Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-09-16
RIGHT OF PEOPLE TO GOVERN
Purity and LOftiness of American
Craftsmanship Recognized in the
Democratic Nominee.
PEOPLES PARTY FORMAL NOTIFICATION
Chairman Allen, of the Populists'
Committee, Informs Mr.. Bryan of
His Nomination - Good
Reasons for 1t.

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Allen, chairman of the Populist national
has mailed to William Jen-
nings Bryan the following letter notify
ing him of his nomination by that body:
Hon. William j. Bryan, Lincoln, NaL.
Dear Sir: At convention of the Peo.
ple's party, held at St. Louis from July
% to the 25thf of the current year, you
were unanimously nominated for presi-
dent of the United States, to be voted for
at the approaching general election.
II was known at that time that you had
been nominated by the Democratic party
at its convention held at Chicago few
days before, and that you would in all
probability accept the same in a formal
manner. Your nomination by the Peo-
ple's party was not therefore made with
any thought that you were Populist or
that you accepted all the doctrines de-
clared by the st. Louis platform. 1t
was due largely to the fact that money
is the overshadowing political issue of
the age, and because at all times you have
been an answering, able and fearless ad-
vocate of the free and unlimited coinage
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the mints of the United States at the ratio
of 16 to l.
1t was thought also that the observance
of patriotic duty required union of
all reform forces, and the convention
took the liberty, without soliciting or
consulting you, of placing your name be-
fore the people as its standard bearer.
The convention was, in doing so, guild
ed by deep solicitude for the common
welfare, and. acting on its own motion,
prompted alone by q desire to bring
about
THE BEST ATTAINABLE RESULTS.
So much has been said respecting the
rehabilitation of silver by again placing it
in our coinage, in the position it occu-
pied when stealthily demonetized by the
act of 1878, that it would be idle for US to
discuss the question. You will observe
by the closing language of the st. Louis
the money question as the great issue of
the day, and because Populists believe
that you are in accord with them on this
question you will receive their ballots in
November. It has at no time been ex-
pected, nor is it now, that you will aban-
don your adhesion to the Chicago plat
form, nor that you will accept all that is
declared in the Peoples party platform,
however gratifying the latter would be to
all Populists.
It must be understood that the party
dops not ahasesoue iot or little of Loyalty
to it's principles. We have declared our.
selves in favor of many important re-
forms, in our judgment essentlal to the
liberation of the people from the pres
ent unjust and iniquitous industrial bond
age.
In accordance with the precedent of
our party, we take this method of noti-
flying you of your nomination. We shall
not send a committee, according to old
party customs. In sending this letter OF
notification of the great honor that has
so Justly been conferred on you by our
party, it is needless for us to assure you
that you have the confidence and esteem
Of all. Your splendid abilities, known
integrity, competency and eminent fit
ness for the position justly entitle you
to high rank among the great states
men of the nation. We feel that in the
event OF your electloD,
WHICH NOW SEEMS CERTAIN,
you will carry into executive the prin'
ciples of monetary reform, to the end
that the people shall enjoy the better in
dustrial conditions. It is not anticipated
that this can be done with undue haste
or 80 suddenly as to wrench or disjoint
the business interests of the country, but
that it will be done gradually and in 6
way to induce confidence and hope Of
better conditions for all. The People'f
party will exact Of you no promise further
than those made in your public utterances
and exempliied in life devoted to the
welfare of the race, nor will it ask you te
abandon the party of which you are ar
honored member.
BY your nomination our party has riser
above mere partisan surroundings, adopt
ing higher plano of patriotism, believ
ing that division of forces would result
in the election OF William Mckinley, th'
foremost advocate of deeply burden
some and unnatural taxation, and thu
criminal policy of the single gold stand
ard, resulting ultimately, if not in SOM
manner checked, in the complete de
struction and disintegration of our form
of government. Your elevation to th'
chief magistracy of the nation would b.
regarded as a vindication of the
RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO GOVERN,
and We entertain no doubt that you vii
prove worthy successor of the immor
tai Jefferson and Lincoln, and that you
public life, like theirs, will illustrate tn
purity and loftiness of American states
manship. Your extensive and intimat
knowledge of public affairs and the du
ties the Office will impose, gained In lif
that has been devoted to upholding th'
cause of the people, as we'll as your keel
insight into the condition of our cause, il
our Judgment, have highly qualified yo'
to bring about these reforms in va,
that will work injury to none and justic
to all, thus making our government Il
fact, as it now is in form only, aRovern
ment "of, by and for the people," W
have the honor to be your most obedien
servants,
WILLIAM VINCENT ALLEN,
Chairman.
The letter also bears the signatures o
the forty-eight other delegates sppointe
to represent the several states and terri
tories on the notification COMMITTEES.
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