The Van Buren press., 1896-08-22
GEN. WARMERS PROPHEsY.
Ohio, New York and Connecticut Will
10 Democratic.
IN Cor. 81. Louis Republic

Washington Cor. 81 Louis Republic.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 14.-General A
J. Warner, president of the Bimetallie
Union. arrived in Washington from
New York this morning. He attended
the Bryan and Sewall notification
meeting. He is enthusiastic over the
outlook for the election of Bryan and
Sewall. General Warner believes that
they will not only carry every state
west of the Mississippi and south of the
Ohio, but also Ohio. Indiana, Illinois.
New York and Connecticut. In
discussing the political outlook with
the Republic correspondent this after
noon, General Warner said:
''Since the various conventions were
held the silver wave has been
increasing. 1t is no longer limited to
the West or South, but is rapidly
extending to the East. The enthusiasm
for Bryan, of course, has its foundation
in the uprising for silver, and this
uprising is the result of a deep con-
viction among the people, and especially
among the laboring and agricultural
classes, that under the single gold
standard the future is absolutely with
out hope for them and their children.
lone of the things that have helped
on this movement is the policy of trying
to maintain the gold standard by
borrowing gold. Everybody knows
that this is a vain attempt and that in
the end it must fail. The people are
determined that new mortgages by the
hundreds of millions shall not be
fastened upon the country in time of
peace. Borrowed gold will not stay in
the country that borrows it. Gold will
stay in the United States when it comes
here in the course of trade. and that
will not be until prices are enough
lower in the United States than on the
other side of the ocean to make it
profitable to buy here rather than any
where else. Therefore, notwithstand
ing a continued fall of prices for years
they must go still lower before gold
will come here or stay here, and until
that level is reached we will be, in fact,
on gold basis. We are now only on
bond basis; that is, promises to pay
gold. l say the people of this country
are determined that this policy shall be
pursued no longer, and on that issue
Bryan will sweep the country. He
will not only carry the West and South,
Dut bnC hctdbCb anu SohhCItiSat
and New York besides
Ion what do you base your prediction
as to New York and Connecticut
ION a good many things. Tammany
Hall was never more enthusiastic for q
candidate than it is for Bryan. 1t
makes no difference if the leaders are
against him. The rank and file of
Tammany is for him, to man.
Tammany will cast bigger vote for
Bryan than it ever did for presidential
candidate. The farmers of New York
are for Bryan. In the western part of
the state they are almost solidly for
him. Thousands of Republican farmers
are going to vote for Bryan. New
York certainly will go for the Demo
cratic ticket.
my information about Connecticut
is derived from men of that state with
whom have talked.
do you include Ohio in your
prediction as to the Middle Western
Statesf"
Most certainly l do. l have
recently been through the states of
Ohio, Illinois and Indiana and have
mingled freely with the people. There
is no mistaking either the drift of public
sentiment or the earnestness of the
people in the cause. 1t is the result of
a deep conviction. | do not believe
that all the money Hanna has will stay
the tide Ohio will go for silver by a
big majority All over the state Bryan
clubs are being organized, the member
ship consisting wholly of Republicans.
They say that they do not propose to
become Democrats, but they are going
to vote for silver this year.
Speaking Of Bryan trip to New
York and the speech there, General
Warner said;
Nobody ever received such an
enthusiastic welcome anywhere as
Bryan received on his journey from
Chicago to New York. The New York
meeting, including the great throngs in
the streets, showed that the wave of
enthusiasm had reached New York.
The speech of Mr.. Bryan covered the
question and was mastery production,
thoroughly sound in its economics.
Mr.. Bryan did right in reading it on
such an occasion rather than trusting to
memory for delivery, although it
deprived him of that display of
oratorical mower which he possesses in