The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-17
ADVICE TO M'KINLEY
Senator Chandler Gives the Repub-
licans Some Pointers.
4 RINGING SPEECH ON BlMETALLlSM
- nkage in Value of Property
ca Caused by Decentralization.
- iATOR VERY SARCASTIC.
20 -
L Roundly Scored Senators Palmer
nd Pettigrew-Proceed of
~ the Senate aud House.
RINGING SPEECH ON BlMETALLlSM
iATOR VERY SARCASTIC.

Washington. February Ex-senator
| Chambers speech In the senate today In
| advocacy OF bimetalism, was one OF the
notable efforts OF the present session. not
only for the scholarly care with which the
senator presented the question from his
standpoint, but for the bitter sarcasm ad
dressed to Senator Palmer anu the Indian
apolis convention: the arragnment Of sill
Yer republicans who holted the St Louis
convention and for the dramatic personal
exchange between Mr.. Chandler aud Mr.
Pettierew, the latter being one of the bolt
ers from the st. Louis convention. Nh
Chambers speech lasted three hours and
was replete with incident. II was an argu-
ment against a single standard OF either
metal. gold or silver, aud warning against
a policy of monome tallism. Thea the sen
ator turned to the political phases OF the
question, speaking in turn of Bryan, OF
Palmer and of Mckinley. Mr. Palmer sat
across the aisle and vas frequently ad-
dressed by the speaker as one who hau
contributed to the election of Mckinley.
The controversy between Messrs. Chandler
sonal episodes the senate has had in some
time, the South Dakota senator declaring
, that Mr. Chambers statements relative 10
the violation Of pledges at St LOUIS were
wholly and absolutely false. Mt Ohaunlet
did not modify his statement, but mutual
examinations restored cordial relations lHe
/ peroration of MIR. Chandler was m appear
. r. me incoming president aud his advisers
to heed the needs of TIE people, paItl.u'a'
lv on the money question, and warning
| Of speedy political disaster certain 10 loi
l low delay The early part OF the speech
+ was a presentation OF the conditions Oh .hs
finances, arguing against S'nsle siy .Iuasi
tho gradual demonstration OF silver, the
colsirp OF our hints against the silver uoi /,
lar of 1879 The acts 20 restore siiNei "n
u tho serious blow struck by Enslehh aeaI,ia.
c silver in closing the India mints was ais s,'
mentioned. But 1t rcmalnen ZOE 80 80. ~. ~,
: Wet fatal blow at silver In Issuing hi'
order that the government would redeem II,
raper obligations in gold only ny ti'a' aa
SECRETARY Carlisle struck cut 81 use sas
Il amount of silver and drew on ,he 1922, a.
worlds supply OF so!d, aun ga y, ,bia low
biov IN silver From the enects oil inns ~"
Ian,b 20 which it has been reduced oE tn'
.,r'nnrtization Of silver, himetalllsm mus
otv I--in its tollsome stru&Gln upN","
j. NJ chandler took up the fan OF prices
particularly in farm products. res'.'.iu y
-, silver decentralization. The senator
i,ot1 that within the last twenty years
II 49,, bad been a steady fall OF prices IN
s. - aios,,s of prOperty. His own cphFlc-
tons that silver decentralization was az Vs..
o hnttom of the downward moVemeh, ~
nrices caused him TO seriously uoun'
10 whether the era OF restored prosptil's va
near AT hand He was led to tne coiclu,
sior he said that prices mao no. se'
,aohaa tho bottom. This shlinkagc u
',ricea had been serious since 1870 inc
II yalnc of property in the ohitcu 'ta'es VA
SG5 400 900 600 in 1870, now II was est
e. mated at 1000 100000. a snrihgahe "
=, rs per cent since 1880 our uents nau no
u. sbr,nk hut remained an incNorabie charge
al Daductinp them. the value of our proper'!
n ,,a, nrt down 10 S33. 900 900 600 And thi
,acodtuy added the senator, woul'
ne snread bankruptcy. He was OF the op'n
ion that the gradual tendency was 10 leaN'
IN debtors without the power OF paylhb NV
dehts until by gradual revolution the as
~, ~ debtors were absorbed by credi
tors. ..,,.o ,o,
II it had not been for the fortunate pal
- arce Of trade in our favor during the pas
wear. he said there would nave oeeh
- business catacysm in TINS country VIII
. ,"n1,id hayc Frustrated all interests am
0 nroducod Infinite misery ~ our hns'u.s
. ~ domestic affairs 1t was bacaus
q c,,art famine staked through India tina
trada was favorable to us, for TINS horro
or the Orient had proved behent 10 W
y For these reasons Mr. Chandler SAID, turn
c ing toward Mr.. Palmer SDeu'l oil in'noi'
3 who sat near, he was opposed II S ,nn6 Ser
IaratIons for permanent sold s,ahuaf
i as thot enunciatod by the Indianapolis con
:. ycnt.on. ,,. o,,,,,,d ,ruc
. amusemen, by addressing himself to Mr
es Palmer who sat across the aisle I'm
lsn1
New Hampshire senator han rea, ~
~, Gold standard authorities on binftal
ism md then turning to Mr. Palmer II
y ncin,cd oil, 10 tho Illinois senator copy
- oytny he felt IL would be helpful 10 IN
candidate of the Indianapolis cohNentiol
Mr. Chandler said silver mononetallisi
had led to the defeat OF Bryan rue o'n'
Element Of the democratic party had 81
,ao,ad palmer and Buckner on goi
s,andard platforrn It had resulted IN CIV
, ,nr Ia these estimable candidates l5oo'
yo'es in a total Of 10000 900 votes. Never
,heIcss said he. tho assistance OF tines
ar old fashioned gentlemen IN the eieclioh
MIR. Mckinley was In worthy cauhe
Mr.. Palmer remained in his sea- aero
t,a aisle smiling occasionally at MI
Chandlers sarcastic allusion TO MN. I'M
. however was but a prelude TO sPhss
,ional episode between MT, Chahuier az
MIR. Pettigrew. The New Hampshire SCI
rna ator said Mr. Pettigrew had peeh sent
&S | Tho 81 Louis convention on plense u"
V w. would support Mckinley and sour
N money and yet in two weeks the s. na,'
~ Ind repudlsted his pledge. had bclted NJ
Kinley and a sound money platform al
Y soon thereafter had come out as SUI
IA no,ter Of Bryan. Mr., petugrew ens.i,
Inc chamber as this statement va, ne
4a ADVANCED TO his seat aud interrupte
& .'no YOU make that statement on your oS
authority or as a quotation" he asked
= Aa " make the statement" answered
L. chandler. taking it from the ne~SiIsl
n reports which are unders.o'Sa 49, % "a
tw Mr. pettigrew, with explosive emphas
Il replied .,.o,, as wholly a
,nnueiifiedly false in every particular