The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-07-30
HOW BRYAN STANDS.
WHAT HIS SUPPRESSED WARN.
ING TO POPULIsTs WAS.
will Ignore Their Piatform-Some of
the Pianks Would Endanger the
Silver Cause-They Will Stick to
Chicago Platform andlsewaIi.

LINCOLN, Neb.. July Ex-senator
James X. Jones, chairmen of the Dom.
ocratic national committee, has had a
conference with Mr. Bryan in the lat.
ter's parlor When they emerged Mr..
Bryan assured the press representatives
in waiting that there was nothing to
give out.
1--WE have been discussing plans. but
we have decided upon nothing that can
be given to the public" said Mr.. Bryan
as he entered the carriage to accom-.
pany Senator Jones to the station. The
latter then departed at 0:l5 for Jeffer.
son City, Mo-, to consult with Governor
Stone of Missouri before proceeding to
his home.
A Chicago special says; Among those
who have returned from st. Louis is a
gentleman who saw and read the sup.
pressed dispatch from Mr.. Bryan to
Senator Jones, chairman of the national
Democratic committee. He possesses a
fairly good memory and gives the fol
lowing as the substance of the docu.
ment about which there was so much
talk and excitement during the last day
Of the Populist convention What is
subjoined may be relied upon as being
substantially correct
considering all the circumstances
and conditions,r wired Mr.. BRYAN, al
have concluded that the Populist con.
vention should not consider my name
for the presidency but if it determines
to nominate me Notwithstanding this
haf h.,
understanding, desire in advance to
say that / shall not during the cam
paign discuss any other issues than
those outlined in the Chicago platform
/ desire above everything else to be in.
strumental ~ having enacted into the
laws of the United States the free and
unlimited coinage of gold and silver at
the present ratio of 16 to /, without
awaiting the consent of any other
country.
"The Republican platform adopted at
st. Louis asserts that the bimetallic
system should be restored, but that the
American people are helpless TO bring
about bimotallism for themselves until
foreign nations are willing to assist
The American people cannot afford IT,
surrender the right to legislate for
themselves on all questions, and so long
as the right is disputed it surpasses all
others in importance.
"The Populist platform presents sew.
eral new issues. to discuss which dur.
ing this campaign will. in my judg.
ment, endauger the success of or
cause. am not willing to be party
to anything which will divert attention
from the money question Nor am
willing to be placed in the attitude Of
securing help from other political or
ganizations by sacrificing my associate
upon the ticket. He is as squarely
upon the Chicago platform as ! am my.
self, and he has defended the cause of
bimetallism against much greater oppo.
sition than have the men of the west
and south. ! desire to be left FREQ to
support Sewall during the campaign.
ut is due to myself and the Populist
convention that there should be the
most outspoken frankness between us"
ITO this dispatch" said the gentle.
man, there was attached postscript
requesting that the statement be read
to the convention before the ballot was
commenced.
Why the dispatch was not read, the
reasons for tho objections of Senator
Allen, chairman of the convention to
its reading, have been given in these
dispatches from st. Louis.