The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-09-12
WAS NOTIFIED AT HOME
sTLVER PARTY APPRIZES BRYAN
OF HIS NOMINATION.
Full History of the Rise of silver
Issue i'm This Country and
It's Cause.

Nebraska gave William j. Bryan on
his Homecoming today eliminated this
evening in a grand demonstration in
honor of his formal notification of his
nomination for the presidency by tie
national silver party. From the time
Mr.. Bryan reached this city, at IL a.
m. today, until the tired crowds retired
from the streets at late hour tonight
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 Burling-
ton depot to Mr.. Bryan's residence;
another procession that accompanied
the candidate to n mass meeting in
the statehouse grounds this afternoon
and the third and the greatest preced-
ing the notification ceremonies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan, George Groot
chairman of the notification commit
tee, and Norris Humphrey Of Lincoln
rode together in the midst Of the night
parade. Men in white duck uniforms
carrying flambeaus, formed pictur
esque part of the display. These were
members of the Lincoln silver clubs
and elsewhere in the state. Nearly If
not quite, 1000 mounted men were in
organizations fired off skyrockets and
roman candles as they proceeded from
the postoffice square along the princi-
pal streets to the statehouse.
All the members of the notification
committee who came to Lincoln > at
tend the ceremonies were seated on
the platform, erected on the aorth
front of the capitol building, when Mr.
RTVqn hn at.,.fxr Of 4,
torchlight procession the crowd gath
cred about the capitol was increased
ten-fold. 1t seemed many times larger
than the audience of 5000 that listened
to Mr. Bryan this afternoon.
Norris Humphrey presided at she
meeting and introduced George A.
Groot of Ohio, chairman Of the lotili-
cation committee.
Speech of Chairman Groot.
From April 2. 1892. to Feb. u, 1873, ev-
cry person had the right IN this country
70 have gold and silver coined into money
free of charge and without limit as to
quantity at the rates established by law
On Feb. II, 1873, congress deprived every
person of the right to have silver coined
into units of money, since which time the
minis have been open to the free coinage
OF gold only at the rate established by
law. That the people at the time that
that law was passed did not know they
had been deprived of that right, no one
will dispute. That they have never fully
understood the force and effect of that
law there can be no doubt. That the mo-
tive which actuated those who secured its
passage was bad, nobody at the present
day will deny. Those who secured the
passage of that law have not yet pro-
claimed to the world that they are proud
OF their efforts in that behalf. Since the
passage of that law there has been an
ever-increasing demand for its repeal and
the restoration to the people of the right
that was taken from them by it. Cir
cumstances and conditions have been
such since its passage as to apparently
make the efforts of those who are in favor
OF repeal futile.
SuDplicated in Vain.
Those persons in our country who have
understood the evil effects of that act
have for years duplicated and implorad
the republican and democratic parties
alike to restore to the people the right
which was by that law taken from them
behind their backs, and without their
knowledge or consent, but their appeals
have been in vain. They have sought in
season and out of season to secure res
toration Of that right to the people, have
been maligned and traduced and spurneC
with contempt by the money holders anc
wants, in the most outrageous manner
Thank God. their efforts have not been il
vain, for they are about to be crowned
with success.
THE cries of distressed people fol
financial relief for the last % years hav,
been disregarded by those who have beer
called upon to make the laws and admin
lister them in this country. Their petition:
have been ignored. their cries have bee
in vain.
'They have been assured over and Owe
again that the money question was a mat
ter OF little IL any Importance, and thos,
who believed that 1t was OF vital impOr
lance were brushed aside, their advice ig
nored, their appeals disregarded and tn,
people were assured that the only SUR
way to relieve their financial distress an,
make them prosperous and happy was e
il crease the burden of taxation by levyin,
higher duties upon imports.
THE democratic and republican par
ties have over and over again declare,
in favor Of the free coinage of gold an,
silver at the ratio of 16 to 1. but those WIZ
were elected to office by those parties -e
pudiated the platforms on which the,
were elected, and used every effort to de
feat every attempt to secure Legislation
upon the subject. Such declarations wer
made to catch votes merely, and not L
be acted upon by those in authority I'm
der various pretences those parties post
pcned final action upon the matter unit
1898, when under the direction Of the pres
ent administration they joined their force
and repealed the only law that remaine
upon the statute books that authorizes
the coinage of units of money out of sill
yer, and the rank and file of those partie
quietly submitted without protest to tn
outrage thus perpetrated upon them.
The Only Question.
1.-THE people in this country, after year
of agitation and discussion of the none,
question, have come to realize that tina
L. ,0k of