Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-10
Resolution Passed the Senate During
:, Slim Attendance.
RECONSTRUCTED AND WENTOVER
Senator Chandler Opposes the
Financial Bill.
MIR. Chiffon ALSO SPEAKS

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| government Of the United States of Amer
| lca TO offer mediation to the end that fur
ther oloodshed may be averted and an
honorable peace may be concluded between
tne peiligerent governments
| NO objection was made to the considera-
t!on OF the resolution only about a dozen
senators being present. Before anybody
| reahzed what was going on the resolution
was put to Il vote and declared adopted
! senators looked from one to another and
several, among them MIR. Allen. laughed
| unrestrainedly
| MT Pettus tAls-), addressing the chair
| sn1r. rryel demanded the yeas and nays
40 10 TINS Mr. Allen objected. as the resolu-
| ti0M had Deen declared adopted
| me ehair agreed to this point but asked
| MI. alien that he permit the vote to be
| maeeonsioered and let the resolution 70 over
| 10 TINS Mr. Allen consented.
| MI Chandler On. HI was then recognized
70 oenVer an address upon the pending
| financial BILL which was laid before the
.,e IN view of Mr.. Chambers posi-
ton on the money question his speech At.
tracted marked attention in the SENATE
| throughout his colleagues gave him a most
attentive hearing
MIR. Chandler's Remarks,
! MI. Chandler said in part: Those who
| nave absorbed the gold of the world are
| trying 10 make 1t more valuable by legis-
| ia'lon. That Is the natural mea ming of the
hrst ten lines of the Senate bill. There is
no need OF the law for any other object.
Absolutely no other purpose is to be SUBJ
served by those lines. The passage of the
9lN without adequate recognition of the
| oeslre ana determination Of the American
people that silver shall be remonetized IN a
| denance OF the republican platform Of 18g8
| ana without such recognition in the bill
, eamho. give to 1t my vote. 1t would be
| uhquallned gold recommendation and to ad-
| vocate or submit to this is an abandonment
| OF republican principles
ANY retardation of the movement to make
| eoio more valuable does not suit the gold
| Grass. furtaer steps are. therefore, now
| demanded, namely, that all the existing sill
| yer coin shall be put cut from the condi-
| tlon OF real money and placed in the condi-
ason OF credit money. that is. money all Of
| winch must be redeemed on demand In
| goa. III this new principle is to prevail
| Inc real money will be four billions Of gold.
ana the credit money. including the silver
| money. will be ten billions And mon this
| gold and credit money are to be built ali
| the checks and other credits in trade
| throughout the world. How broad the sum
! MT and now narrow the base.
Cause of Good Times.
| 1t is true. that because # is claimed that
| We have now what are called good times
and prosperity IL America, bimetallsm
should be ridiepad and disiegarded. Blu.
our good times are simply because the bal
| ahce OF trade has been so largely in our
| favor: What would have been our condi-
| tion II the balance, OF trade had not been in
| our favor?
I'm truth. In spite Of temporary present
| conditions, the Gaze in favor of biinetalis
sun remains unimpaired. The merits of
| bimetaliism are plain. The injury 70 result
| from gold uionorue tal;sm is sure
| Such arguments as can be based upon
the foregoing facts bimetailists are con-
| rronted With The answer / make is that
| there is no certainty that the rise in prices
| which are still only about three-fourths OF
| their former rate. will be Increased or even
| maintained. Second, that ii is not certain
| that the Increased production of gold will
| continue
| The attempt "a establish the gold STAN
| dard in India has been a failure. India is
| silver country and will not accept gold
| as money or as the measure OF commercial
| values. The public sentiment of England
| would welcome arother movement for the
demonstration OF silver If the Transvaal
| war continues England may soon become
| willing to enlarge the metallic money of
| the world through renewed negotiations for
an international agreement.
| Pledged to Bime tallism.
| The republican party is pledged to BIZ
| metalusn. Were we blunderers when we
| shouted over and over again for remonetiza-
| ton? Is it not quite possible that We were
| right then and are now wrong when 1t IS
proposed to forever discard RECOMMENDATION?
| The senator from Rhode Island says that
| it is not intended 10 reject the idea of in
| ternational bn.etallsm.
| Why. then. not place an unequivocal
pledge in this bill? The declaration in IA
| vor of gold is unwise, both in a business
| and political sense. There is no need of
| this law. Therefore let US reterate the law
| OF 1888. and not enact gold monometalIism.
| in violation Of the pledges Of the republican
| party. Let the convention to be held in
June next decide that question.
! 1T Is with sincere regret that l differ so
radically from my political associates in
| not allow me to do otherwise. / have not
| abandoned the faith of the fathers | stand
upon the ancient ways.
Wants the Double Standard.
| Il want the double standard. So do thir-
| teen hundred millions Of the people of this
| world of ours; while only two hundred mil
| lions want the single gold standard, We
want the real money of the world to be
| eight billion of dollars in coin They want
| it to be only four billion of dollars The
difference means injustice injury suffering
and distress to millions of Gods poor Deo-
! pie the world over; while the gold class is
| to wax fat at the cost Of their helpless vic
tins.
THE republican party ought not to do any
such grievous wrong. entreat it's leaders
not to burden US with gold monometallism,
| but to renew in unmistakable language our
| oft-repeafed pledges to reInenetize silver.
Reflect the President.
IF we are true to our traditions and to
the wishes of our constituents we shall re-
elect our gracious and patriotic President
by popular and electoral majorities greater
! than any President has ever received Can
| we afford BY the passage of the needless
| first ten lines Of this bill without sufficient
qualification tonadd to the chances of his
defeat?
1.-The gifted senator from New York de-
pew is said to have designed for the repub-
! lican party new campaign motto for 1900:
Gold ana Glory The ALTERATION is pleas
| ing. 1t will look finely on giided banners,
and will doubtless lead to victory. But if
| the word gold means gold recommendation
1t will betInecessary for the golden-tongued
orators of the party to expatiate with mar
| Vicious eioquence over the glory to the flag
! coming from. the war with SPAIN in order
| to overcome the many evil effects at the
| polls In November Of the deep damnatton
| of the destruction by legislation of half the
| metallic money of the nations of the earth.
| Mr. President, thou canst not say did it!'
Mr.. Chiffon Opposes the Measure.