The San Francisco call., 1897-02-17
CHANDLER AS A
SILVER APOSTLE
Sees National Calamity in
the Single Gold
Standard.
Warns the Republican Party
That It Must Move for
BlmeralliSm.
Otherwise 1t Will Soon Change Places
With Its "Sore, Bleeding and
Prostrate Foes"

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Feb. 16-The
opening prayer in the Senate to-day was
offered by Rev. W. J. b. Brown of Lon
don. 1t embraced the President-elect as
we'll as the President, and II asked that
those who desired permanent peace be-
tween the two great Englis speaking ma
tions may have their desire accompl shed.
The House bill dividing the State of
Arkansas into two judicial districts
eastern and western-was passed; also
the bill for the loan of tents for the use of
the G. A. r. encampment at Buffalo this
year.
Sherman (R.) of Ohio gave notice that
he would move to go into executive ses-
sion tomorrow on the arbitration treaty,
and that he hoped then to get final action
on it.
The Judiciary Committee was discharged
from the further consideration of the Sem
ate bill to amend the act repeating the
tim 5er-culture laws, ana the bill was laid
before the Senate. This is the bill re.
Gently recalled from the President for the
purpose of having it changed in sub
stantial point. The House amendments
10 the bill, which covered the points in
issue, were disagreed to and a conference
ordered.
Chandler (R.) OF New Hampshire adj
dressed the Senate in support of Lis reso-
luton, offered February 2, declaring it to
be the sense of the Senate that the United
States should not permanently acquiesce
in the single gold standard. He said that
he favored the resolution because he was
an advocate of bimetallism and an oppo-
nent OF monometallism, whether gold or
silver. Chandler pointsd to the fact that
the worlds production of gold and silver
in 1896 was $2l5. 600, 600 of each metal. ana
his comment upon that fact was that it
seemed as il Providence-as if nature-as
if God himself had interposed to refute
the prediction of those who had demanded
the demonstration of silver on the ground
of its enormous overproduction.
Speaking of the Indiana polls conven-
ton Mr.. Chandler said that the respectable
and respected candidate of that conven-
tion, bearing a standard with the motto,
Gold Monometallism and Free Trade"
had received 726 coo votes out of over a.
000, 900 votes, but that, nevertheless, the
assistance of those worthy and oldfash-
ioned gentlemen in the election of McKin-
ley had been gladly welcomed. 1t was
time for the passing away of the Demo
cratic party and those gentlemen were en-
titled 10 perform an honorable part in the
obsequies.
In the further course of his remarks
Chandler referred to the position of Petit
grew (R.) of South Dakota, speaking of
his attending the State Convention of
South Dakota, accepting his own delegate
Convention, promising to abide by the
decision of that convention auu then re-
puo iating that convention. He charac-
terized the course of Pettigrew as having
stamped him as "a hopeless silver mono
metallist."
Petticrew asked him whether it was his
own statement, or was it quotation.
Chandler replied that the statement
was derived from the newspapers.
~ brand that statement" Pettigrew ex-
claimed, ''as absolutely, unqualifiedly
false in every particular. l made the
same denial in the Senate before the st.
Louis convention, and it was published
in the Record, so that the Senator has no
excuse for repeating the statement in his
speech to-day"
THE Senator says the statement is alb
solutely false" Chandler continued,
'LneTeiOr6 L uDueTSldnQ MIN 10 say ne
did not attend the South Dakota Repub.
lican Convention; did not accept his
election as delegate to the st. Louis con-
vention and did not declare that he would
obey the instructions OF the State conven-
tion.
81 say" Pettigrew returned, ''that your
statement in the whole and the prin-
ciples you intended to convey are abso.
lutely false"
Chandler attemp pied to pin down the
Senator from South Dakota to hard facts,
which so nettled the Senator that he sat
down with an air of great anpoyance
Subsequently Pet,igrew said: 1.-The
South Dakota convention did not declare
for Sound money. If it had 1T would not
have declared tor gold. 1t simply de-
clared tn at 1t would refer the question of
bimetallism to the st. Louis convention.
But it made no declaration in favor Of
what is wrongfully called sound
money"
Passing away from these personal refer
ences. Chandler spoke of the declaration,
of French, German and English public
men in favor OF blmeiallism, and asked
whether, in view of these declarations
the movement for international bmetal-
llsm had not large chance of success.
He quoted from speech OF Senator
Sherman, made in 1876, TO the effect that
nothing but an act o. God could DESTROY
the use of both gold and silver among the
nations of mankind and from a speech
of Secretary Carlisle. made in 1878 SPEAK.
ing of the decentralization of silver as the
most gigantic crime of this or any other
age; and he added sarcastically that Sher-
man in his new position as Secretary of
State would be an bonored leader in the
new movement to save the country
and the world from the evils of mono
metallism.
In conclusion, Chandler said: 81 declare
my belief that President Mckinley and
the other leaders of the party in their ad-
vent to power may by wise decisions and
virtuous deeds infinitely prolong tho
ascendency of the Republican party in
this country. This will surely be done bv
making 1t the party of the people, to the