The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-16
THE sII.vEl, rAlvry SPLIT.

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Warner and siblry Repudlatcd by tho
California; Silver LoaEne-rho Free Coin
nG" Leaders Charged with Dishonesty.
San FRASclsco, May l5.-lnstead OF
tho groat results for FREQ coinage aimed
at tho visit to California Of Gen. a. J.
Warner, OF Ohio, head Of tho American
Blnetallic party, aud Congressman Jos.
eph 6. Sibley. OF Pennsylvania, named
by that organization for president in
1895. has apparently been productive OF
opposite effect. The effect is the fiat
secession Of tho State silver League
from General arners national organ.
ization.
Tho trouble was caused by the at
tempt Of General Warner and several
congressman enthusiastic for the re-
monetisation OF silver to mako Sibley
the presidential candidate OF tho white
metal party in the next campaign.
Tho expressions oil autagonism to-
ward General Warmers booming Of Mr..
Sibley were so many and loud that q
meeting OF the executive committee was
called at Los Angeles last Saturday af-
ternoon. The entire matter was sub.
mltted to subcommittee OF five 10 re-
port upon it. The report which has
been prepared characterizes the mem-
bers OF the Sibley caucus as persons
claiming the right TO dictate the party
nomination for President OF the United
States" and seeking division OF tho
bi-metallic party by wrongful use OF
party machinery to force endorsement
OF said candidate, regardless oil the
wishes OF others in the party as to what
the issues should BIO when appealing
from the money power 10 the intelli-
gence OF the American people"
It plainly insinuates that the Warner.
Sib!ey plan oil advocating silver is dis
honest. and says Mr.. Siblev's adherents
are t"evadinc vital issue"
The following excerpt is an indication
OF its tone:
They straddle the national bank
question BY pretending 10 give the gen.
eral government tho exclusive control
over the issue and volume OF paper
money, whom in truth their platform
can be fully complied with BY leaving
the issue and volume Of paper money
wholly in the hands Of tho national
banks. They attempt to lead the people
into the belief that they who are urging
Mr.. Sibley for the President are opposed
TO government partnership with ma.
tional banking institutions that control
the circulating mediums at tho pleasure
OF their foreign stockholders.
The committee therefore recommend
ed tho adoption OF some plainly worded
resolutions condemning General Warner
and Nv. Siblcv, appealing 10 sister
states to organize like the California
league, and to protest, against the eau.
Gus method, and calling for a national
convention OF state leagues to meet at
st. Louis March lG. 1896, to nominate
candidates for President and vice presi-
dent The resolution charges General
Warner. as chairman OF a "aelf.gtyied
national executive committee with "es-
tablishing rival organizations in this
and other states to force tho favortc OF
the condemned caucus upon the Amor
can people," 1t alleges tina. tho Cali.
iornia organization proposes to move
hencetorth independently oil General
Warner and tho national party and it
will ito its utmost 10 bring about n ma
iional convention Of II, own in ST. Loui.
next March. which i. hopes will adopt
a platform and nominate candidates
upon the lines it lays down.
The state silver league also find, ;ault
with Gen. Warner for limiting his
efforts to an attempt to secure the un-
limited coinage OF silver Mt a ratio OF l6
tol. The lesguc contains large num-
Der OF Populists. and thcy do not think
any financial platform would be com.
plcto unIess 1t included a provision for
an issuo Of rrecnbacks and an explicit
declaration against tho national bank.
ing system and tho issuance o, any
more government bonds.