The Dickinson press., 1896-09-12
BRYAN IS NOTIFIED
HE IS THE CHOICE OF THE NATION.
AL SILVER PARTY,
I he Notification Takes Place In the
Open Air at Lincoln, Neb.. in the
Presence of. Il Large CrOwd-Mr
Gro0t Makes the Notification
Speech and MIR. Bryan signifies
His Acceptance.

Lincoln. Ne5.. Sept. 1O.-Thc second
homecoming of Mr.. Bryan after hi,
nomination was marked with cnth,,Si-
assn ana Il large crowd of his fellow
citizens fiockcd about tho tleput to
shake his hand and cheer for him. Mr..
Bryan addressed large audience in
state House square. and later in the
day ut the same place he was notified
of his nomination by the National Sill
vcr party in the presence of another
large crowd. Ignatius Donnelly was
among those on the platform. MIR.
Groot., chairman Of the silver notiti-
cation committee. in his address noti-
flying MIR. Bryan of his nomination,
predicted disaster to the country
should free silver not be intIorsed ut
the polls in November MIR. Bryan
said in reply:
II beg to reply ut this time without
the fOrmality of a letter. The platform
adopted by the Silver party contains
but one plank. and that plank. the
plank upon the silver question. ia
identical in substance with the silver
plank of the Chicago PLATFORM. As 1
have already discussed that plank at
length. il will not he necessary to
enter into any extended discussion at
this time. ! beg to answer the COM
Mittce that accept the nomination
rendered by them on behalf of the Sill
ver party in the spirit in which that
nomination was presented. More than
year ago. when we were engaged in
struggle to bring the Democratic
party to an Endorsement of free coin
age. the question was put to me whrth-
or. in case Of failure. | would support
the Democratic nominee if he were 8,
gold standard advocate. running upon
a gold standard platform. | never bc-
lieved that such action was probable
III the Democratic party then. but
when those who questioned me were
not content with the probabilities and
asked again whether. in that event. I
would support the nominee. said. as
you will remember. that under no cir
cumstancrs would my vote bc given to
a man who would. in the executive Of
iicr. Use his influence to faStcn the
gold standard upon the American pcO-
pie.
Il stood where the members of that
silver convention stood. and like them.
would rather have the approval of my
conscience than the approval of all the
world. My convictions upon this sub
icct are not shallow convictions.
may he in crr0r-nolle of us can claim
infallibilfty-but believe that the gold
standard is 81 conspiracy against tho
human race.
IL would no sooner join the ranks Of
those whose purpose it is to fastcn
that upon the American people than to
enlist in an army that was marching
to attack my home and destroy my
family. | say, therefore. that | can ap-
prcciate the spirit which animated
those who have just rendered me this
second nomination. l pledge them that
il elected they shall never have cause
to accuse mo of being false to that
platform.
"My friends. when 1 declared that
would not support Il gold standard
candidate. ! was standing upon the
record of the Democratic party. was
defending it's principles as well as the
interests of the country mt large. and
when the Republicans who assembled
in the Silver convention mt st. Louis
refused to worship the gold image
which their party had set up they We're
defending the history of the Republic
an party. The Republican platform of
1883 denounced the Democratic adj
ministration for having attempted to
degrade silver. The Republican con-
vention III 1892 declared at Minncaln-
lis that the American people from tla-
dition and interest We're in favor of
binletallism. That is the language in
1882 that the American people from
tradition and interests are in favor of
himetallism. Have traditions changed
IN four years! Have interests changed
in four years? No. my friends: and
yet. forgetting the platform of 1883.
forgetting the denunciation uttered by
their distinguished leader in 1891. for
getting the platform of 1892. the Re-
publican party in convention as
Semblrd declared that the American
people must forego the advantages of
the bimetallic system to which tladi-
ton and interest cn,leared them until
foreign nations should bring those adj
,antages to them. 1t is not strange
that men who had looked for bimctal-
lism in the Republican party should
have given up hope and turned else
where for relief The Republicans
cannot be criticized for leaving the Re-
publican party. They have done what
every American citizen has Il right to
do. !h'y hav, done hcttcr than our
democratic advocates of the gold
standard have done. bccarSe the Re-
nublicans. when they left the party,
joined with those who had IL chance to
succeed. while our Democratic advo-
Gates of the gold standard sought to
secure the election of the Republican
candidates by nominating Democrat
ic candidate
Mr.. Harrington. of the notification
committee, arose on the conclusion of
Mr. Rryan's speech. and briefly i'll
formed him of Mr.. Scwalrs selection
as the vicc-prcsitlential candidate Of
the Silver party. Mr.. Bryan accepted
in Il few words in behalf of Mr.. Scwall