The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-04

| ST. LOUIS, No, Oct. 3.-William J.
Bryan today gave out his letter ac-
cepting the Populist nomination. 1t
reads as follows:
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 3, 1886.
Hon. William Y. Allen. Chairman and
Others. Members of the Notification
Committee of the Peoples Party:
conference.-the nomination of the
Peoples party for the presidency Of
the United States has been rendered
me in such & generous spirit and upon
! such honorable terms, that I am able
to accept the same without departing
from the platform adopted by the ma
uonal convention at Chicago. I fully
appreciate the breadth of the patriot
ism which has actuated the members
o. The FeOpleS party who, in order to
consolidate the sentiment in favor of
me,ellism, have been willing to 90
outside Of party lines and support as
their candidate one already nominated
by the Democratic party and also by
the Silver party. l also appreciate the
fact that while. during all the years
since 1873. a large majority of the
Democratic party and a considerable
minority of the Republican party have
been consistent advocates of the free
coinage of silver at the present ratio,
yet ever since the organization of the
Peoples party its members have unan-
lmously supported such coinage as the
only means Of restoring binetalHsn,
By persistently pointing out
THE DISASTROUS EFFECTS
of a gold standard, and protesting
against each successive step towards
financial bondage, the PobuIists have
exerted an important influence in
awakening the public to a realization
OF the nations present peril. In a time
ike this. when a great political party
is attempting to surrender the right to
legislate for ourselves upon the finan-
cial question. and is seeking to bind
the American people to a foreign
monetary system. it behooves US. as
lovers of our country and friends OF
American institutions, 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 a supreme effort to wrest the gov
eminent from the hands of those who
imagine the nations finances are only
secure when controlled by a few finan-
ciers, and that national honor can only
be maintained by servile acquiescence
in any policy, however destructive to
the interests of the people of the Uni
ted States which foreign creditors,
present and prospective, may desire to
force upon us
1T is a cause Of congratulation that
we have in this campaign not only the
support of Democrats Populists and
Republicans who have all along be-
heved in independent bimetallism, but
also the active cooperation of those
Democrats and Republicans who have
heretofore waited for international BIZ
metallism, and now join with us,
rather than trust
THE DESTINIES OF THE NATION
in the hands of those who are holding
the delusive hope of foreign aid, while
they labor secretly for the permanent
establishment of the single gold stand
ard.
while difficulties have always
arisen in the settlement of details of
any plan OF cooperation between dis
tinct political organizations, / am sure
that the advocates of bimetallism are
so intensely in earnest that they will
be able TO devise some means by
which the free silver vote may be con-
centrated upon one electoral ticket in
each state. To secure this result, char
itary towards the opinions of others
and liberality on the part of all is
necessary, but honest and sincere
friends who are working towards a
common result always find it possible
to agree upon just and equitable terms.
The American people have proven
equal to every emergency which has
arisen in the past, and I am confident
that in the present emergency there
will be no antagonism between the
various regiments Of the great army
which is marching to repel an invasion
more dangerous to our welfare than an
army with banners.
Acknowledging. with gratitude,
your expression of confidence and good
will, am very truly yours,
WILLIAM ]. BRYAN