Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-10-04

ST. Louis, Mo-, October S.-On his
arrival here Candidate William jennings
BRYAN gave Out for publication the fol-
lowing letter of acceptance OF the Pop
ulisc nomination for President:
Hon. VIM. V. Allen, Chairman, and
others. members OF the notification
committee Of the Peoples party:
The nomination of the Peoples party
for the presidency of the United States
has been rendered me in such a generous
spirit and upon such honorable terms
that am able to accept the same with
out departing from the platform adopted
by the Democratic national convention
at Chicago. | fully appreciate the
breadth of patriotism which has actuated
the members of the Peoples party, who,
in order to consolidate the sentiment in
favor of bimetallism, have been willing
TO 20 outside of party lines and support
as their candidate on the tickekt already
nominated by the Democratic party ana
also by the Silver party.
| also appreciate the fact that while,
during all the years since 1878, a large
majority of the Democratic party and
considerable minority Of the Republican
party have been consistent advocates OF
free coinage of silver at the present ratio,
vet ever since the organization OF the
Peoples party, its members have unan-
imously supported such coinage as the
only means for the restoration of bimet-
allism. By persistently pointing out
the disastrous effects of a gold standard
and protesting against each successive
step towards financial bondage, the
Populists hays exerted an important in
fluene in awakening the TIblic 10 real
ization of the nations present peril. In
a time like this, when a great pollucal
party is attempting to surrender tho
right to legislate for our views upon the
financial question and is seeking to bind
the American people to a foreign mon
elary system, ii behOOves us as we love
our country and friends of American in
stitutiOns. 10 lay aside for the present
such differences as may exist among us
on minor questions in order thai our
strength may be united in a supreme ef-
fort to wrest the government from the
hands Of those who imagine that the
nations finances are not secure when
controlled by few financers and that
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 prospective,
may desire to force uDon us.
1t is a cause for congratuaton that we
have in this campaign not only the sup
port of Democrats. Populists and Repub-
licaus. who have all along believed in in
dependent bimetallism, bur also the active
cooperation of those Democrats and Re-
publicans who having heretofore waited
for international bimetallism. now joined
with us rather than trust the destiny of
the nation to those who are holding out
the deuusive hope of foreign aid while
they labor secretly for the permanent es-
tablishment of the single gold standard.
While difficulties always arise in the set
tlement of the details of any plan of CO.
operation between distinct political organ
izations. I am sure that the advocates of
bmetallism 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 neces-
sary. but honest and sincere friends who
are working towards a common result al
ways find it possible to agree upon just
such a thing for the American people,
however, am confident tnat in the pres
ent emergency there will be no antagon-
ism between the various regiments of the
one great army which IS marching to re-
pei an invasion more dangerous to our
welfare than an army with banners.
Acknowledging with gratitude your eX-
pressions of confidence and good will,
l am
Very truly yours,