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president and Adlat E. Stevenson for vice
president. The Silver Republican con-
Eention of 1900 nominated William J.
Bryan for president and referred the
matter of a vice presidential candidate
10 its national committee, with power to
act. Your committee has carefully con-
sidered the whole matter. 1t met in con-
ference with representatives of the Dem
Ccrattc and Peoples party national COM
mlttees and went over the ground fully:
Our committee found itself face to face
with these facts: In 1896 thousands of
voters who had heretofore voted the Re
puDncan ticket found themselves so wide
ly at variance with their party's plat
form mat they could not, without self
StuIt1hcatton, longer act with the Re-
publican party. In that year they found
in the Democratic candidate for presi-
dent and In the platform upon which he
stood a complete and sufficient 1ustffica-
With him they went down to defeat, but
in that defeat won a victory for manhood
and patriotic Independence for which
they have no eulogy to offer and in which
they feel a just pride. They retain and
preserve that right to vote as their con-
science and their judgment dictate.
They bow to no party boss and have not
abdicated their right to think
In 1896 the Republican party made a
profound departure from the traditions
and interests of the American people
and of that party by rejecting the free
coinage of silver along with gold, and
placing itself in "a position to adopt the
gold standard. This year it has declared
itself unreservedly for the gold standard.
ms continues the controversy of 1896
but in addition to its departure from
the advocacy of bimetallism, 1t has now
sui more profoundly departed from the
traditions and interests Of the American
people, by becoming the apologist for
and the champion of trusts and monop-
olleS and has introduced such imperialis-
TIC practices and theories into the admin
iStrauon of the affairs of the govern
ment that for the first time in the his
tory of that party It's national convention
could not even refer to the Declaration
OF independence and this, although its
convention of 1900 met in such a place
and within such environments that the
great declaration should have peculiarly
appealed to the party had it still listened
to the voice that in the earlier and bet
ter day, plead for government "of the
people, for the people and by the peo-
pie. In the face of such profound de-
parture from the traditions and interests
OF the American people, we cannot re-
turn to the Republican party
On the other hand, we find the Demo-
cratic party has again placed itself right
on the money question; right on the nIies-
ton of trusts and monopolies; right as
the champion of the Declaration of In
dependence and of constitutional gov
ernment; right in expressing sympathy
for other nations who only ask that
which you would that others should do
unto you, do ye even so unto them
Inc Democratic candidate for president
10 OuIS' our convention named him.. On
the fundamental principles stated we
are one with the Democrats and People s
party Our common candidate Is en-
Hsted' heart and soul, in this great
cause. We know he has the high cour-
age of his convictions. His triumph is
necessary II we are to hand down to our
children and our children's children a
government founded In the wisdom of
the fathers, maintained by the blood
ana treasure Of it's citizens and perpet-
uated as priceless heritage.
lmpelled by these considera lions your
national committee has determined that
It's duty in this hour is to indorse Hon.
Adlai e. Stevenson as our candidate for
uon to the gold standard trusts and
monopolies, Imperialism and all its at
tendant evils may concentrate it's vote
at the danger point and accomplish the
triumph of those principles so dear to rs.
1t Is but simple justice to say that in
taxing this action we are following the
advice of our distinguished leader. Hon.
Charles A. Towne
Let US express the hope that orr
friends will lay aside whatever of disap-
pointment they may feel sand join in
united effort to secure the triumph. Of our
principles at the coming election.
B. c. Tillotson Kansas.
Chairman.
e. S. Corser, Minnesota.
Secretary and Treasurer,
Fred t. Dubois, Idaho,
Chairman the Executive Committee.
John F. Shafroth. Colorado
S. W. Brown Ohio.
p: Frank Powell, Wisconsin.
Nathan Cole IT.
Executive Committee.