Show NOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY Chauncey M Depew Says the East Regards Siver as a Joke FAVOR THE GOLD STANDARD The Awakening Will Then Be a Sad One Admits That the Vest and South Want Free Coinage Tint Thinks the East Strong Enough to Overcome Over-come Them Says Neither Democrats Dem-ocrats Nor Republicans Will Work for the White Metal VhIe Chicago March 31mi an interview today with a reporter of the Record Chauncey M Depew on the silver question said The question of free coinage is not taken seriously in the eastern states I is not mentioned in politics i is not discussed in the papers t will venture ven-ture that 99 per cent of the people of the east are in favor of the gold stan dard without any apologies Where the the alleged issue of silver coinage is thought about at all it is merely that it is all right for one to take it up as a hobby I he has time I do not wish to be bigoted In reviewing the situation because I know that in the south the sentiment is very nearly unanimous for adopting the silver basis and the west also clamors for the same end But it remains true that the east does not attach importance to this fact nor do our people expect any serious step toward the change The Democrats will have to make a stagger at indorsing free silver to hold old Democratic states but it will not be constitutional The Republicans will steer clear of the question Either party i is safe to say will only treat the matter so far as politics may demand de-mand to hold their old strength and keep wind from the sails of the third S party partBut But some of the party leaders have declared for the restoration of silver to its monetary function I None of them mentioned the fact while they were candidates Nothing but a miracle can wrest triumph from I 1 the Republican party |