New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-21
THE FREE SILVER POW WOW.
CLANS GATHERING IN WASHINGTON TO
FORM THE NEW PARTY
THE LEADING YNFLATIONISTS AND CHEAP
MONEY sHOUTEEs OF THE COUNTRY TO TAKE
PART-THEY WANT ONLY ONE THING.
THE BLOOD OF THE "GOLDBUG"

PART-THEY WANT ONLY ONE THING.
THE BLOOD OF THE 'GoI.DBUG"
IBY TELEGRAPH TO TEE TRIBuNEl
Washington. Jan. 2O-Ex- Representative A.
]. Warner. Of Ohio. who has been iecog-
nized for many years of the
ablest leaders in the free silver coinage
crusads has come to Washington to take a
hand in the conference of the silver initiation
lists which is to be held next Wednesday.
Speaking about the conference and its objects
General Warner said to-day:
THE silver men can win this Presidential
race by united action and anxious to
promote that end We shall consider every
thing bearing legitimately the subject. We
are opposing nobody but the gold men: no
policy but the gold policy. We desire to CO.
operate with men of any party who, seeing
that the time for supreme action has arrived,
are willing to enlist for this campaign under
the banner Of the white metal"
What do you think of the action Of the
National Committee of the Populist party just
taken at St Lous?''
Il think well Of it, The action is wise and
conservative. 1t evidences the proper appreca-
tion Of the situation. 1t advocates a Union Of
the friends Of silver and the putting of a Ma
tional ticket in the field after the old
parties shall have made their nominations
The assumption to what the two old parties
will do the financial question IS entirely
safe one. Both will adopt gold platforms
The free silver Democrats will make IN ear
nest effort to stem the tide In that party, but
they will fail. Then the test OF silver men will
come. The election of either the Republican
or Democratic ticket will mean the continue
tion of the gold policy. The only hope Il silver
will lie in opposition to the old parties. and
strong third ticket thoroughly representative
of the silver cause, ought to sweep the coun-
try. Let Populists, BimetallIsts, cilvcr Demo-
Gratis. silver Republicans all come together
and the battle Will be Won"
But many silver Democrats object to going
into a new party. representative of but one
issue" was suggested.
How do such men read history" Cen
Cral Warmers reply. Power has always been
obtained one issue. The Democracy. under
jefferson. first won on the issue of anti-ccn-
tralization. The Republicans. under Lincoln.
won on the anti-slavery issue. and the Dem)c-
racy came back In 1884 on the tariff issue.
multiplicity Of issues accomplishes nothing.
The longer the platform the shorter the vote.
No the real reason for a new party is the
fact that there IS one issue whose Overshadow-
ing importance calls for new party. The man
who is not for silver Is against silver. End the
man who is for silver ought to be willing To put
silver above everything else. Until our money
policy Is corrected and established In the in
terests Of the people. instead Of in the interests
Of the bankers IL is useless to talk about minor
matters. The people are not so seriously
divided about the little things"
Among the other free-coinage leaders who
have arrived in this city Ex-Governor Tooe.
of Montana: II. Mcintosh. of Utah: President
Wardell OF the California Grange and George
p. McKenney, Of California delegation is
expected from Chicago tomorrow. w. II. Iiar-
vey has been invited to come, and is expected
TO be present.