Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-11-06
Mr.. BRYAN TO BIMETALLISTS
A Calm and Conservative Address to
the Country in View of Re-
publican Triumph.
BIMETALLISTS ARE NOT VANQUISHED
Magnificent Fight Against Enormous
Odds-Treachery of Gold Dem
ocrats = Influences that Pro-
duced the Victory.
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 6.-Mr. Bryan to-
day gave out the following:

Lincoln, Neb Nov. 6.-Mr. Bryan to-
day gave out the following:
"To Bimetallists of the United States:
''Conscious that millions of loyal heart.
are saddened by temporary defeat, beg
to offer word of nope and encourage
ment. No cause ever had supporters
more brave, earnest and devoted than
those who espoused the cause of bimetal-
lism. They fought from conviction, and
fought with all the zeal which conviction
inspires. Events will prove whether they
were right or wrong. They did their
duty as they saw it. They have nothing
to regret.
"The Republican candidate has been
heralded as the advance agent of pros
perity. If his policies bring real pros.
perity to the American people those who
opposed him will share that prosperity.
If, on the other hand, his policies prove
an injury to the people generally, those
supporters who do not belong to the Of
flee holding class or to the privileged
class, will suffer in common with those
who opposed him. Friends of bimetal-
lism have not been wang uished; they have
simply been overcome. They believe
the gold standard is conspiracy of the
money changers against the welfare of
the human race, and until convinced of
their error they will continue warfare
against it,
"The contest has been waged this year
under great embarrassments and against
great odds. For the first time during
this generation public attention has been
centered upon the money question as the
paramo cunt issue and this has been done
in spite of all attempts upon the part Of
our opponents to prevent it. The Re-
publican convention held out delusive
hope of international bimetallism, while
the Republican leaders labored secretly
for gold monometallism. The gold
standard Democrats have publicly worked
for the election of the Indianapolis ticket
while they labored secretly for the Re-
publican ticket Trusts and corpora
tions have tried to excite fear and law
lessness, while they have been defying
the law, and American financiers have
boasted that they were the custodians of
the national honor while they we're se-
cretly bartering away the nations flnan-
clal independence.
"But in spite of the efforts of the ad-
ministration and its supporters; in spite
of the threats of the money lenders at
home and abroad; in spite of the coercion
practiced by corporation and employers,
and in spite of the trusts and syndicates;
in spite of the enormous Republican CAM
paign fund, and in spite of the influences
Of ths hostile daily press. blmetallam has
almost triumphed in its first great fight.
fsTha loaa of faw atataa and that. tn0
by very small pluralities, has defeated bi-
metallism for the present, but bimetal-
lism emerges from the contest stronger
than it was four months ago."
Mr.. Bryan thanks the three national
committees which joined in the manage.
ment of the campaign, thanks personal
and political friends in behalf of himself
and his wife, and urges the silver clubs to
keep up the work of educating the people
preparatory to the campaign in 1890.