New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-05
THE EAST UNIFORMED.
SAD CONDITION OF AFFAIRS IN OTHER
PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.
,,s ms " r. DODGE BEFORE THE
CHAMBER OF coMMERcE-MoNEf EN-
crro,Ncry sCARCE--LEGTSLATlNE

REMARKS OF W. f. DODGE bDr '
c,,vprp OF COMMERCE MONEY Elk
cErpINGLY scARCE-LEGIsLArNE
MAKEsHrrTs SINCE THE WAR
Tho large room OF the Chamber o. Comhe'ee .,
No 70 NassalI-st crowded by pTon -,
the city early yesterday afternoon VINE" t s.st
hnr hold lie regular monthly meeting anu ''io y,
,e,ort which President Alexander II. VII -,
.or was from the committee appointed W "'" w.,
Greater Ncw-York Commission ior an 49,
of time In which to complete the charte' ~ T.,
GREATER CITY Charles Stewart smith repo''V' "
n.ot that the committee had failed 10 go, any
concession from the Commission. Inc repo' VI
oc.on,od hut the committee was not dischhrscu,
although Mr. Smith said that the committee "''''
not 20 to Albany and seek further de'ay'
. long report by John IIarsen Rhoades concern
ing the work OF the special committee ,hat " ~,
cd the recent monetary convention AT i''u'a""po"'
was listened TO. and Mr.. Rhoades also 'hauo ="
speech upon the need for reform in the currency
and banking systems OF the country. Wiiham H.
Dodge then moved the appointment OF Commute
"vith powe- to act with the Commission 10 pe ap'
pointed by Congress or by the Executive Noi''"i'
tee OF the indianapolis convention In regard 10 inc
currency reforms needed by the country In sup
mort Of the motion Mr. Dodge made speech which
attracted close attention and called forth the APP
prevail OF many OF the men present al the mee''ns'
lie said:
I was fortunate enough to be appointed as one
member OF the DEDICATION to In1ianapUnSS parn
iations 10 which all the business was reierre e.
was shut up for two days with representatives
twenty-cight different States, and ! had an oppoi
tunity OF free and unrestricted intercourse ana
conference with those gentlemen and tne ,n,pd',
ZION received there was confirmed aiterWaru III
washington where. as chairman Of the Aroltralon1
Committee had conferences win na rne Il. ~
very deeply Impressed Win the co nG tbose living
condition OF things in very large PORTIONS u Jul
country. a., .,o ossort,on con-
stantly made by men from The far Western states
and the South and Southwestern states h her
in favor Of but they needed some change to bring
relief from the terrible condition OF povedI bn
Seit that their condition was so extreme and SO
painful that any change would be OF Value, anu t.,
" friendly and kindly way with them they all con-
drmed the same feeling which had iound az !,
long conversation In the Treasury Department az
Washington. that the circulation OF the country Is
quite out of joint that the lungs ana near are
eested, and that the extremites OF the country al"
absolutely without any blood
NO MONEY At ALL.
found that there great sections Of the
Southern and Western country where there was an
solutely no money at all; where the most primitive
forms OF barter obtained; whore everything was
most disorganized. One gentleman told me that IN
his county. which was quite rch agricu,tui,a.
bank bill had come down into the county ana tnar
he had taken a horse and buggy ana speht iI ,
days in visiting all the towns III e,' his b had
been unable to do So and final! was op.Iseu , ~
send it to Richmond There were Senator'S Wno
told me that their constituents never saw doiar
of money from the beginning of the year 10 inc
end with the result that they had constantly 10 go
into debt to the local storekeepers The local store
keepers received their pay in kind. In fact. every
thing drifting back to the Oiu ,''eS pe.0 co.,
money was invented. And this was not IN one sec
ITO az he
We can quite easily understand that wherS tne ,,
Under the very onerous laws at present In force
there is nothing else to take the place ne sa,o
diT,cuitv has come up In other parts of the world
In this country every man has chance 10 care
for the Government, and unless we ins,rucI ouI
g5,d friends and show our sympathy with them ana
Understand that when any part OF the country suf-
fers the whole country suffers we are sure u iiare
dEy ahead h was GTers the 0r FIRST a. sad serious
mistake made necessary by the exigences OF tne
G snae W one vi BIT OF sS to bridge
us over n particular crisis mas been met WIN IN
other with every issue of bonds and OF greenbacks,
and with every other form Of currency. legislative
enactments have been made; and they contradict
and overlap each other. and the business OF the
Treasury is exceedingly hard and difficult.
PREPARE FOR 1900.
came away from Indianapolis with this very
firm IMPRESSION and have only ventured to submit
It because l feel It deeply, that unless those OF
us in the more favored parts of the country under
stand the condition OF brothers and our fellow
citizens the other parts or tne country! uheoS VIZ
wisely instruct and educate them and bring about
some wise methods for their relief, when me year
1900 comes we shall he swamped with an Infinitely
more powerful vote against us than during this last
election. I think the change VIII be very serious
one Every man that met emphasized that fact.
Therefore. l make this motion that committee be
appointed to with that commission. so that we
can bring back to New-York and to our friends
here such Information as may lead them to give
their advice and experience and help TO any Wise
efforts determined upon by the Government. Cap
pause)
After short speeches by other members of the
Chamber. Mr.. Dodges motion was adopted unan-
mously. A number of members Of the Cham
Der elected