Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-09-18
NOTIFICATION NO. 2.
BRYAN ACCEPTS THE SILL
YER NOMINATION.
Briefly Responds Along the Lines Covered
by His Late Speeches -What Nc Kinley
Said of Clcveland's Financial Policy In
1891. Convention.

4 LINCOLN, Neb.. Sept. 9.-The con-
tinuous welcome Lincoln people and
large contingents from other parts of
\ Nebraska gave William J. Bryan, on
< his Homecoming, eliminated in u
4 grand demonstration in honor of his
I, formal notification of his nomination
for the presidency of the National
A Silver party
& From the time Mr.. Bryan reached
I this city at IL o'clock, until the tired
crowds retired from the streets at
Y late hour last night, there was purad-
ing galore through the streets OF the
{ capital city by local and visiting cam
paign clubs, nearly all with brass
bands in front. There was an escort
procession from the Burlington depot
to Mr.. Bryan's residence; another pro-
cession that accompanied the candi-
date to a mass meeting on the State
house grounds, and the third and
greatest preceding notification cere-
monies.
1 Norris Humphrey presided at the
meeting and introduced George a.
| Groot of Ohio, chairman OF the notl-
! fication committee, who made the
( notification address. 1t was lO:40
Z O'clock before Mr.. Groots long ad-
dress was concluded. Mr.. Bryan was
Immediately presented and made
short speech. He said:
Bryan's Acceptance.
"Mr. Groot. Chairman and Other Members
of the Notification Committee of the Silver
Party 1 bog to reply at this timc without the
formality of letter Tho platform oil the 81
yer party contains but ono plank, and that
plank, the plank upon the silver question, is
identical in substance with tho silver plank
of the Chicago platform.
las l have already discussed that plank at
length. it will not be necas airy to enter int an
extended discussion at this tims. beg to an
swer the committe, that accept tho nominal
ton tcndorsd by them on behalf OF the ST yer
party in the spirit in which tho nomination
was presented l can appre late the feeling
which animated those who assembled in that
convention. l can appreciate the hc'ltation
\ with which those assembled there tn ned their
backs upon tn, party with which they had so
(, long been associated l know something OF the
! strength of party ties, aud because l was in a
/ position where looked forward to possible
! ity of like action OH my own part. can appre-
ciate the depth of the convi;tion that led them
! to pace the interests of their country above
\ the welfare of their party.
J more than year ago, when We werc en-
saeou III u .L'is. w - Foo ,ninn,o Tho
party to an indorsemeht OF iIcc eo.h"so '"e
question was put 10 in", wuetno'' III .aS, w
iaiiuro, wouiu suppo'. ''' 80
] nee IL hc "cro " eo.u 't .ia,ro,n, noyor
ming upon eoiu st'uo''' p la..o, -, ,,,a
oeiieVeu .,ia' su.n ao'''u ""s ra, ,I,neo ,,Ln
! Democratic parry 'hcu' o"' W"eu .'oo W.
ques.loheu me Ms,1 NO. r' ,yhn,h"- in Fiat
phities, ana asNeu asa'h ""''''p'' III "as
event, would supper. ,'o no",''o oa'u 90
you Will rcineno'i' 'n"' u"'''i "o W
stances wouiu my .ol' % sNu" W Ill., W."
" 2nih' III the cAecu''c o'',oo' use us
SoHasteh INC soAu s'an'"i" "po' wv '''e
poopic
rrihciPie Aoo'e '"''y
II 81 stood whorc tho members oil that silver
convention stood, and, like them, would rather
have the approval OF my conscience than the
approval OF all tho world My convictions
upon this subject are not shallow convictions
l may be in error-non, of us claim infalltbll-
ity-but believe that the Id standard is
conspiracy against tho human race.
II II would no sooner join tho ranks of those
whose purpose it Is to fasten that upon the
! American people than to enlist in an army
] that was marching to attack my home and
kdastroy my family. Isay. therefore. that can
appreciate the spirit which animated those
who have Just rendered me this second nomin-
alton. pledge them that if elected they shall
( never have cause to accuse me OF being false to
4 that platform.
My friends, when / declared that would
not support a gold standard candidate, was
istanding upon the record OF tho Democratic
party l was defending tho principles as well
as the interests of the country at largo. And
z when the Republicans who assembled in tho
81 silver convention at St Louis refused to wor-
,,hip tho gold image which their party had set
hp they were defending tho history of the
y Republican party Tho Repub lean platform
3 If 1888 denounced the Democratic administra-
zion for having attempted to degrade silver
j an 1891. on February IL in Memorial hall, at
!. Toledo, Ohio, at the Lincoln day banquet, the
present candidate for President upon the Re-
publican ticket used the words which shall
4 low read to you | have found those words
,ublishel in a Toledo paper and they have
zen published so long without correction that
& We may safely assume that they were correctly
oported. If h, hereafter denies the correct
= ,.s of this report shall hasten to do him
nstice by retrlcting these words These arc
" ne worIs which he is said to have used:
< "During all Of Grover Clevcland's years at
sibe head of the government he was dishonor-
lg one of our precious metals one of our own
Iat products, discreditns silver ana enhanc'
t'he price oil god iio cnuoaVored even PC