I need not assure you that your nomi
nation was more than satisfactory to
me. I think we shall be able to con
solidate all the advocates of free coin
age in your support, and if we do this I
believe you will be elected, although I
do not overlook the tremendous power
that will be arrayed againt us in this
campaign. All the power of money
and organized wealth, corporations,
and monopolies of all kinds will be
against us. Justice is on our side, and
this is the cause of the people. It is a
contest for industrial independence
and for freedom from the domination
of a foreign power and foreign capital,
and it does not seem possible that in
such a contest before the American
people justice should fail and the
wrong prevail. I do not believe we
shall fail. I think I can promise you
the cordial support of the western
masses, who have heretofore acted with
the Republican party, and if you get
that I think that all of Lie western
coast, and inter-mountain S.ates will
be with you.
"I will not offer any suggestion to
you save to advise you that, as you
were nominated without pledges of fa
vor or privilege to any one, you main
tain that position and make no
pledges or promises, so that you may
go into the great office of President
of the United States without the em
barrassment that follows pledges and
THE HENDERSON GOLD LEAF
promises, even if they are such as may
be properly carried out.
It will afford me pleasure to place
myself at the disposition f the Na
tional committee to make such
speeches in your behalf as my health
will permit, where and when they may
think it will do good.
