The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-17
If. Pettigrew. with explosive emphasi.

Mr.. Pettigrew, with explosive emphasis
replied:
81 brand that statement as wholly and
unqualifedly false in every part have
made that explicit denial before. and
have placed it IN the record, 50 the SEN
ator (Chandler) should know that it is
absolutely false"
81 understand that tile senator petit
grew declares the statement wholly
false Does he mean to sayshe was not
in convention which named him az
a Mckinley delegate?''
4 say" interrupted Mr.. -Pettigrew. We
hementiy. " that the purpose OF your
statement IS absolutely and wholly
false
''Ah. the purpose of my statement is
what the senator questions. Now. l ask
him whether he attended convention
favorable to sound money and was NAM
ed as delegate by such convention"
Il was delegate" said Mr. Petit
grew, calmly.
Then, 1 do not understand this per-
Torrance of the SENATOR proceeded Mr..
Chandler. There is not so wide diff
ference between US Is might appear. He
declared that my statment was wholly
false. He admits that he went 70 the
national convention as delegate from
sound money convention
Mr.. Pettigrew declared that he had
made his position perfectly clear before
the state convention, prior to his being
CHOSEN as delegate.
The incident was brief. but was en-
phasized by the personal manner in
which the senators addressed each 9TH
er.
Mr.. Chandler. resuming the thread OF
MS remarks, spoke Of the opportunities
ahead of the Republican administra lion
in checking the money power and limit
ing corporate influences. In conclusion,
he said:
ADMINISTRATION WARNED.
81 declare my belief that President Nc
Kinley and the other leaders of the par.
ty. in their advent 10 power, may, by
wise designs and virtuous deeis, indefi-
nitely prolong the ascendency OF the Re-
publican party in this country. This can
surely be done by making it the true par
~ of the people, to the final confusion
and discomfeiture of those pretenders,
the blind leaders of the blind, who were
so summarily, on the third OF Novem-
Der. last, all thrown into the ditch to-
gether. If on the contrary this is not
done, and the Republican party shall
content itself with seiZing and enjoying
the spoils of office, surrendering unre-
servedly to the money power which so
effectively contributed 10 its recent VIC
IN,
listing gold standard and treating bimet-
allism as a juggling humbug, and the
promise TO promote it as pledge never
intended 10 be 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.
'To the coming triumphant president,
hopeful. and over-confdent, rejoicing as
a strong man to run race. and TO his
chosen advisers, soon. 10 challenge all
the adverse currents Of the future, 1 cam
not help saying warningly, concerning
the pending worldwide controversy over
the burning question of money: Unset
tied questions pay no heed to the re-
pose of nations Devise today; it's mad
ness to defer -
Mr.. Chandler closed at $50 p. m, tav-
ing spoken for three hours.
The Indian appropriat ton bill was then
taken up, the bankruptcy bill giving way
temporarily.
Without action on the Indian bin at
$50 p. m, on motion of Mr.. Morgan, the
senate went into executive session.
The executive session was brief, and
the open session was resumed at AIS p.