The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-15
BRYAN AS WELL.
Not Expected to Abandon the Chi
cagO Platform.

casO PlatfOrm.
MADISON, Neb., Sept 14-Hon NJ "
Allen. chairman Of the Populist national COM
mittee, mailed to William u Bryan today
the following letter, officially notifying him
Of his nomination by that body:
TO Hon. William j. Bryan: At the conyen-
mously nominated for president of the United
States to be voted for at the approaching
general election. It was known at the time
that you had been nominated by the Demo-
cratic party at its convention held at Chicago
few days before that time and that you
would in all probabilities accept the same in
a formal manner. Your nomination by the
Peoples party was not, therefore, made with
any thought that you were q Populist or
that you accepted all the doctrines declared
by the st. Louis platform 1t was due largely
10 the fact that the money question is the
oVershadowfng political issue Of the age
and because you have at all times been an un-
swerving, able and fearless advocate Of the
free and unlimited coinage Of silver and gold
on terms OF equality at the nlints of the
United States at the ratio of 16 to l. II
was thought also hat the observance of a
patriotic duty required union of all reform
forces, and the convention took the liberty
without soliciting or consulting YOU, Of Mac,
ing your name before the people as it's stand
ard bearer.
The convention was. in doing so, guided by
deep Solicitude for the common welfare and
acting on its own motion prompted alone
by desire to bring about the best attainable
results. SO much has been said respecting the
our coinage acts in the position 1t occupied
when stealthily demonetized by the act OF
1873 that it would be Idle for us to discuss
the question. You will observe by the clos
ing language of the St. Louis platform that
the convention recognized the money question
as the great issue Of the day and because
Populists believe that you are in accord with
them ON this question, you will receive their
ballots in November. 1t has at no time been
expected, or Is it now that YOU will abandon
your your adhesion to the Chicago platform, nor
that ina you will accept all that Is declared in
the Peoples party platform, however gratify-
ing the latter would be TO all Populists 1t
must De understood that the party does not
abate one jot or title or loyalty to its prin-
clples We have declared ourselves in favor
OF many important reforms, in our Judgment
essential to the liberation Of the peopIe from
present unjust and iniquitous industrial
bondage.
In accordance with precedent of our party
we take this method of notifying you of vour
nomination. We shall not send Committee
according to old party custom. In sending
this letter of notification of the great honor
that has SO Justly been conferred on you by
our party 1t is needless for US to assure Won
that you have the confidence and esteem of
all: We feel that in the event of your cleo
ton, which now seems certain, that you will
carry into the executive office the principles
OF monetary reform, to the end that the
people 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 coun-
Liys Jul tildJ II WOulQ De done gradually and
in a way to infuse confidence and hope Of
better conditions for all.
The Peoples party will exact no promises
farther than those made in your public utter
ances and exemplifed in a life devoted to the
welfare OF the race, nor will it ask you to
abandon the party Of which you are an hon
ored member.
In your nomination our party has risen
above mere partisan surroundings adopt-
ing high plane of patriotism, believing that
q division OF forces would result in the cleo
tion Of VIM. Mckinley, the foremost advocate
OF deeply burdensome and unnatural tax
alton and the criminal policy Of the single
gold standard resulting ultimately If not in
some manner checked, in the complete de-
struction and disintegration Of our form of
government. Your elevation to the chief
magfstracy of the nation would be regarded
as vindicatfon of the right of the peopie
to govern and we entertain no doubt that Won
will prove a worthy successor OF the ipnmor-
tai Jefferson and Lincoln and that your public
life. like theirs. will illustrate the purity and
ioftiness of American statesmanship Your
extensive and intimate knowledge Of public
affairs and the duties the office will impose
gained In life that has been devoted to up-
holding the cause Of the people, as well as
your keen insight into the condition Of our
country in our judgment, highly qualities you
to bring about a change in a way that will
work injury to none and justice to all thus
making our government, for in fact. as it
Is now in form only a government 'sof by
and for the people,