The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-03
SILVER GETS
BLACK BYE; |.
FROM WARNER. :;||;''
Former Champion Of White Metal
Changes His Position, and Pre-
cipitates a Rough House. 3.
"c0lN"9 HARVEY IN THEIFRAY.8
Claims 10 to I is Demanded BY Their
a chieftain ~ Venerable ohioan
Denounced Politically.

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KANSAS CITY. Mo-, July 2.-The
placidity OF the meeting Of the United
States Monetary League was considera-
bly, RULED In the closing hours to-day
by statements from Gen. a.. ]. Warner.
of Ohio. who, was q volunteer speaker.
taking the time and place which had
been assigned to Mr.. Sulzer, Of New.
York, who failed to appear.
General Warner was introduced by
ex-Governor st. John. who called him
the father Of the cause Of free silver.
General Warner caused the first
flutter OF excitement by saying that so
far as he knew there was no proposi-
tion to change the ratio OF coinage. The,
live question Of the hour, he added
is to get silver restored to its former
place, where 1t would have the same
rights as gold. y s 81 w {. s,5 g
Il don't care anything about the ra-
Ito Of 16 to l." he said. Get silver re-
stored" he added, catch your hare
first, and then cook it. Regulate sil-S
yer automatically, and you settle tho
question. IIsometimes think we have
laid too much stress on 16 to 1. 4 I am
In favor of 1t. but there are and must
always be conditions which may
change the ratio" s. s
Was Giving Away Secrets.
Mr.. Beery, of Pennsylvania, Inter
rupted. and asked II General Warner
was not giving away some Of the se-
crets of the platform.
Before General Warner could reply
Mr.. Harvey asked him: Al n
DO you understand the history OF
free coinage?' t5. rs 80
General Warner replied without per-
turbation that he had made a study
of 1t. and he begged leave to say to I
Mr.. Harvey and others that there had
been no legal action taken by Congress
on the question of ratio. flfi5
General st. John followed with an In
terruption, in which he said.
say ito General Warner that unless
l6 to Is specifically mentioned in the
platform OF the convention to meet this
week. a tremor will run. nlong the line.
and voters in the west. Il especially.
would desert the ticket by thousands"
This statement received vigorous ap-
plause. ;:,ii III ii;57-5 fE5i
n "Get Your Silver First. u
Turning to those in front, General
Warner said: 535 = x Z
Get your silver first. Don't make
any more mistakes. When you get
your silver we Will fix the4ratio." ,84 ,,
lntprripfInpS fnl1n1vnd ,,,ttl,s s,t.,I...5
and exceptions to the speakers views I
became heated. Waiting moment for
quiet. General Warner continued:
tell you, the question OF 16 toll is I
going to cut little, figure in this cam
paign. The issues Will be anti-imper.
alism and trusts and what we should
DO for humanity. and the question OF
ratio viii sink into fnfinitesimal insIe.
nitlcance." lt52 n
An excited speaker In the rear row
shouted that II General Warmers ideas
prevailed, the party. might as well tear
down the flag Of the campaign. and that
the election OF Mckinley would be in
evitable. b y
General Warner said he would not
take UP further time. All he had said
he stood by. 55sfs 81 is@
Harvey Becomes Excited.
Mr.. Harvey leaped upon table, and
repeating former statements, he added:
If the people do not instruct Con-
gress before election day on the ques-
ton of ratios. Congress would never
agree. And I stand here to say to
you,' pointing to General Warner, "1s Z
to has been demanded by our leader,
Col. Bryan, and we will follow his
lead"
II. A. Elias, Of Buffalo, N. r, was
called. and said the New York DEM
ocracy had come to Kansas City to de-
mand that l6 to l be specifically mem.
toned, and nothing else would satisfy
New York. I8Ii35
Avote asking General Warner to ad-
dress the convention tomorrow at 10
a. m. on the currency bill was unari-
mously passed, and the convention ad-
journed until that hour
After the convention General Warner
was waylaid at the entrance by many. Il
who had been present. and some OF Z
them denounced him politically, and In Z
some instances personally. The outside
protest was as vigorous as that OF the
inside. S