Show BLAND ON THE presidency says he aft HIM has blade it a good many enemies silver outlook bri bright denver may 9 D ex congressman richard P diana of missouri ho he will mill lecture in denver on saturday night nielli on the twenty years battle for silver and the fight yet to come la Is resting resl ln quietly in this city as lie he is still suffering tram from the effects of 0 the grip ile he paid ald today to day 1 I had not heard of 0 tbt th efforts of 0 my iny friends in st louis let in the way ot of securing for or me tile the nomination for president ly by the tree free silver democrats in 1886 1999 in fact act I 1 do da not think that I 1 am tile the proper man ma tor for them to select in my public life I 1 have never mide made a henl fight to ret get personal advantage tor for myself especially Is tills this true in the sliver silver cause I 1 have fought for the cause caun itself in doing so HO I 1 hive have made too many enemies among amone roy my democratic friends tor for me to be an available candidate rather than try to make friends and build up for or myself a political future futures I 1 tried to alc al c tile the cause I 1 advocated tills this has ma mate e me less leas available an aa a candidate than many others there are plenty of rood mod men in tho the ranks who would have grea greater ter a strength than 1 I I 1 have tried to keep the democrats stirred up during durine my terms of domce and I 1 fear I 1 succeeded a little too loo well to expect success in a presidential canvass 1 I do not propose to support any political ill cal party hereafter that will not support the free ind and unlimited coinage of 0 silver I 1 see grand changes goins going on en all over the country fit 1 favor of the vilo movement I 1 think it will bo be brought about if ic the effort to make gold the lite money basis of ill this country la Is nl maintained it must and will cause ruin to our land silver must have all of the privileges of gold old and I 1 cannot agree to any other plan |