The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-11-02

Silver Republicans Notify Bryan
Of Their Selection.
To which the Nominee Replies ~
Length Accepting the Nomina-
tien and Thanks the Plain
People.

ties and Than ks the Plain
People.
The following letter notifying Will |
Nam j. Bryan of his nomination for |
the presidency by the national silver |
republican convention has been in Mr.. |
Bryan's possession for some time:
Mount Pleasant. Mich. Oct. l7.-Hon. |
william J. Bryan. Lincoln. Neb: The sill |
yer republican organization at Its ma
tional convention. held at Karsas City
July Z last, appointed a committee whose
duty II is TO notify its presidential nom
inee OF such nomination. In performing
that duty permit US to say that conven-
ton was made up Of voters $50 OF whom
voted for Abraham Lincoln: $50 bore arms
as union soldiers in our great civil conflict;
many were soldiers in the late Spanish
American war. and gave their best EFFORTS
for the liberation OF suffering Cuba -Four
hundred were sons OF veterans. We men
ton that showing the fact that liberty
fires burned in their lives as warmly a.
In the lives OF their patriotic forefathers-
Learning as we do. that the great lead
er OF democracy. Jefferson, wrote the
| declaration OF Independence. and the great
| leader of repubicanism, Lincoln. support
ed. defended and applied II. both seeking
F, In their efforts TO establish and maintain
! government of equal rights for the people.
| we readily see why Jeffersonian democrats
and Lincoln republicans may unite ana
should unite. and do unite now In their
support of one ticket for the welfare OF our
country.
ITO US II Is no wonder that all the po-
| litical parties split i'm 1896 on the rock OF
4 finance. II was the struggle OF the oligarchy
of money changers In opposition to the
rights OF the people. At st. Louis the
| aristocracy controlled and kept the party
/ name-without II the campaign would have
| resulted differently. At Chicago the peo-
| pie controlled and kept the party name
! We believe the rank and file of voters In
| all parties are faithful to the true Amer
| icanism embodied in the declaration OF
independence. and when freed from party
| surroundings will support and vote for
the man representing the rights OF the
| masses
From the patriotism Of the republican
| party of 1856 and 1850 TO the greed OF the
republican party of 1896 and 1900 Is a to-
boggan equaled only by the descent from
the grandeur OF Lincoln's lofty motives to
the lust and greed OF the present admins
tration.
when We think one-fourth Of 100000
people own three-fourths OF the nation
wealth. when sixty-four and three-fourths
millions own only one-fourth-when 81 per
cent OF the people own not even home
we become alarmed. This showing alone
! ID enough to alarm the great mass or
| American VOTERS. All WIZ sSth ~ hov =
the nation kept In the lines OF republic
must see 1t can only be done by not sur
| rendering the control of the country en-
trely into the hands OF the one-fourth OF
1000 o0o but that the executive and law
makers must be representatives OF the
sixty-four ard thrse-fourths millions The
plea OF trade must never cover and hide
the plea Of human rights: for when we
disregard the rights OF others. we are
but schooling them and ourselves 10 dis
regard our own rights. We desire to stand
BY the principle OF war only when waged
for mans liberty, and we declare that We
have millions for defense. and millions
more for development. but not dollar for
conquest
Now. with the attempted gold stand
ard. the seeking to destroy the greenback
the peoples money-the concentration OF
wealth In the hands Of the few, the want
Of reverence for equal rights as set forth
In the declaration OF independence. coupled
with the attempt to destroy such rights.
the recognition OF human slavery under the
American nag. the subjugation OF strug-
Cling, lberty-loving people-denying them
the right OF citizenship and compelling the
relation OF subjects. thus crushing out and
Destroying the equality OF the people OF
republic, the attempt to estaoiish the
rule of the few and the submission OF the
MANY. raises and forces upon vs. for our
consideration the question OF impe riaiism
and makes IL the question for US now &c
decide A subject must belong TO an en-
pire. A republic has only citizens In ar
empire the few rule. the many suomi.
In a republic equal rights to all. and spe-
cial privileges TO none.' are ever ap-
plicable.
you that at the gathering OF Lincoln re
publicans In the silver republican conven'
! ton. held on last Independence day. IL
Kansas City. you were made their nom
, inee.
Of free government. that you. when elect
ed and become president. as We fully be
leve you will be--that you remember Will
solIcitude the cause OF the great common
people. the sixty-four and three-fourthi
million toilers. The people for whom JET
! ferson lived and labored. and for whom
, Lincoln lived and labored a. we'll TIL
people whose arm never tires. the peopi'
whose labor produces the wealth OF tn
| nation and whose prosperity Is the pros
; perity of all: whose devotion never ceases
whose patriotism never falters: who ar
! ever ready to defend and protect; the.
who are the rock upon which our coun
try may safely rest; they whose strength
builds. whc.e loyalty guards, whose patri
otism defends the trocha. filled with thei
/. blood. II need be- over which their country
e enemy can never pass.
Now. sir believing in your fa!thfulness
integrity and wisdom to discharge the du
ties OF such high Office. we hereby tende
/. YOU the nomination Of the Kansas Cit,
silver republican convention. and most re
: spectfully request that you accept tn
same and become our candidate for tn
o presidency OF our beloved republic. an
' may your proudest plume be that yo
never deserted your countrys welfare
With great respect, we are.
= SAMUEL w. HOPKINS. Chairman
q SAMUEL !. HALE. Secretary.
Brynn's Acceptance Letter.
T. ~a~ocusa N tho above notificatio-