The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-08
ACCEPTS FROM POPUL|STS.
BRYAN GIVES OUT A LETTER OF
ACCEPTANCE OF THE POPU-
LIST NOMINATION.
PROFUSaY H0NEY-C0ATED TEMRS
The Men So Recently Treated in Silent
Contempt by the Boy Orator Are
Now Alluded to AS Generous
Patriots, Etc.

ST. Louis, Oct. 3-On his arrival here,
Candidate VIM. j. Bryan gave out for
publication the following letter of accept
ance of the populist nominations:
"Hon. w. V. Allen, Chairman, and
Other Members of the Notification Com
mittee of the Peoples Party: Gentle
men-The nomination of the peoples par
ty for the presidency of the United States
has been rendered me in such generous
spirit and in such an honorable way that
l can accept the same without departing
from the platform of the democratic con.
vention at Chicago. l fully appreciate
the breadth of patriotism which has
actuated the members of the peoples
party, who, in order to consolidate senti-
ment in favor of bimetallism, have been
willing to go outside cf party lines and
support as their candidate one already
nominated by the democratic party and
also by the silver party. l also appre-
ciate the fact that while during all the
years since 1873 large majority of the
democratic party and considerable mi
nority of the republican party have been
consistent advocates of free coinage of
silver at the present ratio, yet ever since
the organization of the peoples party its
members have supported such coinage as
the only means of restoring bimetallism.
By persistently pointing out the disas-
trous effects of gold standard and pro-
testing against each successive step to-
wards financial bondage, the populists
have eXerted an important influence in
awakening the public to a realization of
the nations present peril.
''In time like this, when a great po-
litical party is attempting to surrender
the right to legislate for ourselves on the
financial question and is seeking to bind
the American people to foreign money
system, it behooves us, as lovers of our
country, friends of American institutions
| to lay aside for the present such differ
ences as may exist among us on minor
questions in order that our strength may
be united in an effort to wrest the gov
ernment from the hands of those who
imagine that the nations finances are
only secure when controlled by few
tinanciers and that national honor can
only be maintained by servile acquies-
cence in any policy, however destructive
to the interests of the people of the
United States, which foreign credits,
present or prospective, may desire to
force upon us. 1t is cause for con-
graduation that we have in this CAM
paign not only the support of the demo-
Gratis, populists and republicans who have
all along believed in Independent bimet-
allism, but also the active cooperation
of those democrats and republicans who,
having heretofore waited for internation-
al bimetallism, now join with us rather
than trust the destiny of the nation to
those who are now holding out the de-
lusive hope of foreign aid while they Ia
Dor secretly for the permanent gold stand
ard.
''While difficulties always arise in the
settlement of details of any plans of CO.
operation, am sure that the advocates
of bimetallism are so intensely in earnest
that they will be able to devise some
means by which the silver vote may be
concentrated upon one electoral ticket in
each state. To secure this result, char
ity towards the opinion of others and lib
erality on the part of all is necessary, but
honest and sincere friends, who are work
ing toward q common result, always find
it possible to agree on just and equitable
terms.
"The American people have proven
equal to every emergency that has arisen
in the past and | am confident that in the
present emergency there will be no an
tagonism between the various regiments
of the one great army which is marching
to repel an invasion more dangerous to
our welfare than an army with banners.
acknowledging with gratitude your
expressions of confidence and good will,
| am yours very truly,