New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-10-07
Accepts the Presidential Nom
ination in a Brief Letter
Of Acceptance.
Patriotism Shown by the En-
dorSement of an Outsider
Appreciated.
Hopes Some Way Will Be De-
vised to Unite On an E!eC-
tOrai Ticket.

ST. LOUIS, Oct e.-Nr. Bryan has
made public his letter Of acceptance Of
the Populist nomination. 1t is as fol-
lows:
William Y. Allen, Chairman, and Others,
Members Of the Notification Committee
Of the Peoples Party.
GENTLEMEN-The nomination Of the
Peoples party for the presidency of the
United States has been rendered me in
such a generous spirit and upon such hon.
orable terms that I am able to accept the
same without departing from the plat
form adopted by the Democratic national
convention at Chicago.
fully appreciate the breadth of patriot
ism which has actuated the members of
the Peoples party, who, in order to con-
solidate the sentiment IN favor OF bimetal-
lism, have been willing to go outside of
party lines and support as theS candidate
one already nominated by the Democratic
party and also by the Silver party.
Populists as silver's Pioneers.
also appreciate the fact that while dur
ing all the years since 1873 large major
itv of the Democratic party and a con-
siderable 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 Peo-
pies party it's members have unanimously
supported such coinage as the only means
Of restoring bimetallism. By persistently
pointing out the disastrous effects of
gold standard and protesting against each
successive step toward financial bondage
the Populists have exerted an important
influence in awakening the public to
realization of the nations present peril
In time like this, when a great politi-
cal party is attempting to surrender the
right to legislate for our views upon the
financial question, and is seeking to bind
the American people to a foreign none
tary SYSTEM it behooves us, as lovers of
our country and friends Of American in
situations, 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 a SUI
preme effort to wrest the government
from the hands of those who imag inc that
the nation's finances are only secure when
controlled by few fnanciers, and that
national honor can only be maintained by
servile acquiescence in any policy, how
ever destructive to the interests of the
people of the United States, which foreign
creditors, present or prospective may de-
sire to force upon us.
1t is a cause of cOngratulatiOn that we
have in this campaign not only the sup
port of Democrats, Populists and Repub
licans, who have all along believed in
active cooperation of those Democrats
and Republicans who, having heretofore
waited for international bimetallism, now
join with us rather than trust the destiny
of the nation to those who are holding
out the delusive hope Of foreign aid while
the labor secretly for the perna = Mt estab-
lishment of the single gold Standard.
Hopes for Settlement on Fusion.
While difficulties always arise in the
settlement of the details Of any plan of
cooperation between distinct political Or
CARNATIONS, I am sure that the advocates
of bimetallism are SO intensely in earnest
that they wnl 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 result, char
ity toward the opinions of others and lib
erality on the part Of all are necessary,
but honest and sincere friends who are
working toward common result always
find 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 I am
confident that in the present emergency
there will be no antagonism between the
various regiments Of the one great army
which is marching to rerel an invasion
more dangerous to our welfare than an
army with banners.
Acknowledging with gratitude your ex-
pressions of confidence and good will,
am very truly yOurS w. J. BRYAN