The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-16
Some Prophecies of Mr.. Chandler.

To the Editor Of The Times:
read your leading editorial in The
Times of the 9Th inst. entitled can
Alarm Call From Chandler May I
resurrect from the Congressional Rec
ord little bit of prophecy made by
| this same Republican alarmist?
On the floor of the United States Sem
ate February 16, 1897. Mr.. Chandler
| uttered these words On the abandonment
of bimetallism by Eanna and Mckinley:
The hour has struck in this country when
there must be a since-e and earnest movement to
arrest the injustice that is being done to the
masses Of the people by the great aggTegations Of
capital few great mohopolies and many I'M
! by making it 1.-THE Republican partyl the true
| party Of the people to the final confusion and
discontinue Of those pretenders the blind leaders
| Of the blind who were so summarily. on the Sd
! Of November last, all thrown into the ditch to-
| gether. IL. on the contrary, this is not done,
and the Republican party shall content Itself
with seizing and enjoying the spoils OF office,
surrendering unreservedly to the money pVTyer
which so effectively contributed to its cecent
victory, acquiescing permanently in the existing
gold standard and treating bimetallism accord
ing to the advice Of the Portland 0regonian''
a Juggling hu.nbug," and the promise to pro-
| mote it, according TO the advice Of the New
York Sum- as a pledge intended to be full
filed Republicans will speedily hnd the tide OF
political bate once more turned against them,
and they win soon exchange places with their
now sore, bleeding, and PROSTATE foes.
In an article written for the North
American Review" on the 14th of July.
1896. Mr. Chandler delivered himself of
| the following truth:
The time of trial to the Republican party will
come after its approaching victory. Ii will then
be in order to determine whether it is the slave
Of the rich capitalists, OF the promoters of trusts
and nionopolies. and Of the boated bondholders,
as the Bryan Democrats and the Populists
| tend
Read these lines and then deny. Mr..
Chandler, IL you can, that the Republican
party lis the slave Of the rich capitalists,
| of the promoters of trusts and monOpo-
lies. and of the bloated bondholders." as
the Bryan Democrats and the Populists
and the Silver Republicans contend:
The National CITY Bank Of New York.
New York, June s. 1897.
My Dear Mr.. Gage: The National City Bank
Of this city, OF which | recently became vice
president, through the consolidation of the bust
ness Of the Third National with it, is one
| of the banks designated as United States
depository, and l write 20 request that in any
changes which may be made under the Admins
tratiOn we may not he disturbed in this respect.
We should like to remain a United States deposit
tory as at present. OF course the bank is vers
strong, and if you will take the pains to look
| at our list of directors you will that we
also have very great political claims in view of
what was done during the canvass last year.
Very truly yours A. b. HEPBURN.
Hon Lyman ]. Gage, United States Treas
ury, Washington, ID. O.
Tell us. Mr.. Chandler, what was done
during the canvass by these bondholders
and capitalists for Mckinley and Hanna
| last year" Was Bryan beaten and were
his followers thrown into the ditch. sore,
PROSTATE. and bleeding" by slush. cor
ruption fund such as Mark Hanna recently
solicited in New Jersey, the home of the
trusts. to perpetuate the Mckinley Hanna
Administration?
ROBERT Z. MATTINGLY.
| Washington Sept Il.