The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-08-15

hand you this formal notice OF your
nomination. accompanied by a copy of
the platform adopted by the convention.
and upon that platform / have the honor
to request your acceptance OF the nomin-
alton rendered. You are the candidate
of the democratic party but you are
more than that-you are the candidate OF
all the people. without regard to party.
who believe in the purposes that your
election is intended to accomplish.
This battle must be fought upon
ground high above any craftsmanship. l
hope to see you unfurl the flag in the
nation of America and American man
hood. In saying this, l but repeat the
expressed wish of the convention which
nominated you. Do this, and though you
will not have millions of money though
you will not have it at your command,
you will have millions of sturdy Ameri-
cans at your back. Lead on, and we will
follow Who will not follow here is I'M
worthy to lead in any cause. Lead with
unfaltering step and may Gods bless
ing attend you and His omnipotent hand
crown you with success"
His statements that the last national
convention was convened under the call
of the democratic national committee and
was a truly democratic convention and
evolved a platform of democratic princi->
pies were received with applause, while
his reference to the republican platform
as upholding foreign policy called forth
Kisses. Turning to the presidential candi-
date, who sat at his elbow as he finished
his speech with the formal announcement
to Mr.. Bryan. the Missouri governor
placed in the Nebraskans hands a roll
NJ rarcbpoant bearino tho poti6ca tion
proper. 1t reads as follows;
The OmciaI Letter.
Hon. William J. Bryan of Nebraska;
The national democratic convention.
which convened in Chicago on July
nominated you for the presidency of the
United States. and we. as members of the
notification committee, appointed Dy that
convention, are here to officially inform
you of the action thus taken.
The circumstances attending your nom
ination cannot but afford you unqualified
satisfaction and must inspire enthusiasm
throughout our country You were Sc
lected by no clique. nor were you chosen
as the result of any questionable cOmbi-
nation. Those who nominated you were
law abiding, determined and honest rep
resentatves of their cOuntrymen. and
preferred you because of your exalted in
teSrity, patriotism and ability. You are
ripe in experience and judgment, in The
prime of manhood, and enjoy the mental !,
and physical characteristics essential to4
the great work which you have been re-
quired to undertake. You have been tried
in public station. You have always done
your entire duty.
While you are a democrat. and have.
during your political career, been an ar
dent advocate of democratic principles
you are now the official head of an organ
ization, comprising not only those who
have hitherto been democrats, but Ilso
including within its membership numerous
other patriotic Americans who have aban-
/ doned their former partisan associations,
finding in our platform and candidates a.
policy and leadership adequate to save
the republic from impending dangers.
Your conduct has been such that you
can in this crisis, without doing violence
to any opinions heretofore expressed, adj
Vocate the interests of the people. The
profound satisfaction which we experience
at your candidacy is of minor Importance
when compared with the knowledge that
your election means the maintenance Of
an honest government. administered for
the benefit of all and controlled only by
Intelligence conscientiOusly directed.
The conflict now upon us has for years
been foreshadowed. Its Importance can
not be questioned. The prevalence within
party lines of vitality divergent views. es-
pecially upon financial issues. has long
been apparent.
The vain hope has been INDUCED that
tortuitious circumstances would deVeopA
conditions rendering definite action unnec-
essary Unmeaning platforms, words sus-
cepuble of Interpretation according to
the preferences of the speaker or the aud
ltor have been employed by the political
parties of the United States.
Supposed expediency has prevented the
use of plain and positive language until
political duplicity has excited universal
distrust. In this campaign the republican
party pledges its adherents to the gold
standard and commits the destiny of the
United States to the keeping of foreign
financial syndicates and their agents here
and rests confident in the belief that the
sordid selfishness by which it is controlled
cannot be overcome. Its platform admits
the evils of a gold standard, but confesses
the party's inability to afford relief and
announces supine submission to a policy
which it pretends to condemn. Patriotic
courage is more than "Reminiscences The
democratic party declines the unmanly
| suggestion that the people of the United
states cannot escape oppression save at
the will of the oppressor Its declaration
OF principles not only evinces faith in the
Dlmetallism of the constitution, but pro-
claims that this government is competent
to declare and maintain it's own policy
without reference to the caprices or wish
es of any other power. 1t denOunces as
un-American the theory that we are not
independent in matters financial and con-
tends that there cannot be any freedom
here II fiscal policies are to be dictated
from abroad. To doubt your election is
to deny the manhood of our electors; to
concede that the producers of the United
States, those who toll. those who add to
the wealth of the land, will vote to per
petuate alien dominancy, is to assume in
the face of conclusive proof to the con-
trary, ignorance and degradation