The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-09-09
BRYAN AGAIN NOTIFIED
He Accepts the Silver Party's
Nomination for President.
GREAT OUTPOURING IN LINCOLN.

Quotes Silver Argument from His Re
publican Opponent.
LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. O. The continuous
welcome Lincoln people and large con-
tingents from other parts of Nebraska
gtve William J. Bryan on his home com
ing yesterday eliminated last evening in
n 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 in the forenoon,
until the tired crowds retired from the
streets at late hour last night there was
parading galore through the streets of the |
capital city by local and visiting campaign |
clubs nearly all with brass bands in front. |
There was an escort procession from the !
Burlington depot to Mr.. Bryan's resi- |
dence; another procession that accom-
panied the candidate to u mass meeting in |
the state house grounds in the afternoon, |
and the third and greatest preceding the |
notification ceremonies. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bryan, George A Groot, chairman of the !
notification committee, and Norris Hum
phrey, of Lincoln, rode together in the
midst of the parade Men in white duck
uniforms carrying flambeaus formed
picturesque part of the display. There were
members of the silver clubs from Lincoln
and elsewhere in the line. Nearly, if not
| quite, a thousand mounted men were in
line and these, with the silver capped or
| ganizations, fired off skyrockets and roman
candles as they proceeded from the post
office square along the principal streets to
the state house.
All those members of the notification
committee who came to Lincoln to at
tend the ceremonies were seated on the
platform erected in the north front of the
capitol building when Mr.. Bryan arrived.
They were suffering greatly from the an
noyance caused by thousands of small
gnats attracted by the brilliant glare of a
large electric lamp that hung over the
stand. Several were obliged to leave the
stand being unable to bear longer the
myriads of insects
With the arrival of the torchlight pro-
cession the crowd gathered about the cap
itol was increased tenfold 1t seemed
many times larger than the audience of
5000 that listened to Mr. Bryan in the af-
ternoon. Norris Humphrey presided at
the meeting and introduced George A.
Groot, of Ohio, chairman of the notitl-
cation committee. 1t was 10: 30 o'clock
before Mr.. Groot's long address was con-
cluded. Mr. Bryan was Immediately pre-
sented, and made short speech, in which
he said:
Il beg to reply at this time without the
formality of letter. The platform
adopted by the Silver party contains but
one plank, and that plank, the silver
question, is identical in substance with
the silver plank of the Chicago platform.
LAS l have already discussed that plank
ct len 9Th it will not be necessary to enter
into any extended discussion at this time.
beg to answer the committee that l &c
cept the nomination rendered by them on
behalf of the Silver party in the spirit in
which that nomination was presented. |
can appreciate the feeling which animated
those who assembled in that convention,
l can appreciate the hesitation with which
those assembled there turned their backs
n upon the party with which they had been
' associated
Il know something of the strength of
party ties and because I was in a position
where looked forward to a possibility of
like action on my own part can appreciate
the depths of a conviction that led them
, TO place the interests of their country
above the welfare of their party. More
than year ago, when we were engaged
in struggle to bring the Democratic
party to an Endorsement of free coinage
the question was put to me whether in
case of failure would support the Demo-
cratic nominee if he were gold standard
advocate, running upon gold standard
platform. | said, as you will remember,
that under no circumstances would my
vote be given to man who would, IN the
executive office, use his influence to fasten
the gold standard upon the American
people.
Il stood where the members of that sill
nd 70 bay
rather have the approval of my conscience
than the approval of all the world. My
convictions upon this subject are not shal
low convictions. l may be in error-nont
of us can claim infalibility-but believe
that the gold standard is "A conspiracy
ca against the human race. | would NJ
sooner Join the ranks of those whose pur
:. pose it is to fasten that upon the Amer
'' lean people than to enlist in an army thai
- was marching to attack my home and de
Il stroy my family.
Y ''AIy friends when I declared that
would not support a gold standard can
didate l was standing upon the record OF
ne the Democratic party. l was defending
8 it's principles, as we'll as the interests OF
~ thecountry at large. And when the Repub.
I'd licans who assembled in the silver conyen'
Or ton at ST. Louis refused TO worship the
e gold image which their party had set VI
ie they were defending the history of the
mt Republican party. The Republican plat
% form of 1888 denounced the Democratic
51 an administration for having attempted tC
ne degrade silver. And in 1891 on the 10tf
n, day of February, in Memorial Hall, al
Toledo, O., at the Lincoln day banquet
f, the present candidate for president upor
the Republican ticket used the words
y which | shall now read you
"'During all of Grover Cleveland year
=, at the head Of the government he was dis
~ honoring one Of our precious metals, on
d. of our great products, discrediting silye
ID and enhancing the price Of gold IL
" endeavored even before his Inauguration
Z to office, to stop the coinage of silve
( dollars, and afterwards, and to the end o
x his administration, persistently used hi
4 power to that end He was determines
a. % to contract the circulating medium an,
al. demonetize one of the coins of commerce