The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-07
COMES OVER TO BRYAN
Chairman of the New York Consolidated
Exchange Declares for the Democrat.
HIS DECLARATION CREATES A STIR
Many OF the Officials OF the Exchange
and Nearly all the Members OPP
poso Him-A Statement Of His Rea-
sons sor Advocating the Election
of Bryan aud SewaII.

Not since Mr.. St. John, President Of
the Manhattan National Bank of New
York and one of the leading flnanciers
OF the United States, declared against
single gold standard, has such a sem
sation been caused in anti-silver circles
as resulted from the declaration on
Wednesday by Mr.. Augustus w. Peters,
chairman of The Consolidated Exchange
OF New York, in favor of bimetallic
standard and announcing his intention
OF voting for Bryan and Sewall. Mr..
Peters Is also member of Tammany
and is the chairman of the General
Committee of that organization. Free
silver men are greatly in the minority
on the exchange and Mr.. Peters finds his
views opposed by the president, the first
two vice presidents and the secretary
of the Exchange.
II am n bmetallist, from study and
conviction. See here" he said, reaching
to shelf and taking down scrap-book
You will find in this book pretty much
everything bearing on the subject which
has come TO my notice from 1885 until
now. Having read and studied with
such intelligence as I possess, I find
myself a sincere bimetallist / believe
this nation big enough and strong
enough to take the lead, and / propose
to do what 1 can to bring about such a
result.
II do not think that any one who will
1
tlally will fail to admit that the so-called
fall In silver is attributable to discrimi-
| mating legislation.
Rad not the output of gold greatly
increased in the last few years. an awful
Gala nifty would have been the rasult
Not only that. but am convinced Thot
| II silver Is put back where it was il
would return, sooner or later. 10 Its
| right place and right value. and one
could buy the gold one needed without
| giving out so much silver
| am informed by the gold standard
papers mat there is bitter opposition 10
me OH the Exchange. i am on the win
| nlhS side this year. and / ant!c;pate
,ha IL VIII largely die out after Novem-
| In an Interview with a representative
| OF the New York Journal Mr. Petnrs
discussed briefly the issues of the cam.
Daign. VI ''e cam
I'm the first place. he said. II am :
| urn believe IL tho principle Of mairritv
| luiI. ne con Ncniton II Chicago WIS a
H",'er'hE %. rcpresahta,iv Democrats
! NV "a aial'h IS. az = vitHr erativc
press declares. 1t wGS an assrInblage of
| r"'h"at men, ii!iH Ia conviction. and
| re 'S thc Welfare IL III, ration at
| ''.-' ms convention iuptod by a
| i'''' MAJ .i|. /. platform declaring for
| DC l!''. coinage Of silver AT a rotio of
| ~ 10 !. and tho opponents of this prin-
| ma ioritV. "
Never. continued Mr.. Peters, "haye
doubted the duty of loyal Democrats,
oniv one course was open to them.
ana nat was the Endorsement of BRYAN
ana Sewall. | advocated such action
DV me Tammany organization. The in
aorsement of the platform will be left
lot the Democratic State Convention.
DO not wish to critieise the cam
paish methods of our political oppo-
SentS nut ! never heard of any one
being won by abuse and vituperation
| FOR Republican and boiling Democratic
psDers To call supporters of Bryan an
archlSts and socialists is as false as il
is lniudicouS. 1 am not an anarchist,
nor am Il socialist. and it does not
| make me light hearted and toyous to he
called what | am not"