Evening star., 1895-10-14
TWO DELIVER ANCE S
Mr.. Oarlisle's Speech and Mr. Ohandler's
Letter Excite Attention.
The Former Gives No Real Remedy
and the Latter Advances
New Propositions.

Secretary Carlisle's speech at Boston and
the letter addressed by Senator Chandler
to the secretary of the Colored Republican
League of Clubs about equally divided the
attention of those politicians who follow
closely the development of the financial
question. OF the two, the letter Of Mr..
Chandler is thought to possess just shade
the more of news.
Carlisle Outlines No Remedy.
Mr.. Carlisle, it is observed, stops short of
outlining a remedy for the evils he Ge-
sCribes. He had previously declared
against the longer use of the greenbacks,
and had ascribed to their use much Of the
treasury's present difficulty. But he does
not present scheme for the amelioration
of the evil. He says that several might be
drafted. and this but adds to curiosity as
to what hislcwn scheme may be. Will this
appear in his next annual report? Or is he
silent on the point now in order that the
President may handle 1t with specifications
in his annual message? Mr.. Carlisle has
awakened great curiosity on the subject,
and most especially as to whether should
the choice in supplying currency to take
the place of the greenbacks be between
notes, the administration would declare for
the former.
Mr.. Chandler's Proposition.
Mr.. Chambers proposition is an entirely
new one. and seems to be specific. If the
New Hampshire Senator speaks for his
party his deliverance is thought to be i'm
portant. Speculation has been turning on
the question as to what the republicans
would offer their silver contingent to pre-
vent bolt next year. 1t has been gener-
ally assumed that they would offer some
thing. A suggestion attracting attention
was that plan would be submitted for util-
izing the whole output of the American
mines; and this it was thought would sat
1sfy the western men and hold them to
their old allegiance. In fact some senti-
ment has been sounded on that line. VIII
Mr.. Chambers proposition be accepted as
substitute?
The Difficulty Suggested.
One difficulty suggested is that the silver
men are tired Of the whole subject of an
International compromise. 1t has been so
lcrg and so frequently discussed without
results. They have charged moreover, that
both sides have used it to hide behind.
What they are urging is action, and. If
necessary, action by this country alone.
But they are now called on to consider the
matter in new light. The conferences
held have been under foreign influences.
The silver men have felt failure in adj
vance. They considered that they We're in
vading the enemy's country, and would
have no chance to win. They did not win,
and they returned much prejudiced against
that method of procedure. The United
States is very different territory. A great
deal has been done for silver by this gov
ernment during the past fifteen years, and
both rarties assert a willingness to do
more If 1t can safely be attempted. Will
this fact help Mr.. Chambers scheme with
the silver men? Can they be brought to
believe that an international conference
held on this side the Atlantic would be
safe from English domination?
More Liberal Than His Party.
So far as Mr.. Chandler himself is con-
cerned, it is pointed out that his bimetal-
lism has always been more liberal than
that of the majority of the eastern leaders
of his party. He has sometimes been call
ed a silver man, though he never declared
for free coinage at IS to l. But he has al
ways been against gold monome tallsm and
in the fight for the unconditional repeal of
the purchasing clause of the Sherman act,
while he voted for repeal, he opposed
warmly at the outset the attitude of un-
conditional support of the President which
his party assumed. He seemed to see at
that time that the President was leading
up to the policy of single gold standard,
and he opposed that then, as he does now.
1t may be, therefore, that Mr.. Chandler
speaks more for himself this time than for
his party. But, in any event, he is accred-
tied with having contributed letter Of de-
one that may become the basis of some
ment is awaited with lively curiosity.