, 1879-07-25
SENATOR 0HANDLER's pErENBE OF b.
METALIBM.

SENATOR 0HANDLER'8 pErENBE OF b.
METALIBM
sonator 0uAHptxn interrupted his address
ut Madison on Wednesday "to correct mis-.
representation" In his arraignmont in the
senatc Of the Democratic party ho charged
that there had been mn attempt to foroe an
silver oofn into circulation Of loss valuo than
it represents, tins awindling tho laboriug
man and purchaser by compelling him to &C.
cept 81 conts for dollar, and thus enrich
ing the buiiion-ownsr at tho expcuso Of the
1aborer." Thia alleged swintilo he charao-
terized as amounting to $3.50, 10000 Joar.
TIE Cn1oAoo TRIBUNE criticised tho statement
aa untrue, because the Ho-called "WAnSEn
bill which passed tho House and was be-
fore tho Senate whom Mr. CHANDLER spoke
provided for no euch legislation aa that de-
scribed by him.
BIZ. CHANDLER, at Madison, referring to
this criticism, said:
tlt Will ba scen that made no nlluston what
eEor to any legislation that preceded this present
session Of Congress, and 1t viii likewise DO seen
that arfAlgncd tbom for tho attempts to do that
wicked thing. I vns msrcpscssnted. Now let
thess men who eAy that was In thu wrong toll ma
whether they arc IN favor Of tho original WARNER
bill. which authorized tho freo coinage o. all tho
s,ises taas AL Inc "or1u msht present 10 30 coined
,on, vnn i,.oo th... .vo, r"r,ocaa. ,s.t
worth s5 cents on thc dollar YOU do
away with bi.metal'!c standard. and
INA. IN moment the aoorlns. man. tho fa!aer
ss c.n,s ,n% ~ ,no,. .nd co1a 'esu,sss
article Of tsa,c. To-day tbc aporlug man can Taxa
gold. or silver, OF bauk.notco, 1t ia inmatcrial
which. 10 away with these and he must take I'll.
..rh, ~ sSe w =. .aS At Nv Van @ .. saG
tbst 81, 600 weighs slxty mounds: s1,1. ooos q noa
poundu; and 1000, ooo 20, 600 pounds, Of thirty
tons. And thoy "ant to force tho ]seortns man,
ma .ns 'a'as5, ana .s .no necn"he 10 .ako tbs
of thu owners Of tho m bulllon. Now Mr. 'V em,r.no
TRIBUNE, aro You in fn.or OF tho original WAnYsn
bill!"
Wo aceeps Mf' CHAfolRhs explanation
anu hts apology II, ~ ho says, ho sroko in
reference otolasl7o'y 10 lilo original"
WARMER o1ll' thon no WIS mlsrorresontel
aud misunderstood ny reason OF tho OBJ
souF1tT OF the language 10 employed, which
no ono nut hlmselt andorstooo as ho now
explains IT, Iha Original WARNER bill cnn
hardly DO said to haVe had On o1istonce. It
Was promptly atnondod Whom o1eroa, and,
Oh amended, passed. Tho "orlgIunl" bill
nover roached the Senate mover was before
that body, never was voted for by either
House, and heuce tho popular mtaapprohon-
sion IN sapposlng tnak Ar. CHANDLER re-
ferred In his speech to the bill then before
tno senate, anu mol 10 one which had been
"s.rangied IN tue oorning" Tho public
Will be pleased With LII. cHANDLkAs oxpla-
na1lon' and w'll accept tho hadison speech
as IN earnest expression OF hfa sober second
thought 1t Will fegaFa tue sonaso speech
aa premature explosion' as sort of going
OIL hait-cockotl' and viii not DO disposed TO
ro1oot tho good Old gun bocauso OF that lit
tie accident.
The public will also bo ploased to learn
that Senator CHANDLER is bi-motalis., mil
that bis somewhat ferooious denunciation OF
tho original draft OF tho WARNER bill was
because that bill would havo destroyed BIZ
metalinn, and reduced the silver dollar anl
tho silver certificates from par with gold to
S6 cents on the dollar. llo did not tleairo to
haVo tho prosent satisfactory relations Of
silver, gold, md greonbaot dollara disturbed
or broken up, which would bo tho case Ind
the original crude WARMER bill boon passed.
In tho Light of old ZAons Characterization,
tho country will unite In condomning tho
badness Of that original bill, and will foel
grateful TINT at no limo was thoro tho
alightest danger or possibility Of its passage.