The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-09
THE SECOND HOMECOMING.
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concluded. and Mr.. Bryan began lie
sad:
Mr.. Chairman, chairman OF tho Notin-
cation Committee and members OF that
committee:
u beg 10 reply at this time without
the fonnl7itv OF a letter. The platform
adopted bv the silver convention contains
but ono plank. and that plank the plank
upon tho money question, or upon the
silver question. IS Identical I'm substance
with the silver plank Of the Chicago plat
form. As I haze already discussed at
length that plank. and 10 will not be me-
ccssary 10 enter. into any extended dis
cussion m THIS time her 10 assure tho
cOm'aittoc that I accept the nomination
so generously rendered by them ON behalf
OF The silver party 10 the spirit en- which
that nomination was rendered. I can ap-
proc.ate Che feeling which animated those
who as~emhl-i IN that convention. 7 can
appreciate me hesitation I'm which those
assembled fhore turned their backs unon
the party with which they had been as
ISOLATED
or know something ~ the strength of
parties and because 7 was IN position
where I looked forward 10 possibility
Of Ike action on my part 7 can appreciate
tho depths " q conviction that led them
10 place the interests 81 their country
above the welfare ~ their PARTY. tLong
cheering. shouts Of "Good.)
WOULD BOLT 4 GOLD TICKET.
More than year aco when we were
engaged in the struggle 90 bring TIE
Democratic party T. am endorsement Of
FREQ coinage tho question was put to me
whether in case OF failure. / would spV-
port the Democratic nominee II he were
nominated on gold standard platform.
! never believed that such action was
probable in the Democratic party but
when those who questioned me Tara
not content with probabilities. hri fsied
again whether in The case OF that event
I would support the nominee. ] said. as
Won will remember. that under no cir
cunsianccs would my vote bo given 10 the
man who would in the executive Office
,ise hfs influence o. fas ern he gold stand
arb upon tho American people. tureat
cheorng)
NV conrictions upon this subject are
not shallow convictions. ] may pe III
error. my friends None OF MS can claim
infalahnitv. But We have the expert
encs of history 20 guide Ms. aud our
iudcmcnt and our consciences' ana l
stand where tho members OF that SILVER
convention stood J would rather nave
the approval ~ my conscience than the
applause ~ the earth.
"I can appreciate the spirit which AMI
mated those who have just tend'red me
this second nomination. and ! can, there
fore. accept Dc BOO the spirit boo "nlch
they present 10. And I pledge them tnat
n elected they shall never have cause
for accusing me of being false TO that
trust. More chcerirgJ
My friends. when ! declared that l
would not support q gold-standard cam
didate. Was standing upon the history
of the Democratic party.
81 Was defending its principles as Wei
as the interests or the country al large,
and when those Republicans who assem-
hled in the silver convention al &c. Louis
refused 10 worship the gold image ~nich
thelr party had set up, they were de-
tending the history OF the Republican
party Great appause.) The Republican
platform OF ls>a deuounces the Democratic
administration for having attempted 10
degrade silver. And in lo'l. on the l-in
day of February. in Memorial Hail. at
Toledo Ohio. 0n the Lincoln day banquet.
the presen candidate Tor President upon
the Republican ticket used the words
which ] shall now read 10 you. ! have
found tlsse words published .n Toledo
paper and they have been published SO
long without correction that We may
safely assume that DE was correctly Zee
ported ~ Dee shall deny the correctness
or This report 4 shall hasten % DO him
Justice Dy retracang these words
QUOTES MklNLEY.
"Thcse are Tie words which De f. said
TO have used.
".During aD OF Grover Cleyoland's
years 40 tho head OF the Government De
was dishon0ung one of our precious
metals. one OF orr own great products
discreditInr silver and enhancing the price
of gold lie enieavored. even before bis
Inauguration 10 office. 20 stop the coinage
of silver dollars. and afterwards and fo
tho ord 0f bis administration persisfc1tly
uscI his power to thar onI. So was dee
terminel 90 contract the circulating me-
dunn and dem0notize one of The coins or
commerce LIMIT the volume NJ money
among Tho people make money scarce.
and therefore dear He would have in-
creased tho value OF money and dimIn-
isheI The viluo Of everything else. money
the master everything else the servant
lGrat choornr)
Aftor SIR. Bryan concluded ar Har-
rington Of the Notification Committee.
notified him OF AR. sawalls nomination
and The pre- dental candidate made
brief response accepting n behalf or his
running mate.