Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-01
SENATOR CHANDELIERS POSITION.

SENATOR CHANDELIERS POSITION.
Senator w. Z. Chandler, Of New Hamp-
shire. contributes to the current No. Of
the National Review. the English Colser-
vative monthly, an article on the election
of Mckinley. IL was written, Il course
from the Republican standpoint, and its
principal object is to encourage European
bimetalI.sis to continue their propaganda
Mr. Chandler insists that our election
Of Mckinley and Hobart is not deci-
SIGN TO accede permanently 70 the single
gold standard. He regards the verdict Of
the people as rendered at the polls on
November Sd as a decision adverse TO
silver monometallism: not as a decision
against biuretallism. "All the Socialists.
Anarchists and wild men of society
whom Europe has sent us have shrieked
for Bryan. although the great bulk of our
adopted citizens voted for Mckinley he
saws. Furthermore, Mr.. Chandler argues
that the Americans demand q more vigor-
Gus foreign policy than the Cleveland Ad-
mlnistration has given them. He believes
they wish to annex Hawaii and to aid
in making Cuba free and independent
But nothing, continues Mr.. Chandler, in
fluenced so many voters against Mr.
Bryan as did the determination Of the
American people ito vindicate plainly and
establish firmly the principle Of protection
20 American industries by adequate tariff
duties on foreign products"
"Thore was no pronouncement against
bimetallism IN our late election he
asserts. and in conclusion he says:
THAT the United States is opposed TO
the single gold standard and is IN favor
of retracing, in due course and with care
ful regard to the national honor, the steps
taken in the decentralization Of silver until
both gold and silver shall be admitted TO
free coinage, at the ratio OF ID II to l.
and made the standard money Of the
world, is a proposition which would re-
ceiye the SURFACES Of fOur-fifths Of our
voters, IL this proposition alone could be
fairly presented 10 them. even without
further debate.
ITO such convictions entertained by a
vast majority Of American voters COM
mitted to bimetallism. the friends OF such
a monetary system may confidently APP
peal. The question is not one of four
years. nor yet of a decade. II may take
a. long to remonetize silver as it has
taken to realize the paralyZng influence
"
six out of thirteen millions of American
voters have given their ballots for the
wild project OF immediate free coinage OF
silver by the United States alone shows
that the question is one which must be
compromised and adjusted IN some way
The advocates of gold monometallism are
CRYING out that the silver question is
dead. They nope. but do not really be-
Ieve. that this IS true. Never was it
frv lffnpta1fr n
themselves. Mr.. Mckinley is pledged by
mis- own words 70 cooperation with US
we do not know how much weight Mr..
Chambers views will have with the Nc
Kinley Administration. nor how far they
represent Republican sentiment; but Mr..
Chandler is saying now what he said
during the height Of the campaign.
We. however see I'm various quarters
indications Of q purpose on the part Of
some Republicans TO close Mr.. Bryan's
mouth by having the Mckinley Admins
tration deal generously with silver 1t
IS supposed by these that Mckinley would
not be averse 10 such move, and 1t
IS urged that something must he done
70 give Bryan a quietus." Furthermore,
we suspect that The high-tarif Repubi-
cans begin to fear that they cannot
enact into law a new Mckinley bin with
out the ala OF some Of the Republican
senators who are wen known as free
silver men. 4 decker Of this sort. having
the double purpose Of high tar,d and
a greater use Of silver. is not improbable.
We say not improbable; but we are well
aware OF the powerful grip that the
money power has upon the new admins
traiion. Mckinley owes everything to
It. Without II he would have been over
whclmingly beaten. They furnished mil
lions OF money 10 Hanna. and Hanna
debauched the ballot worse than II was
ever debauched before IN all American
history.
Money made Hanna 20. and Hanna
made Mckinley go with the voters. Now,
the question is, VIII these people relax
their hold upon the administration? win
they consent TO any further or larger use
OF silver than al present? We think II
somewhat doubtful They would have to
have great fears OF another uprising
under Mr.. Bryan before consenting TO
such an arrangement. Per contra. Ma
Jor Mckinley VIII no sooner be warm
in his seat than he viii be plotting for
reelection, and, quite naturally. he viii
lean towards the men whose money car
ried him safely through this contest. DC.