New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-29
cOySERT1TIST Ala ClRLISLE.

| Time enough has passed, ana yet lhlS ulSCTcu-
table story about Speaker Carlisle and McsSrs.
Buckner and Bland has not been denied. The
| business men in all parts of the country have a
right to know whether it Is true without unucc-
cssary delay The story is that Mr., Buckncr
was appointed Chairman Of the Committee on
Banking and Currency, and Mr. Bland Chair
| man of the Committee on Coinage, only upon
! their personal assurances to Mr. Carlisle that
! they would not attempt TO bring III such bills as
! they would otherwise be expected to bring in.
Ii is asserted, and by Frco-Tradc organ, toe.
that Mr.. Buclncrhas taken the Banking Com
"mittce upon the understanding that he shall
mot make war upon the National banking sys-
4" TEN, nor indulge in any crazy vagarics about
the currency The Speaker, it is asserted,
had long conference with him before consent
ing to make the appointment. And Mr.. Bland,
it is also asserted, did not get his place until
"he had promised not to force any of his I'M
"limitcd silver schemes upon Congress or the
country" 1t is said that Mr.. Carlisle himself
talks freely on the subject, and says of these
two men: 81 know how they feel on financial
"qucstOn5. Neither Of them will do anything
hostile to tho financial interests of the
Nation" Men who are at all sane on such
questions will naturally ask whether Mr.. Car
Isle himself knows what is "hOstilc TO the
financial interests Of tho Nation If lac does,
he has learned great deal within three years.
But the statement is, and is obviously intended
to be, reassuring to those who have knowledge
of the past course of McsSrs. Bland and Buck
ner
But the country has a right to know as soon
as possible if this story is true 1t implies, as
Mr. Carlisc's reported statement does, that
measures "hostilc to the interests ofthc Nation
were naturally to be expected from tho two
Missouri members. Everybody knows that
such measures were expected, and Mr. Carlisle,
if correctly reported virtually admits It. The
consequent apprehension does harm every day.
This, Also Mr. Carlisle virtually confesses by
what he says In this state of facts, it ia the
duty Ofthe Speaker to give positive and author
itative information If he has indeed appointed
Messrs. Buckner and Brand only upon con-
ditions. 1t Is not right that the safety of bust
ness operations should be left TO depend upon
the assertion Of any anonymous writer; a state
mcnt so important needs Mr.. Carlsle's own sig
nature. If it Is true, moreover, justice 10 MCSsrs
Buckner and Bland requires that it
should be known. Tho friends Of meas
ures which these gentlemen, If not under
duress, might be expected to report, have a
right to know that they are not faithless to
their declared convictions. The reported bar
gain is not creditable one at best, but it would
be infinitely less discrcditablo if frankly avowed
by the parties.
At the best, the reported agreement implies
desire on the part OF Mr.. Carlisle to control
the action Of the House, and perception that
the two charmen named are dangerous men
who need muzzling. Nevertheless he saw ft to
name them, rather than conservative and pru-
dent men, and that is q suggestive fact. Was
there desire to court certain dangerous inter
osts by their appointment, and at the same time
to take care that the word Of promise, though
kept to the ear should be broken TO the hope 7
AS to Messrs. Buckner and Bland tho reported
agreement implies q greater desire to get
certain places than to promote measures
which they have repeatedly declared of the
utmost Importance.
While Mr.. Carlisle is about it, he might well
explain what measures he now deems danger
GUS and crazy, though he had reason to fear
that Messrs. Buckner and Bland would offer
them. The country has an impression that he,
this same Mr.. Carlisle, did support by his
vote the very worst Of the measures
ever offered hitherto by those members.
1t does not remember that he ever resisted
Mr.. Bucl1ner In any raid on the National banks,
or Mr.. Bland in any proposal to make this
country dumping ground for all the silver of
Europe. Mr.. Carlisle, we must assume did not
consider any Of these measures dangerous or
crazy then, or he would have resisted them so
stOutly that the fact would live In human
memory. Does he really consider them danger
GUS or crazy now7 Has his mind greatly
changed, or is he merely giving US n false sense
of security by his fine phrases, which people |
may suppose to refer to the measures heretofore |
urged by Messrs. Bland and Buckner, but in |
which the Speaker really refers to other con-
ceivable propositions not yet publicly made1
1t is some comfort 10 know that there are |