The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-07
Mr.. SEWALL ACCEPTS
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None know better than l that .this
nomination is meant as no personal
tribute, but as an assurance that our
party is a non-sectional party. Not
by our policy but only by the continu-
ance of the gold standard can section
alism be revived. Neither shall our OPP
ponents be permitted to tewify THE
people by predictions that temporary
disturbance or panic viii come from
the policy we propose. The American
people VIII be loyal TO the nations
money, will stand behind 10 and main
tain ii att whatever value they them
selves may put upon IT. Once before
in the present generation have our
people been called upon TO face a. mo-
mentous crisis. What then said Mr.
Lincolng the chosen leader of tire plain
people of the land2 Was he aweii by
threats or eakened 10y the willy per-
suasion of the false friends who, a. to-
day. pleaded for compromise with
rwrouGe His answer was: "If our
sense of duty forbids this, thenGlet us
stand by our duty fearlessly and etfec-
twelve Let us be diverted by none OF
these sOphistfcal contT'ivances where
with we are so -industrioolsly piled and
BelaIbored lcontrivances such as crop
ing for some middle ground between
right and wrong, reversing the Divine
rule and calling not the sinners but
the righteous to repentance, such as
-invocations to Washington, implpring
men to unsay what Washington said,
and to undo what Washington did.
Neither let us be slandered from our
duty by false accusations against us.
Let us have faith that right makes
might, and in that faith let us to the
end dare to do our duty as we under
stand it,"
We know well the nature Of the
struggle in which we are engaged; we
are anxious only that the people of the
land shall understand it, and then our
battle is won. Behind the strong en-
trenchment of the gold standard, are
gathered all those favored classes it
has fostered, the only dangerous class
es of the land. Advice and unhOly
greed are there, every trust and COM
bination Is there. Every monopoly is
there. led by the greatest monopoly of
all the monopoly of the power of!gold
With us in our assault upon these en-
trenehments ARD all those unselfish
men, who not now suffering them
selves, cannot rest content with condi-
tons so full of suffering for others and
that vaster number of our people who
have been sacrificed to the small selfish
class who now resist their attempts. to
regain their ancient rights and liber-
ties. -
These are the patriots of 1896 the
foes of a dishonest dollar" which en-
riches ten per cent of our people to
rob the rest, the defenders of the,
homes of the land, the public morals
and the public faith, both of which
alike forbid the aymentof government
obligations in a coin costlier to those
who have to pay than that the contract
calls for; the defenders of the honor of
the nation whose most sacred charge
is to care for the welfare of all its citi-
zens.
The free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer is the sole remedy with which to
check the wrongs of to-day, to undo
the ruin of the past and for our inspir-
alton we have the justice of our cause
and those cherished principles of JEFF
ferson and Jackson which shall be our
guide on our return to power, equal
and exact justice to all men," absolute
aequieseence in decisions of the major
ity, the vital principles of republics, the
honest payment of our debts and sa-
cred preservation of the public faith.
Profoundly sensible of the high hon
or of the nomination you tender, am,
TRULY yours,
(Signed) ARTHUR SEWAIL.