The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-09-22
MIR. BRYAN'S LETTER.
Formal Acceptance Of the Demo-
cratic Nomination for President.

j ne Calls Attention to the 10 10 1 Free
Colnags Declaration and iadOrres 1t
Fayors EIseiIon OF senators By the
Peep e--ImperlAlisn ID D.scasssd.
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 1s.-William j.
.Bryan's letter accepting the demo-
Icratic nomination for president of the
limited States wns given out yester-
.day. 1t is as follows:
fIon. James ID. Richardson. Chairman,
and Others Of the Notification Com
mittee OF the Democratic National
Convention:
oentlemen.-In accepting the nominal
|iiOn rendered BY you on behalf OF the
Democratic party, beg to assure YOU Of
ferred upon me BY the delegates In con-
mention assembled. and by fle voters who
Eave instruction to the delegates.
4 am sen..o;e OF The responsibilities
70 great 4 nation, and realize the far
|reaehing effect OF the questions involved
u the present contest.
Trusts.
4 The platform very properly gives prom
.Inence to the trust question. The appal-
Hing growth Of combinations In restraint
u trade during the present administra-
.lion proves concluslvaly that the repub-
cau party lacks either the desire or the
ability to deal with the question effective
iy. II, as may be fairly assumed from
she speeches and conduct OF the repub-
can leaders, that party does not Intend
10 take the peoples side against these
Organizations, then the weak and quail
hed condemnation Of trusts TO be found
n the republican platform Is designed to
.1istract attention while Industrial des-
potsn Is completing Its work. A private
monopoly has always been an outlaw.
No defense can be made OF All Industrial
fystem In Which one, or a few men, can
eon;rol for their own profit the output
b. price Of any Article OF merchandise.
Hinder such q system the consumer suf-
fers extortion. the producer OF raw mate
bal has but one purc Aafer and must sell
At the arbitrary price fixed. the laborsr
has but one employer. and ls powerless
20 protest against injustice, either ~
|sages or In conditions OF labor; the snail
stockholder Is at the mercy OF the spec
ilator, while the travelling salesman con-
tnbutes his salary % the ovsrgrown
profits OF the trust Since but q small
proportion OF the people can share In the
kdyantages secured BY private monopoly,
j follows that the remainder OF the peo-
bic are not only excluded from the bene-
BIS. but are the helpless Victims Of every
monopoly organised. u IL difficult TO
may be done, or 10 calculate the ultimate
sffect Of this injustice upon the social
end political welfare OF the people, Our
platform. after suggesting certain spe-
eihc remedies, pledges the party TO an un-
eeaslnE warfare against private monop-
ply In nation, state and city. l hartily
approve OF this promise; II elected, II
#hall be my earnest and constant en-
deayor TO fulhll tho promise In letter and
tplHt ] shall select an attorney general
Existing laws: l shall recommend such
nddltl0nal leEisiation as may be neres-
Xary to Dissolve every private monopoly
hich does business outside OF the state
Its origin; and II, contrary to my be-
JET and hope, Constitutional amendment
s found 10 be necessary, | shall recon-
Hnend such an ameHdment as will, without
mpairing any Of the existing rights OF
fhe people Of all the states from Injury
n the hands OF individuals or corpora
Sions engaged In Interstate commerce.
The Financial Plank.
