Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-11
TAKES ANOTHER.
Bryan Accepts the Nomination Of
the Silver Party.
is FORMALLY NOTIFIED AT LINCOLN.
Hon. George A. Groot Tenders the Hon.
or-Fuu Text of the Candidates Re.
ply-Accepts Also on Behalf
of ME-. Sewall.

Dy Its convention at ST. LOUIS. Inc ceTe-
mony took place in the open air on the
plaza and lawn in front of Nebraska's
state capitol building. With the eXcep-
ton Of those seated in q few score chairs
on the speakers platform and directly in
front Of it, all the audience was standing.
MI. Bryan did not read hi. speech in an
ewer to the information formally given
by the committee of the silver party. He
made a speech neither long nor short,
without the aid of notes, and was frequent
~ applauded.
1. Before the meeting parade occurred,
and fambeau clubs and organizations of
mounted men, bearing transparencies and
torches and firing skyrockets and roman
candles, gave vent to their political en-
thusiasm in way that bordered on de-
ltrium. This was Mr.. Bryan's escort, and
when he appeared on the platform the
crowd, that had increased with great rapid
aty after the procession was under way,
cheered him repeatedly as his well Unknown
figure was recognized.
\ The Notification.
Norris Humphrey, Of Lincoln, called the
assemblage to order and in few words
presented George A. Groot. of Ohio, chair
man OF the committee appointed by the ma
tional convention to notify Mr.. Bryan. The
other members OF the notification commit
tee and their alternates were present. Mr..
Groot's address was somewhat lengthy, the
major portion of 1t being directed to
IL.
ing the end Of his remarks, he turned to
Mr.. Bryan and said:
"The national silver convention with an
,unanimity unexampled in the history of
national conventions IN this country nom
mated you as the candidate of the national
silver party for the distinguished office of
president Of the United States. You are
now the candidate for the great Office of
president of three great political parties,
of which the silver party is not the least.
The convention selected committee to
formally notify you Of its action and that
committee conferred upon me the distin-
guished honor of advising you of your nom
1nation as the candidate of the national sill
Ner party for the office of president OF the
United States.
I'VE are met, therefore, at this time and
place for the purpose of performing the
pleasant duty imposed upon US by the con-
Nention. I therefore, in obedience to the
wishes of the committee and of the con-
vention, hereby formally notify you that
you have been nominated by the national
silver party as its candidate for president,
and request that you accept that nomina-
ton in the same Spirit in which it has
been rendered you. You are now the
chosen commander of a grand army. COM
posed Of three grand divisions, which ia
now mobilizing for the purpose of fight
ing in behalf of humanity on November g.
1886, the most important political battle
of this or Of any other age. battle which
is to determine whether this nation shall
be province Of Great Britain and be gov
erned and controlled, as that nation is by
the money barons of Europe, or whether it
shall be, as the fathers intended it to be, q
free and Independent and sovereign nation.
The people who constitute that grand
army inspired as they are by the noblest
sentiments of patriotism, under your lead.
ership Will, there can be no doubt, on that
day lift high their banners in triumph over
of N1y,fro
Mr.. Bryan's Reply.
Mr.. Groot was frequently applauded. AS
ne took his seat Mr.. Bryan rose to reply
and there was most enthusiastic scene
lasting Tor several minutes Quiet being
restored. Mr.. Bryan replied as follows:
Mr.. Chairman Chairman of the Motif
cation Committee, and to the members O,
that Committee: beg to reply at this time
without the Formally of letter. The plat.
form adopted by the silver convention con.
fains but one plank, and that plank The
plank upon the money question, or upon the
silver question, is Identical in substance
with The silver plank of the Chicago plat.
2, form. AS have already discussed al
length that plank, and it will not be neces
sary to enter into any extended discussion
at this time, beg to assure the committe.
that accept the nomination SO generousl,
rendered by them on behalf of the silve
party, in the spirit in which that nomina
1ion was rendered.
Wouldn't Vote for Gold Standard Man.
II can appreciate the feeling which ami
mated those who assembled in that con
vention. I can appreciate the hesitation
in which those who assembled there turned
their backs upon the party with which
they had been associated. know some.
thing of the strength of parties, and be.
cause was in a position where / looked
forward to a possibility Of like action on
my part, can appreciate the depths of q
10l
terests Of their country above the welfare
of their party. More than year ago
when we were engaged in the struggle
to bring the democratic party to an In
dorsement of free coinage, the question
was put to me whether in case of failure
would support the democratic nominee
# he were on a gold standard platform
= never believed that such action was prob
able in the democratic party, but when
those who questioned me We're not con-
tent with probabilities, but asked again
whether in the case OF that event would
support the nominee, l said, as you will
remember, that under no circumstances
would my vote be given TO the man who
would in the executive Office use his in.
auence to fasten the gold standard upon
the American people. My convictions upon
this subject are not shallow convictions
I may be in error, my friends. None Of
us can claim intallibility. But we have
the experience of history to guide us, ant
our Judgment anu our ana
stand where the members of that silyel
convention stood. 1 would rather have
the approval of my conscience than the
applause of the entire earth.
A Conspiracy Against the Race.
Il may be in error, but believe that tn,
gold standard is conspiracy against thu
human race. / would no sooner Join tn
ranks of those whose purpose ii is to faster
that upon the American people than to en-
list in an army that was marching to at
tack my home and kill my family. l cal
say, therefore, that l can appreciate tn
spirit which animated those who have jus
rendered. me this second nomination, an
can, therefore. accept it in the spirit ii
which they present 1T. And / pledge then
that If elected they shall never have laus
for accusing me of being false to tina
trust.
My friends, when 1 declared that
would not support gold standard candi
date was standing upon the history of tn
democratic party. l was defending it
principles. as well as the interests of tn
country at large, and when these reput
leans who assembled In the silver conven
ton at st. Louis refused to worship tn
gold image which their party had set u
they were defending the history of the re
publican party. The republican platforr
of 1883 denounces the democratic admin
Sstration for having attempted to degrad
silver. And in 1891, on the 18th day of Feb
ruary, in Memorial hall at Toledo. o
on the Lincoln day banquet. the preser
candidate for president upon the republic
an ticket used the words which l shall no,
read to you. l have found these wore
published in a Toledo paper. and they ha,
been published so long without correctic
that we may safely assume that he w:
correctly reported. If he shall deny IL
correctness of this report l shall haste
to do him justice in retrac citing these word
These are the words which he is said