The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-09-10
BRYAN IS NOTIFIED.
He Receives Notification of the
Silver Party.
CHAIRMAN GROOT'S ADDRESS.
A Review of the Causes which Led TO
the Choice--Mr. Bryan Replies In a
Short Speech of Acceptance - A Large
Crowd Greets Him.


Nebraska gave William j. Bryan on
his Homecoming eliminated in 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 until the tired crowds retired from
the streets at late hour there was
parading galore through the street of
the capital city by local and visiting
cvmpaign clubs, nearly all with brass
bands in front. There was an escort
procession from the Burlington depot to
Mr.. Bryan's residence; another pro-
cession that accompanied the candidate
to a massmeeting in the state house
grounds and the third and greatest pre-
ceding the notification ceremonies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan, George A. Groot,
chairman of the notificat ton committee,
and Norris Humphrey Of Lincoln rode
together in the midst of the night pa
rade. There were members of the sill
yer clubs from Lincoln and elsewhere
in the state. Nearly if not quiteS 900
mounted men were in line, and these,
with the silver capped organizations,
fred off skyrockets and Roman candles
as they proceeded from the postoffice
square along the principal streets to the
state house. All those members of the
notification committee who came to
Lincoln to attend the ceremonies were
seated on the platform erected in the
north front of the capitol building when
Mr.. Bryan arrived.
Norris Humphrey presided at the
meeting and introduced George A.
Groot of Ohio, chairman of the notifica-
ton committee.
Mr.. Groot said in part:
We are now entering upon the greatest
struggle for the emancipation of the
people from industrial bondage, indus
trial slavery that was ever engaged in by
men. If we succeed, as succeed we must,
our country, our institutions and our
civilization will be secure. But If we fail
our country will be despoiled, our insti-
tutions will be destroyed and our civili-
cation will perish.
MThe gold barons of the world have
formed the most gigantic trust that has
ever been formed among men to control
and regulate the volume of money in cir
culation in the interest of themselves
alone. They have set about deliberately
and premeditatedly to enslave the Ameri-
can people, prostrate their industries, de-
stroy their opportunities and impoverish
the nation and the people thereof. This
trust must be broken, its power must be
destroyed, and 1t will be destroyed by an
outraged and long suffering people when
they register their will at the ballot box
in November next.
The present condition of the people is
the result of laws relating to money and
bonds which have been enacted by the Re
publican and Democratic parties under
the direction and at the instance of the
gold barons of this country and of Europe.
They have heretofore controlled both of
those parties. They now dominate and
control the Republican party. The Ma
tional Silver party proposes to assist in
destroying the gold trust, and we appeal
to all those who are interested in human
ity, who are interested in good govern
ment, who believe that men are more i'm
portant than property, who believe that
the interests OF those who create wealth
are paramount to those who are merely
consumers, to assist In this great struggle.
The Hon William jennings Bryan:
The National Silver convention, with
unanimity unexampled in the history of
national conventions in this country,
nominated you as the candidate of the
National Silver party for the distinguished
office of president of the United States.
You are now the candidate for the great
Office Of president of three great political
parties, Of which the Silver party Is not
the least
The convention selected committee to
formally notify you of its action, and that
committee conferred upon me the dlstin-
guished honor Of advising you of your
nomination as the candidate of the Ma
tional Silver party for the office of presi-
dent Of the United States. We are met,
therefore, at this.this time and place for
the purpose of performing the pleasant
duty imposed upon us by the convention.
therefore, in obedience to the wishes of
the committee and of the convention,
hereby formally notify you that you have
been nominated by the National Silver
party as its candidate for president, and
request that you accept that nomination
In the same spirit In which 1t has been
rendered you.
You are now the chosen commander of
O grand army composed of three grand di-
visions which is now mobilizing for the
purpose of fighting in behalf of humanity
on Nov. 8, 1895, the most important po-
litical battle of this or any other age; a
battle which Is to determine whether this
nation shall be province of Great Bri-
tain and be governed and controlled, as
the nation is, by the money barons of Eu-
rope, or whether 1t shall be as the fathers
intended it to be, a free and Independent
and sovereign nation.
The people who constitute that grand
army, inspired as they are by the noblest
sentiments of patriotism, under your
leadership will, there can be no doubt, on
that day lift high their banners in triumph
over the defeated allied hosts of plu-
tocracy.
In accepting the nomination Mr..
Bryan said:
Mr. Root, chairman. and others, members Of
the notification committee Of the Silver
party:
beg to reply at this time without the
| formality of u letter. The platform adopt
ed by the Silver party contains but one
plank, and that plank, the plank upon the
| silver question, Is identical in substance
| with the silver plank OF the Chicago plat
| form.
AS have already discussld that plank
| at length il will not be necessary to enter
into any extended discussion at this time.
| beg to answer the committee that ac-
| cept the nomination rendered by them on
behalf of the Silver party. In the spirit
| in which that nomination was presented
l can appreciate the feeling which anima-
ted those who assembled in that conven-
tion. can appreciate the hesitation with
which those assembled there turned their
acks upon the party with which they had
! been associated.
bI know something of the strength of
arty ties, and because was in position
| where looked forward to q possibility of
like action on my own part j can appre-
ciate the depths of II conviction that led
| them to place the interests of their coun-
try above thc welfare OF their party. More
than rear ago, when we were engaged
IN a 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 sominee II he were a gold standard
advocate, running upon a gold standard
| platform. i never believed that such ao'
tion was probable in the Democratic party
then, but when those who questioned me
wero not content with probabilities and