Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-28
WARNER ON SILVER.
President OF the B.ms tallic Union
Discusses tae Outlook
DEPEW cy H'KlyLEY'S COURSE.
Man In Right In Keeping Quiet omp-
troller Fckels lay. Finance
VIII Br the ltsue.

CHICAGO, MAY 70 lien. A. j. war
ner, OF Marietta. o.. president Of the
American Timetable union. and one Of
the original IRE. silver men. Is In the
city TO consult with The local sixteen to
one men regardnr me meeting OF the
executive committee OF ". YIN .rican
Bimr,a'lic union. Gen. Warner said:
The growth of the silver sent.mc1t or rather
its manifestations at The democratic rrima-
rics il tie selection Of dslcs ,tes, hts pcel as
toaishin.. even enthusiastic silver ibtn like
mrself AID nov ii seems Amos. certain that
this sentiment will continue 20 grow until the
colsenll N meets N hcas, Ia JUL | believe
,ae silver ssntimeat will control the conven-
ton an tina; the dc'a Jirais viii u !ont free
silver platform and nominal, free coinage can
Gidates,
II he democrats adopt an out-and-out free
silyes plank wha. wi the silver men do at
their convention in =. Louis July.
"e are for the cause SILVER men must
unite and not divide. sad II the democratic ma
tipnal convention ado'ts = straight out-and-
out blmetallic pl1tforn and noln.nates safe
Graduates on such platform. there will be no
course open for the silver men but to Join on
that Platform and vote for such candidates.
Then there would be no excuse for another sill
yer p1rty. Unite ana conquer I, our watch
word Division means dctea'.
Suppose The gold men control the democratic
convention;
Then the silver convention which will meet
In st. Louis July Y, will name q silver ticket
and call upon TIL silver men OF the whole coun-
try to support II. irrespective Of party
DEPtw ON M'KISLEY's COURSE.
New YoRE, May q Hon. Chauncey
NJ. Depew, who is Il delegate from New
York TO the 81. Louis convention, said
yesterday concerning the presidential
question:
believe that Morton Is the best representa-
tive Of the principles embodied in the platform
that will be adopted 1t the convention. and
shall say so on the flor Of that meeting. II no
one else does have no second choice. No
man who has second choice has first choice
Whoever g5ts the nom nation will receive my
hearty support, for ] know that, whoever he
may be. he will be for protection and sound
money.
What is your opinion Of the attacks made BY
Plat on Mckinley
have no desire TO criticlse Mr.. Plat, Mr..
Miller, or anyone else. 1t has never been my
policy to attack anyone. hive learned that
the road to success does not lie In that direc-
ton Those who attain to high place on the
yilliacation they heap upon their enemies are
doomed to fall. Their high place Is but TEN.
porary. differ from some Of my friends In
regard to the position Mckinley has taken ]
hold that when man Is once In the field 1t is
right and proper for him to keep quiet and let
his record speak for itself Let him put him
sell in the hands Of his friends and let them do
the talking 1t Is not friend who wants him
to talk, but his enemies. His friends know
where he stands and 80 he does not need to
speak for their benefit His enemies only
seek to make him Talk That they may trip him
up.
FINANCE THE ISSUE.
WASHINGTON, May 23-In an inter.
view yesterday Comptroller Eckels
gave his views as follows:
There Is no question that the financial ques-
ton Is the paramount ISSUE TO the exclusion
OF the tariff, and this will DO demonstrated
more and more az the ensuing campaign pro-
crosses, Party lines will not be drawn 50
closely as people imagine and there will be a
great many surprises before the contest for
the presidency is ended. Business men are
feeling this continued agitation Of the silver
question The caucuses held thus far in Illi-
nois indicate that the silver men virtually con-
troll affairs in that state, Itremains to be seen |
what Cook county will do in this emergency,
and there is o possibility, II the sound money
men win the fight there, they may be able to
stem the current In Illinois which is appar-
emily setting so strongly In the direction Of the
free coinage Of silver Gentlemen with whom |
talked while in Chicago were inclined to take
the same view regarding the situation that
do, and they aro looking forward eagerly to
the proceeding Of the democratic state con-
vention month hence
FOR AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE.
WASHINGTON, May 23.-Mr. Tracey |
has introduced a joint resolution pro-
viding for delegates from the United
States to attend an international con-
ference on bimetallism. to be called |
and to be participated in by the civil
lized nations Of the world. 1t is pro-
yided that unless some such conference
comes along in six months, the presi-
dent OF the United States is directed to
use his efforts to bring about such a
gathering.