The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-15
THE PoPULIsr NO LITIGATION.
II Ii Mailed to Popocrat Bryan With
out ANY Formally

III ID Mailed to Popocrat Bryan WIN.
out ANY Formally
Mattscn- Neh.. Sept i4.-w. A ATlaA.
chairman Of the Popalis. national conyen-
con. mailed Mr.. BRYAN today The fo-own
letter officially notifying han OF bis noIni-
nation by that oody:
Hon W..aarn J. BRYAN. Lincoln. Seo.-
Dear SIR: AT convention az the Popui st
PARTY he'd a. 81. LOUIS from July - 10
the 23th. OF the current year. you were
unanimously nominated tor the presidency
OF the United States. 20 De voted for at
the approaching genera election II was
known al that time rnat you had been
nominated by the Democratic party a. It's
convention at Chlcago a few days before
LaA& tine, and sal You would n al prob
aoi.2ty accept the same N a formal man
ner. Your nomina t&oa by the Peoples
par was not. therefore. made with any
thought that you were Popuast. or tAal
you accepl 81 ali the doctrines declared by
the 81. Louis platform Il vas due .argely
70 the >act that the money question is The
oVershadow3ng political issue of the age.
ana because YOU nave al all tines been an
unswerV .ns:. able ana fearless advocate
o. me free ard unlimited c0lnage q silver
ana god. terms OF equality al the
minis OF the United States. al the ratio
OF Is 10 L II vas thought also that The
observance Of patriotic duty required
coalition OF al reform forces. and the con-
vent2on took the Liberty without solicit
ing or consulting you, OF placing your
name before the people is standard
bearer.
aAe convention was n 50 Doing guided
by deep solc.tude for The common wei
fare and acting on its Own motion,
prompted alone by desire TO bring about
the best atgslnable results. so much has
been said respecting the habllitalon OF
silver by again placing Il in ouF acts in
demonetized by the act Of 1879, that X
would be Idle for US 10 discuss the ques-
ton. You will observe by The closing Ian
guage Of the ST, Louis platform that tha
convention recognized the money question
as the great Issue Of the day, and because
Populists believe you are IN accord with
them on the question you Will receive their
ballots in November Il has d 40 tune
been expected nor is Il now. that you viii
abandon your adhesion TO the chicago
platform, nor that you Will accept ali
that is declared in the Peoples party
platform, however gratifying the latter
would be 10 al Populists. 1t must be I'M
derstood that the party does not abandon
It's loyalty to it's principles. We have de-
cIared ourselves for many reforms, IN our
judgment essential 10 the liberty or the
people from a present unjust Industrial
bondage.
"In accordance with the precedent or
ing you OF your nomina ton. We shall
not send a committee. according to old
party customs. In sending you this letter
OF notilca ton OF the great honor that mas
SO Justly been conferred on you by our
party 1t Is needless for US 20 assure you
that you have the confidence and esteem
OF all Your splendid abilities, known IN
texrity. competency and fitness for the
position sntitle you 70 high rank among
the statesmen of the Union.
THE Peoples party viii exact of you
no promises further than those mafAe IN
your public utterasc ana eNempaaIed II
a life devoted 10 the welfare OF the race,
nor will Il ask you 10 abandon the party
OF which You are an honored member by
your nomina ton our party mas risen above
mere partisan surroundings adopting
high plane OF patriotism. believing that
division Of forces would result In the cleo
ton of Mckinley, the foremost advocate
OF deeply burdensome and unnatural
taxation and the criminal policy OF the SIN
gle gold standard. resulting Ultimately
II no, In some manner checked-in the
complete destruction and disinlegration or
our form 81 government
your elevation 10 the chief magls.racy
Of the nation would be regarded az vim
dication Of the right OF the people TO gov
ern and we entertain no doubt that you
will prove worthy successor OF the i'm
mortal jefferson ana Lincoln, and that
through life illustrate The purity and iofti-
ness OF American craftsmanship. Your
extensive and Intimate know edge Of pub
lie affairs and the dsTtes the office VII
impose. gained n q life thai has been de-
voted 20 upho.dIng the cause OF the people.
with your keen seuse Of the right o. our
cause. In our Judgment highly qualified
you to bring about these reforms II way
that will work Injury 70 none. and justice
to all. mus making our government in
fact. as II is BOW "a form only. govern
nent 'of, by and FOR the people | have
the honor TO De your most ocedient ser
want. WILLIAM A ALLAN.
Chairman"
The letter also bears she signatures %
the forty-eigat other delegates appointed
10 represent the several states and terri
tories on the committee.