The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-09-12

present time the sentiment III ldNot "
the free coinage of silver, without regzfo
to the action of other nations, has grown
with accelerated speed. The people, aware
of the hateful effects OF constant
shrinkage in the volume of hateful effects
shrinkage in the volume OF
money, resolved that there should be
some positive and definite action taken
by some party of sufficient Importance IN
this country to correct the monstroue
wrong that was perpetrated upon them
by the act of 1873. They had lost conii-
dence in the republican and democratic
parties, and would trust them no longer.
Therefore, IL was that in January last,
in the city of Washington, conference
of leading citizens of this country was
held for the purpose of creating new
party, pledged to secure monetary reform.
A call was issued by that conference,
requesting all those in favor of making
the money question the paramount issue
in this campaign to meet in convention
in st. Louis on the I'D day OF July, 1876.
when the call was made Ii was be
leved that the peoples party and the
silver party would be able to agree upon
a platform which would command the
confidence and respect of the people, who
would agree upon candidates for the Of
fees of president and vice president, and
thereby unite all persons who were In
favor of reform in our financial system
In the meantime the democratic conven-
ton at Chicago adopted, through the
efforts of the free silver epOple of the
country and the sturdy patriots who
constituted the majority of that conven-
money question is concerned is accept
able to all who are in favor of the free
coinage of silver. The silver party In
convention assembled adopted a platform
which presents the issues involved in this
campaign more clearly and definitely and
cogently than any other platform that
has been presented to the public.
Straws Show the Wind.
",rhe platforms or these different par
ties, and the discussions, public and pri-
vate that are now going on in this coun-
try upon the money question, the only
one that is involved in this campaign,
clearly indicate that the people are be-
ginning to understand that question, and
that they propose this year to assert their
political independence of all political or
CARNATIONS and political bosses, and vote
in their own interest and in the interest
OF government, and stamp out the Brit
ish gold standard in this country, root
and branch.
The Hon. William Jenning Bryan: The
national silver convention which unani-
nifty unexampled in the history OF nation
al conventions in this country nominated
you as the candidate of the national sill
yer party for the distinguished office OF
president of the United States. You are
now the candidate for the great office
OF president of three great political parties
of which the silver party is not the least.
me convention selected committee to
formally notify you of its action, and that
committee conferred upon me the dis
tinguished honor of advising you of your
nomination as the candidate of the nation
al silver party tor the office of president
of the United States.
I'VE are met, therefore, at this time
and place, for the purpose Of performing
the pleasant duty imposed upon US by the
committee, and 1 therefore, in obedience
to the wishes of the committee and of
the convention, hereby formally notify
you that you have been nominated by the
national silver party as its candidate for
president, and request that you accept
that nomination in the same spirit Ia
which II is rendered you.
no I., 1l.A A..
of a great army composed of three grand
divisions, which Is now mobilizing for the
purpose OF fighting in behalf of humanity
on November 3, 1896, the most important
/ political battle of this or any other age:
a battle which is to determine whether
this nation shall be province of Great
Britain and be governed and controlled
as that nation is, by the money barons
! OF Europe, or whether 1t shall be as the
| fathers intended II to be. a free and in
dependent and sovereign nation.
THE people who constitute that grand
army, inspired as they are by the mob
! lest sentiments of patriotism, under your
leadership, will, there can be no doubt
on that day lift high the banners in tri-
umph over the defeated allied hosts OF
GEORGE A. GROOT."
| 1t was 1910 o'clock before Mr. Groots
long address was concluded. Mr. Bry-
an was Immediately presented and
made short speech, as follows:
/
Mr.. GroOt, Chairman, and Other
Members OF the Notification Commit
! tee of the Silver Party: I beg to reply
/ at this time, without the formality OF
a letter The platform adopted by the
! silver party contains but one plank,
and that plank, the plank upon the sill
yer question, is identical in substance
with the silver plank Of the Chicago
platform. AS l have already discuss
ed that plank at length, it will not be
necessary to enter into any extended
discussion at this time. [ beg to an
swer the committee that 1 accept the
nomination rendered by them on be-
half of the silver party in the spirit is
which the nomination was presented.
Il can appreciate the feeling which
animated those assembled in that con-
Vention. | can appreciate the hesita-
ton with which those assembled there
turned their backs upon the party with
which they had been associated.
know something of the strength OF
party ties and because l was in a p0-
sitiOn where l looked forward to a pos
sibility of like action on my own
part. 1 can appreciate the depth OF the
conviction that led them to place the
interests Of their country above the
welfare OF their party.
More than year ago, when we
were engaged in a struggle to bring
the democratic party to an indorse-
ment of free coinage, the question was
put to me, in case of failure, whether I
would support the democratic nominee
if he were a gold standard advocate.
running upon a gold standard plat
form. l never believed that such ac~
ton was probable in the democra tic