Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-22
= otihoation Of SewaII.


The delivery OF Mr.. Bryan's speech con-
sumed nearly two hours and its finish was
greeted with hearty applause.
The chairman Immediately presented Ar
thur Sewall with his formal nomination
document. saying:
You were nominated by the national
democratic convention, which
in Chicago on July I, for vice president OF
the United states, ana hy t tns conveat;on
Is here TO apprise you OF such nominal
ton. No.,
This honor was conferred upon you not
merely in Acknowledgement OF admitted
personal worth, but because you also pos
sess in a marked degree, the specihc quar-,
ties essential TO the proper discharge OF
rnon 10 assume. In this seasaon OF cano.u
expression, of unequivocal avowai' no
more appropriate choice coula nave peen
made. Your Witt = inc mot Of recent
date. You have proven your ieaI.y ~
mocracy under most trying c0nult!ons.
Residing in a community intenseay repu nt
and skiing no favors from an auNease
dominant majority, you nave ioyaIy SUE
ta!ned your position and ave never ,a ai
mi democrat. Upon the absorbing IMAM
cial issue as presented by our co~hSenCon,
Won have been sound when the hour OF
Triumph seemed remote, ana Wnen ai..Sa
gant money changers the
Sor,d boasted that the conquest of the
American masses was ompiete
In mus ac,.on we take occasion TO assure
Won that we do not IA tnat you wa
In public station utilize your aoIIsies an
energies in the effective n uprisnt In
ner which has attehueu 'o"'
private station.
Mr.. Sewall said:
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen or the
Committed: You have given me OF
6ciaI notice of my selection by the oe.i-
ocratic national convention as us cdhui-
date for vice president. FOR tne LIZ
oua terms Of your message ana the KIM
personal expressions, / thank you. Inc
yershadowin issue Of the n
roada m by the distressed %
| ditIon prevailing throughout the laho'
AZ the demand for a reform OF our ex-
istlng monetary system. our parry
and. we believe. a great majority Oh the
| American people are convinced nat the
Iapislation OF 1873, demonetizing silver
was a wrong inflicted upon our country
which should and must be righted. We
believe hat the single gold standard
has SO narrowed the base OF u anon.
etary structure that 1t Is unstable anc
unsafe. and so dwarfed in Its develop
ment and its power to furnish the neces'
sary financial blood to the nation, tina
| commercial and Industrial paralysi,
ave followed. We believe that We meek
md must have the broad and expanding
foundation OF both gold and silver e
support a monetary system strong ane
Table. capable Of meeting the demand
of a growing country and an industrt
Gus. energetic and enterprising people
n system that will not be weakened ant
panic-stricken by every foreign draf
upon US, a system that Will I
parity OF Just values OF the nationl
money and protect us from h frecuen
fluctuations OF today, so disastrous I.
every business and Industry OF the lam
We demand the coinage OF silver, tn
opening OF our minis TO both none!
metals without discrimination the re
turn to the money OF our fathers. IN
money of the constitution. gold IND sil
yer. We believe this Is the remedy an
the only remedy for the evils from
which we are suffering. Take from goi
its monopoly. Its value Will be reduce'
and In due course the parity OF the tw'
metals will again obtain under nature
causes. We shall then have . broad an
unlimited foundation for 9 monetar
system commensurate with U coun
try's needs and future development. NO
the unsafe basis Of today. reduced p
half by the removal OF silver n con
tinually undermined by foreigners
rying from us our gold. The democrati
party has already given tts approve
and Its pledge. Dur opponents Az W !
await the psrmlsston and cooperate