The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-08-17

NEW LtuCS-DoCS IAC SEC All HIS IL
Path to the White House WIN
Butler Shine in the New Party,
Special to the News and Observer.
CARY, N. c., Aug, 16.
Congressman John @. Sibley, of Penn
sylvania, is an unique figure in Ameri-
can politics. He is sal ge1aeriS and about
the only one of his tribe. He is a mil
lionaire several times over and man of
vast business interests. And yet he
devotes much of his time to discussing
the questions that move the people.
He is popular among the masses, too.
When he ran for Congress it was after
being petitioned by the voters of an ad-
joining district and he is said to be the
only man ever elected to Congress from
district in which he did not reside. He
gives all his employees short yearly va
cation, and has never had strike among
all the men who work for him. He says
he has never taken interest for money
loaned and has never owned a bond.
He was once Republican, has been
for number of years Democrat, and
now announces that he will follow the
man of any party who will lead him to
the Mecca of free silver.
He was resting easily In his room when
| called on him. Senator Marion Butler
was lying on the bed, DR.. Cyrus Thomp-
sou ard several other Alliancemen were
seated around the room.
Mr.. Sibley talks to the point and
shoots straight from the shoulder.
Whatever he means, he says on the spot.
They We're discussing silver.
"Do you think either one of the prin-
cipal parties in this country can be
trusted to restore silver to free COINAGE"
| asked him.
81 am afraid that while the disposition
would be good" was the prompt reply,
land while the rank and file of both par
ties are honest aud sincere in their in
tentions regarding silver, the party ma
chinery Is so completely in control of the
politicians and corporations that the hon.
est intentions will not be carried out"
(which one of these parties do you re-
gard as most favorable to silver"
"The Republican party is more com
pletely under the domination Of the gold
element. IL is largely question of To-
cality. The Republicans of the West,
and the Democrats of the South are for
free silver. Both Democrats and Repub-
licans in the large cities of the East, in
the marts of commerce, are for gold, and
they are not going to be confused and
thwarted to party lines My individual
Judgment is that Grover Cleveland and
John Sherman will vote the same ticket
in 1885, Secretary Morton indicates this
in his letter in which he plainly declares
that the time tor straddlers is past and ali
those who favor the gold standard must
stand together. Maj Mckinley, who
has been the representative of the idea
of high protective tariff and is the
High Priest in the High Tariff Temple,
and Secretary Carlisle, a pronounced
free trader who has been trying to de-
stroy that temple will, think, both vote
the same ticket in 1896, rather than see
bi-metallism restored"
''Do you think the formation of new
party with free silver as its basis is
probable 7"
my Judgment is that the rank and
file of all parties are loyal, patriotic citi-
zsns with mutually of interests, and
that as the time for decision arrives they
will see the hopelessness of depending
Oh politicians, and will come together to
redress this wrong"
80 you think an independent silver
party will be formed ~
mot necessarily new party align
ment. The voters may not care to sur
render the party affiliations of life
time. But they will hold those princi-
pies in allegiance and agree upon the
parties for whom their votes shall be
cast, or by mass convention of all par
ties determine whom we will support"
That's about the size of it," put in
Senator Butler.
''And that candidate" continued the
gentleman from Pennsylvania, 81 don't
care whether he is an ex-Confederate or
wore the blue, whether he is from Maine
or Texas, Minnesota or California, or
what party label he has worn, he is nay
man"
"How do you regard the last Con-
gress2'
"When the Congress has been un-
trammeled and not dictated to by fed
eral power and not influenced by the
enormous patronage of the government,
we have always had a clear majority for
the free and unlimited coinage of silver;
supreme necessity is President who ia
vors this reform"
Senator Butler interjected: eff we
had President of any party who was
an honest man, a patriot, an American,
and who had the interest of this country
at heart in the White House, the last
Congress would have given the country
substantially the financial relief de-
handed"
lis free silver sentiment on the in
cease in Pennsylvania" asked Mr..
Siblpy.
LET me tell YOU" he said, elf this
question were left to the people of Penn
sylvania TO vote upon directly, Invested
of all other issues, it would carry the
State by more than 5000 majority.
This country is plastered with mortgages