The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-18

Lincoln. Neb., Oct. 1.-THE following
letter. notifying William J. Bryan of
his nomination by the national silver
Republican convention has benin his
possession for some time, and the an
swer is expected tomorrow.
The letter is as follows:
"To Hon. William Jennings Bryan,
Lincoln. Neb.
Dear Sir-The silver Republican or
ganizatiOn. at its national convention,
leld at Kansas City July last. ap-
pointed a committee whose duty it is
% notify its presidential nominee of
such nomination. In performing that
duty permit us to say that convention
was made I'D OF voters. $50 of whom
NTfed for Abraham Lincoln: $50 bore
arms as Union soldiers in our great
ClNu conflict; many were soldiers in the
late Spanish-American war. and gave
their best efforts for the liberation Of
Suitering Cuba. Four hundred were
sons OF Veterans. We mention this as
showing the fact that liberty's fires
buried IN their lives as warmly as in
me lives of their patriotic fOrefathers.
Being assembled under the name of
silver Republicans, and being also as
well known as Lincoln Republicans il
seems well we should call TO mind a few
OF the reasons why we stand independ-
ont oi the present organization known
as the Republican party. We take
great pride in the early history of
thr republican party and its principles
ana dolnSS when under the control of
us great leaders, Seward. Chase Nor
Ton. curtin. Sumner. Andrew. and the
father of the gTeenbacks. Thaddeus
stevens, and the many others: and
.i'~- or all that great character, Abra-
nam Lincoln, whose iOgic COMPOUNDED
HIS opponents ana .-0n him friends
ana whose life and deeds for human
H'rtl\ "ra now written pages of our
HttIon history for its sons and daugh-
IrIN J' read. ponder. adore and follow
we read that our charter of liberty
o-' declaration of Independence-wa
GENEROUSLY referred to and quoted in
s-- platform of the Republican. party
-A us conventions for 1856 and 1860 and
"rtE'E"d in subsequent conventions.
y-..i mat again and again Lincoln. in
--,, S-e.tAeS and letters, referred to,
tu'trl from and always defended it's
"-'pl'n and its principles as vital. and
.IL-"Sl needs be kept in good faith for
,... observation and maintenance of
our national life and liberty.
LINCOLN QUOTED.
.-- AT Springfield. Ills. in 1851. he said:
Inc L-g assertion that all men are created
SFlat was oI no practical use in af-
ing our separation from Great Brit
.-' ana IL was placed in the Declara-
IN, not for that. but for future use
- - authors meant it to be-as. thank
~. j, is now proving itSelf-a STUN
ing block To all those who in after
t--5S mlSht seek to turn a free people
- MO the hateful paths f despot-
- .-. They knew the proneness of
.sIeTty To breed tyrants. and they
F,..1--l- When Such should appear in this
- -. Id.l and commence their vocation.
80 should find left for them at least
''7 hard NUT 20 crack
hNe again. at independence hall at
made. phia. in 1861. he said:
nave often inquired of myself what
e e principle or ideal it was that
T. ~ 'iilH Cpnfederacy so long together.
was not the mere matter of separa-
~, OF the colonies from the mother
-. but that sentiment in the Dec
H. L. I'd, non OF Independence which gave Us
- 80 ~ rot alone to the people of this
f,-...'lil'- nut I hope to the world for all
---'e uIne. II was tina, which gave
promise that in due time the weight
en- '-'4 ne lifted from the shoulders Of
- men This is the sentiment en-
5sr-'5l IN the Declaration of Indepen-
L. earning as we do that the great
lL-Atf ot Democracy. jefferson. wrote
- declaration Of independence. AMI
90 N.etJ leader of Republicanism Lin
r. H. supported, defended and applied
- "'t' seeking IN their efforts to es-
e., 1911 and maintain a government Of
so rights for the people. we readily
rCT- WV Jefferson Democrats and Lin
mn, mn. Hepublicans may unite and should
- and do unite now in their sur
ON. OF one ticket fer the welfare of
"EPUBLICAN PERFIDY.
rls pom examination Of the several
- ms Of the party with which we
ne c,,,.l toI merly proud to affiliate. what
,a,.9-I slehcy the pen of history must
n ~ ~ ds II unfoids the false meanins-
'Ne platform of 1896 in which the Re