Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-10-05
NATIONAL POLITICS.
Mr.. BnYAN TO THE popUL1srs.

NH, BRYAN ~ THE EOfUL1bIbs
st. Louis, Oct. Son his arrival here
Candidate William J. Bryan gave out for
publication the following letter Of accer-
tance of the Populist nomination for
presidents: b
Hon. William V. Allen, Chairman, and Other
Members of the Notification Committee of
the Peoples Party:
Gentlemen-The nomination of the
Peoples party for president ofthe United
States has been rendered me In such a
generous spirit and upon such honorable
terms that am able to accept the same
without departing from the platform
adopted by the national convention ct
Chicago.
fully appreciate the breadth of the
patriotism which has actuated the mem
bers OF the Peoples party, who. in order
to consolidate the sentiment in favor of
metallism, have been willing to 60 out
side of party lines and support as their
candidate one already nominated by the
Democratic party and also by the Silver
party.
I also appreciate the fact that while,
during all the years since 1873, large
majority of the Democratic party and the
minority Of the Republican party have
been consistent advocates of free coinage
of silver at the present ratio, yet ever
since the organization of the Peoples
party its members have unanimously sup.
ported such coinage as the only means of
restoring bimetallism.
BY persistently pointing out the disas-
trous effects of gold standard and pro-
testing against each successive step to-
ward financial bondage the Populists
have exerted an important influence in
awakening the public to u realization of
the nations present peril.
In time like this, when great politi-
cal party is attempting to surrender the
right to legislate for ourselves upon the
financial question, and is seeking tO bind
the American people to foreign none
tary system, it behooves US, as lovers of
our country and friends of American IN
to lay aside for the present
such differences as may exist among us
on minor questions in order that our
strength may be united in supreme ef-
fort to wrest the government from the
hands of those who imagine that the
nations finances are secure only when
controlled by few finanoiers and that
national honor can be maintained only
by servile acq quiescence in any policy,
however destructive to the interests of
the people of the United States, which
foreign creditors, present or prospective,
may desire to force upon Us.
II is cause of congratulatlon that We
have in this campaign not only the sup
port of Democrats, Populists and Repub-
licans who have all along believed in in
dependent bimetallism, but also the ac.
tive cooperation of those Democrats and
Republican who, having heretofore wait
ed for international bimetallism, now
join rs rather than trust the dsstinies of
the nation in the hands of those who are
holding out the delusive hope of foreign
aid while they labor secretly for the per-
manent establishment of the single gold
standard.
While difficulties always arise in the
settlement Of the details of any plan of
cooperation between distinct political
organizations, I am sure that the advo-
Gates Of bimetallism are so intensely in
earnest that they will be able to devise
some means BY which the free silver vote
may be concentrated upon one electoral
ticket in each state. To secure this re-
suit charity toward the opinions of others
and liberality on the part Of all is neces-
sary, but honest and sincere friends who
are working toward a common result tall
ways fnd it possible to agree upon just
and equitable terms. The American
people have proved equal to every
emergency which has arisen in the past
and am confident that In the present
emergency there will be no antagonism
between the various regiments of the one
great army which 10 marching to repel
an invasion more dangerous 70 our vel
fare than an army with banners.
Acknowledging with gratitude your OK J.
pressions Of confidence and good will,
am very truly yours,
(Signed) WI. BRrAs.