The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-15

the Chicago Platform-They Know He
isa Democrat and So Nominated Him.
Madison, .Neb., Sept. 14.-The Hon.
William V. Allen, chairman of the pom.
ulist national convention, mailed 10 viii
liam j. Bryan to-day the following. ofli-
cially notifying him of his nomination. bv
that body:
Hon. William J. Bryan, Lincoln, Neb.
Dear Slr:-At II convention of the Peo-
pies party held ut St. Louis from July
END to Goth, of the current year YOU
were unanimously nominated for P1esi
dent OF the United States to be voted for
ut the approaching general election. It
was known ut the time that YOU had heen
nominated by the Democratic party at its
convention. held at Chicago u few DAYS
before that time and that you would, in
All prooaDiilty, accept the same in "A for
maj manner. Your nomination by the
Peoples Party was not, therefore. made
with any thought that you were a Pouu-
list or that you would accept all the doc
trines declared by the st. Louis platform.
1t was due largely to the fact that the
money question is the overshadowinp
political issue of the age and because Won
have at all times been an answering.
able and fearless advocate of the free and
unlimited coinage of silver and gold on
terms of equality ut the minis of tho
United States ut the ratio of 16 to / 1t
was thought also that the observance of
a patriotic duty required n union of all
reform forces and the convention took the
liberty without soliciting or informing
you OF placing your name before the peo.
pie as it's standard bearer. The conven-
ton was, in doing so, guided by deep So
lcltude for the common welfare, and act
ing on its own motion, prompted alone by
a desire to bring about the best attaina-
bic results. So much has been said re-
speeding the rehabilitation of silver by
placing 1t in our coinage acts in the posi-
ton it occupied when stealthily demone.
tized by the act of 1878, that it would be
idle for us to discuss the question. You
will observe by the closing language of the
ST. Louis platform that the convention
recognized the money question as the
great issue of the day, and because Popu-
lists believe that you are in accord with
them on this question you will receive
their votes in November. 1t has Mt no
time been expected, or is it now that YOU
will abandon your adhesion TO the Chi
cago platform, nor that you will accept
all that is declared in the Peoples party
platform, however gratifying the latter
would be to all Populists. 1t must be
understood that the party does not abate
one jot CT little of loyalty to its principles
We have declared ourselves in favor of
many important reforms in our Judgment
essential to the liberation of the people
from the present unjust aud inqutous
industrial bondage. In accordance with
the precedent of our party we take this
method of informing you of your nomina.
ton. We shall not send Il committee ac-
cording to old party customs. In sending
this letter o. notification of the great
honor that has been so justly conferred
on yoU by our party, it is needless for us
to assurc you that you have the confidence
and esteem of ALL Your splendid abili-
ties, known integrity, competency and
eminent fitness for the position Justly en-
titles you to high rank among the
statesmen of the nation. We feel that in
the event OF your election, which now
seems certain, that you will carry into
the executive the principles of monetary
reform to the end that the poplee shall
enjoy better industrial conditions. 1t is
not anticipated that this can be done with
undue haste or so suddenly as to wrench
| or disjoint the business interests of the
country, but that it will be done gradually
| and in way TO infuse confidence and
hope of better conditions for all. The
Peoples party will exact from you no
promises farther than those made in your
puoiiSicu utteranceS ana eNempllneu Ill IL
life devoted to the welfare of the race,
nor Will it ask you to abandon the party
| OF which you are an honored member
In your nomination our party has risen
above mere partisan surroundings, adopt
ing high plane of patriotism, believing
that division of forces would result in
! the election of William Mckinley, the
foremost advocate of n deeply burdensome
ana unnatural taxation and the criminal
| policy of the single gold standard, result
ing Ultimately, if not in some manner
checked, in the complete destruction and
disintegration of our form of Govern
ment. Your elevation TO the CHIEF mag
istracy of the nation would be regarded
as vindication of the right OF the people
to govern, and we entertain no doubt that
you will prove worthy successor to the
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