The aegis & intelligencer., 1897-09-10
SENATOR CHANDLER FOR FREE
SILVER.

The following is an extract from the speech
of Senator Chandler, OF New Hampshire, in
support Of the bill:
When they uhe gold Dcmocrats) declared
thus: In hnc, we rcattrm the historic Dem
ocTdtic doctrine Of a tariff for revenue only
II became no wonder that their respectable
and respected candidates. bearing the motto
Gold 1nonomctalliSm and free trade
ccivcd but I5o,,Co out OF I4.Cooooo votes cast.
Nevertheless. the assistance OF these worthy.
old-iashIoncd gentlemen in the election of Mr..
Me hinlcy was gladly welcomed. 1t time
Tor the passing OF the Democratic party, and
tcy were entitled TO perform an honorable
part III the Intcrmcnt.
The Kepublican birnetallists saved the cleo
tion Of Mckinley and Hobart. 1t would not
have been thus carried il the Republican party
had adopted 4 money plank similar TO that OF
the Indianapolis cOnyc ycntion. When pronounc-
ing against the immediate free coinage OF sill
yer without an international agreement, the
Republican party declared. by adding concern
ing himetalliSm siN potent words, which
pledge ourselves t" promote that it would
equally oppose 4 permanent acquicsccncc in
gold mpnumctallism. This party therefore
stands recognizing the evil consequences
which have come from the reduction OF the
values OF the worlds property, proclairnin8
that the cause is the decentralization of silver,
and declaring that the remedy is the re-cstah.
question Of the future, therefore, is shall this
pledge be kept, II IS is kept in letter and in
spirit. and the party IS wisely conducted, as
it is to be hoped it will be, in other essential
particulars. the members OF that party may not
only contemplate with pride its glorious rec.
ord ot past achievements, but may hope TO
sec II win further victories.
Ii space permitted similar extracts might be
made Mr.. Dinglcy, the leader OF the
House, and other prominent Republicans OF
that body.
As already stated, this bill looking to the
rc-establishIncnt of the Tree coinage OF silver,
passed both the Senate and the House with
the solid support OF the Republican party. II
also received the solid o the Demo
cratic party. In the Senate, composed of 90
members, there were but J dissenting votes
Silver Republican, and Messrs Villas and
Roach, Democrats. In the House, consisting
Of 800 members, there were the same number
OF dissenting votssItfose Of Messrs, lienry'
of Connecticut, Johnson, OF Indiana, Knox,
OF Massachusetts, and Quigg,, Of New York,
all Republicans. President Mckinley, acting
upon the authority thus conferred, with very
Commissioners Of The United States in this be
l:alf, Senator Edward .. Nolcott, cX-Nice.
President Adlai Z. Stevenson, and General
Charles J. Paine. These distinguished gen
in their great mission behalf uf the rein
statement Of the free coinage OF both silver
and gold upon an agreed ratio.
To the apprehension OF all FAIR lnded men,
regardless OF their views on the coinage qucs-
ton, it, therefore, clearly appears that, by the
concurrent action Of the three political parties
in Congress and OF the Republican adEIlnlstra-
ton. the financial question has been ehectualiE
incnt and accomplished gentlemen who have
gone abroad their mission oi international
bimctlsln is such as 10 warrant the most e.
fcctiye as well as honest cxcrticu in that be-
half Should they succeed, as every real friend
OF the emancipation Ot mankind from financial
seryitude will earnestly hope, then the imam,
ciaI question will be cHcctually eliminated
from national politics, and the next Prcsi-
Dental campaign viii be fought upon the tar
iii and the other questions upon which party
lines have heretofore been drawn. Should
they fail many believe they wall. then the
question of independent action by the United
States, as the only means Of compelling Euro
pean concurrence, Will inevitably receive an
impetus i'll the next national campaign which
it will be difficult TO resist successfully. All
agitation oi the question pending these ncgo-
tiations IS not only futile, but bears evidence
ui bad faith.
From the aiorcgons facts, taken from the
iican5, in their efforts to get away from their
vulnerable record in State matters, aver that
they will not take i'll the coming State cant
pagn, has already been deliberately. concert
cdlv and irrcyoCably taken by the natcna! adj
miuistration and Congress Of that party. As
an evidence Of tho Inconsistency and bad
faith OF tic Maryland Republicans in their ci-
forts to take refuge behind tins suh;criugc. wr
have only to lool, TO the President own State
Of Ohio, where. in their platform just adopted
and in the speech Il Mr.. Lrosvcnor, the
relied especially upon their paTty's action in
behalf OF international hinetaliism means
q f0rC5talling the injection OF the silver qucs-
ton into the State campaign hJ the Demo
cra;S.
II Tic Maryland Democrats arc wise, they
will not b. any injuGiCioCS action cid the Re
ruhcan7 Cf this State in their proclaimed pur-
pose to hide behind the financial question as
a sub,criugc to stand between them and their
faulty record in State affairs.