The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-09-21


Bryan's letter accepting the demo-
cratic nomination for president of the
United States was given out yester-
day. It is as follows:
Hon James D. Richardson, Chairman,
and Others OF the Notification Com
nittee OF the Democratic National
Convention:
Gentlemen:-Tn accepting the nomina-
ton rendered By you on behalf Of the
my appreciation OF the great honor con-
ferred upon me by the deIeEates in con-
Fention assembled, and BY the voters who
gave instruction TO the delegates
an sensible Of the responsibilities
50 great a nation, and realize the far
reaching effect Of the questions involved
= the present contest
Trusts.
The platform very properly gives prom
snence TO the trust question The appal-
ling growth Of cCmbiuat tons In restraint
Of trade during the present administra-
S1on proves eo1cluslyely that the repuo-
Ecan party lacks either the desire or the
ability TO deal with the question elective
y IL as may be fairly assumed from
the speeches and conduct Of the repub-
Gcan leaders, that party does not intend
70 take the peoples side against these
organizations, then the weak and quail
ned condemnation Of trusts TO be found
n the republican platform IS designed to
distract attention while industrial des-
pOtsm IS completing its work A private
monopoly has always been outlaw.
No QeLGlSe can De maze OF an lnQu8LEla4
system IN Wnlcn one or a rev men, can
control for their own profit the output
OF price OF any article OF merchandise
Under sucn system the consumer SUI
fers eXtOrtiOn, the producer Of raw mate
nal has but one purchaser and must sell
at the arbitrary price fixed; the laboreF
has but enc employer, and is powerless
TO protest against injustice. either In
wages or in conditions OF labor the small
stOckhOlder is at the mercy Of the spec
ulator. while the travelling salesman con-
tributes his salary to the overEroTTR
Of na hrr al
proportion Of the people can share IN the
advantages secured by private monopoly,
Il follows that the remainder Of the peO-
Die are not only excluded from the Dens-
hts but are the helpless victims Of every
monopoly organized It is difficult to
oVerestlr1atc the immediate injustice that
may be done, or to calculate the ultimate
effect Of this injustice upon the social
ana pOnucaI welfare OF the people our
platform after suggesting certain spe-
clfic remedies, pledges the party to an IN
Ceasing warfare against private mOnOp-
oily in nation state and city I hartily
approve of this promise; If elected, 1t
shall be ny earnest and constant en-
dsavOr to fulfill the promise in letter and
spirit I shall select an attorney general
VINO VIII without fear or favor enforce
additional leZislatiOu as may be neces-
Eary to Dissolve every private monopoly
o. lts origin ana II, contrary 70 my be-
lief and hope, a constitutional amendment
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mend Such an amendment as VIII, without
impairing any OF the existing rights Of
the states, empower congress to protect
at the hands Of individuals or corpora
tons engaged in interstate commerce.
The Financial Plank
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 a system is to restore
and maintain bimetalliC level Of prices
and in order that there may be no IN
certainty as to the method Of restoring
blmetalLSm, the specific declaration in
LaNor OF Iree ana unlimited coinage at
the existing ratio of 10 to 1, independent
OF the action Of other nations, is repeat
81 IN $50 tL-e republican party recoE-
nlZed the necessity for bimetallism bv
pledgtng the party to an earnest effort
70 secure an International agreement for
the Tree coinage Of silver, and the pres
ident, Immediately after his Inauguration,
Dy az monty OF congress appointed a
commission composed Of DISTINGUISHED
cltlz~ $ TO visit Europe and solicit for
eign aid Secretary Hay, in a letter writ
ten to Lord AIdenham in November. 1898
and afterwards published in England. de-
clared that at that time the president and
q majority OF his cabinet still believed
In the great desirabiHty Of an interna-
u0nal agreement for the restoration OF
seem oppOrtune TO reopen the negotiations
just then. The financial law enacted
less than year ago contains a conciud-
ing section declaring that the measure
was not intended TO stand in the wav
OF the restoration OF bimetallisms when
ever II could be done by cooperation with
other nations The platform submitted
TO the last republican convention with
the Endorsement Of the administration
again suggested the possibility of secur-
Ing foreign aid IN restoring silver.
Now the republican party. for the first
time, openly abauGous its advocacy OF
TT0uetsrv svster7 which it bas 81 offsT
and 50 emphaticaIly condemned The
democratic party, on the contrary, re-
mains the stsadfast advocate OF the gold
ana silver coinage Of the constitution,
and is not wiling that other nations shall
determine for Us the time and manner
as standard money Inc ratio OF Is
to / is not only the ratio now existing
between al the BoLQ ana SILVER collars IN
circu4atlon IN ms country. ratio which
even the republican administration has
not attempted 70 change, but It is the only
ratio ADVOCATED Dy nose VINO are seeking
TO reopen the minis Whether the senate,
now hostile 10 bimetallism. can be
changed dur1ng this campaign or the
campaign of 1872 can only be determined
after the votes are counted, but neither
the present nor the future political com
should prevent an announcement OF the
perrys position upon the subject In u1-
The currency bin. which received the
sanction OF the executive and the repub-
10sunes the warning given by the demo-
ocrauc party In 1855 1t was then pre-
oicted that the republican party would
though tbs party and its leaders studious-
" concealed their intentions That pur-
pose IS now plain aud the people must
choose between the retention OF the
greenbacks, issued and controlled In vol
uIre bT the government, and a national
bank note currency issued by banks and
controlled in their own interests. II the
national bank notes are to be secured By
bonds, the currency system now support
Cd by the republican party involves 9
permanent and increasing debt, and 50
long as this system standsr-Ehe financial
classes VIII Be tempted 10 throw their
go9feELuE influence upon the SIDE OF any
measure which VIII contribute to the SIZE
ana peEmanencT OF q national debt It IS
HarllJ conceivable that the American
people viii deliberately turn from the
osnr-pay1ng policy OF the past, to the
dangerous doctrine Of perpetual bonds
Election OF Senators BY the People
The demand fer constitutional amend
uzut providing for the election Of sen
stcrs BIZ direct vote % the people, ap-
pears for tha drst tine In g democratic
uat-oual platform. Dl< q resolution pro
posing sucn 30 amendment has rnI2l
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