The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-17
The Presidential Nominee OF the
National Party Talks.
DENIES A CURRENT RUMOR
Saws His Party is Not Opposed
to the Nebraskan.
~eur PREFERS HIM TO k'KINLEY
On the Money Question lie Says the
Financial Planks of the Two
Platforms Are Almost
Identical.

Lincoln, Neb., July 16.-Plans for the
reception Friday night to VIM. D.
Bryan are maturing rapidly. 1t is now
more fully realized that there is des-
tined to be an immense throng IN Lin
coin on that date and the prospect
is bright for a demonstration OF mann
moth proportions. There is rabbits
foot attached to a postal card await
ing his arrival.
The Bryan enthusiasm has appar-
emily obscured the fact that another
distinguished citizen of Nebraska has
been similarly honored. Rev.
Chas. L. Bentley, the Presidential
nominee of the new National party,
which first flung its banner to the
breeze at Pittsburg, resides with his
family in a modest house at the North
east corner of 2Sth and NJ streets
When informed this morning that
report had been sent from Ohio to the
effect that the executive committee
of the National party had come out
fiatfooted against Mr.. Bryan, MIR.
Bentley said: II hardly understand
the tenor of such a report. The Ma
tional party is out tiatfooted against
all candidates except its own and IS
certainly not opposed to Mr.. Bryan
any more than TO Mr.. Mckinley. In
fact the National party is more in
favor of the Chicago platform than
the ST. Lousi platform. We are unal-
terably opposed to the gold standard,
but our financial plank does not go to
the length, breadth and scope of the
Democratic declaration.
Here is what the National party
saws on the money question: "All mon
ey should be issued by the general
government only, and without the in
tervention of any private citizen, cor
poration or banking institution. 1t
should be based upon the wealth, sta
bility and integrity of the. nation. 1t
should be a full legal tender for all
debts. public and private, and should
be of sufficient youme to meet the
demands of the legitimate business
interests of the country. For the pur-
pose of honestly liquidating our out
standing coin obligations we favor
the free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer at the ratio of 10 to /, without
consulting any other nation"
ANY one can readily interpret this
declaration because it means exactly
what it says and is so plain that he
who runs may read.
after Yourself whom does the Ma
tional party favor for PresidentW
''If the National party had no other
distinctive principle except free sill
yer we would go over to Bryan, bag
and baggage" he promptly respond
ed. ''but we have been contending for
other principles for years as Prohibi-
tionists, chief of which are prohibition
and woman suffrage"
"Who do you think will be elected
President, Mr.. Bentley"
81 will answer that question by sim
ply saying that if all the anti-monopo-
" elements-mind you I do not say
free silver-can be united, / do not
think it will be very difficult to defeat
Mckinley. At present, however. this
is rather doubtful, answered Mr..
Bentley guardedly.
"Who do You think will carry Ne
braska?"
"That is a matter upon which | do
not care to say anything" responded
the reverend gentlemen with twinkle
in his eye, and the interview came to
an end.
Rev. Bentley will participate in the
Bryan reception Friday evening and
on Saturday afternoon leaves for st.
Louis where he goes to confer with a
number of party leaders. From St.Louis
he goes to Columbus. Ohio, to attend
the National party State convention
whi.,, meets there next Wednesday.
Rev. Bentley intends to take the stump
during the campaign and viii make
speeches in many parts of this coun-
try.