The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1896-11-18
NEVER SAY DIE.
William Bryan the Friend of the
Poor Is Yet Fighting the Gold
Bugs.

LINCOLN, Nov. 6.-Bryan TO Gay
gave out the following:
"To tho Bimetallists OF the United
States: Conscious that millions oil
loyal hearts are saddened by tenn
porary defeat, beg to offer a word
of hope and encouragement. Nc
cause ever had supporters more
brave, earnest and devoted than
those who have espoused the cause
of bimetallism. They have fought
from conviction and have fought
with all the zeal which conviction
inspires. Events will prove whether
they were right or wrong. Having
done their duty as they saw it, they
have nothing to regret. The Re-
publican candidate has been herald
ed as the advance agent OF pros
perity. If his policies bring real
prosperity to the American people
those who opposed him will share
in that prosperity. If, on the other
hand, his policies prove an injury to
the people generally, those sup
porters who do not belong to the
olfice-holding class or to the privi-
legged class will suffer in common
with those who opposed him. The
friends Of bimetallism have not been
vanquished; they have simply been
overcome. They believe the gold
standard is a conspiracy OF the
money changers against the welfare
Of the human race, aud until con-
vinced of their error they will con-
tinue their warfare against it.
THE contest has been waged this
year under great embarrassments
and against great odds. For the
first time during this generation
public attention has been conferred
upon the money question as the
paramount issue, and this has been
done in spite of the attempts upon
the part OF our opponents to pre-
vent it. The Republican convention
held out the delusive hope OF inter
national bimetallism, while the Re-
publican leaders labored secretly
for gold monometallism. The gold
standard Democrats have publicly
advocated the election of the In
dianapolis ticket, while they labored
secretly for the election OF the Re-
publican ticket. Trusts and cor
porations have tried to excite fear
and lawlessness, while they have
been defying the law, and American
fnanciers have boosted that they
were the custodians Of national
honor, while they were secretly
bartering away the nations financial
independence. But in spite OF the
efforts of the administration and its
supporters; in spite OF the threats
OF money lenders at home and
abroad; in spite OF coercion practic-
ed by the corporation employers,
and in spite of trusts and syndicates,
in spite of the enormous Republican
campaign fund, and in spite of the
influence of a hostile daily press,
bimetallism has almost triumphed
in IFS first great fight.
"The loss OF few States, and that,
too, by very small plurality, has
defeated bimetallism for the present,
but bimetallism emerges from the
contest stronger than it was four
months ago
81 desire to commend the work of
the three National Committees
which have joined in the manage
ment Of this campaign. Co-opera-
ton between the members of dis.
unct political organizations is always
difficult, but it has been less so this
year than usual. Interest in the
common cause OF great importance
has reduced friction to minimum
l hereby express my personal graft
tude to individual members, as we'll
as the executive officers OF the
National Committees of the Demo-
cratic, Populist and Silver parties,
for their efficient, untiriug and un.
selfish labors. They have laid the