The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-04
He Says Nothing About Kicking WAT
son on the Ticket, but Hints Some
thing Ought to BE Done.
An INGENIOUS CALCULATION
WHAT MAY IN CERTAIN
STATES CARRIED BY CLEVELAND,
II thu Detection of SOund-MOney
moc Is as Great as in YER
mont and Maine.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 3-On his arrival here
candidate William j. Bryan gave out for
publication the following letter of accep-
lance of the Populist nomination for Pres
ident:
Hon. William V. Allen, chairman. and others,
members Of the notification committee of the
Peoples party:
"Gentlemen-The nomination of the Peo-
pies party for the presidency of the United
states has been rendered me in such a gen
erouS spirit and upon such honorable terms
that | am able to accept the same without
departing from the platform adopted by the
Democratic national convention at Chicago.
II fully appreciate the breadth of patriot
ism which has actuated the members OF the
date the sentiment in favor of bimetallism,
have been willing to so outside OF party
lines and support as their candidate one Al
ready nominated by the Democratic party
and also by the silver party. l also appre-
ciate the fact that while, during all the
years since 1879, a large majority of the
Democratic party and a considerable mi
nority of the Republican party, have been
consistent advocates of free coinage of sill
yer at the present ratio, yet ever since the
organization of. the Peoples party its men,
bers have unanimously supported such
coinage as the only means of restoring bi-
metallism. BY persistently pointing out the
disastrous effects of a gold STANDARD and
protesting against each successive step to-
wards financial bondage, the PopuiIsts have
exerted an important influence in awaken
ing the public to a realization of the Ma
tons present peril.
IL "a NAAA@ my NAhNt nv " 5iOoN POAiIA
cal party is attempting to surrender the
right to legislate for our views upon the
financial question and is seeking to bind
the American people to a foreign monetary
system, it behooves us as lovers of our
country and friends Of American institu-
lions to lay aside for the present such diff
ferenceS as may exist among us on minor
questions in order that our strength may
be united in a supreme effort to WreSt the
government from the hands of those who
imagine that the Nations finances are only
secure when controlled by a few financiers,
and the national honor can only be main
tanned by a servile acQuieScence in any
policy, however destructive to the interests
Of the people of the United States, which
foreign creditors, present or prospective,
may desire to force upon us.
1T is a cause for congratuIation that We
have in this campaign not only the support
who have all along believed in Independent
b1metallism, but also the active co-opera-
ton of those Democrats and Republicans
who, having heretofore waited for internal
tional bimetalliSm, now join with us rather
than trust the destiny of the Nation to
those who are holding out the delusive nope
of foreign aid. while they labor secretly for
the permanent establishment of the single
gold standard.
While difficulties always arise in the
settlement of the details of any plan of CO.
operation between distinct political organ
i~zatlons, L am sure that the advocates of
bimetallisn are so intensely in earnest that
they will be able to devise some means by
which the free silver vote may ha concen-
trated upon one electoral ticket in each
State. To secure this result charity towards
the opinions of others and liberality on the
part of all is necessary, but honest and sin
cere friends who. are working towards a
common result always find it possible to
agree upon just and equitable terms.
The American people have proven equal
to every emergency which has arisen in the
past, and am confident that in the pres
ent emergency there will be no antagonism
betWee the various regiments of the one
great army which is marching to repel an
invasion more dangerous to our welfare
than an army with banners"