Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-11-13
6rYan's Statement.


ITO the Eimetallists of the Unit
ed States:
CONSCIOUS that millions of loyal
hearts are ssddened by temporary
defeat, l beg to offer q word of hope
and encouragement, No cause ever
had supporters more brave, earnest,
and devoted than those who have
espouse1 tho cause OF bimetallisIn
The have fought from conviction.
aud have fought with all the zeal
which conviction inspires Events
will prove whether they are right or
wrong. Having done their duty as
they saw it. they have nothing to re
grst. The Republican candidate
has been heralded as the advance
agent of prosperity, IF his policies
bring real prosperity to the Ameri.
can people, those who oppose him
will share in that prosperity. If, on
the other hand bis policies prove AL
injury TO the people generally, those
OF his supporters who do not belong
to the office holding class, or to the
privileged classes, will suffer In com
mon with those who opposed him.
The friends of The bimetallism are
not vanquished; they have simply
been overcome. They believe that
the gold standard is 6 conspiracy
OF the money changers against the
welfare of the human race. and un.
til convinced of their error they will
continue the warfare against it.
The contest has been waged this
year under great embarrassment aud
against great odds For the first
time during this generation, public
attention has been centered upon the
money question as the paramount is
see, and this has been done in spite
of all attempts upon the part of our
opponents TO prevent it. The Re
publican convention held out the de
lusive hope of international bimeta,
lisin. while the Republican leaders
laboied secretly for gold monomstal.
ism. The gold standard Democrats
have publicly advocated the election
of the indianapolis ticket, while they
labored secretly for the election of
the Republican ticket The trusts
corporations have tried to excite
fear OF lawlessuess, while they them
selves have been defying the law,
and American financiers have boast
ed they were the custodians of the
national honor, while they were Sc
cretly bartering away the nations
financial independence. But in the
spite OF tue efforts of the admins
tration and its supporters, in spite
OF the threats of the money lenders
at home and abroad, in spite of the
coercion practiced by corporate EN-.
ployers, in spite OF trusts and syn
dicates, in spite of an enormous Re.
publican campaign fund, and in spite
OF tue influence of a hostile daily
press. bimetalllsm has almost tri
umphed in its first great fight. The
loss of few States, and that, too
very small pluralities, has defeated
6imetallism for the present, but bi
metallism energies from the contest
stronger than it was four months
ago.
THANKS TO COMMITTEES.
Il desire TO commend the work of
the three national committees which
have joined in the management of
this campaign. Co operations be
tween the members of district politi
eel organizations is always difficult,
but 1T has been less so this year than
usual. Interest in a common cause
of great importance has reduced
friction to minimum I hereby ex
press my personal gratitude to the
individual members, IA we'll as the
executive officers. of the national
committees of the Democratic, Popu
lists, and silver parties. for their eff
cient, untiring, and unselfsh labors.
They have laid the foundation for
future success, aud will be ramern
bered as worthy of bonors when vic
tory is at last secured.
mo personal or political friends
neel mourn my defeat. My am
bition has been to SECURE immediate
Legislation, rather than to enjoy the
honors Of Office, and therefore, de
feat brings to me no feeling of per
sonal loss.