Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-11-12
WILLIAM j. ERYAN
Gives Out q Statement TO the 81.
metaIlsts OF the Country.
xvents WIN Proves wh-th~r the Majority
Of the f~.pi~ Have D-essied Wi.~.y
or Not-rh- Party Has Moth
Ing 90 Regret

xv-nt. WIN rrev-s wh-th~r the Majority
of the F~~pl~ Have Decided Wt.-r
or Sot-rh- Party Has Moth
tag TO Regret
LINCOLN. Neb.. Nov. T.-wRliam J.
Bryan gave cut the following state
ment:
To THx BrsETAILfsrs oF Tux UsrTxr
STATES. Conscious that millioas % loyal
h>srts are saddened by Temporary slef-at-I esg
TO orer a word os hope AMI encouragement No
cause ever had supporters more bnse.
earnest and devoted taan sacse abe
have e>poused the cause of e3z-miltsu-
They have fouxhs from eoerietioa- aai
have fought slth AL The EezI vhieh
conviction insptre& Eserfs wisi grave xh~th-
er they are right or vrcdx Having eose tE~ir
duty a. they xaw IL. theys have Eeshins ~ re-
greet The rcpublieza candidate las been her-
aided as The sfvance asrnt % pru~P-rity II
bis pcliefes ering rs2l prosperity tokhe Amer
iesn peaple thos- wao opposet aim wili = -
In hal prosperEty. II GA the othsr ha@ Ais
policies prove N injury 70 The p-opie grnsr-
ally. those Of his supporters wh1 d.
not belong 10 the oracc-hoisiinx class er 20 The
privileged csAsses. viii suffer IN eonulon sta
those Who opposei him. The frieads q bi-
metalllSm have lot been yaueui.hed. tesy
have simply bsea overcome Taey believe
meuey changers against the welfare Of tae
human race. and unsIl eonyiaeeSi % thelr error
tAry will coatiBue the warfare against u
The eontest has becn sased tais ye4r uzder
great emoarrAs-m.nts Aa1 azslrst great o.fs-
For the nrss time tarias sh.s generation pub
lie attentiOn Ia. been erltered upaa tAr money
sue~tl0a as the paramount issue. aad tsis h4s
been done t1 spite 0f all attempts SPA the
part q our opponents 10 pFevent "a Tha
republican eoEveation he'd cut the De-
lusis- hope OF intsraafioasl biuaetaI-
iisn. while reysblie.a Leaders l4berrd
secretly Tor god noaonetallsn- Gold St4nd-
ard cemocratS have panllely sdvUeated tas
sl@csio1 % the Iadl@aapolis tscket. shile they
lsb0rod secretly for the election % the rrpGb-
tcAn Ticket The trusts and corporations have
tried TO excite = fear % awle~sueSs waiis
theY themselves have cera dcfytu. ths
az, AMI American raznet-rs have
toasted tkAt hey we're the eaSts<Iiaus
q uatioaal hoaor whii- they wer- secretly
b4rterl1g AszJ ne M tou's financial ins1e-
praGeEee- But IN spite u the 4simlaisrrariez
AaA is supporters. Ia spite q the thFcats q
money .oansr. e. 2one Az4 abroad. Ia spite g
eoercioa prsetieesI by corporate employers. IN
spite q trusts .nd y indicates. IN spite % a
enormous republican campaign fana ana u
sP.te o. the iaEuence oi hostile press, bimet-
@llisD has almost trsnnpnel IN iss rr-t great
zxaL The loss ef q few states. aad that. too,
- yery small psnralitirS. has eefeatesl hiu-t-
.litsm for the rre>enI. bat himets-lista
snersrs frcm the eoat->s stronger thau . s4s
four months 4go
a-sirs 10 commend the work os ,he tA-ee
aatioaal committees whica have loincd ia tAs
management Of taiS campaign Co-op-r4tisu
t~e~u the ua~EDers Of dlstiuet political par
lies - aiways dir-cait. but Is has b~~n i-Ss ~
tals year tkaa usual inEefc~s IA colnEle1
c@1se q great importance has rsdscr,l frtcL. 20
% UiEinaza- ! s-rrov express ny per-
sea4l zrAsitnle 80 the Individual men
eer~ sell - - ta= eErcul4se
s.-eerS. of The azsisn4i caasEa4tl.- q the
dslao~r4t.e- poPal4sg Anl SILVER Psrtle. iot
thsiE =irslrat antfrinE aud unseidSh laaoFS
They have i4id the foua.z;isa for future suc-
ea>s Gnd wiu rest g4t.l vsetory : a. iast a.
xasesL
No p~rsoa-l or Politiczl frsea1 need srisve
because % ny ssfcat- Ny 4nbiiioa h4s
oeen 10 seizure Emmsdi4te legislation
rather than 10 eEoy thc h.aors q oasse
4ad. therefore. eefeat brtnx> 70 me n
/ feeling % personal loss Spezkias Tor the vie
Nho hAs sharet M l2uors. a. se.i A. for ny
/ se.f. desire u 10y thtt We have bcea amply
repaid Tor all that wr have done In the iove
q Eiilil0us Of our fclius ritizrns. kindly ex-
pressed. tn kAowletsv x.laei by personal eoa-
tact With the psopl-. and n nFaaiene.i sya4pa-
tales. ve ant full compensation for AtcyeT
/ Efforts have put ferth- Our hearts have
been touched b. devotion Of friends and
our lives shall prove our appreciation
of the ale -tion Of the pain p-ople. an Affection
which We prize ~ the richest reNard wa,eh
/ this cam y. xn has brought
In the facr OF encuy ioicinz in itS vie
tory lot :ae roll be caIlei for the next engage
ment and urgs all friends o. bimetallism 70 re-
| new their allegtence 10 the cause II Se are
rigat, As ! believe ue are. we shall yet tri-
| uInpa.
Until convinced Of his error. let each aivo-
/ cate Of bimetalIiSm continue the work Let
all silver clubs retain their organization. hold
regular meettngs and circulate literature Cur
opponents have succeeded IN this campaign
aud must now put their theories 70 the test
/ Instead OF talking mystrriouSly about .soanl
money xand an honest dollar thry must now
elaborate and defend . financial system Every
step taken by them should be publicly eonsist-
cred BY the silver clubs Our cause has pros
pered most where the money queStiOn has
beea longest dis uSsei amOsx the people. Dur
| ing the next four years IL will be studied all
/ over this nation even more than it has been
| studied in the past
The year 1870 Is not far away Befo tnat
year arrives. international himetallism
| Will cease to deceive. Before that year ar
| rives those shO have called themselves gold
standard democrats Will become bimetaIlists
and be with us.or they will become republicans
and be open enemies Before that year arrives.
| trusts viii have convinced skill more people
that q trust II q menace 10 private Welfare and
| 10 public safety Before that year arrives the
/ evil eject Of gold standard viii
30 even more evident thaa they
are nov and the people ready &c
/ demand al American financial policy fol the
American people. Will Join with In the im-
mediate restoration Of the free and unlimited
| coinage % gold and silver At the present legal
ratio Of 10 To I without waiting for the aid or
eoasent q any other nation
WI BRYAN.