Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-21

the gold standard? There Is no hope for
international birnetallism until the United
States shall establish bimetallism for IT.
self. and when that Is done International
bimetallism may be secured without the
consent of Great Britain.
"The United States on all other subjects
acts independently OF any other nation
on earth. BY what process Of reasoning Is
its right. authority, or ability to legisate
upon this. the most important subject
with which II has 10 deal, questioned or
denied? With a nation equal In wealth and
power to one fourth OF the world, 1t is
cowardIy to say that we must ask the
nermIssion of Great Britain to establish
and maintain a financial policy Of our
own.
'.Belisving as we do that return to the
monetary system especially recognized In
the CONSTITUTION. and completely pro-
yjded for by law from 1872 till 1873, affords
the only ground OF hope for the betterment
of the distressed condition or all the
classes except those who live by the In
crement that money loaned gives to those
who loan. we appeal to these classes to
rally to the support of the only candidates
whose success indicates any hope OF re-
lief Let the merchant and Businessman
whose dwindling and lessened pronts
have. despite his care and economy,
brought him face to face with prospective
man whose best efforts scarcely afford
him compensation for his labor alone; the
farmer the continually falling prices or
whosa nroducts have left him no returns
for capitaI invested and work performed.
and last but not least, let the grand army
of laboring men so-cailed. the arusa',
The mechanic. and the miner, ana
every one who depends upon his
daily labor for his daily bread,
look about him and observe the
great number of those who vainly seek Tor
, chance to work. upon the great number
Of enforced idlers, and all resolve 10 Wy
not an experiment for bime,aiiIsil
is not an experimeno but rather
re,urn 10 policy that throue1ou'
~ ,,,cissi,udes of our nations infancy,
and through the internecfne struggle 0,
lis manhood. kept Vi great free, ana
nrosperous nation in which labor was
not only respected and employed. but was
compensated so that want and distress'
such as now everywhere go on, wa u"-
known Let the lessons or history, 700
recent and too plain TO be galnsaid o'
denied. be needed and let there pe no
fear that system that SO wohderluly
protected labor. developed business enter
nrises. and secured to the 'naiion con-
tented and prosperous people in the past.
will do aught but bring to Us return OF
like prosperity, the predictions OF disaster
of our opponents to the contrary notwith-
standing.
.Tn Mr. Rryan the Chicago convention
placed at the head of its ticket gentie-
man Of exceptional ability and OF hlgh
character. No man Of his age is better
known throughout the United States tnan
he. A member of Congress for four years,
he commanded the admiration and respect
m h00V
scholarly statesman and profound thinker.
No man has ever assailed his character
or I'm any way questioned his integrity or
moral worth. His character Is a fit exam
ple for the young men of this country.
He has shown in all MS public utterances
that he loves his country and sis country
men, and that he sympathizes with them
I'm their distress.
"He has also shown that he believes the
financial system which makes gold the
sole standard of value is in n great de-
gree the cause of the de7ression and finan-
cial distress prevalent throughout the
land: that the conditions now existing will
continue while the present monetary sys-
tenn lasts, and that he would fain return
TO the use of both and sill
yer. as they were used prior to 1873. and
he has proposed such a change Of the
financial system by these methods.
"Such are the political opinions OF the
candidate known to his countrymen. who.
by their representatives in convention.
elected from every State in the Union,
nut him in nomination for the highest
office within the grit OF the American
people.
"rhis Is a critical period In our national
history Our Industrial and financial in
dependence of other nations and peoples
is involved In this campaign, and we
firmly believe that there will be no return
of prosperity until we shall have changed
our financial system so as to restore the
bimetallic system established by the
Fathers of the Republic: and so believing,
we urge all friends of gold and silver as
standard money, and the opponents Of
single gold standard. to give Mr.. Bryan
and Mr. Sewall their hearty support. In
advising this course we do not consider
it necessary that they shall abandon or
surrender their political views on other
questions.
PROFOUNDLY impressed with the impo--
tapce Of the issues OF this campaign. for
ourselves and our associates. we re-
spectfllly submit the foregoing to the
candid consideration of the American
people.
"H NJ. TELLER.
"FRED d. DUBOIS,