The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-07-25


his daily bread, look about him aud
observe the great number Of those
who vainly seek for II chance to
work-upon the gTeatarmyO of enforced
idleness, and ono and all resolve tO
try, moi an experiment FOR bimetallism
is not an experimentl, but rather IL
return to a policy that, throughout the
viscissitudes of Our nations infancy,
through Ihe inteInecine struggle of
its manhood, kept us a great, free aud
prosperous nation, in which labor was
no only respected and employed, but
was s0 ctmpt nsated that want and
distress such as now weigh upon US
was unknown. Let tho lesson Of
history, too recent and too plain to be
gainsaid or denied, be needed, and let
there lac no fear tlat>a system that so
wonderfully protected Labor, Developed
business inter, SITS aud secured tn the
nation Il cOnteAted and prosperous
people in the past, will do auglt bat
bring to us a return of like prosperity,
the prediction Of disaster of our oppn
nepts in the contrary nntwii hstauling.
In Mr.. Bryan, the ChicagocUnyentlon
/ placed at the head of its ticket a
gentleman Of exceptional ability aud
Of high Character, No MN of his ny"
was better known throughout tho
Quilted States than. he. A member of
congress for fonr years, he commanded
the admiration and respect of all his
assrciates in that body as a scholarly
student and profound thinker. M
alan had evcI assaulted his character,
or III any way questioned his integrity
or moral worth. His character is II fit
example for the young men of this
country. He lus shown in all his
public uttcranccs that he loves his
country aud his cOuntrymen, and that
he sympatlIizrs with them in their
distress. He has also shown that he
believed the financial system which
makes gold the standard Of values was
in Il great degree the cause OF this
depression and financial distress
revalrnt throughout the land; that
the condition uOw existing will
cOntinne while the present monetary
system lasts, aud that he wOuld fain
return to the use of both gold and
silver as they were used plior to 1873.
and he has proposed snch a change of
tho financial system by the usual
constitutional methods.
Such was the character and such the
political opinions of the candidate
Known t" his countrymen who, 10y
their representatives in convention
selected from every state inthc union,
put him in nomination for the highest
Office within the gift of the Amer lean
people.
This il q critical period in our
national history. Our industrial and
financial independence of other nations
aud peoples is involved IN this cam
raisn, aud We firmly believe there will
be no return of prosperity until we
shall have changed our fina ncial
system 81 as to restore the bimctallic
system established by tho fathers of
the republic; and so believing, we
urge all friends Of gold aud silver as
standard mUueY and the opponents of
II single gold standard to give Mr..
Bryan and Mr.. Sewall their hearty
support. In advising this course, We
do not consider it necessary that they
shall abandon or surrender their
political views ~ otllei questions.
Profoundly impressed with the
Importance of the issucs of this
campaign, for ourselves and our
associates, VIC respectfully submit tile
foregoing to the candid consideration
of the American people.
Manitcu, Colo, July 10, 1896.
ii. N. TELLER.
FRED. T. DUBOIS,
LEE MANTLE,
CHAS S. HARTMAN,
EDGAR WILSON,
JOHN F. SHAFROTH,
A. NJ. STEVENSON,
Committee.