The times., 1897-12-30
Mr.. MONEY GIVES REASONS
Tells Why the Bimetallic Com
mission Was CoOily Received.
DIsCREDITED BY MIR. GAGE
Members Were Placed in Light
10 Provoke Laughter on the Other
His Senatorial Seat Bryan sure
of Election in 1900.

Senator Money, Democrat. OF Mississippi
| does not believe that Mr.. Woicott, u
Colorado. will resign. In ans Yer TO qdes
tion by The Times on this subject Mr
/ Money said:
Il can see neither the proprlety nor the
| necessity OF MI. Woicott resisning his seat
in the Senate, though | should not bt
surprised TO see his purse create vacancy
in the commission
| This brilliant Senator and his dis
| tinguished colleagues, eN-Vice Presi tent
| Stevenson aud Gen. Paine, accepteu IN
| honorable appointment for a great lur-
pose in o matter of vital Importance t"
the whole country. While these eminent
| men were pleading with the cabinets 1r
| England and rance for an inierhdfio lal
| conference. TO restore silver To the status
OF sT3, the Secretary OF the Treasury, at
! the same tins, was in the newspapers ana
otherwise repudiating bimetalliSm, urging
gold monopet allism aId proposing to
transfer the function of Government Ii
making money TO the national banks,
| first retiring all the greenbac6s and
treasury notes. The President, though silen;
| In .h.. midst ut Mr. Cages c!amor for gold
| and tie banks, nevertheless indorsesG age in
| his message.
Lord Salisbury must have sniilel in
the face OF the American co n.niss 'uI
when they were arguing the Importance
of a bimctallic conference, when he had
read in tile paper that morning that the
Administration which sent the commission
gold standard and denounced bimetailisIl.
If MI. WoIcott should express himself
with indignation OF wrath, l think
could appreciate his feelings"
what, in rour opinion VIII be the eff
feet on the public OF this failure On the
part of tie commission and the position
Of the Administration on this question.
Senator Money was asked.
II think it VIII he disastrous TO the
Republican party. 1t Will show to one
million voters or more Who voted for
Mckinley because of their hopes of bi-
mctallism a. extended i'll that plank OF
the platform that the plank was sham
to catch votes: that the party acted in
b.d faith with the voters, and that no
silver man can trust III the Republican
party fol free Coinage. Senator Chand
LEI who is keener aud More far-sighied
rhaii his co-leaders has declared hat Un-
less the Republican party espouses the
silver cause il is sure TO meet defeat.
The Republican party viii not stand lor
silver under its present business man
agement. 1t is controlled by the same men
who Controlled the Cleveland AdminiStri-
ton"
Speaking of the Cleveland \ dministra-
tiUn, Senator, what has been its effect
on national politics and the ID ,mocratic
party? What influence viii Cievel 3nd and
Carlisle he likely TO WELD in the coming
campaign"
They latored TO defeat the Democratic
candidate Mr. 81 an, and rcpudiated the
Democratic platform. They are, Therefore,
outside tbe party. As for their future
influence, as Toots avs: It's OF. no conSe
quence.' 1 lave attended the funeral
ceremonies of people not more dead than
those two gentlemen.
How about Mckinley prosperity" Do
you see any signs of its arrival? What
of the future under the Hanna policy 1f
government
According t. Republican accounts, the
rise in wheat was caused by Republican
success. / don't think that MIR. Mckinley
can for two successive years continue an
arrangement with Providence for uni
versal failure of the wheat crops, and /
believe the next crop of American whea=
viii sell FOR 30 cents bu>heI. The
Dingley bill, whose motive was 10 raise
prices OF goods, brought all the merchants
to the markets to buy before the goods
went up, and Il ere was brisk time for
the railroads and Eastern hotels in carry
ing these gentlemen and their freiGhts Cor
a few mOIths. This is over. The country
merchant is back hone trying to sell what
he bought. The factories encouraged to
make squirt, are reducing wages and
shortening time. The prosperity vas a
wave, but not a tide. Before the next
election the times VIII be harder han sc
have yet seen
What will he the issue ia the campaign
Of 1902"
silver will he the issue. Bryan viii
be nominated by acclamation, and will he
elected by a ma iority too big to be co Inted
out