The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-07-09
AN OLD LETTER FROM BRYAN.
New York Paper Shows the Nebras-
kan's Views.

New York. July 3-William J. Bryan.
| in response to private telegram urging
/ him to drop the silver issue. wrote a let
ter To the managing editor of The World
which was received on May 2d. The
World today requested Mr.. Bryans per
mission to print the following extracts
/ because they gave eastern democrats
/ who DO not know him a clearer conception
/ Of his character than any OF his publish
I ed letters or speeches. Mr.. Bryan gave
| his permission and The World Will to-
| morrow print the following:
/ Whenever you see in the newspapers
/ that l have abandoned silver or side
tracked ID, or tried in any way TO evade
/ IT, you can set IL down rs false. W hlle
men differ as to the relative import
/ ance of the money question, the trust
] question and Imperialism, ! regard all
/ Of them as important and have not yet
/ attempted TO decide which is most import
/ ant. II seems TO me mat Inc W ora
4 ought TO be able to see the folly of my
taking sides In the dispute.
why should ! discourage those who
/ OPPOSE the gold standard and the trusts
/ merely TO crafty those who think the
t question ,uf imperialism the all-import-
( ant question? Why should | discourage
4 the antl-imperialists by saying that the
/ trust question IS all-mportant?
why should | discourage the oppo-
nents Of trusts and Imperialism by say
4 ing that the money question Is the only
question 10 be consideredH others may
emphasize one question or the othef,
/ but ! shall emphasize them all If We
. are 10 win in November we must nave
/ the corporation of all who oppose repub-
/ lican policies. and that cooperation can
+ only be secured by making fight All
! The PEOPLE who oppose the gold stand
ard also oppose the trusts and impc-
I rialism. and there are nine who oppose all
T three 10 one who favors the gold standard,
Yet opposes the trusts OF imperialism.
/ Why aliCnutc nine To please one?
The men who demanded the abandon
ment of the silver question did what they
could To make the party gold standard
I party. ami when they were Outvpted they
/ left the party and did what they could to
4 defeat the ticket. Now they want 10 drive
away the populists and silver republicans
I who came to Us when the gold democrats
/ deserted.
Whatever influence I may have will I've
/ eXerted to holding what we have ana
gaining enough from the outside to defeat
: the republicans. but l do not want II 70
be a barren victory. / want the party
70 accomplish the reforms to which II is
pledged. ! want the Fiipinos TO have a
chance to celebrate the Fourth of July.
and / want every private monopoly de-
stroyed, hut | also want silver restored
at the ratio Of l6 TO l. and l want the ma
tional banks deprived of the power TO
Issue paper money.
u also want the constitution so amend
ed as to authorize an income tax and the
election of senators by the people. In
addition To these / want 10 see the system
known rs government 10y Injunction abol-
capital established.
Those who favor free silver favor all
these reforms. Those who favor the gold
standard favor n few of these reforms. but
are against most of them. | am not
willing To trade a large number of people
who are all right for small number
who are part right | am not anxious
enough for the nomination to purchase IL
by sacrificing what I believe 10 be right.
If my principles are as unpopular as gold
democrats think. why not nominate gold
democrat?
When YOU look into the matter you
will find that my strength az have any
IS not all personal. but IS due TO princi-
pies I advocate. The only part that Is
personal IS the belief among our people
that | am honest and will fulfill every
pledge | make. II | gave them any rea-
son to doubt my willingness to go down
10 defeat rather than abandon my con-
victions they would turn against ME in a
moment.
'But they shall have no reason to lose
faith.
II have written Mt length and frankly
because If The World supports me | want
n 10 do so with a fun knowledge of what
TO expect. I would much rather have The
World support my platform than support
me IL Il cannot do both.
II do not care to hold office unless 1t
enables me to do something TO aid these
people i'm their fight against wealth and
TO make peace with the money trust
would render all efforts fruitless.
wv. J. BRYAN"
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