The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-01
Senator Chandler Comes Out
Against Gold Standard
PEOPLE FOR BlMETALLlsM
But They Are Not For Silver
Mono-Metallism.
QUESTION NOT YET SETTLED
Significant Contribution by Mr.. Chand-
Ter 10 an English Acknowledgement
BimetalIists Are Urged to
Exert Themselves.
Exert Themselves.

London Nov. 3O.-~As consequence or
the editors visit to the United States
the National Review, the conservative
monthly. is to make American affairs one
of its most prominent features. The De-
cember issue contains three articles bear
ing on the recent elections, In the edi-
torial. Episodes Of the Month"; it is
pointed out that while the great plurali-
ty in favor Of Major Mckinley clearly
designates him as the choice OF the people,
turnover Of $4,000 votes in few doubt
full States would have elected Mr.. Bryan,
whose defeat, therefore, cannot be re-
garded as overwhelming. 1t is question
ed, however, whether, had fortune favor
ed the latter in close States, he would
have been able to carry out his policy in
so formidable a popular vote. The Re
publican victory is mainly attributable 10
the American love OF order and cores
ponding hatred of anarchy sentiments
that were unscrupulously exploited by the
winners in the late campaign-as well rs
to American honesty, which was capti-
waited by the cry Of the honest dollar.
In discussing the future it dogmatically
affirmed that, unless the Republican
party settle the silver question before
1900 there will be nothing left of that
party after 1900"
Mr. Francis It. Browne, the editor of
the Dial (Chicago1, contributes remark
able article in the same number, analyz-
ing the Bryan movement and discussing
the weapons with which it was fought,
calculated to give the English public u
very different impression of the American
political situation from that conveyed by
Mr.. Smalley to Mr.. Bayard. Owing to
Mr.. Brownies literary position, his paper
will provoke great controversy in the
United States.
The third and most important article
in the National Review, is from the pen
OF Senator w Il. Chandler, Of New
Hampshire, who discusses the election
from the Republican standpoint. His
principal object is to encourage European
bimetallists to continue their propaganda.
SENATOR CHANDELIERS ARTICLE.
Mr. Chambers article is as follows:
European bimetallists need not believe
bart by overwhelming majorities is de-
cision to permanently secede to the single
gold standard The Bryan proposition
was soon seen by the American voters to
BE simply that the United States should
adopt silver mono-metallism; should de-
lberately give up all attempts to keep
gold and silver at parity; should send
gold to a premium, and thereby make it
merchandise only, and should base all
American prices upon silver only. 1t can
hardly be considered, upon reflection by
any true bimetallist, that such action on
our part would have helped the cause OF
bi-metallism in any country in the world.
1T is true that the Bryanites called
themselves bi-metallists, and that Mr..
Bryan, in his recent cutlery from his tenn
porary political entombment, addresses,
not the Democrats, nor the Populists, nor
the people, but the bi-metallists' This,
however, is sheer affectation. No Bry-
an orator or writer has seriously denied
that the adoption of his policy-'the inn
mediate, unlimited free coinage Of silver
by the United States alone'-wouId send
gold TO a premium and keep it there for
| an indefinite period. Surely that would
be silver mono-metallism; and can it be
| contended that silver mono-metallism is
| any better stepping stone to bi-metallism
than gold mono-metallism? / had sup
| posed that it was generally agreed by
thoughtful and rational bi-metallists ev-
| erywhere that it would not help, but RAJ
| Their hinder, the cause of bi-metallism for
| the United States to leap at once to free
silver coinage How, then, can the late
decision Of the United States against inn
mediate free coinage injure the contest
for bimetallism? Here the question
might be left, but fuller survey Of all
| the causes of the defeat Of Mr.. Bryan and
the election OF Mr.. Mckinley may be use
full.