The morning times., 1897-02-17
CHAHOLER's WARNING NOTE
Tie Republican Party Must OBJ
serve Its Bimetallic Pledge.
SHARP TILT WITH PETTIGREW
He Declares That the Demonetiza-
tion of Silver Has Caused the
Fan of Values and Has Cost
This Country Fifteen Thousand
Million Dollars.

Senator Chandler, of New Hampshire,
spoke for three hours yesterday III support
OF his resolution declaring il to be the
sense of the Senate that the United States
SHOULD not permanently acquiesce in the
single gold standard; and he succeeded N
gaining and keeping the attention of Sena-
tors from the opening To the close of the
speech. He attributed the fail OF values
IL this and other countries, for the last
twenty years, 10 the progressive steps in
the decentralization of silver, and eStimdt-
ed the depreciation Of property in The
nited States since the census Of 1880,
when il was given at fifteen thousand mil
lion dollars, at 80 per cent. He asked
whether such continuous shrinkage of prop
erty and increasing burden OF debt could
be endured without widespread bank
Tuptcy If IL had not been for the Ioruu-
nate balance of trade in favor ofthe United
States in $50, there would have been he
asserted, a c;itaclysm in this country
which would have prostrated all inter
ests,
In the course of his remarks Mr.. Chandler
referred to the position of Mr.. Petugrew,
speaking Of his attending the Republican
State convention of South Dakota, accept
ing his own election as delegate TO the st
Louis Republican national convention,
promising TO abide 10y the decision OF that
convention and then repudiatinG that con-
yentiou He characterized the course OF
Mr. Pettigrew as having stamped him as
"a hopeless silver mOnometallst'
Mr.. Pettigrew asked him whether that
was his (Mr Chambers 81 own statement or
WAS il a quotation.
Mr.. Chandler replied that his statement
was derived from the newspapers OF the
day.
Il brand that statement, Mr. Pettigrew
exclaimed, las absolutely, unqualifedly
false in every particular. l made TINS
same denial IN the Senate before the ST.
Louis convention, and il was published in
the Record, SO that the Senator has no eX-
cuse for repeating the statement IN ms
speech today"
The Senator says the statement is alb
solutely false Mr. Chandler repeated
therefore / understand him to say that
he did rot attend the South Dakota Re
publican convention, didnot accept his elcc-
tion as a delegate to the st. Louis CON
veution. and did not declare that he would
obey the instructions OF the State convcn-
ton"
Il say" Mr Pcttigrew returned, that
your statement nthe whole alid thepmpo>e
which YOU intend to conveyis entirely and
absolutely rasle''
Passing away from these personal refer
ences. Mr Chaudler spoke OF the declara-
tians OF French. German and English public
men in favor of bimetallism, and asked
whether. in view of these declarations, the
4 .Fs,r1a s1,l
not a large chance OF success. He quoted
fruma speech OF senator Sherman. MAIDEN
1876. tu the effect that nothing but an
oct OF God could destroy the use OF both
gold a nd silver among the nations Ol man
kind: and from a speech OF Secretary Car
Ii>lc. made in 1878, speaking OF the de-
monetiZatiOn of silver as the most gigantic
crime ofthis or any other ge- Andhe added
sarcasricaiiy that Mr.. Sherman, in his new
position as Secretary of state, would be
al honored leader in the new movement
20 save the country and the world from
the evils OF monomeUallism.
He declared his belier that the new
administration would, by wise designs
aud virtu0us deeds, proloIg indefinitely
the ascendency Of the Republican party,
but if the Republican party should content
itself with seizing and enjoying the spoils
OF office suTrendeTing unro seIvedly to the
money power, aCquiesCinG permanently IN
the existing gold standard and treating
hinetallism as "a Juggling hun bug, and
the promise to promote IT, as pledge
never intended 10 he fulfilled, Republicans
will speedily find the tide Of political battle
once more turned against them, and they
will soon exchange places with their now
sore, bleeding and PROSTATE foes.
Unsettled questions, : he closed by say
ing, pa wing no heed to the repose OF
nations Pc wise today: 'tis madness Io
defer
The sundry civil appropriation hhi was
received from tie House and was referred
To the Committee on Appropriations.
The Indian appropriation bill was taken
up and partly read The reading was in
terruptcd 10y motion 10 proceed To the
consideration of executive business, which
was agreed 10, and at 3:45 the galleries
were cleared aud the doors closed
Thedoors were reopenelat at 4.laandlegis
lative business resumed. Senate I'M foI
promoting capt. william Tindale, L. 5 A
retired list, to the rank of MAJOR, was
passed.
The bankruptcy bill was taken up, and
Mr Hoar, chairman of the judiciary Com
nituee, pleaded for it in a half hours
speech No action was taken, and the Sen
ate, at l:2o p. m, adjourned
A DULL DAY IN THE HOUSE.