Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-07-30
INDORSED BRYAN.
National Silver Convention Ac-
cepts tho Democratic Ticket.
The Vote Was Unanimous and Devoid of
. Any DlscussiOn-The PlatfOrm-An Adj
! dress to the American People Issued
Nominees VIII BE Notified.

ST. LOUIS, July 2A-When the second
days session of the national silver
party convention was called to order
Congressman Newlands moved that
committee on ways and means be APP
pointed to raise funds with which to
defray the expenses of the convention.
The report of the conference commit
tee was read and adopted and then
Senator Jones read the platform, the
chief part being rs follows:
First-The paramount issue at this time in
the United States is indisputably the money
question. It Is between the gold standard,
gold bonds and bank currency on the one side
and the bimetallic standard, no bonds and gov
eminent currency on the other
On this issue we declare ourselves to be In
favor OF distinctively American financial
system. We are unalterably opposed to the
single gold standard and demand the imme-
diate return to the constitutional standard Of
gold and silver, by the restoration by this gov
eminent, independently Of any foreign power,
of the unrestricted coinage OF gold and silver
as the standard money at the ratio Of sixteen
to one, and upon terms Of exact equality, as
they existed prior to 1873; the silver coin to be
full legal tender, equally with gold, for all
debts and Dues public and private, and we
favor such legislation as will prevent for the
future the characterization Of any kind Of legal
tender money by private contract
We hold that the power to control and regu-
late paper currency is inseparable from the
power to coin money; and, hence, that all cur
Tency intended to circulate as money should be
issued and its volume controlled by the gen.
eral government only, and should be legal
tender.
The platform then goes on to say
that it is opposed to the issue of bonds
in time of peace; it is against allowing
syndicate of native and foreir.n bank.
ers to uphold the Poil11 standard and
uettlng tLem make a large profit; de-
mAes lat there can be such an economic
paradox as overproduction; appeals
to the people of the United States to
make one supreme effort to free them.
selves from the money power, and rec
commended the convention to nominate
the democratic nominees for president
and vice president.
The platform was adopted after some
debate.
Mr.. E. C. Little, OF Kansas, then
nominated William j. Bryan, of Ne.
braslza, for president Aft1r a num-
Der of speeches Mr.. Bryan was nomi-
mated by reclamation.
Mr.. Troup, of Connecticut, then
placed the name of Arthur Sewall, of
Maine, before the convention for vice
president and the nomination was
unanimously agreed to.
Col Pace, of Nebraska, offered a
resolution declaring it to be the sense
of the convention that as the demo-
cratic party had arranged to notify
Bryan and Sewall in New York, the
silver party notify them in Bryan's
home at Lincoln. The motion was
agreed to- Thereupon the convention
adjourned sine die.
Silver Mems Address.
ST. LOUIS, July 27.-The national
committee of the silver party has is
sued an address to the public. 1t is
signed by the committee and is as fol-
lows:
To the American People
Inasmuch as it has been charged upon the
national silver party assembled in st Louis
that we are a convention OF regulators, revo-
lutionists and anarchists we submit the fol-
lowing to the candid judgment Of the people.
In our delegates are four veterans OF our
Mexican war, 10 eX-confederates and 1886 union
army veterans Of the late war or the 73l dele
gates attending, nine are prohibitlonists, 20
are populists, li6 ore democrats and $50 are re-
publicans.
In this composition OF the convention we ap-
peal to all true patriots, without regard to
previous party Affiliations, to vote for Hon.
William J, Byran for president and Hon.
Arthur ]. Sewall for vice president of the
United States. A result OF their election will
be the restoration OF the free coinage of silver,
on equal terms with gold providing thereby
growing volume of money, which will tend to
disseminate, rather than aggregate wealth,
which will relieve the present profound de-
preston and replace it with wide prosperity.
We urge you TO unite upon this ticket as
your sole hope Of escape from the rigors Of
grinding gold monopoly
Ours is a poor mans campaign We, there
fore, call for contributions toward legitimate
expenses, the same to be sent to William P.
st. John, treasurer, at l9l East Thirty Fourth
street, New Yo-l, city Contributions Of 81 or
more will be re gu arly acknowledged.
DOOLlN GANG AGAIN.
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