The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-10-17
BRYAN BECOMES
GOOD POPULIST.
Formally Accepts Nomination Of
Peoples Party.
SENATOR HILL MUST EXPLAIN.
PopOcrats of New York Want to Know Where
He Stands-Connecticut Town Elections
Show Republican Gains-Republicans No
inmate in Massachusetts, German on Stump

| LINCOLN, Neb., October 3, 1896
Honorable William V. Allen and Others
Members of the Notification Committee
of the Peoples Gentlemen:
The nomination of the Peoples party
| for the Presidency of the United States
has been rendered me in a generous
spirit and upon such honorable terms
that 1 am able to accept the same with
out departing from the platform adopt
ed by the National Convention at Chi
cago. | fully appreciate the breadth
of the patriotism which has actuated
the members of the Peoples party,
who, in order to consolidate the senti-
ment in favor of bimetallism, have
been willing to go outside of party
lines and support as their candidate
one already nominated by the Demo
cratic party, and also by the Silver
party. l also appreciate the fact that
while, during all the years since 1873,
a large majority of the Democratic
party and a considerable minority of
the Republican party have been con-
sistent advocates of free coinage of
silver at the present ratio, yet ever
since the organization of the Peoples
party it's members have unanimously
supported SuCn coinage as the only
means of restoring bimetallism.
By persistently pointing out the di
sastrous effects of gold standard, and
protesting against each successive step
towards financial bondage, the Popu-
lists have eXerted an important in
f1uence in awakening the public to
realization of the nations present peril.
In time like this, when a great poll
tical party is attempting to surrender
the right to legislate for ourselves up
on the financial question, and is seek
ing to bind the American people to a
foreign system, it behOOVeS US, as lovers
of our country and friends of American
institutions, 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 supreme
effort to wrest the Government from
the hands of those who imagine the
nations finances are only secure when
controlled by a few financiers, and the
national honor can only be maintained
by SerVile acquieScence in any policy,
however destructive to the interests of
the people of the United States, which
foreign creditors, present or prospec-
tive, may desire to force upon us.
1t is a cause of congratulation that
we have in this campaign not only the
support of Democrats, POpulists and
Republicans who have all along be-
lieved in independent bimetalIism, but
also the active cooperation of those
Democrats and Republicans who have
heretofore waited for International
bimetalliSm, now join with us rather
than trust the deStineS of the nation in
the hands of those who are holding the
deluSive hope of foreign aid while they
labor secretly for the permanent es-
tablishment of the single gold standard.
While difficulties have always arisen
in the settlement of details of any plan
of cooperation between distinct poll
tical organizations, l am sure the ad-
VOcates of bimetallism are so intensely
in earnest that they will 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, charity towards the
opinions of others and liberality on the
part of all is necessary; but honest and
sincere friends who are working to-
wards a common result always find it
possible to agree upon just and equit-
able terms. The American people
have proved equal to every emergency
which has arisen in the past, and l
am confident that in the present emer-
gency there will be no antagonism be-
tween the various regiments of the one
great army which is marching to repel
an invasion more dangerous to our
welfare than an army with banners.
Acknowledging with gratitude your
expression of confidence and good will
am, very truly yours,
WILLIAM J. BRYAN.