Kansas City daily journal., 1896-07-12
STRONG FOR BRYAN.
pOPy lists INDORsE THE boy ORA
TOR OF THE PLATTE.
HE IS JUST THEIR KIND OF MAN.
URGE HIS NOMINATION ny THE POP
7 ULIsT NATIONAL CONVENTION.
The Anti s'rIcISctt Republican County
Committee to Select Additional
Dele Eutcs-I.nrSOn Taken to
the Topeka Asylum
Special Election.
HE IS JUST THEIR KIND OF MAN

The Popullsts OF Wyandotte county are
SO w.l pleased with the nomination of
Hon. W. j. Bryan. of Nebraska, by the
Democratic national convention for presi-
dent that they propose to do everything
in their power to secure his Endorsement
b. the Popuist national convention at st.
Louis. They consider him one of them
and declare that they can stand squarely
on the platform adopted at Chicago.
This county has three delegates to the
national Populist convention. S. s. King.
S. II. Snider and Senator Edwin Taylor.
and each has declared that he will not
only vote to indorse Bryan but will also
use all his influence in that direction.
This declaration was made at Populist
conference held in this city yesterday.
The conference was held under the gulse
of the Progressive Science Club. An ad-
dress was issued for the purpose of crys-
talliZinE Popu!st sentiment in favor of
Bryan throughout the state, and the prln-
cipal question discussed was the money
issue. The manifesto covers three type
written pages and it will be printed in
pamphlet form the first part of the COM
ing week and sent TO the various delegates
and prominent Populists In the state.
After advising the Popul!sts to ignore
party for the sake of the country" in this
campaign the address states:
"One of the reforms steadfastly advo-
Gated by the Peoples party is the free and
unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of
il TO l. without waiting for the advice or
consulting the wishes OF any other nation,
That cause is nov on for trial before the
court of the whole people, and its success
tul issue demands of us the utmost effort
and any necessary sacrifice.
I'VE assume 1t to be self-evident that If
the opposition to the gold monometalllsts is
is divided in the approaching election, Me-
liiney and all that McKinleyism implies
will triumph"
Next follows a statement from Populist
standpoint as to what would happen II the
Republicans came into power on their plat
parties who are in favor Of silver at l6 to ],
and urges them TO get together.
I'm our Judgment" IL continues, "the
fight that is now on cannot be changed as
IL character. The real struggle is the con-
test of the classes to subvert the masses
OF plutocracy and aristocracy TO overthrow
democracy In America. In that, great
struggle the enemy is the same. But our
the numbers of those who Will engage that
enemy in political war"
After advising all parties not to let petty
jealousies get ahead OF their patriotism,
the address concludes:
"And whereas, The new and progressive
Democracy, In national convention at Chi
cago, has declared for the principle Of
true bimetallism, as applied and understood
by Lincoln and jefferson, and has made a
platform in, accord with the spirit of re-
form on other important issues, and has
nominated as Its standardbearer in the
coming national contest the Hon. William
j. Bryan, OF Nebraska, whose eiltlre record
has been in accord with true reform; 1t is,
therefore.
OF currency reform, in whatever party,
should rally to the support OF William }.
Bryan in this hour of their country E
peril. That the Populist national conven-
lion, to be held at St. Louis on July %
should nominate him MS its candidate for
president. thus uniting all the friends OF
true bimetallism and the honest dollar on
one candidate, as the representative Of the
great masses OF the common people, who
have ever been the best conserva tors of
constitutional government and human
liberty as against the demands OF organ
ized greed and selfish rapaclty. as repre-
sented by those who have declared for the
single gold standard"