The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-17
Senator Chambers Strong Plea
IDr Silver.
WARNS REPUBLICANS
Says Demonstration Has
Brought the Country
To the Verge of Bankruptcy
Since 1878.
Ruin Arrested Only by the Fam
line in India.

Washington Feb. Ex-senator Chand-
1er's speech in the senate yesterday. in
advocacy of bimetallism, was one of the
notable efforts of the present session
It was an argument against a single
standard of either metal. gold or silver,
and warning against a policy of mono
metallsm. Then the senator turned to
the political phases of the Question, speak.
ine in turn of Bryan. of Palmer and OF
McKinlev
The neroration of Mr. Chandler was on
anpAal to the incoming president and his
odviSers tn heed the needs Of the peonle.
particularly on the money question and
warning If sDAedv political disaster GER
"a to follow DELAY.
The earlv part Of tho sDeecl1 was a pre-
sentation of the pripcinIes of finance the
senator a~~1ling against a single stand
ard of either metal silver gold He
traced the Gradual demonstration of s'l-
silver dollars IN '73. ~ the efforts To
store silver and the f1rst blow struck nv
II remained for the Tinted State= TO strike
the most fatal blow to silver nv making
the order that all its bonds would be re-
deArne6 in rnld
Mr.. Chandler took IN the fall OF prices.
from sf1vep den1onetizatson He declared
+hat within the last twenty wears there
classes of propertv. His own convictions.
that silver den1opetiza tion was al the hot
tom of this downward movement in prices
caused him TO seriously doubt whether
the era of restored prosperity was near
ut hand. He was led to the conclusion.
he said that prices had not yet touched
This shrinkae- in nrices has been most
serious since 1890 The value of nronerty
in the United States was six+v-five thou
sand millions in 1890 now It esti-
mated at fortv-nine thousand millions.
debts had not shrunk. but rem aimed an
inexorahle charge Deductine them the
TO thirtv-three thousand millions Can
this proceed. asked the senator. without
wild 6a0 1Yy~11Ta f0x-0 10 Of
opinion that the gradual tendency was to
leave deh+o~s without the powers of
revolution the assets Of debtors were ab-
sorhed nv creditors IF II had not been
| favor DURING the past wear. he said. there
would have been business ca tachysm IN
tr raf f0u all interests hern 0 and h rrodnced
Infinite MISERY in our business
trade was fevora BILE to MS for this horror
r. me or,enr NAG preTeo nenHnr 10 rs
turning toward Mr.. Palmer. Denl.. Tll.l
5g,1o sat near e he vas oDposed to such De-
| as that enunciated by the indianapolis
convention.
i'srn had led to the defeat Of Mr.. BRYAN.
The other element of the Democratic par
tv had selected Palmer and Buckner a
single gold standard platform.
tt had resulted in giving to these es-
tirnahlA candidates 1se oOo votes in a total
Of IA nm ooo votes Nevertheless safd Mr..
| Chandler. the assistance Of the o1d-fa sh-
toned gentlemen in the election of Mr.. Nc
Kinley s in a worthy cause.
In conclusion he said: ST declare nv
belief that President Mckinley ara the
other leaders of the party. in their advent
! TO power. NAV. bv wise designs and viz
tuo1ls deeds. tndeAnitelv prolone the as
cendancy IF the Republican partv in this
country This can SURELY he done bv ma K
J ing 1t the true party Of the people to the
| final confusion and discontinue IF thoSe
| pretenderS, the blind leaders of the blind
! who were so sur,ula riv. on the Bird nj
! November last. ell thrown in the ditch
| together. IF this is not done and the Pc
! publican party shall content itself With
| seizing and enioving the spoi1s of OFFICE
/ srrrende-i0g unreserve6lv TO the money
! power which effectively contributed 70
SIS recent victory acquiring permanently
/ in the existing gold sta nHard and trea ting
/ himetallisn q Juggling humbug' and
| the promise To promote II as pledge
never Intended to be fulfilled. Renuhl',
| battle once more turned against them
| and thew viii soon exchange places with
| their now bleeding and PROSTATE foes.
ITO the coming tri,rnDh9nt president.
| hopeful. and over confident. rejoicing p q
| q strong man to run a race. and n his
| chosen advisers soon TO challenge all the
| adverse currents Of the future. 7 can not
| help saving warringIv. concerning the
| pending worldwide controversy over the
| burning nTeetion of money:
| q Unsettled questions pay no heed to
| the repose Of nations
81 eToa wise TODAY.
| iris noadness to defer"
| Mr.. Chandler closed. at $3.50 D. M, having
for