Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-10-15
A CHAMPION OF SILVER.
How General Adonirum warner
HAS Pnshed Himself to the
Front.

General Adoniram j. Warner is Just
now filling a large place on the public
horizon. He is, withal, rather an inter
esting figure. He was born in New York,
educated in Wisconsin, and taught school
in PENNSYLVANIA He fought valiantly in
the war as an officer in one or the regi-
ments of the last-named State, and then
went to Ohio, where he studied law and
engaged in other pursuits. Finally, turn
ing up as politician, he was elected
Representative from the fifteenth district
in the Forty-sixth Congress, reelected to
the Forty-eighth, and returned to the
Forty ninth. General Warner is very
large man, tall, heavy and dark. His
face is scared with the marks OF small
pox. He walks with difficulty, as he
is still disabled by severe wound
he received at Antietam. To help
his step he carries famous crookneck
cane, which he hangs over one arm when
excited, while he threatens his adversary
with the long forefnger of his free hand.
He talks loud and long; but he is studi-
GUS and wide-awake man, 80 that there
is generally some pitl in what he says.
Once in Congress he pushed himself
directly TO the front rs a champion of the
old soldier. He and General Americas
Vespucius Rice, OF Ohio, had quite u
rivalry in this specially. Both were
Union Generals, both Democrats, both
crippled with wounds, both Ohio Repre-
sentatives, and both, like Chatham, made
their crutches useful auxiliary in de-
bates. 1t was the desire OF both to outdo
the Republicans in liberalizing the pen
sion laws, and owing in great degree to
their labors in this direction the Arrears
OF Pensions Act and other generous legis-
lation was passed.
General Warner, however, did not con-
fine himself to the cause OF the soldier
but at an early day took leading part
in the silver debates, and from the first
has managed to keep himself before the
people as leader in this field, though
not recognized as such in the organiza-
ton of the House. In the late Congress
portant committees, but by stubborn
work on the floor he obliged Congress to
listen to his views. He is now acting as
feeler for the administration, and is
trying to get the sentiment of the whole
country without committing anybody.
| He some time ago proposed com
promise silver bill, which was greatly
modified at the suggestion OF the re-
representatives. OF the anti-silver SEN
timent His visit to the capital this time
was for the purpose of presenting this
modified bill to the tinancers OF the AID.
ministration for their opinion. This
having been done, and few changes
made according to suggestions, he now
announces that the bill will be submitted
privately to the members of Congress
and all the bankers and tinanciers in the
country with request for their views or
the subject.
Mr.. Warner says that the bill in its
present form has been approved of by
several very prominent silver men ant
quite It number of the opposition, includ
ing Mr.. Williams, president of the Chem
zeal National Bank of New York. Tho
main features OF the bill are about as ha
already been stated. The silver certif
Gates are to be issued upon the marke
value of silver. This value is to be de
termined either by the market of tn,
previous month or else the previous day
the latter being favored by Mr.. Warner