New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-04
BRYAN ACCEPTS AGAIN.
WILLING TO BE THE POPULIsT CAN
DIDATE FOR PRESIDENT.

ara LETTER or ACCEPTANCE GIVEN OUT AT ST
,.,s-uE THINKS THE FREEsII.vER VOTE
v.y BE UNITED FOR ONE TICKET on
EQUITABLE TERMS"
80 ,ou,s oct. 3.-William J. Bryan to-day
ont his letter accepting the Populist nom'-
- II reads as follows
nA''"' Lincoln Neb October 3. 1896.
90. Hon william V. Allen. chairman. and others
In. u,snhers OF the Notification Committee Of the
Peoples Party
.,,smen; The nomination Of the Peoples faTty
n presidency OF the United States has peen
'0r mo In such generous spirit and upon such
.,h,e terms that | am able TO accept the same
",,hou, departing from the platform adopted oy Inc
,,.,,ona; Convention at Chicago
t,llv appreciate the breadth OF the patriotism
.ch has ctuated the members OF the People rar'S
~ IN order to consolidate the sentiment In favor OF
,,s,slljsm have been willing 10 go outside OF party
w. ND support as their candidate one already
,,,nated by the Democratic party and also by the
c,rer Marty | also appreciate the rae. that WINE
sr,no all the years since 1885, large majority oil ''e
n.uocra,ic party and considerable minority Vi '
nsn,hlcan party have been consistent advocates VI
~. free coinage of silver at the present ra'io yet e
,cs the organization OF the Peoples Party us mem
81 have unanimously supported such coinage aS
W. or,v means OF restoring bmetalism by per
,.,.,,lv pointing out the disastrous e"sO' "
.o,d standard and protesting aeai's' o"',i
,,. step toward financial bondage the TopO''s'e no
.-.,,.d an important influence In awakening ',e '''
w.. ,eal,zat.on Of the Nations present peril
time like this. when a great pohucai p'' -
=" 70 surrender the right to legisia'e LOT
ves upon the financial question: anu - 'o"
49, "a hind the American people 10 d IVY
~ svs,em II behooves us. us lovers Oh ou' '
.".' -, A friends of American institutions u Ia!
IA for the present such differences as may eNS'
as'ue m ON minor questions in order that our
.a,b may be united in a supreme eHor' u WIS
.h Government from the hands Oh ''''e WI.
.,,og,ne that the Nations hnahc's ai' ''' ~,
W. controlled by few nnanciers ana 'ha' Ma
,,onal honor can only b. main'ai''tu 10y - ,ho
,asconce In any policy. however desttuc'Ne ~ 81.
a, - ,b. ncople of the United states "hch
., creditors present or prospective may W.
sire TO force upon uS ,,, .ho, we have in
7, is n cause Of Congratulatloh 'ha' w no"
.,,s campaign not only the support vi De,o
ponusts and Republicans VINO nav GU - No.,
uoa In ,,denendent bmetallism. but also .''e ao.
az. - onora,ion of those Democrats ana hep"o"
~ ,ho have heretofore waited for in''rha''o'''''
h,me,allism and who now join with us '"t'''. -,
trust the destinies of the Nation ia III" , =,
those who are holding out the ue'uSN, n.y.
,ore,rn aid while they labor secretly TOT '"e pc '
r.rt establishment of the single GOLD s''"u"'"
w.r ,iecrl,ias have always arisen i'll the s"'ue-
-, ~ details az any plan OF cooperation oe'"oe''
d,s,inc. political organizations. am sure 'i't ~,
Aroca,es ~ bimeiallism - intensely IN e''"eH'
tia, they will be able to devise some m''| -
the free-sv,r vote may be- concentrate" r'
,.,,oral ticket m eaca state To secure tAi' '''''
har,,y toward the opinions Of others anu no N
on the part o, all is necessary Dut noCS rnnon re-
80 friends who are working tcWdfd "a ~
ell, aiwavs n:Il IL possible % aSitr IoI ,,o,.a
eon;,a ble terms The American peopIo nal -, no
eGua 10 every emergency wnlch ma an, c ~.
o1u ~, and am confident that in the pre'rh. en-
ency there will he no antagonifm pr,MVg s roarrb
e.'rag,man,s of the great army Wl''n - .'I
irs ~ rapel an invasion more dangerous 10 o"' W.
ra99e Than an army with banners. oross,ons y,
AcknowlcdGing with gratitude Nu'i - ,ouDs
confidence anu eVVu WIZ - " JBRYAN.