X The platform reiterates the demand
Contained IN the Chicago platform for an
american financial system made by the
american people for themselves. The
purpose OF such . system is 70 restore
snd maintain a bimstallic level OF prices,
and In order that there may be no un-
certainty as TO the meth-,d OF restoring
pimetalllsm, the specific declaration In
taHor OF free and unlimited coinage at
ne existing ratio Of 10 TO l. Independent
pi the action OF other nations, is repsat-
sd In 1895 the republican party recog-
nl1ed the necessity for bimetallism by
pledging the party to an earnest EFFORT
secure an International agreement for
,he free coinage OF silver, and the pres
dent, Immediately after his Inauguration,
authority of congress, appointed Z
commission composed OF distinguished
tlE' y to visit Europe and solicit for
lgn AID Secretary Hay, In letter writ
en to Lord Aldenham In November. 1898,
nd afterwards published In England, de-
lsred that at that time the president and
majority Of his cabinet stlll believed
the great desirability OF an interna-
onal agreement for the restoration Of
Pc double standard. but that Il did not
em opportune to reopen egotia tions
st then. The financial law enacted
ss than year ago contains a conclud-
g section declaring that the measure
las not intended TO stand In the way
the restoration OF bimetallism, when
er u could be done by cooperation with
ther nations. The platform submitted
the last republican convention with
indorsement of the administration
sain suggested the possibility OF seour-
% foreign aid In restoring silver
Now the republican party, for the first
me. openly abandons It's advocacy OF
e double standard. and indorses the
nd SO emphatlcaiiy condemned. The
emocratlc party, on the contrary. re-
PAINS the steadfast advocate OF the gold
% silver coinage OF the constitution,
nd Is not willing that other nations shall
etermine for us the time and manner
restoring silver TO Its ancient place
a standard money. The ratio OF 10
i Is not only the ratio now existing
etween all the gold and silver dollars in
EQUATION In this country, a ratio which
zen the republican administration has
attempted TO change. but II Is the only
ITO advocated by those who are seeking
reopen the mlnts Whether the senate
pw hostile to bimetalllsm. can be
banged during this campaign or the
mpaign OF 1902 can only be determined
Ter the votes are counted, but neither
Re present nor the future political COM
exion OF congress has prevented or
hould prevent an announcement OF the
quivocal terms.
The currency bill which received the
Anction OF tho executive and the repub-
ean members. Of the house and senate,
Tae pas,v snS wa1nns ~ isss ysn by me men
.cted that the republican party would
tempt TO retire the greenback1, al
nouah the party and It's leaders studious-
concealed their Intentions. That pur-
pse u now plain and the people must
moose between the retention Of ths
recnbacks, issued and controlled In vol.
he py the government and a national
anh note currency issued by banks and
on,trolied In their own interests II the
Auonal BANK notes are to be secured by
ehas. the currency system now support
oy the republican party Involves q
ermanent and increasing debt. and. so
nk as this system stands. the financial
Ihssos Will be tempted to throw their
powerful Influence upon the side OF any
essure which will contribute 10 the size
nv permanency Of a national debt. IL Is
uy conceivable that the American
5eSP.ee. 5SPe VIII deliberately turn from ne ne
ehserous doctrine OF perpetual bonds.
lection OF Senators by the People
The demand for q constitutional amend
ent providing for the election Of SEN
toIs BY direct vote of the people, ap-
eais Tor the first time In democratic
ohai platform. but resolution pro-
psng such an amendment has three
s mes passed the house Of representa-.
& ves. and that, too. practically without
|ppohiuon. Whatever may have been the
asons which secured the adoption oi
~ present plan, a century ago. new con
lions have made II imperative that th'
cople De permitted TO speak directly "
ne selection OF their Representatives IN
Pc senate. a senator Is no less the rep
sentative of the state because he re-
Nes his commission from the people
nemselves, rather than from the mem
trs OF the state legislature. II votel
competent to vote fer q member ol
ongress, for state officers and for pres
ent, he Is competent to choose Ills rep
|tsentative In the senate. A system
nich makes the senator responsible fol
election to the people. as a whole
% amenable 10 them II he misrepre'
ents them. must commend itself 10 thos
W no have confidence In the intelligence
NJ patriotism Of the masses.
Direct Legislation.
Inc platform indorses the principle o
aeyL LEGISLATION. This II already uppie'
ehe lnvie important questions in ma
Nv. state and city. II rests upon th'
nu theory that the people can b.
nan. ..ea. and that the more responsive th'
..eIhment IL 10 the will OF the people
husaore more free Il will be from misuse anS
Labor question.
several plankn OF the labor platform
devoted to questions In which tn
vo.inH classes have an immediate inter
put which more remotely affect oul
ure population. While what ~ general
ahown A. government by Injunction
present directed chiefly against TN
'nployes OF corporations, when there I