The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-09
SECOND NOMINATION TENDERED
AND ACCEPTED BY THE POLIT-
ICAL OLIVER TWIST,
SYMPATHY FOR BoLTERs.
INTENDED TO BOLT HIMSELF If
HE HAD NOT HAD HIS
WAY.
MIR. BRYAN's oRAroRY CUT SHORT
Chairman of the silver Notification
Committee Held the Boards Until
After 10 O'Clock.

LINCOLN, Neb., Sept s.-The con-
tinuous welcome Lincoln people and
large contingents from other parts of
Nebraska gave VIM. ]. Bryan on his
homecoming today eliminated this
evening in grand demonstration in
honor of his formal notification of his
nomination for the presidency by the
National Silver party. From the time
Mr.. Bryan reached this city at II
o'clock this morning until the tired
crowds retired from the streets at a
late hour tonight, there was parading
galore through the streets of the cap
ital city by local and visiting cam
paign clubs, nearly all with brass
bands in front. There was an escort
procession from the Burlington depot
to Mr.. Bryan's residence, another pro-
cession that accompanied the candi-
| date to mass meeting in the state
house grounds this afternoon, and the
third and greatest preceding the noti-
| fication ceremonies Mr.. and Mrs.
Bryan, George A Groot, chairman of
the notification committee, and Norris
Humphrey, of Lincoln, rode together in
in white duck uniforms, carrying fam
beaus, formed a picturesque part of
the display. There were members of
the silver clubs from Lincoln and else
where in the state. Nearly, If not
quite, thousand mounted men were
in line, and these, with the silver
capped organizations, fired off sky
rockets and roman candles as they
proceeded from Postoff1ce square along
the principal streets to the state house
All the members of the notif1catio
committee who came to Lincoln to
attend the ceremonies were seated on
the platform erected on the north
front Of the capitol building when Mr..
Bryan arrived. They were suffering
greatly from the annoyance caused by
thousands of small gnats attracted by
the brilliant glare of large electric
lamp that hung over the stand Sew
eral were obliged to leave the stand.
being unable to bear longer the myri-
ads of franctic insects.
With the arrival of the torchlight
procession the crowd gathered about
the capitol was increased tenfold. It
seemed many times larger than the
audience of 5000 that listened to Bry-
an this afternoon. Norris Humphrey
presided at the meeting and introduced
George A. Groot, of Ohio, chairman of
the notification committee. Mr.. Groot
said in part:
NOTIFIED BY GROOT.
We are now entering upon the greatest
struggle for the emancipation of the people
from industrial bondage, Industrial slavery,
nOroy god To- h,r,
succeed, as succeed we must our country, our
institutions and our civilization will be Sc
cure. But If we fail country will be
despoiled our institutions will be DESTROYED
and our civilization will perish The gold
barons of the world have formed the most
gigantic trust that has even been formed
among men to control and regulate the volume
OF money in circulation in the interest Of
themselves alone. They have set about de-
liberately and premeditatedly to enslave the
american people PROSTATE their industries,
destroy their opportunities and impoverish
the nation and the people thereof. This
trust must be broken, its power must be de-
stroyed, and IT will be destroyed by an out
ragged and long-suffering people when they
register their will at the ballot box in No
vember next.
The present condition Of the people is the
result OF laws relating to money and bonds
which have been enacted by the Republican
and Democratic parties and at the instance
OF the gold barons of this country and of
Europe They have heretofore controlled both
OF those parties. They now dominate and
control the Republican party. The national
silver party proposes to assist in destroying
the gold trust and we appeal to all those
VINO are interested in humanity who are In
terested in good government who believe that
men are more important than property who
believe that the interests of those who Gre
ate wealth are paramount to those who are
merely consumers. to assist in this great
struggle. That we shall succeed there can
be no question, because this is a fight in favor
OF the many against the few. 1t is a fight
and
gated capital. 1t is fight between those who
do the work Of the world and those who live
without work. 1t is fight between democ-
racy and plutocracy. In such a fight in
such struggle. can there be any doubt as
to the issue?
The Republicans insist that they are de-
slrous OF protecting American industries and
American labor, and in order to do so thev
propose to increase the taxes upon imported
products. AS we'll attempt to raise prices in
general or to stop falling prices by increas-
ing duties on imports as to stop the ebb and
flow of the tides 1t never has been done
It can never be done. Such a thing is alb
ssolutely s impossible. Manufacture for the
American people plenty of money, American
money. not British money, and they will pro
teet themselves and their industries
There is no possible way of protecting them
except Dy an enormous increase of the quan-
tity OF money in circulation. If the people
nave no money they are powerless to pro-
tect themselves except by brute force. The
more money they have the more easy IL
Will be for them to protect themselves against
the aggressions of others.
The trouble in this country is that money
is TOO dear. It is so dear that the people are
unable to buy 1t except BY making great
sacrifices for that purpose The sacrifices
made by the American people for the past
twenty years for the purposa of sus
tanning the gold standard are bevend human
comprehension.
The people have resolved that thew will
make no more sacrifices for that purpose.
They are about to reverse the conditions
that exist in this country. They are going
to shake off the human vampires who have
fastened themselves upon this country and
who for years have enriched themselves at
the expense Of the American people, They
are going to cease to be slaves and they have
resolved to be not only free but independent
men. The question before US in this cam
paign is not question Of taxation but a
question of money.
1t is asserted by eminent inancers" that
this country SAnnot adopt bimetallism with
out the consent of other nations. In other
words, we, as people, are incompetent to
manage our own financial affairs and must
call on other nations to assist US in that
behalf. This we will never do, because to
do it would be an admission of our incom-
potency. II we as a nation and people are
unable to manage and control our finances
in our own way and In our own interest
without the interference Of other nations and
without their consent, then, indeed it NAV
be said that we are not free, not independ-
ent. II this be so, then we had better retire
from business on our own account and close
the doors of our national ediice.
The platforms OF these different parties and
the discussions, public and private that are
now going on in this country upon the money
question, the only one that is involved in
this campaign, clearly indicate that the peo-
pie are beginning to understand that question
and that they propose this year to assert
their political independence OF all political
bosses and vote in their own interest and in
the interest OF good government and stamp
out the British gold Standard in this coun-
ry. root ana branch.
Hon. William Jennings Bryan. the ma