Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-22

The delivery of Mr.. Bryan's speech con-
sumed nearly two hours and It's finish was
greeted with hearty applause.
The chairman Immediately presented Ar
thur Sewall with his formal nomination
document. saying:
You were nominated by the national
democratic convention, which assembled
In Chicago on July Z. for vice president or
the United States, and the notification
committee appointed by that convention
Is here TO apprise you or such nomina-
ton.
This honor was conferred upon you not
merely in Acknowledgement OF admitted
personal worth, but because you also pos
sess In a marked degree, the specific quail
ties essent.a to the proper discharge OF
responsibilities which you Will be called
upon TO assume. In this season OF candid
expression, OF unequivocal avowal. no
more appropriate choice could have been
made. Your sympathy with the principles
a%nnouneed IN u platform Is no. OF recent Sn
mocracy under most trying conditions.
Residing in a community intensely repub-
lican, with no hope of political preferment,
and asking no favors from an adverse
dominant majority. you. have loyalty sus-
tanned your position and have never hesi-
tated TO profess the doctrines or a fa!tn-
full democrat. pom the absorbing imam
cial issue as presented by our convention.
you have been sound when the hour OF
triumph seemed remote, and when AFRO
giant money changers throughout the
word boasted that the conquest of the
American masses was complete.
Ii thus informing you OF the conven-
tons acton We take occasion TO assure
in public station utilize your abilities n
energies IN the effective and upright man
ner which has attended your exertions In
private station.
Mr.. Sewall said:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen or the
Committee: You have given me Of
fetal notice Of my selection by the dem
ocratic national convention as its candi-
date for vice president. For the courte-
Gus terms OF GU: message N the KIND
personal expressions, / thank you. The
oyershadowing issue OF the country,
made dominant by h distressed con-
dition prevailing throughout the land,
Is the demand for a reform of our ex-
listing monetary system. our party
and, we believe. a great majority or the
American people are convinced that the
legislation OF 1873. demonetizing silver.
was a wrong inflicted upon our country
which should and must be righted. We
believe that the single gold standard
has so narrowed the base OF our anon
etary structure that Ii Is unstable n
unsafe, and so dwarfed In Its develop
ment and It's power 10 furnish the neces-
sary financial blood TO the nation. that
commercial and Industrial paralysis
lave followed. W. believe that we need
AIu IluSt n3NC thC ohN NAf0HO6
foundation of o gold and silver to
support a monetary system strong n
Liable, capable of meeting the demands
OF a growing country and an lndustri-
Gus, energetic and enterprising people.
a system that VIII not be weakened n
panic-stricken by every foreign draft
upon u.s., a system that will maintain a
parity OF just values OF the nations
money and protect us from the frequent
fluctuations OF today, so disastrous to
every business and industry OF the and
We demand the coinage OF silver, the
opening of our minis To both money
metals without discrimination. the re-
turn TO the money of our fathers. the
money of the constitution, gold and sill
yer. We believe this Is the remedy and
the only remedy for the evils from
which we are suffering. Take from gold
its monopoly. Its value will be reduced
and In due course the parity OF the two
metals win again obtain under natural
causes. We shall then have q broad and
unlimited foundation for q monetary
system commensurate with our coun-
try's needs and future development, not
the unsafe. basis OF today. reduced by
half by the removal Of silver and con-
tinually undermined by foreigners car
rying from us u gold. The democratic
party has already given Its approval
and Its pledge. Our opponents ask w to
await the permission and cooperation