The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-15
SENATOR CHANDLER AGAIN.
He Points the Next Duty Of Repub-
iican Bimetal1ists.

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pened ~ the elections of November =
and (2) the English refusal TO now promise
to reopen the India mints to the coinage
OF silver as an inducement to internationai
bimetallism.
As to the elections, they prove with rea-
sonable clearness that II the republican
party permanently scquiesces in the ex-
isting gold standard and gives up tns
struggle for bimetallism, that party wiz
be defeated in the congressional eiectlons
Of 1898 and in the presidential election Oh
1900 The silver monometallists viii tnen
take possession Of all branches Of the Ma
tionai government. and free coinage Ill.
with silver made the tender for all debts.
public and private, domestic and foreign.
will pass both houses OF congress and be
signed by President Bryan.
Greater New York City being In the
hands Of Tammany Hall. that organiza-
ton will unite with the National democ-
racy in the demand for free silver coin
age, and 1t Is not within the bounds OF pos
bility that the rural republican bimetalists
will give votes enough upon single goid
standard platform to place the State OF
New York back In the republican column.
There may be infatuated individuals VINO
think, in view Of the elections OF last tues
day in Iowa, Kentucky and Nebraska that
the Western republican States can be Kept
In line II future party platforms snaii
completely yield to gold and give up the
effort TO remonetize silver. but the wiser
and safer view is to assume that with
the issue so framed the republican party
will meet with overwhelming political dis
aster inflicted by solid South and west
almost solid, aided by Tammany Hall and
the free silver democracy Of the Empire
State. This comes very near being coun-
try of free voters, and our elections come
very near being honest transactions, ana
an intelligent people, with their votes freely
cast and honestly counted. will never adopt
or submit to the permanent demonetization
OF silver and the fixed ascendency oa the
single gold standard prescribed by England.
SO the pathway of safety is only in one
direction Mr.. Mckinley was elected only
because his platform and his previous ut
terances promised efforts TO secure bimetal-
ism We lost the United States senate
because those promises were not sufficient
ly in earnest and were dstrusted by many
republican voters. We did not promise to
establish bimetallsm II we could. believ-
ing 1t to be a bad thing but because we
believed it TO be good thing. II we now
faithlessly abandon the pursuit of that
good thing We doom ourselves TO political
annihilstion. So there is no course open
TO us but to bring together the independent
nations of the Western Hemisphere and to
unite them in one grand and irresistible
demand for the money of the ages, Gods
money as Secretary John Sherman devo-
tionally and reverently called It; silver
and gold, Joined together at a fixed ratio
as the basis OF all paper money and credits,
and as the worlds time honored measure
CT the worlds values.
II.
But the recent English refusal TO agree
to help bmetallism by promising to re-
open the India minis will be referred to
as proving that an international agree
ment is an impossibility. Since the re-
fusal there have been written innumerable
articles pronouncing "the doom OF silver"
saying that silver is dead issue" and
Jeering at all republicans who still believe
that the pledges of their platform OF 1895
and prior thereto are yet living and bind
ing promises. 1t is impossible to avoid the
continued comparison OF these prophets to
those who in 1852, in perfect accordance
with the platforms OF the two great polit-
ical parties, proclaimed the doom and death
of the anti-slavery agitation, yet in ten
short YEARS saw slavery doomed and dead
on American sell and the world over
Even British ministry has been known
to change its mind. Lord Salisbury very
emphatically declared that he would not
arbitrate the vital questions in the Venc-
Zuelan controversy, yet with no impair
ment of British prestige. he changed his
mind when he realized that one British
declaration could not doom or kill great
living subject. namely, the Monroe doe
trine.
II is true that the present answer of
Lord Salisbury is disappointing. 1t is con-
trary to previous ministerial assertions
upon which bimetallists everywhere had
the right confidently to rely In the let
ter to the London Times, OF October T. OF
Lord Alderman and Mr.. H. r. Grenfell,
there Is brought cut in vivid colors the
English promise. On March H. 1896, the
house OF commons unanimously declared
that the best interests of the country had
been Injured by slvers characterization in
1873, and urged the government TO do all
In their power to secure an international
agreement. In the debate the chancellor
OF the exchequer (Sr w. E. H. Beacnl
promised that the government would obey
TINS Injunction. he first lord OF the treas
ury (Mr. A. j. Balfour) made the same
promise In many words, among them these.
We Will reopen the India minis. We
Will engage that they shall be kent omen
and We shall therefore provide for a free
coinage OF silver within the limits of the
British empire for population greater in
number than the population of GERMANY.
FRANCE and America put together"
These were strong and apparently sincere
words. They were the basis and the hope
OF the new movement for bimetallism
which began with the nomination OF Mr.
Mckinley upon a platform pledging him
to inangurate such movement The three
steps thus far taken have been as follows.
l.. The action OF congress last winter and
the mission TO Europe of the enyoys
Messrs Wolcott, Faine and stevenson
The prompt and willing action Of Tho
French ministry taken even when their
people were excited over the passage hear.
ing severely upon products Of the French
republic. 3. Lord Sallsbury's declaration
tnat at present the government viii moi
now agrea to fulfill its promise to omen
the India minis.
Like many other stout ministerial DIR.
larlttOns. that of Tnrd SaH.h,,...