The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-07-18
OYATf0Ns TO BRYAN.
Congratulations ShoWered Upon the
Young Giant Of the Platte
Says One Term Will DO.

G0illDDslEt dIlQ GHlIl1tSh u II UltH VIII
Il had been used to such things during a
longer life than his. His handsome
black eyes were perhaps slightly more
dilated than ordinary when the
Associated Press bulletin carving the
nomination message was handed to him +,
but otherwise he manifested no change
Of eonntenance or manner. He was at
the time sitting and chatting with two
newspapers friends in his parlor at the
Clifton House.
IF, = said he. this is true, I want
to do that which | have for some time
had in contemplation in this
emergency. =
He then turned to the parlor table and
with lead pencil wrote on scrap of
soft paper supplied by one of his news
paper visitors, the following:
ITO the American People:
I'm order that | may have no
ambition but to discharge faithfully the
duties of the office, desire to announce
that if elected President, shall under
no circumstances be candidate for
re- election. W. j. BRYAN. =
q believe it to be a good principle.
The presidency is the highest honor that
can be bestowed by the country upon a
human being, and the power of the
office is SO great that there ought to be
no temptation to the man occupying
the office to use it for his own advance
ment. Ny declaration is not I'M
precedented. Mr.. Cleveland, in his
first letter of acceptance, set forth the
objections TO second term in language
so foreible that it cannot be surpassed.
President Hayes advocated an amend
ment to the constitution making holders
of the presidential office ineligible for
re election, and an amendment was
suggested by Andrew Jackson.
4 desire also to express my deep
appreciation for the kindness shown me
by other candidates and their friends
and also to say that | consider my
nomination is due to the peculiar
circumstances which surround this
campaign and not to any superior merit
of my own. In fact, had the conven-
ton considered who was most deserving
another.
Il can only add that I SO highly
appreciate the responsibility imposed by
the nomination that I have avoided
making any pledges to any person.
Mr.. Bryan said in reply to questions
that he had not only not made any
pledges, but had not decided when he
would return to his home in Nebraska.
When asked if he would make any
speeches during the campaign he
replied that he had not had time to
consider what he would do, and could
not say.
Mr.. Bryan made an open air speech
from the balcony of the Clifton to vast
crowd which filled Monroe street from
State to Wabash avenue. The Bland
Club, of Missouri, headed by the Bland
Silver Band, marched to the Clifton
House and serenaded the Democratic
nominee. Loud cries for Bryan and a
demand for speech brought Mr.. Bryan
to the balcony, where he was eheered
again and again. He was followed by
two men bearing an enormous American
flag. As the crowd shouted and the
band played, the big flag was thrown tc
the breeze and finally thrown about the
shoulders of the candidate. He
smilingly acknowledged the plaudits
from below, and pushed backed the tiag
from his shoulders and addressed the
crowd below.
"There shall be no signs of keep of
the grass when you come around
boys he began good naturally to thu
iostling thousands on the streets, ther
he asked;
us this the Bland Club2'' A yell il
the affirmative answered the inquiry
"Then | want TO say to the friends o.
Mr.. Bland that il the convention hat
chosen as their nominee the man who's,
name is inscribed on your banners, hi
would have no more loyal supporter
than |. The fact that he was no
chosen cannot be taken as the slightes
reflection upon his great ability. NJ
man more deserves of the convention it,
love, its honors and its condolences than
Richard p. Bland. -
Another great shout went up from The
crowd, and for several minutes the
speaker could not proceed. Wher
order was again restored he went ON;
! but circumstances contributed
much in shaping the results of the con
yention. When the campaign is over
think it can be said no mistake has beer
made But it depends upon you, upor
the plain people. Abraham Lincoln
once said the Lord must love the plair
people, because he made SO many o
J them. If we win in this great fight il
will be because the plain people believe
that we will bring to them exact ant
, equal Justice. We raise no plea against
t the power and the just due accorded tt
| intelligence and to education, but W.
insist when the government comes II
t contact with the people there must be
/ equal and exact justice to all alike, rich
t and poor, great and humble. Grea
applause.
1.-The issue of this campaign is the
. money question Hong and continued
i applause and we cannot be driven from
our faith by the charge that we advocate
{ dishonest money. Free and unlimited
coinage of silver at the ratio of l6 to
r independent of any nation on the face o.
, the globe will not give us dishones
/ money. 1t will not give us dollar
{ worth of value to one and another value
to another man. It will give the SAINT
to the man who tolls as to the man wht
holds the mortgage [Applausel. Il
will give us coin that smiles upon
prosperity. This is to be a fighting
campaign and you, my friends, are tC
, do the fighting. | once heard a story OF
a man at hotel who could not SLEEP
because the man in the room above
walked the floor all night. At last the
man below in desperation asked hi;
friend above why he continued to wall
the floor throughout the night. The
friend replied; l owe $40. 600 and it is
due next week. | think it is about
time to walk the room all night.
% But, my friend, why don you GO
to sleep and let the other man do the
walking9
There was laughter and applause at