Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-08-01
iNDORsED BRYAN.
National Silver Convention 40
cepts tho Democratic Ticket.
The Vote Was Unanimous and Devoid OF
Any Discusslon-The Platform-An Adj
dress to tho American People Issued
Nominees win he Notified.

ST. Lotus. July e4.-Wheh the second
days session Of the national silver
party convention was called to order
Congressman Newlnnds moved that q
committee on ways and means DO APP
pointed To raise funds with which to
iefray the expenses Of the convention.
The report Of the conference commit
tee was read and adopted and then
Senator Jones read the platform, the
chief part being rs follows:
First-The paramount issue ut this time In
the United States Is indsputably the money
question. 1t is between the gold standard,
gold bonds and bank currency on the one side
and the bimetallic standard. no bonds and gov
eminent currency on the other
On this issue we declare ourselves to be In
favor Of distinctively American financial
system. We are unalterably opposed TO the
single gold standard and demand the immc-
diate return TO the constitutional standard OF
gold and silver. by tho restoration by this gov
eminent, independently Of any foreign power.
OF the unrestricted coinage Of gold and silver
rs the standard money OF the ratio OF sixteen
10 one. and upon terms OF exact equality, rs
they existed prior TO 1874: tho silver coin to DO
q full legal tender, equally with gold. for oil
debts and dues. public md private. and We
favor such legislation rs will prevent for tho
future the characterization OF any kind OF legal
tender money by private contract
We hold that the power to control and rcgi-
late paper currency Is inscparab!c from tho
power TO coin money; and. hence, that oil cur
rcncy intended to circulate us money should DO
issued and It's volume controlled by the gln-
erai government only. and should BIZ legal
tender.
The platform then goes on to shy
that IL Is opposed to the issue Of bonds
In time OF peace; II is against allowing
n syndicate Of native and foreign bank
crs to uphold the gold standard and
letting them make a large profit; de-
MES that there can be such an economic
paradox MS ovcrproduction; appeals
10 the people OF the United States to
make one supreme effort to free them
selves from tho money power, and rec
ommcnded the convention to nominate
the democratic nominees for president
and vice president
Tho platform was adopted after some
debate.
Mr.. Z. c. Little, OF Kansas, then
nominated William j. Bryan, Of Me-
braslsn, for president After n num-
Der OF speeches Mr.. Bryan was nomi-
mated by reclamation.
Mr.. Troup. of Connecticut, then
placed the name Of Arthur Sewall, Of
Maine, before the convention for vice
president and the nomination was
unanimously agreed to.
Col. Pace, OF Nebraska, offered
resolution declaring It to be the sense
OF the convention that rs the demo-
cratic party had arranged to notify
Bryan and Sewall in New York. the
silver rarity notify them in Bryan's
home ut Lincoln. The motion was
agreed TO. Thereupon the convention
adjourned sine die.
silver Mems Address.
ST. Louis, July a7.-The national
committee of the silver party has is
sued an address to the public. II is
signed by the committee and is Us fol-
lows:
70 the American People:
Inasmuch Us IL has been charged uron the
national silver party assembled In ST. Louis
that VIC ore convention of regulators, rpvo-
lutionists and anarchists, we submit the fol.
lowing to the candid judgment OF the people.
In our delegates are four veterans Of our
Mexican war, % cx-confcderates and i96 union
army veterans Of the late war or the '3i dele
gates attending. nine are prohibitionists, 70
are populists, 40 are democrats and 30 are re-
publicans.
In this composition OF the convention We ap-
peal TO oil true patriots, without regard to
previous party Affiliations. to votc for Hon.
William J. Byran for president aud Hon.
Arthur J. Sewall for vice president OF tho
United States. A result OF their election will
be the restoration OF the free coinage Of silver,
on equal terms with gold, providing thereby
growing volume OF money, which will tend to
disseminate. rather than aggregate wealth.
which will relieve the present profound do
preston and replace II with wide prosperity.
We urge you to unite upon this ticket rs
your sole hope OF escape from the rigors OF q
grinding gold monopoly
Ours Is u poor mans campaign. We. there
fore, call for contributions toward legitimate
expenses, the same 10 be sent 70 William p.
st. John, treasurer. at isl East Thirty Fourth
street, New York city Contributions OF 81 or
more will be regularly acknowledged.