The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-11-12
BRYAN STILL FIGHTS.
He Issues a Manifesto to His
Followers.
TELLS THEM NOT TO DESPAIR.
He Declines All Tempting Business Of
fers to Continue to Work For the
Free Coinage of siIver--what He Says
In His Statement.

LINCOLN, Nov. Mr. Bryan has
given out the following:
To the Bimetallsts of the United States:
Conscious that millions of loyal hearts
are saddened by Temporary defeat, beg
to offer u word of hope and encourage
ment. No cause ever had supporters more
brave, earnest and devoted than those
who have espoused the cause of bimetall.
ism. They have fought from conviction,
and have fought with all the zeal which
| conviction inspires. Events will prove
whether they arc right or wrong. Hav-
! ing done their duty as they saw It, they
have nothing to regret The Republican
candidate has been heralded as the adj
vance agent of prosperity. if his policies
bring real prosperity to the American peO.
| pie, those who opposed him will share in
that prosperity. If, on the other hand,
| his policies prove an injury to the people
generally, those of his supporters who
| do not belong To the ofliccholdng class, or
to the privileged classes, will suffer in
common with those who opposed him
The friends Of bimetallism have not been
| vanquishCd; they have simply have been
| overcome. They believe that the gold
| standard is conspiracy of the money
| changers against the welfare of the human
race and until convinced of their error
u
| The contest has been wagcd this year
| under great Cmbarrassments and against
great odds For the first time during this
| generation public attention has been CEN
| tered upon the money question as the par
amount issue, and this has been done in
spite of all attempts upon the part of our
opponents to prevent It. The Republican
convention held out the dclusivc hope of
| international bimctallism, while RcDubli-
can leaders laborcd secretly for gold mono
metallism. Gold standard Democrats
have publicly advocated the election of the
indianapolis ticket, while they labored Sc
cretly for the election of the Republican
| ticket. The trusts and corporations have
| tried to excite fear of lawlcSsncss while
they have been defying the law and Amer
| lean fnancicrs have boosted that they
were the custodians of national honor
while they were secretly bartcring away
the nations financial Independence. But
in spite of the efforts of the administration
| and its supporters; in spite of the threats
| OF money lOancrS at home and abroad; in
| spite of the coercion practiCed by corpora.
| tions and employers; in spite of trusts and
syndicatcs; in spite of an enormous Re-
publican campaign fund; and in spite of
| the influence of u hostile daily press, bi-
metallism has almost triumphed i'm its
| first great fight. The loss of few states
| and that too, by very small plurality,
| has defeated bimctallism for the present
l
| stronger than it was four months ago.
| i desire to commend the work of the
| three national committees which have
| Joined in this campaign. Cooperation
| between the members of distinct political
| organization is always difficult, but it has
been less so this year than usual Inter.
est In common cause of great import.
| ance has reduced friction to minimum
| i hereby express my personal gratitude to
the individual, members, as well as the
executive officers of the national commit
| tee of tho Democratic, Populist and Silver
parties for their efficient, untiring and un.
selfish labors. They have laid the founda-
tion for future success, and will be re-
membcrcd as pioneers when victory is at
| last secured
No personal or political friend need
| grieve because of my defeat My ambi-
ton has been to secure immediate legisla.
| tion rather than to enjoy the honors of
| office. Therefore defeat brings to me no
| personal loss. Speaking for the wife who
has shared my labors, as well as for my
self, desire to say that we have been
| amply repaid for all that we have done.
! II. the love of millions of our follow
ci;lzens, SO kindly expressed in knowledge
| lined by personal contact with the peo-
pie and in broadcned sympathies, we find
| full compensation for whatever efforts we
have put forth. Our hearts have been
| touched by the devotion of friends, and
our lives shall prove our appreciation of
the affection which we prize as tho richest
reward which this campaign has brought.
| In the face of an enemy rejoicing in its
| victory, let the roll be called for the en-
gagcmcnt and urge all friends of bimctall-
| ism to renew their allegiance to the cause
II we are right, as i believe we are, we
shall yet triumph. Until convinced of
| his error, let each advocate of bimCtallism
continue the work. Let all silver clubs
retain their organization, hold regular
meetings and circulate literature. Our
| opponents have succeeded in this cam
paign and must now put their theories to
the test. Instead of talking mysteriously
| about Sound money" and ian honest
| dollar" they must now elaborate and dc.
fend financial system. Every step taken
by them should be publicly considered by
| the silver clubs. Our cause has prosperea
most where the money question has been
longest discussed among the people. Dur
Ing the next four years it will be studied
all over tins nation even more than It
has been studied in the past
The year 1900 Is not far away. Before
| that year arrives international bimetallism
will cease to deceive; before that year ar
rives those who have called themselves
| gold standard Democrats will become bi.
metallists and be with us, or they will he
come Republicans and thus, open enem.
les; before that year arrives trusts will
| have convinced still more people that n
trust is menace to private welfare and to
public safety; before that year arrives the
evils of gold standard will be even more
evident than they are now, and the people
| then be ready to demand an American
financial policy for the American people
and will join with us in the immediate res.
toration of the free and unlimited coinage
of gold and silver at the present legal ratio
of l6 to |, without waiting for the aid or
consent of any other nation.
w. j. BRYAN.
Mr.. Bryan has replied to some of the
offers of employment at high salaris
which he has received since election
day, declining them on the ground that
he desires to be free to devote large