Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-10
AGAIN NOTIFIED.
Mr. Bryan Apprised of His Nomi-
nation by the Silver Party.
The SPEECH OF ACCEPTANCE MADE.


LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. o.-The contin
nous welcome Lincoln people and large
contingents from other parts Of Ne
braska gave William J. Bryan on hi
homecoming eliminated yesterday
evening in a grand demonstration In
honor OF his formal notification Of hii
nomination for the presidency by the
national silver party. Norris Hum
phrey presided at the meeting and In
PRODUCED George A. Groot, Of Ohio,
chairman OF the notification commit
tee. who made the notification address.
Mr.. Bryan was Immediately presented
and accepted the nomination OF the
silver party In the following words:
Mr.. Groot Chairman, and Other Members Of
the Notification Committee Of the Silver Party:
beg to reply 81 this time without the formal
lily Of . letter. The platform adopted by the
silver party contains but one plank. and that
plank, the plank upon the silver question: Is
Identical In substance with the silver plank OF
the chicano nlat,o,m
AZ nave already discussed that nIank at
ieruth n VII mi bo necessarv IN enter into
arv av,ordad d,scrssion a. ,hia lime hog tn
answer III commI,,oe that accent Tho nomi- :
nation tendered bv them On bebalf NJ the I'll.
var ~ ~ IN ,ha sn,rlt IN which tha nomination
was nresented Jan annreciatc the feeling
which animated those VIA Assembled in that
convention I can nnnrecIa,e ina hesitation
win which those Assembled there turned their
backs mon ina marty with which they Ind
been associated. I know something Of the
strength Of marty ties and because / was in A
posItion WHARF Ilooked forward.to a instability
~ lIkc action on INV own mart. can appreciate
thu dantb NJ tho ronvIction that lad them IN
nInce ia Interests n, their country above Tho
valfare NJ THAR marty
More than a war aoo when va were engaced
In a STRUGGLE m hiring the democratic marty IN
an iodorsement nj free coinage. the question
was mt IN ma. whether in case of failure. I
would sunoort tho democratic nominee n he
ware a goid standard advocate running iuou a
sold standard nlatform. mayer belieyed that
sucn action wns nrobablo in tho democratic
marty them. hut when those who questioned me
were not content with probabilities, and asked
again whetber. in that event, I would support
the nomInee I said. AZ vou will remember.
that under no circumstances would nv vote be
vIven IN a man WIN would. in the erecutiye Of
aca ,,se his inauonco 10 fasten the pod stand
ard ,,non ina Amerlcan neonle
I stood where tbe members of that silver
convention stood, and, like them, would rather
have the approval Of nv conscience than the
approval OF all the world NV conviction upon
this subject are not shallow convictions
may be In error-none Of us claim infallibilty
but believe TINT tho gold standard IL con-
spiracy against the human race would no
sooner ioin the ranks OF those whose purpose
II IA 10 fnsten that upon the American people
thnn to enlist In an army that was marching
10 attack nv home ana DESTROY nv family.
any, therefore, that can appreciate the spirit
which animated those who hive lust rendered
mn this second nomination, / pledge them that
II elected they shall never have cause to &C.
cuse inc OF being false 10 TINT platform,
NV friends. when declared that would not
support gold standard candidate, | WINS
standing upon the record OF the democratic
marty was defending tho principles us well
o. the interests OF tho country at large And
when the republicans who assembled In the
silver convention ut st. Louis refused to w0r-
ship the gold image which their party had set |
up, they were defending the history Of the re-
publican party The republican platform Of
1888 denounced the democratic administration |
for having attempted 10 degrade silver
In 1891. on Februarv II. In Memorial hall. at |