Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-12-23
CHANDLER HAS A SAY.
The New Hampshire Senator Is Op-
posed to Currency Legislation.
Grand soldlers' Monument Plan-Federa-
tlOn of Labor Ofiicers- elton for Com
gressiOnal LegislntiOn Against
DESIGNATING "Old Glory"

WASHINGTON, Dec. 90. - Senator
Chandler, of New Hampshire, has writ
ten letter to the Washington Post in
which he says:
II the secretary OF the treasury and his single
gold standard advocates will cease their de-
mand for impossible currency Legislation, will
pass the necessary appropriation bills and cake
care OF Hawaii and Cuba, there will not be u
serious party division during the session, and
there will be adjournment In May. Business
will'revive, the balance of trade will continue
In our favor. and the republican party will, In
| November, 1893, elect majority OF the house
In the Fifty-Ffth congress.
On the other hand. II Secretary Gage con-
| 'inues to press upon congress n bill, the object
OF which he says Is first, to commit the country
more thoroughly to the gold standard, and the
| immediate result OF which Is to throw doubts
upon the sincerity of the presidents declara-
tions In favor Of continued efforts TO secure BIZ
metallism, political turmoil will arise in con-
gress which will split the now united republic
ans into fragments while II will unite and con-
consolidate the now homogeneous opposition.
II Is not feasible to retire the greenbacks
There is more probability that bill will be
sent to the president to increase their amount
1t Is not possible to secure the passage through
either house OF bill making the greenbaclSs
into gold notes or authorizing bonds payable In
gold. The effort TO do either thing will prob
ably result In the passage Of q bill for the re.
demption 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 govern
ment and not for the advantage Of the creditor.
q nnitino1 Fn. hn
In this congress to afirmatively open the cur
rency question and to bring on yea and nay
votes upon currency legislation, We ought to
await the progress OF international bimeta-
ism, the advent Of business prosperity, and the
hlling OF the treasury by the nominal work.
ings, soon to be seen, Of the new tariff law
Shall we wait for these things or rush on to
self-destructiony President Mckinley must
decide. win he act for his people or for the
plutocrats? Upon his answer will depend the
events of 1893
GRAND SOLDIERS MONUMENT PLAN.
PITTsBUGH, Pa, Dec. 20.-The initial
step toward securing the G. A. r. en-
campment for Pittsburgh in 1900 was
taken Saturday night by the Allegheny
county g. A. r. association, and the
plan will be agitated at the coming
Cincinnati encampment. In connection
with the encampment, if it should be
held here, it is proposed to unveil
grand soldiers monument to cost in
the neighborhood of $5OO,OOO The
Pennsylvania legislature of 1895 passed
an act empowering each county to
erect suitable soldiers monument at
the expense of the citizens, the neces-
sary amount to be raised by taxation.
1t is believed by the veterans herea-
bouts that 1900 will be the last year
for encampments. 1t is their ambition
therefore, to have the organization
wind up its career in this city, and at
the same time take part in the dedica.
ton of the proposed grand memorial
to the nations dead.
A. F. OF l.. OFFICERS.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. IS. - The
election of officers at the American
Federation of Labor convention Sat-
urday resulted as follows: President,
Samuel Gompers, reelected; first vice
president, P. j. Mcclure, reelected;
second vice president, James Duncan;
OiAllu NlCC ptCoAuChu, lNODClJ AShGW, IT, |
fourth vice president, M. M.
Garland, reelected; treasurer, George
B. Lennon, reelected; secretary Frank
Morrison, reelected; legislative com
Andrew Furuseth, of San
Francisco. Kansas City was chosen as
the next place of meeting, receiving l.
BOG votes to SOC cast for Detroit.
TO PROTECT "oLD GLORY"
New YORK, Dec. 20. COMMITTEES
from number of patriotic, non-polit-
ical, non-sectarian societies met in the
city hall Saturday afternoon to discuss
the "desecration of the American flag"
Committees were appointed to take
action to secure congressional aid in
the public use of the ma
Jional colors. 1t is hoped to secure the
enactment of law which will prevent
old Glory" from being used in the
future by any political organizations
Is an emblem or for advertising pur-
poses by individuals.