The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-29
WILL FIGHT FOR SILVER.
Congressman E. r. Loud Dis
cuSSes the Probable Is
sues of 1896.
HE SEES GOOD TIMES COMING
General Warmers New Silver Move
ment Condemned as Threat
ening Danger.

Congressman Eugene F. Loud, who re-
turned to San Francisco on Saturday,
thinks the financial question will be the
important issue of the campaign of 1896.
The tariff, he says will not be touched
upon.
1.-THE House is to be Republican this
year, and the Senate and President are
Democratic" he explained. st would be
folly under those circumstances to upset
the condition of trade by introducing a
new tariff bill in the House that will be
beaten in the Senate.
1.-The action would be demagoguery pure
and simple. 1t was done by the Demo-
Gratis two sessions ago. Now I suppose
they will claim that their present law is so
good that we do not dare to make change.
The fact is, however, as | have stated, that
the tariff will not come up because a
change could not possibly be effected"
While the Nicaragua Canal matter is of
interest to the people of the Western and
Middle States, Mr.. Loud SAID that it was
so only in passing way. 1t is not there
the burning question it is on the Pacific
Coast, and he was sure it would never be-
come a national issue.
II am confident, though, that the next
Congress will pass a Nicaragua Canal
bill, " said he. "This may not be the same
as that passed by the Senate this year, but
it will include its most important features,
giving perhaps less advantage to the COM
pany and more to the Government"
General Warmers statement that Dem
ocratic silver candidate for President could
a+ no oil h11t hot Por h
lican silver candidate might, Mr.. Loud
disputed. He thought it would be just the
| other way.
1.-THE Democrats have the South, no
matter who they put up" said he. with
a pro-silver man they would have good
| chance of a sweeping victory in the West
and Middle States as well. The Republi-
cans, on the other hand, have no solid
mass of votes to count on. In every dis
| trict the vote would be divided, and in
consequence defeat would be likely to fol-
| low the division that the nomination of
such a candidate would cause"
1.-The movement of General Warner and
his associates he looked upon as one, the
success of which, while a possibility, was
not probability. Its success, he thought
would be fraught with great danger to the
safety of the commonwealth.
at is because the leaders of it are most
of them Populists that l am afraid" he
said. ''They are calling for a bimetallic
standard only to obtain political advan-
tages. Most of them believe in fiat money
as tue best currency. They advocate free
silver because they foresee possible sue
cess in such a step and consider silver bet
ter than gold.
"If the plans of General Warner and his
friends are brought to a successful Issue
these men, with their Populistic ideas, will
be given the reins of government. Such
iS 10 ho avoided KnnW
claim the movement is not a Populistic
one. But the fact remains that the active
leaders are Populists.
Zone of the most dangerous features of
the movement" Mr.. Loud continued, sis
Joseph G.. Siblev, the man who has been
suggested as the silver candidate for Presi-
dent. l say this because | know him and
have found him to be one of the most fas-
cinating men l ever met.
"His very presence will carry more
weight than a hundred strong arguments
from a less favored man. He is not ex-
actly handsome, but he talks easily and
logically and with an evident sincerity
that is very winning. At the same time
his appearance, while full of dignity, car
ries an impression of true geniality that
wins friends for him and keeps them.
"Sibley is from Pennsylvania, you know"
said Mr.. Loud. What his politics are,
can't say, though. He was once Repub-
the Democrats, and for time was Demo-
crat with protective inclinations."
When asked as to the probable strength
of bimetallic party Mr.. Loud became
very thoughtful He then said he thought
there were hardly five men in the country
who did not favor double standard. The
men who advocated the use of gold alone
he was sure did so from desire for per-
sonal gain.
But" he said emphatically, "these BIZ
metallists are divided as to the possibility
of America reverting to the double standard
alone, I think that this will be done. The
people demaed it, and feel that prosper
ity will not be reached till silver is coined
on Is to basis. This, OF course, is merely
my opinion.
GAS to the failure of General Warmers
movement | have no doubt. A man who
has but one idea is not broad enough to be
President,sa land to elect man whose sole
plan is to bring about the free coinage of
silver would be so dangerous that 1 think
the American people would not be guilty
of it. Besides, they will see the danger of
putting into power the Populists, who are
urging the movement for, while all the
Populists in Congress indorse it, the idea
is not approved by any of the members
belonging to the two old parties
"A time OF great prosperity for San Fran
cisco was predicted by Mr.. Loud. He
based his predictions upon the project of
building the Valley road and upon the fact
that the expenditure of nearly 100000
would be begun here this winter by the
Federal Government. A battle-ship and
three torpedo boats. together with two
revenue cutters, were to be built here.
while the Postal Department. would begin
the building of their new postoffice in
July.
MAJOR HUGHES RURIEn