Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-03

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July THE
placidity of the meeting of the United
States Monetary League was eonsid-
erably ruffied in the closing hours to-
day by statements from Gen. A. J.
Warner, of Ohio, who was volunteer
speaker, taking the time and place
which had been assigned to Mr.. Sulzer,
of New York, who failed to appear.
Gen. Warner was introduced by ex-s
Governor st. John, who called him the
father of the cause of free silver.
Gen. Warner caused the first fiutter
of excitement by saying that so far as
he knew there was no proposition to
change the ratio OF coinage. The live
question of the hour, he added, is to
get silver restored to its former place
where it would have the same rights as
gold.
Il don't care anything about the ratio
of Is to l." he said. Get silver re-
stored" he added, catch your hare
first, then cook it. Regulate silver au-
tomatically and you settle the question.
I sometimes think we have laid too
much stress on 16 to /. I amin favor
of it, but there are and must alwayssbe
conditions which may change the ratio"
",
rupted and asked II Gen. Warner was
not giving away some OF the secrets OF
the platform.
Before Gen. Warner could.reply Mr..
Harvey asked him:
do you understand the history OF
free coinage?"
Gen. Warner
Replied without Perturbation
that he had made studysof Il. andshe
begged leave to say to.Mr. Harvey and
others that there had been no legal
action taken by Congress on the Ques-
ton of ratio.
Gen. st. John followedxwith an inter
ruption in which he said:
II say to Gen. WaEper.that unlesssi6
TO / Ia specifically mentioned in the
platform of the convention to.meet this
week, tremor will run along the en-
tire line and voters in the west, espec-
tally would desert the ticket by thous-
ands."
This statement received vigorous APP
plause.
Turning to those in front, Gen. War
ner said:
"Get your silver first. Don't make
any more mistakes. When you get
your silver we will fix the ratio"
Interruption followed with rapidity,
and exceptions to the speakers views
became heated. Waiting a moment for
quiet, Gen. Warner continued:
Il tell you the question of is to
is going to cut little figure in this
campaign. The issues
VIII be Anti-ImperiaIism and
Truafa
and what we should do for humanity,
and the question of ratio will sink in
to infinitesimal insigniicance."
An excited speaker in the rear row
shouted that if Gen. 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.
Gen Warner said he would not take
up further time; all he had said he
stood by.
Mr. Harvey leaped from a table, and
repeating former statements, he added
If the people do not instruct Con-
gress before election on the question OF
ratio, Congress- would never agree. And
| stand here to say to you" pointing to
Gen. Warner, "16 to l has been de-
manded by our leader, Col. Bryan, and
We will follow his lead"
H. A. Elias, of Bufralo. N. Y, was
called and said the New York Democ-
racy had come to Kansas City TO de-
mand that 16 to /
he Specifically Mentioned,
and nothing else would satisfy New
York
A vote asking Gen. Warner to address
the convention tomorrow at 10 a. m.
on the currency bill was unanimously
passed, and the convention adjourned
until that hour.
After the convention Gen. Warner
was waylaid at the entrance by many
who had been present and some Of them
denounced him politically and in some
instances personally. The outside pro-
test was as vigorous as that of the in
side.
Turtle Soup this evening. Johr
Co<oran Saloon, No. 1853 Sixteenth st.
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