The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-24

uIess us originally prepared, only stop
ping to interject few words In reply to
the notification of Judge Rucker.
Mr.. Bryan spoke as follows:
MR.. BRYAN'S ACCEPTANCE.
Mr.. Chairman and Members of the No
tification Committee-In accepting the
presidential nomination which you ten
der on behalf of the Populist party, 1 de-
sire to give emphatic recognition to the
educational work done by your party.
The Populist party, as an Organization
and the Farmer Alliances and the labor
organizations from which they came,
a study of economic and Industrial ques-
tions. Believing, as l do, that truth
grows, not in seclusion, but in the
open field and that it thrives best in
lrave confidence that the discussion which
your party has compelled will aid in
reaching the true solution of pending
problems towards which all honest citi-
zeNs aim
I desire also to express my deep appre-
citation Of the liberahty of opinion and
devotion to principles which have led
the members of your party to enter the
ranks of another party in the selection of
a candidate.
And let me pause to say that when
the press l did not know that formal
announcement of the resolutions passed
by the monetary league would be made
a this time, and I desire here to express
league for the support which they prom
ise and for the cordial commendatfon
which their resolutions speak. The
monetary league has for four years been
active in the distribution of literature
connected with the money question aimed
at the enlightenment of the voters and
have on former occasions, and do now
express my commendation of the efforts
OF this league and of similar leagues to
spread before the people information on
the money question, because l believe
N41v1 Ill
better 1t Is understood, the stronger will
be the demand for the restoration of the
double standard in the United States.
Great applause.)
And now to resume:
while l am grateful for the confidence
which the Populists have expressed in
me, am not vain enough to regard as
personal their extraordinary manifesto
tions ofs good will. The ties which bind
those Who believe In the same great fund
amental principles are stronger than
ties Of afrectton-sstronger even than the
ties of blood; and cooperation between
the reform forces Is due to the fact that
Democrats, Populists and Silver Repjb-
licans take the side Of the people in
In the application of Jeffersonfan princi-
pies to the question Immediately before
US.
In 1896 the money question was of par
amount Importance and the allies in
that campaign united in the demand for
the Immediate restoration of silver by
the independent action of this country at
IL to l, the ratio which had existed since
1884 They were defeated. but that did
not end the discussion. The Democrats
were defeated in 1888. but that did not
put an end to tariff reform The Re-
publicans were defeated in 1892, but that
did not permanently overthrow the pro-
tecttve tariff Defeat at the polls does
not necessarily decide a great problem.
Experience and experience alone settle
questions. If an increase in the volume
of the currency since 1895, although un-
promised by the Republicans, and unex-
pected. has brought Improvement in in
dustr1al conditions, this Improvement in
stead of answering the arguments put
forth In favor of bimetallism, only CON
nrms the contention of those who in
sisted that more money would make bet
ter times.
The Republican party, however, while
claiming credit for the increase In circu-
for an adequate supply of standard
money 1t denies the necessity for more
real money, while 1t permits national
banks to expand the volume of paner
promises to pay money.
If the Populists felt justified in oppos-
ing the Republican party when 1t sought
to conceal its gold standard tendencies
under the mask of international bimet-
allism the opposition should be moro
pronounced in proportion as the Repuhn-
can party more openly espOuses gold
In 1896 the reform forces charged the
Republican party with intending to retire
the greenbacks. This charge, denied
at the time; has been confessed by the
nnanclal Dill, which converts greenbacks
When once redeemed, into gold certifi,
Gates. and extends
NEW PRIVILEGES TO BANKS
Of issue, If Populist opposed the Re-
publican party when It's hostility to
greenbacks was only suspected, that op-
posiuon should be greater now since no
one can longer doubt the purpose of the
Republican party to substitute hanknofeS
for greenbacks.
1t is true that the Populists believe in
an lrfedeemable greenback while the
Democrats believe in a greenback re-
deemable in coin, but the vital question
at tl1s time, SO far as paper money is
SsG concerned, is whether the government >or
enough to discuss the redeemabilitv of
the greenback when the greenback itself
IS saved from the annihiIation Which now
threatens it. The Republican partv is
now, committed to a currency system
which necessttates a perpetual debt. while
the Populist finds himself in agreement
with the Democrats. who believe in pay
ing off the national debt as rapidly as
possible.
If belief in an income tax Justified a
Popullsts In acting with the Democratic
aiding the Republican party now when
even the exigencies of war have not been
sufficient to bring that party to the sup
port OF the income tax principle?
Populists believe N arbitration now as
much as they did in 1896, and are as much
opposed to government by injunction as
they We're then, and upon these subjects
they have as much reason for co-opera-
ton with the Democratic party today as
they had four years ago.
Democrats and PopuliSts alike favor
the principle of direct legislation If any
differences exist as to the extent to
which the principle should be applied
these differences can be reconciled by ex-
pertinent
Democrats and Populists agree that
Chinese and other Oriental labor should
be excluded from the United States
Democrats .and Populists desire to SO
enlarge the scope Of the interstate COM
nerce act as to enable the commission
TO protect both persons and places from
discrimination, and the public at large
from excessive railroad rates
The Populists approve the demand set
forth in the Democratic platform for g.
labor bureau, with a cabinet officer at its
head. Such an official would keep the ad-
ministra ton in close touch with the wage
earning portion of the population, and go
far toward securing such remedial legis-
lation as the toilers need.
DOMINANCE OF THE TRUSTS.
In 1896 the Populsts united with the
| Democrats in opposing the trusts, al
though the question at that time appear
! ed like a cloud scarcely larger than q
mans hand Today that cloud well nigh