Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-09-16
BRYAN AND WATSON.
Notided of Their Nomination
 bv the Peoples Party.
LETTERS SENT TO BOTH NOMINEES

-. watson of His selection Both Let.
 ters In Full.
 MADISON, Neb., Sept. 16.-Hon. Will. ,;amv Allen, chairman of the Populist
 .a.ional ttee, has mailed to william J. Bryan the following letter officially notifying him of his nomina. ton by that body
 At a convention of the Peoples par ~ held at St. Louis July 22-25 of the current year you were unanimously nominated for president of the United States to be voted for at the approach. inc general election. It was known at tbs time that you had been nominated by the Democratic party at it's conven- t;on held at Chicago few days before that time. and that you would in all nrobability accept the same in formal manner. Your nomination by the Peo- ple's party was not therefore made with any thought that you were Popnlist ar that you accepted all the doctrines declared by the St. Louis platform. It WAS due largely to the fact that the money question was the overshadowing political issue of the age, and because YOU have at all times been an nnswerv- ing. able and fearless advocate of the free and unlimited coinage of silver and gold on terms of equa ity at the mintg of the United States at the ratio of 16 to l. 1t was thought also that the obsery- ance of patriotic duty required union of all reform forces, and the convention took the liberty without soliciting or consulting you of placing your name befefe tfe neople as its standardbearer
 ..rhe convention was, in doing so, guided by deep solicitude for the com mon welfares and aetieg on it's own mo- tion, prompted alone by 8 desire to bring about the best attainable results So much has been said respecting the rehabilitation of silver by again placing it in our coinage acts i'll the position it occupied when stealthily demonetized by the act of 1873 that it would be idle for me to discuss the question: You will observe by the closing language of te St Louis platform that the conven- tien 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 re- ceiye their ballots in November. It has at no time been expected or is it now that you will abandon your adhesion to the Chicago platform nor that you will accept all that is declared ill the Peo- ple's party platform, however gratify- ing the letter will be to all Populists It must be understood that the party does not abate one jot or little of loyalty to Its principles. We have declared our selyes i'll favor of many important re- forms, in our judgment essential to the liberation of the people from present un- just and iniqultous industrial bondage
 Tn accordance with the precedent of our party we take this method of notify Ing you of your nomination. We shall not send committee according to old party custom. In sending this letter of notification of the great honor that has 70 justly been conferred on you by our party, 1t IS needless for us to assure you that you have the confidence and esteem e1 ail. Your splendid abilities, compe- seney and fitness for the position justly ensatle you to high rank among the statesmen of the age We feel that in tne event of your election, which now seems certain, that you will carry iato execution the principles of monetary reform to the end that the people shall enjoy the1 better industrial conditions ts Is not anticipated that this can be oone with undue haste or so suddenly As to wrench or disjoint the business interests of the country, but that it will Ds done gradually and in way to in- iuse confidence and hope of better con- uitlons for all. The Peoples party will s1ses Of you no promises further than 'nose made in your public utterances ana exemplified in life devoted to the welfare of the race, nor will it ask you 70 abandon the party of which you are an honored member.
 ln your nomination our party has risen above mere partisan surroundings. aooptlng high plane of patriotism, be. nssing that division of forces would result In the election of William Mo- Miniey' the foremost advocate of deep- y oardensome and unnatural taxation anu the criminal policy of the single solu standard, resulting ultimately, if Aos Tn some manner checked, in tho complete destruction of our form of gov srnment.