New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-22
lBY TELEGRAPH 20 THE TRIBrNE.l

Washington. V. r.. secretary
have a treacherous memory. In a letter to \ Il.
shreve Of Virginia Who in a letter to him hai
quoted en- extract from a speech delivered by him
in the House of Representatives in 1878 Mr.. Carlisle
says:
The extract quoted by you is taken from a speech
rosenta;vcs in the spring OF 1873 Just before the
passage Of the Bland Allison bill which provided for
the purchase and coinage OF not less than &..piVg'
worth Of silver bullion each month: II has been
Ing the last Two years to make garbled extracts
from that speech in order to create the mpresso IN
Of silver. although my opposition TO that policy
was clearly and distinctly stated in the very speech
speech or written line in favor Of the free coin
| age OF silver nor have been In favor OF the
always believed in as large a use Of silver in our
monetary system as was consistent with the preser,
tire public credit.
!, was exceedingly unfortunate. not to say rash.
for Mr.. Carlisle thus to challenge an inspection %
his record the silver question. in view Of the
fact that ne repeatedly voted tor free and unlimited
| silver coinage when he member OF tho House
| Of Representatives.. and that ne also voted for q
provision directing and requiring the Secretary
of the Treasury ito cause to be paid out without dis
elimination standard silver coin belonging 20 the
| Government that may at any time be in the Treas-
ury the same as gold coin In quida ton Of all kinds
of coin Obligations against the Government" His
! proposition OF last year redeem With standard
silver dollars the coin certificates issued under the
| Silver Purchase &C; Of 1893 shows tina; Secretary
Carlisle's views regard to silver have Undergone
TO material change since MAY 20, 1879. wien hc was
willing 10 compel the Secretary Of the Treasury 10
pay the interest the public deb; In standard sill
dollars. and voted for the provision just quoted
Mr.. Carlisle entered Congress in 1871 ON Novem-
Der of that year NJ Bland. Of Missouri moved
to suspend the rules and pass bill for the free
and unlimited coinage of silver. The bill passed
| the House Of Representatives by vote 81 1874 10
/ and va he a {
frmatve The bill returned By the Senate with
sundry amendments. one of which was 10 strike
the free coinage provision and insert one
(Which afterwarl became law for the monthly pur-
chase OF not exceeding Aceop0 worth ana not Joss
than 100000 worth OF silver bullion and the coin
age thereof into standard silver dollars. ON the
motto, to concur in this amendment on February a.
1878. John c. Carlisle recorded in the negative
and on the same day he was recorded in The mega
tive on Abram { Hewitts motion to lay ihc Bill
and Senate amer drnents on the table. He even
sitter for free and unlimited coinage then than
such ardent silver Bland. Buckno:. Tucker
OF Virginia. Alexander II. stephens. and Others were
who voted for the Senate amendment. Seven days
later he voted yea the motion to pass the Bland
Alison bill the Presidents veto
In the following Congress Ghe XLNIth John .
Carlisle was recorded in the Affirmative May o.
1872 the passage OF the coinage bin reported by
A. J. Warner. OF Ohio from the Committee on
Coinage Section OF tina, bill provided for The free
and unlimited coinage OF silver. This BIZ. after
being amended in the Committee Of The Whole.
broueh. into the House. whore a number ~ yea and
nay taken on various provisions. ON
MAY - John G. Carlisle recorded in tho mega
tive a motion to lay Section on The table and
on the day he recorded in the affirmative
on n motion TO agree - Section 3 ON May @ also
he voted against an amendment - Section 3. max
ing the charge for converting bullion into coin the
same as the difference between the market vailc
! Of such bullion in New-York CITY and the legal
tender value OF the coin made ihcrefrOm II" also
voted agans, Section T. thus amended. II was on
this day also that John q Carlisle was recorded
in the affirmative on A. J. Warmers Amendment.
which was adopted. requiring the Secretary Of N"
| Treasury 70 pay interes; on Tho pubic debt and
other coin obllga,io OF the Government in stand
ard silver dollars well as In GOA coin. He also
voted against the substitute for the entire bIl Of
fered by Mr.. Ryan. Of Kansas. which vas designed
to rid the measure Of its most Objectionable feat
ures j. Is pertinent - add that the bill was al
vcrscly reported to ne Senate from the Committee
! on Finance by Mr.. Bayard February b. ~, ami
that Il received further attention IN the NLNIih
| Congress
1t is probably unnecessary to investigate further
| Mr. Carsles silver record during the time he sat
! in Congress Enough OF Il has been reproduced
TO show that when Nj Carlisle attempts to create
the impression that he has never been in favor OF
free coinage of silver and specifically asserts tha'
he was opposed to it In 1873. he is hatly contra
dicte1 by his own recorded votes as a member OF
the House OF Representatives
Secretary Carlisle would also like 10 have II APP
pear that his solictude for the preservation Of u
sound currency and the maintenance Of the pubic
credit" has always been keen and anxious. The
facts already given DO not Justify such an impres-
sion or beiief-on the contrary they contradict II.
But Mr. Carlise's record IN Congress was not con
fined to coinage bills. on October y, lS''.
mr. hwns OF nrd EiU nrrency Xii 70 repea section
of the Resumption act which provided Tor f thr
January l. 1879 and authorized the Secretary Of
the Treasury to issue ana se bomhs TO ma s.r
tary OF the Treasury has twice availed himself
within the present year IN crae TO oa am nyerp
ment Mr. Fort, Of Illinois. offered substitute.
,h % b pad was de aessned
the same pnrnose On M"vsnper bv vote Of
ia3 10 800 and John O. Carlisle was recorded IN he
ONE providng that wages for labor should be legal,
ly payable only in such coin or NOES OF lhe Th tu
and private Including customs dues Mr Carlisie
voted as pd r ar nas Voted S to in
amendments but the motion was adopted on n .nne
To- bro ak down the resumption of specie payments
the Democrats the same day inahe a aeco, az az
iaG Ro, sh who moved to suspend the rules and
peal 80 much Of as The Of bonS for rempon
poses This motion was defeated put John -,
E 6 ss M Mas csfsies socitude in behalf Of the
preservation OF sound curIeno ears 70 have been
nance OF the PUBIC clcul appears w
in q dormant state - -, ,.h., coo,o.s mo.
,,n ." srsnend The rules and pass bill suspendns
FOR five years the provisions OF the Snking una
o., After having voted in October ls'', Tor the
roneal OF the Resumption act MI. carlisle on JAM
ary 2i 1873 was recorded III the Affirmative on NJ,
Southsrd's motion to suspend the rules and pass 4
bill making greenbacks receivable al par III Pa9'e'
Of customs dues ~ NJ. GAR
Isle was consistent well as bitter In MS opposd
ZION TO the National banking system on Jnht 49,
~ Tho newt day after the failure of the last at
tempt TO repeal the act providing Tor me re.unp-
ton of specie payments. ne was rc1orde1 III ih'
! Affirmative on Mr. Ewines motion 10 pass Dlll
FOR the retirement of the circulating notes OF Nh-
,np.I hanks and he lieu thereof OF green