Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-09-23
SPEAKER CARLISLE TALKS
On the Live Political Topics of the
Day.
[FrOm the Enquirer, Sept. 1871

4 VII a Niollt anu IClulucl W Ills lt-
gal duties there at eight o'clock last
evening. In the interval of Sunday af.
ternoon the Enquirer succeeded in
catching him at the beautiful residence
of Mr.. Henry Queen, in Newport, where
he has been visiting. He was greatly dis.
turbed that the fact that he could not be
present at the Batavia meeting to open
the Ohio campaign had not been clear.
ly understood long before the event. He
thought that he had taken every pains
to have the fact fully comprehended
by his Ohio friends. He had been re-
tanned, in connection with Judge Will
lam Lindsay, to conduct case of grave
importance at Winchester, more than
a hundred miles south of us. Coinci-
dent with the first request made of him
that he should go to Batavia came a
letter from Judge Lindsay expressing
the opinion that the case. in question
would not be called at this present term
of court. "If that Is the fact" said Mr..
Carlisle to the gentleman who APP
proched him, ''it will afford me great
pleasure to go to Batavia" But the
next day he received information
from Judge Lindsay that the case would
be called, and
COULD NOT BE POSTPONED.
Mr.. Carlisle at once served notice up
on his Ohio friends that he could not
escape his duty as an attorney, and
must 60 to Winchester. This fact nev-
erproperly reached the Enquirer. Those
intrusted with its transmission heing
greatly interested in the success of the
Batavia meeting, and doubtless hoping
that something might yet occur to per-
NIT of Mr.. Carlisle's presence, failed to
report the facts as they were; and so the
Enquirer continued to advertise Mr..
Carlisle's forthcoming speech. 1t W ds
not until six o'clock the evening before
the Batavia meeting that it learned the
true situation. Mr.. Carlisle was then
in Lexington, on his way to Winches-
ter, and was caught there by kilograms
urging him to make any possible sacri-
flee to keep the advertised engagement.
He did all that he could do. He ex-
planned the situation to his clients, ten
dered them back his retainer-a remark
ably handsome one, by the way-and
asked to be released form the case.
They would not, and could not, consent
to it; and there was left for him moth
ing in the world to do but fulfill his pro-
fessional pledge, and remain with the
case. He is with it yet.
Chatting pleasantly with him in a par
lor where q far-off view takes in the
Ohio Valley and the highest points of
the Cincinnati suburbs, his attention
was called to the following portion of
the
OHIO REPUBLICAN PLATFRoM:
81. That the Democratic Administra-
ton of President Cleveland has failed to
keep the pledges upon which it came in
to power. 1t promised retrenchment
and economy, but has been the most ex-
travagant ever known, the appropria-
tions made by Congress and approved
by the President for the present year
largely exceeding the abundant reven-
ues of the Government"
"That isa very singular statement"
said Mr.. Carlisle; "a most remarkable
statement for political party to make.
[ can readily show you how amazingly
far from the facts it is. During the fis-
cal year ending June 80, 1886-and that
is the only entire fiscal year which has
elapsed since the Inauguration of the
present Administration-the ordinary
expenditures of the Government were
reduced $25, $780, below those of the
preceding year. There were, however,
some extraordinary expenditures to-
wit, in the payment of pensions to uni
on soldiers. That increase, over the
amount expended for the same purpose
the previous year, was 81 1902, ,596: So
xynI will thof fhcto Il M This
increase, the net saving, as compared
with the last year of Republican admin
istration, was ST., ,743, ,796--quite good
ly sum-"
"Can you tell me
WHERE THESE REDUCTIONS WERE
MADE?"
every easily. We were greatly in
terested in the subject. had all the
figures before me then, and have them
now. We saved in the Diplomatic and
Consular Service $4, ,IO7 ,2S8; in expendi-
lures in the Treasury Department., $3,-
530,359 80; in the Judiciary Department
1886, ,002 IS; in civil expenses in the In
terror Department, 81 ,673041 go; in the
War Department, $S,346, ,425 70; in the
Navy Department, $2,T13,1 ,191 93; in the
Indian service, $453, 1886 36; in the GUS
tom service, that is. in collecting GUS
toms revenues, 50, $50, ,726 81. and in the
Internal Revenues service, S437 1853 81.
There was another reduction which,
perhaps. ought not to be credited to the
Administration, but it was a. reduction
none the less, and that was in interest
upon the public debt through payment
of the principal. That saving, for the
year in question, was 1906, no."
"The Republicans are seeking to make
capital, Mr.. Carlisle, in the matter of
the
PAYMENT OF PENSIONS
To Union soldiers. Has there been any
remissness in that under the present
Administrations
mot particle. A few figures and
facts will show the utter wildness Of the
claim. Under the administration of the
present Democratic Commissioner of
Pensions the expenditures on that ac-
count were, as before stated, $6, ,302, $685.
81 in excess of the expenditures for the
same purpose during the preceding fis-
cal year. This resulted from the fact
that there were larger number of
claims adjudicated and allowed during
that year than in any preceding year,
although the Commissioner had $50
clerks less in his'office than his Republi-
can predecessor, Dudley. We cut off $50
clerks.n
perhaps / ought,
IN JUSTICE, TO EXPLAIN"
Continued Mr.. Carlisle, with that keen