The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-22
THEY WERE NOTIFIED.
PRESSURE BECAME TOO STRONG
AND THE COMMITTEE ACTED.

Watson-Both Letters Found Below
MADISON, New, Sept. IA -Senatol
Allen, Chairman of the Populist com
mittee to notify VIM. Bryan of his
nomination for the Presidency, to
night gave out his letter to the noml
nee. The full text follows:
MADISON. Ne6 Sep, IA, 1896.
Hon. VIM j. Bryan, Lincoln, Ne6.
DEAR SIR:-At a convention Of the
Peoples party held at ST. Louis from
july 22nd to 25 III of the current year,
you were unanimously nominated for
President of the United States, to be
voted for at the approaching general
election. 1t was known that you had
been nominated by the Democratic
party convention held at Chicago q
few days before this time, and that you
would in all probability accept the same
in a formal manner. Your nOminG
ton by the Peoples party was not,
therefore, made with any thought that
you were a Populist or that you &C
cepted all the doctrines declared by
the st. Louis platform. I6 was due,
largely, to the fact that the money
question is the over shadowiDg political
issue Of the age and because you have
at ali times been an uns werving, able
and fearless advocate of the free and
unlimited coinage of silver and gold
on terms of equality at the minis of
the UoIted States at the ratio of Is to
l. II was thought also that the OBJ,
kervance of a patriotic duty RI required a
union Of all reform forces and the con
venUIon took the liberty without so,
llciCiDg or consulting you Of placing
your name before the people as it's
standard bearer. The convention was
in doing 80, guided by deep solicita-
ton for the common welfare and act
ing on its motion, prompted alone by
a desire to bring about the best attain,
able results.
So much has been said respecting
the rehabilitation OF silver by again
placing it in our coinage acts in the
position it occupied when stealthily de-
monetIzed by the act of 1873, that it
will be idle for us to discuss the cues
ton. You will observe by the closing
language of the st. Louis platform that
the convention recognized the money
question as the great issue of the day
and because the Populists believe that
you are in accord with them on this
4"ose3ual charge for a tele- hePu"la'
III otheln you WMI .Hj6IV0 Uuoii U6'll0Us
e November. 1t has at no time been
expected, nor is it now, that you will
abaLdon your adherence to the Chi,
cago platform nor that you will accept
Ill that declared by the Peoples party
platform, however, more satisfying the
latter will be to all Populis5s. IL must
be understood that our party does not
abare one jot or little of loyalty to Its
principles. We have declared our
selves in favor of many important re-
forms and go farther than you or your
party have gone. These reforms are
in u judgement essential to the llb
Grafton of the people from their present
unjust and Ubiquitous industrial bond,
age.
In accordance with the precedent of
our party, we take this method of no
tlfying you of your nomination. We
shall not send a committee according
TO the old custom. In sending this let
ter of notification of the great honor
that has been justly conferred on you
by our party, 1t Is needless for US to
assure you that you nave the conf
dence and esteem of all. Your splendid
abilities, known integrity, competency
eminent fitness for the position justly
entitle you to a high rank among the
J great statesmen of the nation.
We feel that in the event Of your
| election, which now seems certain, yoU
will carry into execution the principles
! of monetary reform to the end that the
people shall enjoy better industrial
changes. 1t is not anticipated that thi
can be done with undue haste or 81
suddenly as to wrench or diejoint tn
business interests Of the country, bu
that it will be done gradually and in
way tt in:u-e confidence and hope o
better conditions for all.
The Peoples party will exact from
you no promise further than thos,
made in your public u~tterances and ex
amphfied in a life devoted to the wei
fare of the race, nor will we ask you t
abandon the party of which you are a.
honored member. In your nomination
our party has risen above mere pal
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