The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-09-11
SIERTES NOTIFIED BRYAN.
NJ. Bryan Told Officially Of His Selection By
the National Silver Party.
George A. GrOOt, the Chairmaa-AIr. Bryan
Declares His Firm Belief in Silver
a Big Demonstration Pre-
cedes the Meeting.

LINCOLN, Neb., Sept 9.-The contin-
u0us welcome Lincoln people and large
contingents from other parts of Ne
braska gave William J. Bryan on his
homecoming eliminated yesterday
evening in grand demonstration in
honor of his formal notification Of his
nomination for the presidency by the
national silver party. Norris Hum.
phrey presided at the meeting and in
troduced George a. Groot, of Ohio,
chairman of the notification commit
tee, who made the notification address.
Mr.. Bryan was Immediately presented
and accepted the nomination of the
silver party in the following words:
Mr. Groot, Chairman and Other Members OF
the Notification Committee Of the Silver Party:
Ibeg to reply az this time without the formal
ity OF letter The platform adopted By the
silver party contains but one plank. and that
plank, the plank upon the silver question, Is
Identical in substance with the silver plank Of
the Chicago platform.
AS I have already discussed that plank at
length, it will not be necessary to enter into
any extended discussion at this time. beg 70
answer the committee that accept the nOmi-
nation rendered By them on behalf Of the siI-
Yer party In the spirit in which the nomination
vas presented can appreciate the feeling
which animated those who assembled In that
convention. can appreciate the hesitation
with which those assembled there turned their
backs upon the party with which they had
been associated. I know something OF the
strength Of party ties aad because I was in
position where looked foFward.to possibility
Of like action on my own part, can appreciate
the depth OF the conviction that LED them to
place the interests OF their country above the
welfare Of their party,
More than year ago, when we were engaged
in Q struggle to bring the democratic party to
an Endorsement Of free coinage, the question
vas put to NE, whether, in case Of failure,
would support the democratic nominee II he
we're gold standard advocate, running upon
gold standard platform. never believed that
such action was probable in the democratic
party then, but when those who questioned me
we're not content with probabilities, and asked
again whether, in that event, would support
the nominee, said, as sou will remember,
that under no circumstances would my vote be
given TO man who would, in the executive Of
ice, use his influence TO tasten the GOLD stand
ard upon the American people
In 1891, on February u, In Memorial hall, at
Toledo, O.. at the Lincoln day banquet the
present candidate for president upon the re-
publican ticket used the words which I shall
now read to you have found those words
published in a Toledo paper, and they have
been published so long without correction that
we may safely assume that they were correctly
reported, If he hereafter denies the correct
ness Of this report, shall hasten to do him
Justice by FetTacting these words These are
words which he is said to have used;
During all Of Grover CleVeland's years at
the head Of the government he was dishOnor-
ing one Of our prescious metals, one of our own
great products, diseTediting silver and enhan-
cling the price Of gold He endeavored even be-
fore his Inauguration to Office to stop the coin
age Of silver dollars and afterward, and to the
end Of his administration, persistently used
his power to that end. He was determined to
contract the circulating medium and demone-
tie one Of the coins Of commerce, limit the
volume OF money among the people, make
money scarce and therefore dear He would
have increased the value Of money ana dimin-
ishsd the value OF everything else, money the
master, everything else the servant"
Following these lines the republican conven-
ton In 1892 declared at Minneapolis that the
American people from tradition and interest
we're In favor Of bimetallism. Have traditions
changed IN four years? Have interests changed
in four yeaFsY No, my friends, and yet forget
ting the platform Of 1888, forgetting the denun-
citation uttered by this distinguished leader in
1891 forgetting the platform Of 1892, the repub-
hean party in convention assembled declared
that the American people must fOrego the ad-
vantages Of the bimetallio system, to which
tradition and interest endeared them, until
foreign nations should bring those advantages
20 them. 1t is not strange that men who had
looked for bimetallism in the republican party
should have given up hope and turned else
where for relief The republicans cannot be
criticised for leaving the republican party,
They have done what every American citizen
has right to do,
They have done better than our democratic
advocates Of the gold standard have done, be-
cause the republicans, when they left the
party joined with those who had chance to
succeed, while our democratic advocates Of the
gold standard sought to secure the election of
republican candidates by nominating demo-
cratic candidate, To show you that the action
Of the republicans is defended by experience
and By example let me carry you back TO the
period just preceding the war, # you will turn
Shermans ReeOlections, p" you find on page 1l2
Of the first volume portion Of speech which
he delivered in congress in 1855 Let me read
this extract:
u am willing to stand by the compromises
Of 1920 and 1850, but when our white brethren
OF the south allow this administration to lead
them oil from their principles, when they
ebsndon the position which Henry Clay would
have taken, forget his name and achievements,
and decline any longer to carry his banner,
they lose all claims on me And 7 say now
that until this wrong is righted. until Kansas
Is admitted as free state / cannot act in
party association with them"
There was the distinguished senator from
Ohio asserting to the people OF this country
upon the fioOf Of congress that he was willing
70 accept compromise after compromise, but
the time had at last come when he could 60
With them no longer. that until certain things
we're accomplished he could not act with them.
The situation to-day is but a repetition Of his
terry
The chairman Of the notification committee
has told you that We have to meet to-day a
great money trust He is right We are con-
sF0nted to-day by the most gigantic trust that
has ever been formed among men. Talk about
trusts IN various articles which We produce
Ny friends, all these trusts together fall into
gasigni6canse when compared With the money
trust which has its hands upon our country
Plaza the control Of the standard money Of the
WcFld IN the hands Of q few great fnaRoiers
snd times viii be good for them, no matter
sast distress may OVertsks the rest Of man
kind. / believe that John G. Carlisle did not
exaggerate the truth when he said, 1.-THE con-
summation Of this scheme means more misery
80 all -
fences and famine that ever occurred Ia the
Ef~fn-z, NJ Tho vrorlS