The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-10-08
BRYAN ACCEPTS
THE NOMINATION
Ut the Peoples Party as Candidate
for President-Tribute to
the Populists.
URGES ELECTORAL FUSION


ST. LOUIS, Oct. SWIM. J. Bryan to-
dsy gave out the letter accepting the
Popuiist nomination. 1t reads a. fol-
lows:
LINCOLN, Neb.. Oct. 3, 1896.
Hon. VIM. Allen, Chairman and 9th
ers, Members OF the Notification
Committee Of the Peoples party:
Gentlemen: The nomination of
the Peoples party for the presidency
OF the United States, has been tender
ed me In spirit and upon such hon.
orable terms that | am able to accent
the same without parting from the
platform adopted by the national con-
vention at Chicago. | appreciate the
breadth OF patriotism which has act
uated the members Of the Peoples par
ty, VINO, in order to conciliate the SEN
timent in favor of bimetalIism,
have been willing 10 go outside of
party lines and support as their can
didate one already named by the Dem-
Ocratic and also by the Silver party
] also appreciate the fact that while
during the years since 1873 a large
majority Of the Democratic party and
considerable minority OF the Repub-
iican party have been consistent adj
vOcates OF the free coinage of silver !;
at the present ratio, yet since the or
ganization OF the Peoples party its
members have unanimously supported
such coinage as the only means of re-
storing bimetallism. BY persistently
pointing out the disastrous effects of
gold standard and protesting
against each successive step towards
financial bondage, the Peoples party
has exerted An important influence in
| a IN L I, n No al tn
Of the nations political peril. In a
time like this, when a great political
party is attempting to surrender the
right to legislate tor ourselves and is
seeking to bind the American people
to foreign monetary system, it be-
hOOves Us as lovers of our country and
friends of American institutions to
lay aside for the present such differ
ences as may exist among us on minor
questions, in order that our strength
may be united in a supreme effort to
wrest the government from the hands
Of those who imagine that the nations
finances are only secure when con.
trOlled by a few financiers, and that
national honor can only be maintain.
ed by giving acquiescence in any
policy, however destructive in the in.
terests of the people of the United
States, which foreign creditors, pres
ent or prospective, may desire to force
upon us. 1t is a cause of COngratula
latiOn that we have in this campaign
not only the support of Democrats
POpulists and Republicans, who hav,
all along believed in independent bi
metallisnl, but also the active cooper
alton of those Democrats and Republi
cans, who, heretofore waiting for in
ternatiOnal bimetallism, now jOii
) with us rather than trust the destlne
of the nation in the hands of those
who are holding out the delusive hop
of foreign aid, while they labor Sc
, cretly for the permanent establish
ment of the gold standard.
While differences have always arisei
in the settlement in default of an,
plan of cooperation between distinc
; political organizations, am sure tina
the advocates of bimetalIism are S,
intensely in earnest that they will b.
able to devise some means by which
centrated upon one electoral ticket a
least. To secure this result charity to
wards the opinion of others, and lib
crafty on the part of all is necessary
but honest and sincere friends VIII
are working towards common result
always find it possible to agree upol
Just and equitable terms. The Amer
lean people have proven equal to ev
cry emergency which has arisen in tn
past, and l am confident in tn
present emergency there will be n
l antagonism between the various regi
ments of the che great army which
| marching to repel an invasion NOR
T dangerous to our welfare than a
! army with banners.
Q Acknowledging,With gratitude, y on
: exposition of confidence and good vii
a am very truly yours,