The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-11
DEMAGOGUE CARLISLE.
The Ex-Speaker Guilty of Nyiifuliy Making
False Statemeut5.

| False Statements.
There Is no other man in our politics
| who is more addicted to partisan sophis-
try and Misrepresentation than Mr.. Car
Isle of Kentucky. He never states a
case fairly, and never discusses ques-
ton honestly. While posing as states
man and affecting agreat deal of wisdom
and integrity, he is in reality dema-
gogue of the worst type, who resorts to
tricks of perversion and exaggeration
that are discreditable in every respect.
For example, in newspaper interview
the other day, he gave a list of the bills
offered in Congress which involve the APP
preparation of public money, and drew
therefrom the inference that said bills
represent the intentions and purposes OF
the Republican party. In other words,
he assumed that all of these bills were
certain to be passed, and on that illogi-
cal and deceptive hypothesis proceeded
to talking solemnly about Republican ex-
travagance. He was not even fair
enough to state the true amount of the
revenues of the Government, but
omitted $3.50, 900, 900 in order to mike
his calculations come out as no desired
Moreover, he evolved from his imagina.
ton bill providing for an appropria-
ton of $500, 900, 900 for naval purposes,
no such bill having been introduced.
These errors and others are pointed
out by Mr.. Cannon, who is chairman Of
the committee on appropriations, and
hence speaks by authority. Up to this
time, he says, only three of the regular
appropriation bills have been reported
to the House, and they call for less, in
the aggregate, than was appropriated
for the same purposes at the last ses-
sion. The appropriations of special
kind have not been any larger than
usual, and are not likely to be. Many
of the bills offered are in certain
sense duplicates, and the passage Of one
means the defeat of the others pertain
ing to the same subject. Then there
are scores of such bills that have been
merely for buncombe. or by
request, that will never be heard OF in
the proceedings of Congress. Not day
passes but bills are offered that have no
chance of success, and that do not signi-
fly any thing. Mr.. Carlisle understands
all this very we'll. He has had superior
for familiarizing himself
with the conditions and processes of
and knows how few of the
measures proposed ever get
to the point of consideration. But he
is dishonest enough, nevertheless, to
pretend that he believes all pending
bills for the appropriation of money are
as good as passed, and that the Repub-
licans are to be held responsible accord
ingly. The man VINO thus deliberately
conveys false impression is unworthy
of public confidence. His style of argu-
ment implies want of integrity and of
the disposition to deal justly and de-
Gently with his opponents. He is will
ing to sacrifice truth and self-respect
that votes may be gained for the party
which he represents. And this is Ken
lucky craftsmanship. This is the man
who for six years occupied the Speakers !
chair, and who is now tie Democratic |
leader of the House. The country will |
not fail to take account of his dema- |
goguery in this matter, and to remem-
Der it when next he discourses upon Re-
publican extravaganza. or any other Of
his favorite topics.-St Louis Globe
Democrat
UH. S. Ives escapes after appro.
priating in the neighborhod Of SIG. OOO,- |
BOO. The skill and magnitude of his
operations have saved him, and it is