Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-12-24
CHANDLER cENsuREs GAGE.
Warning Letter to the Administration b.
the New Hampshire Senator.


Washington, d. c., Dec. 20.-Senato
Chandler of New HAMPSHIRE has writ
ten letter to the Washington Post, il
which he says:
eff the secretary On the treasury
and his single gold standard associates
will cease their demand for impossible
currency legislation, congress wi
pass the necessary appropriation bills
probably take care of Hawaii and Gu
ba; there will not be a serious party
division during the session, and there
will be an adjournment in May Bus
mess W i'll revive, the balance of trade
will continue in our favor, and the Re-
publican party will, in November.
1893, elect majority of the house in
the Fifty-ffth congress.
son the other hand, if Secretary
Gage continues to press upon congress
a bill, the object of which, he says, is
first to commit the country more thor
oughly to the gold standard, and the
immediate result of which is to throw
doubts upon the sincerity of the presi-
dents declarations in favor of contin-
ued efforts TO secure bimetallism, po-
litical turmoil will arise IN congress
which Will split the now united Repub-
lican party into fragments, while it
will unite and consolidate the now in
eongruous opposal.
ssTf IL not faacibla to ,-atira +1,a orra-ap
backs; there is more probability that a
bill will be sent to the president to in
crease their amount. 1t is not posi-
BILE to secure the passage through
either house of a bill making the
green backs into gold notes or author
izing bonds payable in gold. The eff
fort to effect either thing will probably
result in the passage of bill for the
redemption of the greenbacks in silver
dollars, and for the payment of all
United States bonds in gold or silver
coin, in the discretion of the president,
who will be commanded to exercise
his opinion for the advantage of the
government. and not for the advant-
age of the creditors.
with such an uproar in congress as
these proceedings will create, with
certain congressman embroiled there
in, with presidential vetoes, as threat
ened by Secretary Gage, under angry
it will happen that all bust
ness enterprises and funds and stocks
will be disturbed, prices will fall, in
;olvencies will increase, and the re-
)ublicans will lose the congressional
elections in 1898 as disastrously as did
hey in 1890, and beyond the hope of
favorable reaction in 1900, at which
lime, therefore, a Bryan democratic
PRESIDENT and congress will be chosen
whether we are to have one of
hese results-political safety-or the
'ther-political truction-depends
ntirely upon the course to be pur-
ued by Secretary Gage, and those
Who are pressing him forward, name
y, the gold standard league of New
'orS and the self-constituted none
airy conference. How much Secretary
iage cares for the Republican party is
ot known. Whether President Nc
linley, whose promises of good faith
owards bimetallism are coming to a
est, viii stop his secretary, is not
nown. 1t is to be hoped he will. But
o political situation has been clearer
IAN the present one is, to sound ewes,
nee the Republican party began its
arvelous career forty-two years ago.
here is time for all things. There
a time to move and time to keep
i'll, and now is the time to so keep.
'It is simply absurd for the Repub- :
can party in this congress to affirm
lively open the discussion and the
'inging of yea and nay votes on cur :
ncy legislation. We ought to await 9
e progress of international bimetal- !,
'm, the advent of business prosper :,
2, and the filing of the treasury by =
e normal workings, soon to be seen,
the new tariff law Shall we wait
r these things or rush on to self-de
ruction? President Mckinley must p,
eide. win he act for his people or II
r his plutocrats9 Upon his answer n
II depend the events of 1898. =,
(Signed)
civilian e. CHANDLER. .,
December, 1897" ..