The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-15
Bryan Again Off1c a ly Informed
of His Nomination.
THE PoPULIsTs THIS TIME
The Letter of Notification Writ
ten by Senator Allen.
WAS CHOSEN AS A DEMOCRAT
The Nomination Not Made Wi h Any
Thought That Mr.. Bryan Would
Accept the St. Louis
Platform

Madison, Neb., Sept. 1.-The Hon.
Vim. Y. Allen, Chairman of the Popu-
list National convention, sent VIM. }.
Bryan to-day the following letter Of
cially notifying him of his nomina-
ton by that body:
''Hon. VIM. j. Bryan, Lincoln, Neb.
t'Dear Sir: At a convention of the
Peoples party held at st. Louis from
July 22nd TO 25th, of the current year,
YOU were unanimously Nominated for
the President of the United States to
be voted for at the approaching gem
eral election. It was known at the
time that you had been nominated
by the Democratic party at its con-
vention held at Chicago few days
before that time and that you would
in all probability accept the same in
q formal manner. Your nomination by
the Peope's party was not, therefore,
made with any thought that you were
a Populist or that you accept all the
doctrines declared by the St. Louis
platform 1t was due largely to the
fact that the money question is the
overshadowing political issue of the
age and because you have at all times
been an answering, able and fearless
advocate of the free and unlimited coin
age of silver and gold on terms of
equality at the mints of the United
States at the ratio of 16 to 1. 1t was
thought also that the observance of
a patriotic duty required a union Of
ali reform forces and the convention
took the liberty, without soliciting or
consulting you, of placing your name
before the Peoples party as its stand
ard bearer. The convention was, in
doing so, guidecRby deep solicitude
for the common welfare, and acting
on its own motion, prompted alone by
a desire to bring about the best attain
able results. So much has been said
respecting the rehabilitation of silver
by again placing it in our coinage acts
in the position it occupied when
stealthiIy demonetized by the Act Of
1873. that it would be idle for us to
discuss the question. You viii observe
by the closing language of the st.
Louis platform that the convention
recognized the money question as the
great issue of the day and because
Populists believe that you are in ac-
cord with them on this question you
win receive their ballots in November.
s'It has at no time been expected,
nor is it now, that you will abandon
your adhesion to the Chicago plat
form, however gratifying the latter
would be TO all Populists. 1t must be
understood that the party does not
abate one iot or little of loyalty TO its
principles. We have declared ourselves
in favor of many important reforms,
in our judgment essential to the liber-
alton of the people from present unjust
and iniquitous industrial bondage.
I'm accordance with the precedent
of our party we take this method of
notifying you of your nomination. We
shall not send a committee according
to old party custom. In sending this
letter of notification of the great honor
that has so justly been conferred upon
you by our party, it is needless for
us to assure you that you have the
confidence and esteem of all. Your
splendid abilities, known integrity,
competency and eminent fitness for
the position justly entities you to
a high rank among the great states
men of the nation. We feel that in the
event of your election, which now
seems certain, that you viii carry into
the executive the principles of the
monetary reform to the end that the
people shall enjoy better industrial
this can be done with undue haste or
SO suddenly as to wrench the business
interests Of the country, but it will be
done gradually and in way to infuse
confidence and hope of better condi-
tions for all.
''The Peoples party will exact from
you no promises farther than those
made in your public utterances and
exemplified in a life devoted to the
welfare of the race, nor will it ask
you to abandon the party of which you
are an honored member. In your nomi-
nation our party has arisen above
partisan surroundings, adopting high
plane of patriotism, believing that a
division of forces would result in the
election of VIM. Mckinley, the fore
most advocate of deeply burdensome
and unnatural taxation and the crimi-
nal policy of the single gold standard
resulting ultimately, if not in some
manner checked, in the complete de-
struction and disintegration of our
form of government. Your elevation
to the chief magistracy of the nation
would be regarded as a vindication OF
the right of the people to govern and
we entertain no doubt that you will
prove a worthy successor of the i'm
mortal Jefferson and Lincoln, and that
your public life, like theirs, will illus
trate the purity and loftiness of Amer
ican craftsmanship. Your extensive
and intimate knowledge of public af-
fairs and the duties the Office will inn
pose, gained in a life that has been
devoted TO upholding the cause of the
people, as well as your keen insight
into the condition of our countEy,in our
Judgment highly qualities you to bring
about a change in a way that will work