The San Francisco call., 1896-10-13
Reasons Why Bryan and His
Party Should Not Go
Into Power.
SILVER NOT THE TRUE ISSUE
So the EN- mbassador Would Have All
Good Democrats Vote for
General Palm r.

WILMINGTON, DEL, Oct. 12.-Samuel
Berncroft, editor of Every Evening, has
received letter from United States En-
bassador Bayard, dated London, Septem-
ber 80. Mr.. Bayard repudiates the Chicago
platform and nominees and supports
Palmer and Buckner. The letter in part
says:
1t seems scarcely possible that any one
could be in doubt in relation to my personal
opinion upon the very serious issues now
placed before our countrymen by the ma
chinery of the several political organizations.
When citizen protesting himself to be a
Democrat is called upon by many or by few
to yield his convictions and assent to the doc
trine that Congress has the power and right
fully exercises it by its legislative fiat to
create values, and regardless of their
intrinsic or commercial value to invest
one or other of the earths metals with
an arbitrary power as money and over
ride and alter at legislative Will or caprice the
ratio of exchangeability of such metal, re-
gardless of the impairment of obligations his
answer shoul1 be that such claim of power
is not consistent with government of limited
powers, as defined by our constitution, but
contains the quintessence of tyranny, dis
honesty and absolutism, and is destructive of
that morality which is essential to the peace
and stability of civilized society. 1t is,
in plain words, proposition to de-
stroy the institution of property and
break down every legal defense for
Its maintenance. This one question, and it is
answered sufficiently, justifies the prompt and
absolute refusal of a constitutional Democrat
to support in any degree the nominees of the
Chicago convention, Messrs. Bryan and Sc
wall, and the preposterous claims of legislation
contained in their platform under which the
credit OF the Nation and the peace and order
of society would inevitably perish.
On the other hand, we have the Republican
organization, whose measures and whose lead
ers have steadily com bated such q ticket and
such propositions as were presented at Chi.
cago. While compelled TO recoil from the
policy OF compulsory purchase and coinage of
silver as an unlimited legal tender, vet 1t is
insistently proposed to employ and inten-
sify the profound powers of pub
lie taxation to prohibit commerce
with other countries. and thereby
prevent money from coming into the public
treasury, TO levy taxes which shall prevent
the payment and collection of other taxes
necessary for the support of the Governmt Mt
whose powers are exerted directly and per-
sonally upon each individual citizen and over
l.every part of the land or water within its
Ma tional boundaries.
Every constitutional Democrat can truly
reply TO such propositions that they are
fraught with such gross inequality between
man ana man as is inconsistent with public
safety because it employs the most far
reaching and sovereign power known to the
Government TO impoverish the working and
poorer members of society (who form the great
majority and aggrandize those financially
stronger. Every Democrat faithful TO the
principles OF his party can properly refuse to
aid the selection of candidates avowing prin-
ciples and policies that have so plainly led to
our present dangers aud which are manifestlv
fatal to the welfare of our country. But hap
PLY, there remains citadel and
an asylum for the conscience of
any man honestly convinced that
the path of duty leads him to keep steadily in
view the great purposes for which our fathers
ordained the constitution of the United
States-the formation of a more perfect Union,
the establishment of justice, the insurance of
domestic tranquility, promotion of the well
fare and the security of liberty to ourselves
and our posterity.
Happily candidates are presented upon q
clear and unambiguous platfor IN that assures
safety to the financial honor of our country
to the honest business transactions of all its
citizens without discrimination of age, sex or
color. The personaFfeputation of the candidates
OF the National Democracy, Palmer and Buck
ner, is unsullied and guarantees their fidelity
to their pledges, and their election would go
far to re-estabiish the moral health of our
country. hope and trust that in every State
of the Union an electoral and Congressional
ticket will be put before the people that every
conscientious belief and in support of those
principles essential to the maintenance of the
Government of our best and dearest hopes.
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MAY BE KEPT OFF THE BALLOE,