The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-02-17
CHANDLER ON SILVER
he Makes an Eloquent Plea for
BimstlllSm.
A TILT WITH PETTlGREW
The New Hampshire Senator
Makes Sarcastic Alluslons to
Senator Palmer's Position
In the Late Campaign.

it ktic LATE
Washington, Feb Ex-senator Chand-
ier's speech i'm the senate to-day In ad-
vocacy OF bimetallism, was one OF the
notable efforts of the present session.
not only for the scholarly manner with
which the senator presented the ques-
tion from his standpoint, hut the bitter
sarcasm addressed to Senator Palmer
and the Indianapolis convention. the
arraignment Of the silver republicans
who bolted the St Louis convention
and Tor the dramatic personal exchange
between Chandler and Pettigrew. the
latter being one of the bolters from the
St Louis convention. Chambers speech
lasted three hours and was replete with
incident. IL was an argument against
the single standard of either metal,
gold or silver. and warning against
policy of recommendation. Then the
senator turned to the political phases
OF the question. speaking in turn Of
Bryan, of Palmer and OF Mckinley,
Palmer sat across the aisle and was
frequently addressed by the speaker as
one who had contributed to the election
OF Mckinley. The controversy between
Chandler and Pettigrew was one Of the
hottest personal episodes the senate has
had in some time, the South Dakota
senator declaring Chambers statement
relative To the violation of pledges AT
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Chandler TOOK UP the nst OF prices
particularly products resulting from
silver Accommodation. ne uecIareu that
Wlthih tne las, ~ years ,here mas pcen
STEADY iall OF prices oi an 'ihsses oi
property. his conclusions ,nat SILVER
demonetization was AZ tne BOTTOM OF
this DOWNWARD movement III prices OF
the products caused MN 10 SERIOUSLY
DOUBT whether the era OF restored pros,
perity was near NJ manu- re was l"i
TO the CONCLUSION, ne said' thht prices
had NOT YET toucheu hott"fh. me
shrinkage III pTlces had neeh most seri-
Gus since lNso' Ine Value OF lT pr"per,y ape IVY
III the united states was >o''ooo'vVo"Vo
IN 1870; now u was es'iilla.eu AT sf'.
o0o'ooo.00o. a shrinkage "t 20 per CEN.
since lSsO. our debts nave not shrunk
nut remained an iheN"ranle charse' u
Quoting theh, me Naiue oi our our Iropefty
was cut down 10 s1S'ooo'ooo,oop' 'an lnls
proceed asked the seha,"r' "n,"u,
widespread panhrup',y II" was vi tue
opinion tnat the sruuuai ,shuchcg W's
10 leave debtors without ,h' power .,
paying their depts' uh,il. ny Etupua'
revolution tne assets oi tne nep.prs arr
absorbed ny the creditors W u hau nov
been Tor the fortunate "alah,t "i ,rau'
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ChordIar said the gold democrats Ind
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nv .,,''.' .a, 49,, IA ,at,n,a,,
n. pa,.1, w Ia p,,1i,er an n si,s,Is ,,oid
.tamaard niatfnrm II had resulted In
si,,ing IN the estimable candIdates I2s
stn'ns eao , w. tn a., ,a'ai ~ "A ooo 600 ,a,".,
~ So,.su,soIas. eaid Mr. chan,Iisr ,ha
''.t's.a.i' w =, ,hnsa nid -,a.hinnad ,,',,
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across tne aisle snl,llns oVoas,,ila'iy ,,y a.
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