The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-24
THE CANDIDATE
OF THREE PARTIES.
Senator Allen Notifies Mr.. Bryan
Tha: he is The Peoples Party
Nominee For President.
WAS CHOSEN THEIR LEADER

w Hildm " Alien. chairman OF the
Populist National Convention. mail |
ed to William j. Bryan to-day the
following letter officially notifying
him OF his nomination by that body:
Hon. William J. Bryan. Lincoln. Seb.
Dear Sir: At convention o.
the Peoples Party held at ST. Louis
from July - to - Of the current
year, you were unanimously nomi-
mated for President OF the United
States, 10 be voted for at the ap-
preaching general election. IL was
known at the time that you had been
nomiua'el by the Democratic party
at Its convention held IT Chicago a
few days before that time, and that
you would in all probability accept
the same in formal manner.
Your nomination by the Peoples
Party was not, therefore, made with
any thought that you We're a Popu-
list or that you accepted all the doc
trines declared by the St. Louis
platform. 1t was due largely TO the
fact that the money question is the
overshadowing political issue of the
age, and because You have at all
times been an upswerving, able, and
fearless advocate of the free and un-
limited coinage of silver and gold
on terms of equality at the mints of
the United States at the ratio of IL
to l. 1t was thought also that the
observance Of = patriotic duty re-
quired q union of all reform forces.
and the convention took the liberty
without soliciting or consulting you,
of placing your name before the
people as its standard bearer. The
convention was, in doing SO, guided
by deep solicitude for the common
welfare, and acting ON its own mo-
ton prompted alone by desire to
bring about the best attalnable re-
suits. So much has been said re-
specting the rehabilitation of silver
by again placing it in our coinage
acts in the position it occupied when
stealthily demonetized by the act OF
1873 that it would be idle to discuss
; the question.
/ MONEY QUESTION THE GREAT ISSUE
"You will observe by the CLOSING
: language of the St. Louis platform
), that the convention recognized tn
7 money question as the great Issu
of the day, and because Populist
. believe that you are in accord witt
them on this question yen will re
ceive their ballots in November. /
= has at no time been expected, or i
/ it now, that you will abandon you
: adhesion to the Chicago platform
n nor that you will accept all that i
: declared in the Peoples Party pla,
e form, however gratifying the latte
Il would be to all Populists. 1t mus
be understood that the party doe
O not abate one lot or title of loyalt
e to its principles. We have declare
c ourselves in favor of many reforms
y in our judgment essential to the lii
7, Grafton of the people from preseI
$ unjust and lniquitous industri,
bondage.
T. 'In accordance with the precet
q ents Of our party we take this metl
r. cd of notifying you of your nomin,
e. ton. We shall not send commi
IS tee, according to old party custom
q. In sending this letter Of notificatio
t: of the great honor that has been s
'1 Justly conferred upon you by OIL
le party, it is needless for US to assur
# ~ you that you have the confdent
" and esteem of al. Your splend
ID abilities, known integrity, comp
" tency, and eminent fitness for Il
If position justly entitle you to hil
~ rank among the great statesmen
OF the nation. We feel that in Il
s. s. event of your election, which nc
a = seems certain, you will carry into e
an ecution the principles of moneta
ds reform, to the end that the peoI
d shall employ better industrial con,
he tons. 1t is not anticipated tn
o. this can be done with undue has
In or so suddenly as to wrench or d
ue Joint the business interests of t
~ ~ country, but that it will be do
20, gradually, and in a way to infu
confidence and hope of better &C
ditions for all.
"The Peoples Party will ex,
from you no promises further tn
;he those made in your public utteranc
ist and exemplified in life devoted
lp-- the welfare of thei race, nor will
liu ask you to abandon the party
VI. which you are an honored memb
,he In your nomination our party
zen risen above mere partisan surroul
did ings, adopting high plane of
.ol- triotism, believing that division
on forces would result in the election
len William Mckinley, the foremost
se: vocate of deeply burdensome 8
MS unnatural taxation and the crImi
nav policy of the single gold s.anda
,Irid resulting ultimately, if not in SO
,as- manner checked, in the complete
ted struction and dlsintegration of
can form of government.
"Your elevation to the Chief N
ac- istracy of the nation would be
licn garded as q vindication Of the ri
,.,n ne of the people to govern, ard we
tertain no doubt that you will pr
de- worthy successor of the immo
.ood Jefferson and Lincoln, and that y
ton public life, like theirs, will illustl
8 to the purity and loftiness of Ameri
the craftsmanship. Your extensive
lcan intimate knowledge of public aff
'nu 1"a. and the duties the Office will imp
ct ct gained in life that has been
afty voted to upholding tho cause of
it as people, as we'll as your keen ins
pity to the condition Of our country
Re- our judgment highly qualities 20
90. bring about q change in . way
oLm . .t will work injury to none and in:
Ion~ to all, thus making our governm