Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-15
Gen. A. ]. Warner Talks on the
Ohio Election.
SILVER SHOULD Be DEMOCRACT'S CRY
The BimetaIic League in the
Field to Stay.
A NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Gen. A ]. Warner of the Timetable
League has just arrived i'm town from his
nome in Ohio where he observed last
week the overthrow of Senator Brice and
Ex-Governor Campbell Speaking to a rep
| resentative of The Star today on the SUBJ
ject, Gen. Warner said:
A WeIl-Deserved Knockout.
1T was a complete and well-deserved
Knockout. 1t was another shining illus.ra-
tion of the folly of running a silver man on
| a gold platform. 1t also gives additional
evidence of the fact that the democratic sill
yer men cannot be delivered in any large
or controlling numbers to Wall street An
examination of the vote shows that Camp
hell, running for governor, vas beaten one
hundred thousand votes. While Brice dis.
| tinctly responsible for the gold platform
and running for the Senate, was beaten by
double that number. The returns canvassed
by legislative districts make my assertion
good. There need never have been any
serious doubt about the result, and there
need not now be any serious doubt about
the result next year if the democracy of the
nation shall copy the example of the democ-
racy of Ohio in making up its issue. If the
democracy writes a gold platform next
year. no matter how able or attractive the
man may be who stands upon it, the party
will be annihilated. 1t carnot hope 20 de-
feat the republicans on their own ground"
And when you say a gold PLATFORM"
Il mean any platform that does not de-
clare explicitly for the free coinage of sill
yer at IL to 1. The people understand this
question now. No more ingenious phrase
m aking In national convention will answer.
fhe voters next year Will insist on knowing
precisely what the platforms mean, and in
what agreement with them the views Of
the respective candidates may be. The per-
formance of 1872, when a free silver party
with gold standard candidate was voted
into power. cannot be repeated. The gold
men must put up a gold candidate, and the
silver men silver candidate"
II the democracy should write a silver
platform and put a pronounced silver man
on it, would il be assured of success?'
In the Line of Success.
In answering that 1 want to say that
that is what the democracy ought to
DO. Success for the party, if success is
to be achieved, lies that way. The gold
men in the party would of course leave 1t,
but there would be compensatory access
sions from the silver sections of the repub-
lean party and from the populists- A great
drawback would be the unpopularity of the
Cleveland administration, which, being
democratic, will be visited upon whatever
may be attempted in democracy's name
next year. 1t is this fact that, in MY judg-
ment, so strongly recommends an inde-
pendent movement in silver's behalf. Tho
silver men in getting together-and if any
thing is to be done they must get together
should strip for the race. They should
not be incumbered by any dead weight 1t
would be as foolish for them to undertake
to carry Grover Cleveland as John Sher-
man. If silver is the prize, silver must be
kept constantly in view. Now, that is what
the bimetallc party proposes. 1t is first,
last, and all the time for silver, and it is
stripped for the race. First rehabilitate
silver, and then other questions can be dis
posed of in good time and in proper order.
But silver should always be first. Still,
while We are in the field, with a completed
fyfy y :zat Qr,d int
willing to cooperate with men of any other
party who may be willing to help along the
Cause"
The Republican Attitude.
How about the republican party?''
Its attitude is taken. That is the gold
party. Its policy is to continue the gold
standard. The democracy cannot outbid it
on that line. If the gold standard is TO tri-
umph next year il will he through the in
strumentality OF the republicans. They
are strong and compact, and they haven't
got to carry Mr. Cleveland"
Does the sibley nomination by the BIZ
metallic party still stand?"
Certainly. And it is an excellent sug-
gestion to the country. Still, as 1 have al
ready said, willing to consider any
plans looking to the mobilzing of all the
silver forces under one banner. Mr.. Sib-
ley is himself first of all for the cause and
has no personal ambition that will stand
in the way of its advancement
National Convention.
Shall the binletallc party hold a nation
al convention next year?"
Undoubtedly. And before then we shall
have national conference. We are con-
sulting about that now. This meeting VIII
be held some time in December early in
January. The national convention will be
held before that of either Of the old par
ties"
rs II your understanding that Senator
Jones of Nevada is still q member of the
bimetallic party?"
'It is. 1 have heard of no change on his
part. Silver has constant and able friend
in him."