Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-01-12
WARNING TO GAGE.


Washington, d. c., Dec. Ex-senator
Chandler, of New Hampshire, has writ.
ten letter to the Washington Post, IN
which he says:
IF the secretary of the treasury and
his single gold standard associates will
cease their demand for impossible cur
rency legislation, congress will pass the
necessary appropriation bills, probably
take care of Hawaii and Cuba. There
will not be serious party division dur
ing the session and there will be an ad-
tournament in May. Business will re-
vIve, the treasury receipts will equal
the expenditures, the balance of trade
will continue in our favor and the re.
publican party, will, in November 1898,
elect majority of the house in the fif-
ty-fifth congress.
ION the other hand if Secretary Gage
continues to press upon congress bill,
the object Of which he says is, first, to
commit the country more thoroughly to
the gold standard, and the Immediate
effect Of which is to throw doubts upon
the sincerity of the Presidents declal a.
ton in favor Of continued efforts to Sc
cure bimetallism, political turmoil
will arise in congress, which will split
the now united republicans into frag-
ments, while it will unite and CONSOLE
date the now incongruous opposition.
1t Is not feasible to retire the green
backs; there is more probability that
the bill will be sent the president to in
crease their amount. 1t Is not possible
to secure the passage through either
house of bill making the greenbacks
into gold notes or authorizing bonds
payable in gold. The effort to do eth
er thing will probably result in the
passage of bill for the redemption OF
the greenbacks IN silver dollars and fol
the payment of all United States bonds
in gold or silver coin, in the discretion
of the president, who will be com.
manded to exercise his opinion for the
advantage of the government and moi
for the advantage of the creditor.
with such an uproar in congress as
these proceedings will create, with
western congressman smbrolled there
in, with presidential vetoes. as threat.
ened by Secretary Gage, under angry
discussion, it will happen that all bust
ness enterprises and funds and stocks
will be disturbed, prices will fall, insol'
vencies will increase and the republi
cans will lose the congressional cleo.
tlons in 1898, as disastrously as they
will in 1900, at which time, therefore
a Bryan democratic president anC
congress will be chosen.
whether we are to have one of these
results-political salty, or political de
struction-depends entirely upon thu
course to be pursued by Secretary Gage
and those who are pressing him for
ward, namely, the Gold STANDARD
League Of New York, and the sell-con
stltuted NationalMonetary Conference
How much Secretary Gage cares fol
the republican party is not known
| Whether President Mckinley who's,
good faith toward bimetalllsm is com
ing to the test, will stop his secretar,
in his insane career is not known. l
is hoped he will. But no political stu
alton has been clearer than the presen
to sound eyes since the republican par
ty began its marvellous career AZ year
ago. There are times for all things
This is time to move and a time t,
keep still, and now is the time to s.
keep.
ut is simply political suicide for tn
republican party in this congress t
affirmatively open the discussion of tn
money question, and to bring on ye
and nay votes upon currency legisla
ton. We ought TO wait the progress
of international bimetallism, the a6
vent of business prosperity, and tn
filling of the treasury by the norma
working soon to be seen of the neN
tariff law. Shall we wait for thes
things, or rush on to self destruction
President Mckinley must decide. Wi
he act for his people, or for his pluto
Gratis? Upon his answer will Deepen
the events of 1898.
| (Signed) "WM. E. CHANDLER,
December Is, 1897"