 5.-Hon. William
Mckinley, Jr, Canton, Ohio-Senator
Jones has just informed me that the re-
turns indicate your success, and l hasten
to extend my congratulations. We have
submitted the issue to the people, and
their will is law. w. j. BRYAN"
ms message was first submitted to
Mrs. Bryan and then, after being amend
ed in some slight particulars SO as to con-
given to the press While writing the
message and after it was completed, Mr..
Bryan chatted pleasantly with the news
paper correspondents who surrounded
him, indicating by his manner that he
felt relieved to have the matter definite
iy determined, even though the result
was against him.
He also showed plainly that Senator
Jones message was no surprise to him
as those in his confidence know that he
had considered the battle as practically
lost ever since the first night after the
election.
He has, however, felt that it would be
discOurageous and unwise to give out any
intimatiOn to this effect until the national
chairman had spoken.
Mr.. Bryan announced that he would
tomorrow issue an address, but he de-
clined to make any statement tonight or
to submit to an interview further than
to say that the fight for silver had just
begun.
1t is known to be his purpose to devote
much of his time in future to educating
the people to the acceptance of his views
on the financial question: and il is his in
tention to sound the key note in the pa
per which he will issue tomorrow He
will dwell upon the effects of single
gold standard and will urge the advo-
Gates of bimetaiiism TO maintain their
organizations and use the utmost en-
deavors in behalf of this cause until it
wins ut the polls.
Mr.. Bryan declined to outline his flu
turc plans or to give his opinion as to the
cause which led to his defeat. 1t is quite
certain, however, that he will be tempted
by none of the fattering offers which are
coming to leave Lincoln. He will remain
about his home for the next few weeks,
recuperating, for, while he is in no way
exhausted as result of the arduous du-
ties of the campaign, he confesses to a
feeling of languor rs a result of the ardu-
Gus labor of the past four months.
1t is also believed that Mr.. Bryan con-
siders that the result Of the election has
much in it to encourage the advocates
of the Independent action of this country
on this question of free coinage of silver.
Mrs. Bryan received the news with
quite as much composure as did her hus-
band. She has never felt the same con-
tidencc of his success that he felt and
has from the first, while not without
hope, been prepared for the news which
Senator Jones' brief message of tonight
brought.