The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-23
SAYS OUR ONLY HOPE Is IN SOME
INTERNATIONAL CON-
VULSION.
CRITlCISES HIS OWN PARTY.
SEES NOTHING OF ENCOURAGE
BIENT FOR THE COUNTRY
UNDER 1T.
THE PANACEA.
1t Would BE the Result of Internn-
dOnal Strife, Says the New
Hampshire Statesman.
Special to the Globe.


Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Nov. PIT see
nothing of encouragement for the
Republican party in the future" said
Senator Chandler, of New Hampshire.
this evening. II am a Republican.
have always been a Republican.
will always be a Republican. while
live. But some good people say that
l am not a Republican. because I
give utterances to my views on the
subject Of bimetallism."
who says that you are not a Re-
publican?"
The people who bow too low to the
money lenders. But want it under
stood that 1 am not to be read out
OF the Republican party. I have been
Republican ever since the party was
organized, and I shall not leave the
party because it makes mistakes. I
am confident that the party is COM
hitting a grave error, and lis not full
filling its pledges to the people on the
monetary question. Gold alone VIII
not float all Of the paper money of the
world. Great Britain cannot main
tain all of the paper money of India
on a single standard basis. No nation
can afford to stand alone, in my judg-
ment, on single standard"
Would you indorse the Chicago plat
fOrm?"
1T is absurd to ask that question.
The Chicago platform was q step q
long step, and final step, In favor
OF silver recommendation, and that is
even more absurd than gold monomet-
aInsm. The Chicago platform was akin
10 anarchy That is the reason that
the cIeanest, purest and most adFapced
thinkers in the Democratic party
summed that platform, as a pesti-
lenCe."
What are you-or rather-what are
we, the people, going to do about t?'
speaking as Republican, l should
say that we are going to do nothing
ABOUT 1t. We are plainly sailing along
as party, on our tariff bill. ignoring
our pledges on the financial question,
Inc people will not forgive deception.
nor Will they overlook inertia, when If
is AKIN to deception, not to use the
WORD dlshonor. Unless the Republican
party proceeds to fulfill its PLEDGES
end takes a firm and proper stand IN
FAVOR OF bimetallism, the people viii
dlstrust the party, and hurl ii out Of
power. 1t is because l am a staunch
Republican that L keep on uttering
words Of warning"
do you think that the people favor
silver monOmetallism
- ON the contrary they do not. But,
IL the Republican party while 1t is in
power does not do something solid
substantial and honorable in the direc-
ton of bimetallism, the people will give
the government into the hands Of the
Bryanites. They will do so in despera-
ton; trusting to the patriotism and
loyalty Of the Republicans, and the
ADLER Democrats in congress, to pre-
vent anarchistic extremes in legis-
lat1on. Our only hope is in some in
ternatiOnal cOnvulsion."
What do you mean by that?"
War, of course. Any international
collision will force Graat Britain to see
that she cannot float all obligations on
gold alone; particularly the obligations
based upon the conditions in India
France and the other nations, in an
emergency, would see the same situa-
ton, and the result would be bimetal-
ism. l abhor silver recommendation, as
I fear gold recommendation. But the
world has so grown and business Obli-
cations on paper are so universal that
the one metal is not sufficient to float
them. Therefore, bimetallsm is the
only rational result. Men Of experience
have hoped and prayed for bimetallism
for many years, but there has been
nothing but failure for them, and an
increase Of the power Of the money
lenders, who stand upon gold alone"
do you apprehend WARP"
81 do not apprehend war in any par
ticular portion of the world at present;
but, when the people are ultimately
over burdened in any manner they
blindly seek redress; they know not
from whom. The people of the entire
world are in distress They have had
tariffs, free trade, duties for revenue
only, and all that sort of thing, but
nothing philosophically and practically
for their welfare has been given.
shall continue to sound the alarm, but
1 shall also continue to be a Republic
can"
Senator Chandler IS a man who IL
courageous enough to be honest, and
honest enough to be courageous.