Show V 4 WILLIAM J BRYAN SPEAKS I 1 i i y afi j afi T V ur he writes feell feelingly ugly and elo tel 11 quent ly Is Gra teral tin driend lo 10 nail and urges ni to continue tho the M work ork or of 1000 thero will then be only two parties and allver lani oln neb i nov 6 bryan toila toda gave out the following to ro the ot of the united states conscious that millions of loal hearts are saddened by temporary de dc calr I 1 beg to oner offer a word of hope and tso no cause ever had supporters more braves brave earnest anade and tie voted thin those who kave have espoused the hallbe of they have fought from conviction and have fought with nil all tile the zt a which i conviction inspires events mill prove whether they are right or wrong woung having done their duty as they saw it they have nothing to 0 o regret the republican candidate has been heralded as an all advance agent of prosperity it if ills his policies bring real prosperity to the american peoples people those who opposed him will share in that prosperity if on the other hand his hie policies prove injurious to the people generally those supporters who do not belong to the office holding class or to the privileged class will suffer in corn com mon with those who opposed hint him tile the friends of have not uden vanquished they have simply been overcome they believe the gold stand ard Is a conspiracy of money changers welfare elfare of human rights and until convinced of their error they w will III continue the warfare against it 1 the contest has been waged this year u under art gnat at embarrassments embarrass ments ind and against great odds for the first time during tills this generation public attention hah acen centered upon the money question as it a paramount issue and this has been done in spite of all attempts upon the part of our opponents to prevent it the republican corven convention tion held out the delusive hope of international bl ale tali sni while the republican leaders labored secretly tor for gold mono metal ism the gold standard democrats have publicly advocated jhc thc election of the indianapolis ticket ahlie while they labored secretly tor for the election of the alemi ticket trusts and corporations have tried to excite the aie fear of lawndes ness nem while they have been defying law and abeth Ani erkan an financiers have boasted that they were the custodians custodian B of the national lionor honor while they were barter ing away acsay the nations financial inde pende pen dence but in spite of the efforts of the ad ministration and its ita supporters in split spite ot of the threats of 0 tile the money lenders at home and abroad in spite of the coer don clon practiced by corporation employed emp loyes in spite rf trusts and syndicates indicates in spite of the enormous republican campaign fund and in spite of the influence of a hostile dally daily press has almost triumphed in n its first great alg fight it jhc loss of a few and that too by a very small email plurality lias has defeated bi for the present hut but bimetal i in ill emerges from the content stronger bt ronger thin it was four months ago I 1 I 1 debice to comment on oil the work of the three national committees which hilive joined in hie lie mana management lement of tills this camp dign cooperation co operation between mom mem bers of distinct political organizations is always alwa s dini cult but it has been less fo feo this year than usual interest in fit tile the common cause of great importance e has reduced tile the friction to a minli minimum nuin I 1 lieme express my personal gratitude et to 0 tile the individual members ns as well we as tile the executive of the national com coin ol of tile the democratic populist and silver ver parties for their elli clent untiring and unselfish labors the thea have lidd the foundation for future success an and d will III be remembered ns as pioneers when victor lh ih at list secured 4 no personal or political friend need golc grieve e of my illy daft it my anial tion liis ims abeln to alcure immediate leg islat lon rather than to enjoy the henrs of olace follice therefore defeat brings bring to me 0 no personal loss speaking for the wife who shared my labors as well as myself 1 I desire to say we have been amply re paid for all that we have done li la the love of millions of our fellow so kindly expressed the knowledge I 1 have gained with personal contact has in sympathies we find full for whatever efforts we ahne put forth our hearts have been touched by the devotion of friends friend and our lives prove prose our apprich tion lion of their abich we prize as the richest alm mard ard which tills this cam laign has brought in the lite face of tile the enemy re rejoicing joicin 9 in its victory let the roll be called for an engagements engagement and urge all tile the friends friend 8 of 0 f bimetallism to renew their allegiance to tile the banfe if we se are right as I 1 believe we are we eli thill ill yet triumph until LOn convinced vinced of ills error let each advocate 0 of f continue to work let all i lr clubs retain their organizations hold meetings arid and circulate literature our opponents opponent a have euc uc ceded in this llila campaign and must now put thor theories to the tabt tt act instead ot of talking it ilour our sound money and an honest dp dallari dailar Ilar 1 they mint ROW pow elaborate ani an l N NOW ak N WW V f 1 wua M defend 1 e tn financially anc their step taken by them shou should id be corol considered dered by sliver clubs club our aasc cause hai has prospered most where the money question has ha been longest di discussed d among the people during the next four years year it will be studied all over this nation even more than it has been st studied idled in the past pant the year 1900 to la not far away defore before that 3 ear arrives international will cease to det deceive elve be fore elhat or that year arrives those who ho have called themselves gold standard clan dard demo brats will become and be vt vl it our party or they will become republicans public ans and thus open enemies before that bear 3 ear arrives trusts will have convinced still more the people that a tr trust Is a menace to private w welfare elfare and to our safety before that yea arrIt arrives les the evils of the gold standard will be even more evident than tasy are now and the people will be ready to demand an american financial il polle forthe for the A american people and will join m with lilt us in the I 1 ninell of the free and unlimited coinage of gold and stiver silver at the present legal ratio of 16 to I 1 without waiting for tile the alu or consent of any other nation W J BRYAN |