The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-09
BRYAN AGAIN NOTIFIED
he Accepts the Silver Party's
Y Nomination for President. -.
GREAT OUTPOURING IN LINCOLN.

The Candidate Repeats That He Would
Never support a Gold Candidate, and
Quotes a silver Argument from His Re-
pull lean Opponent.
h LINCOLN, Neb, Sept 0.-The continuous
welcome Lincoln people and large con-
hingents from other parts of. Nebraska
! Ksve William j. Bryan on his home COM
Ing yesterday eliminated last evening in
b grand demonstration In honor of his
formal notification Of his nomination for
the presidency by the National Silver
party. From the time Mr. Bryan reached
this city, at II o'clock In the forenoon,
until the tired crowds retired from tho
streets at a late hour last night there was
parading galore through the streets of the
capital city by local and visiting campaign
clubs, nearly all with brass bands in front.
There was IN escort procession from the
Burlington depot to Mr.. Bryan's resi-
dcnce; another procession that accom-
panied the candidate to a ma S. meeting in
the state house grounds in the afternoon,
and the third and greatest preceding the
notification ceremonies. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bryan, George A. Groot, chairman of tho
notification committee, anl Norris Hum
phrey, of Lincoln, rode together in tho
midst of the parade. Men in white duck
uniforms carrying fnmbeaus formed
picturesque part of the display. There were
members of the silver clubs from Lincoln
and elsewhere in the line, Nearly, If not
quite, thousand mounted men were In
line and these, with the silver capped or
ganizations, fired off skyrockets and roman
candles as they proceeded from the post
office square along the principal streets to
the state house.
Ali those members of the notification
committee who came to Lincoln to at
tend the cerem onics were seated on the
platform erected in the north front of tho
capitol building whom Mr.. Bryan arrived
They were suffering greatly from the an
noyance caused by thousands of small
gnats attracted by tho brilliant glare of
large electric lamp that hung over tho
stand. Several were obliged to leave the
stand, being unable to bear longer tho
myriads of insects.
With the ARRIVAL Of tho torchllght pro-
cessioh the crowd gathered about The cap
itol was increased tenfold. 1t seemed
many times larger than the audience of
5000 that listened to Mr. Bryan in the af-
Ernoon. Norris Humphrey presided at
the meeting and introduced George A.
Groot, of Ohio, chairman of the notitl-
cation committee. 1t was 1920 o'clock
before Mr. Groot's long address was con-
pluded Mr.. Bryan was imme lately pre-
ysnted, and made short speech, in which
he said:
II beg to reply at this time without the
tt,, 20 1Atta nlutfnrn
adopted by tho Silver party contains but
one plank, and that plank, the silver
question, is identical in substance with
the silver plank of the Chicago platform.
"As have already discussed that plank
ut length it will not be necessary to enter
Into any extended discussion Mt this time.
beg to answer the committee that | ac-
pept the nomination rendered by them on
behalf of the Silver party in the spirit in
which that nomination was presented.
6an appreciate the feeling which animated
those who assembled In that convention.
/ can appreciate the hesitation with which
those assembled there turned their backs
upon the party with which they had been
associated.
II know something of the strength Of
party ties, and because was in a position
where looked forward to II possibility Of
1jkeaction on my own part I can appreciate
the depths of conviction that led them
70 place the interests of their country
above the welfare of their party. More
than year ago, when we were engaged
In q struggle to bring the Democratic
PARTY to an Endorsement OF free coinage,
the question was put to me whether, in
ease Of failure, Iwould support the Demo-
cratic nominee if he were gold standard
advocate, running upon gold standard
platform ! said, as you will remember,
that under no circumstances would my
vote be given to a man who would, IN tho
executive Office, Use hisinlluence to fasten
the gold standard upon the American
people.
"I stood where the members of that sill
yer convention stood, and like them would
rather have the approval of my conscience
than the approval of all the world, My
convictions upon this subject are not shall
low convictions. may bo in crror-none
Of us can claim infaliblity | belicye
that the gold standard is conspiracy
against tho human race l would no
sooner join tho ranks of those whose pur-
Dose it is to fasten that upon the Amer
was marching to attack my home and de-
stroy my family.
"My friends when l declared that
would not support gold standard can
cidato was standing upon the record of
the Democratic party. was defending
Its principles, as well as the interests Of
thccountry at large And when the Repub-
licans who assembled in the silver convcn-
ton ut St Louis refused to worship the
gold image which their party had set up
they were defending the history Of the
Republican party. The Republican plat
form of 1883 denounced the Democratic
administration for having attempted TO
degrade silver. And in 1891, on tho 10th
day of February, in Memorial Hall, at
Toledo, O., at the Lincoln day banquet,
the present candidate for president upon
the Republican ticket used the words
which shall now read you:
"'During oil of Grover Cleveland S years
at the head Of the government he was dis
honoring one Of our precious metals, one
Of our great products, discrediting silver
and enhancing the price of gold, He
endeavored, even before his Inauguration
to office, to stop the coinage of silver
dollars and afterwards, and to the end Of
his administration, persistently used his
power to that end. He was determined
10 contract the circulating medium and
demonetize one OF the coins Of commerce,
limit the volume of money among the
people make money scarce and therefore
dear
Following these same lines the Republi.
can convention in 1899 declared at Mime
spolis that the American people, from tra-
dltion and interest, were in favor Of BIZ
metallism. Forgetting the platform Of
1902, the Republican party, In con vention
assembled, declared that the American
people must forego the advantages of tho
bimotallic system to which tradition and
interest endeared them until foreign ma
lions should bring these advantages to
them. 1t is not strange that men who