The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-19


lion" Mr. slbIey would like to see the
free silver people OF the country put up
a candidate for president In 1886. and IL
Is thought that at the same time he
would like 10 be that candidate. although
be denied Il last evening This Is gem
orally conceded and Is not denied by any
one else Even Gen. Warner. who trav-
els about with Mr. SFbley. says that the
latter should be nominated. Mr.. Sibley is
a tall fine looking man. always keeps his
face smoothly shaver, and dresses as
well as the average public man. He has
lne physique and In public Il Is rather
hard to catch him when he has not
smile on his face.
Gen. Warner was we'll known 10 the
national public before Mr.. Sibley entered
public life He Is the president or the
National Bi-Inetailic league and is re-
garded as an authority on the financial
question. For years he has advocated the
reconciliation of silver and he Is al
ways sought after by sliverites whenever
they want their side OF the great ques-
. ton put properly before the public. Gen
Warner IS a resident OF Marietta. Ohio,
and IL considered a comparatively rich
man. being the owner OF a coal mine
which brings him In a very nice income.
lie has served several terms In congress.
Gen. Warner IS 60 years of age and Is six
feet two inches tall, has dark eyes, a
beard
Mr. Sibley and Gen. Warner were late
ia arriving In the city. the train from
Portland being nearly three hours behind
time. They were met at the station by a
committee Of FREQ silver men, at the
head OF which were Robert III. Lindsay
and John Wiley.
AT the Armory John Wiley acted as
chairman. and was surrounded on the plat
form by number OF silver men, among
them being Robt. II. Lindsay, G. G.. Lyon.
". +. Hays, Charles f. Fishback. John
Hart. c. *. Jenner and John y. ostrander.
Chairman Wiley modestly referred TO the
fact that IN the Spokane convention be
and Mr.. Fishback had been champions re-
spectlvely OF the silver and gold planks.
but now were united on the matter of free
coinage.
silver the Issue OF 1896.
Mr.. slhley was FIRST called uron TO ad-
dress the audience. and ne at once plunged
into the silver question. In 1886 ne SAID.
there would be only two political parties
IN the United States. the gold mono
metallic party and the party OF the Amer
lean poople lie declared that the ounce
Of silver bullion and the bushel Of wheat
had followed each other as the tides the
Noon. while gold had been the most I'M
stable measure the world had ever had.
TIE quest lon resolved ITSELF info one
not ~ over production hut of under-con-
sumption. Silver had kept its parity with
All commodities. even a days work,
bat thc apparent decline had
been caused by rise OF gold.
Mr. sibley referred to John -. Carlisle
as man who could think like an arch
angel but could act on a much lower
plane and he then quoted from Carlisle
As 70 the conspiracy - retire ny leEis-
la''on hair the money OF the world. one
could not follow Mr.. Cleveland into
tke reresseS % the dismal
swamp az mono-metallism, but the fact
was evident that Americans would have
90 descend lower ihsn the Enellsh vase
system The Uono-metallist forgot that
the woWsat me mint was thrown open
bullion woni3 rise 20 It's fan coinage
value. ara would Pc worth the same the
world over allowing for the cost Of trans
rorts,ion.
silver the one Great Issue.
Gen. Warner said fac problem 81 silver
was more Important "a humanity than the
question settled hv tho civil war. lie DIS
cassed ,he law OF price or value and laid
aeNa t9rre propositions. where she unit
could De changed. III Where the demand
VAS Affected. -ha supply remaining the
same. t-' Wgegs .he supply was afTe-tcd.
zee demand remaining the same; O
NaeFe the money standard was tateTfered
f ~ -N-*t.a'- ne tleu t@Sed INC
history % aactnauon ot values IN this
'oantfF. ara gave che causes that ope-
49, Lo change fhc volume There had
80 a change IN ghe period from 1910 20
80 of spain shutting CO silver From
90 1913 the stock ~ gold and 81
,e.A"-o money had been almost don-
go 2@3 from i>1s % 1876 legislation
ia aote as WORK hs degrading silver. and
people rnNtttfHSiy Rad been plundered
te tAa Sa. Is r'ar bv tl4a tfs.s ~ a SANITY
Increasing uri, There were Two WAYS
~ @n-h - remedy present conditions.
increasing the ssrply % gold or ~ ad-
s - the ar-touat 80 silver tn circulation.
tts eH'tt ~ restoring silver. Gen. Warner
$50 Mould be precisely che same as Il
- .atfl so much ra'& arsseoially pro
-soe' t0 'hN yo.arne - Eo}d 81 the world.
re SgssGAer exp.S,at-.s the ahave ,1~svc,-
,ses1 "a DE sat5Sfarrton an1 evident
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