The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-10-06
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Pr. Hr y>n's letter Accepting the Pcpu
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list Noininat!Oh
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 6.-Mr cyan has
made rublic his letter Of acceptance Of
the Poru.izt nomination. Il is IS fol.
lows:
William V. Allcr, Chairman and Others,
Members Of the Notification Committee
of the Peoples Party.
GENTLEMEN-The nomination of the
Peoples party for the presidency OF the
United States has been tcEdered me in
such sc Lerous spirit and upon such hon
ora BILE terms that am able to accept the
same without departing from the plat
form adopted by the Democratic national
convention at Chicago.
fully appreciate the breadth of patriot
ism which has actuatcd the members of
the Peoplee party, who, in order to con-
solidate the sentiment in favor of bimetal-
lism, have been willing to go outside of
party lines and support as their candidate
one already nominated by the Democratic
party and also by the Silver party.
Populists as silver's Pioneers.
also appreciate the fact that while dur
| ing oil the years since 1873 a large major
| ity of the Democratic party and con-
siderable minority Of the Republican
| party have been consistent advocates OF
| free coinage Of silver at the present ratio,
| yet ever since the organization OF the Peo-
ple's party its members have unanimously
supported such coinage as the only means
Of restoring bimetallism. BY persistently
pointing out the disastrous effects of a
gold standard and protesting against each
successive step toward financial bondage
the Populists have c.crted an important
! hn n n
realization Of the nations present peril.
| In time like this. when great pOlit1-
cal party is attempting to surrender the
right to legislate for our views upon tie
financial question, and Is seeking to bind
the American people to foreign none
tary system, it behooves us, as lovers of
our country and friends Of American in
stitutions, to lay aside for the present
Such Differences as May Exist
among us ON minor questions in order
that our strength may be united In o su.
preme effort to wrest the government
from the hands Of those who imagine that
the nations finances are only secure when
controlled by few financiers and that
national honor can only be maintained by
servile acquiescence in any policy, how
ever destructive to the interests OF the
people of the United States, which foreign
creditors, present or prospective may de
sire to force upon us.
1t Is a cause of congratulation that We
have in this campaign not only the sup
port of Democrats, Populists and Repub
iicans, who have all along believed IL
independent bimetallism, but also tht
active cooperation of those Democrats
and Republicans who, having heretofore
waited for international bimetallism, nov
join with us rather than trust the destin.
of the nation to those who are holding
out the delusive hope of foreign aid while
the labor secretly for the permanent estab
lishment Of the single gold standard.
Hopes for Settlement on Fusion.
While difficulties always arise in tn
settlement of the details Of any plan o
: cooperation between distinct political or
ganizations, am sure that the advocate
of bimetallism are SO intensely in earnes
that they will be able to devise som
means by which the free silver vote ma
be concentrated upon one electoral ticke
, in each state. To secure this result, chal
ity toward the opinions of Others and lit
erality on the part of all are necessary
. but honest and sincere friends who ar
working toward common result alway
find 1t possible to agree upon just an
equitable terms. The American peopl
have proved equal to every emergenc
Q which has arisen in the past, and al
: confident that in the present emergenc
8 there will be no antagonism between tn
:. various regiments of the one great arm
y which is marching to repel an invasio
!, more dangerous to our welfare than a
army with banners
), Acknowledging with gratitude your e.
1 pressions of confidence and good will,
am very truly yours, w. }. BRYAN.