Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-06-07
THE PRESS DIsCREDITs ITSELF

THE PRESS D1SCRED11S ITSELF
AS the Philadelphia Times says,
the Press of that city clearly dis
credits itself when it assumes that
it's correspondent, Nh. Edwards,
has been indicated because it is
now proved that Secretary Car
Isle framed the sugar clause OF
the pending tariff bill at the re-
quest of the finance committee,
after that committee had deter
mined what its provisions should
be. In doing this Mr.. Carlisle
simply did what has been done
by Secretaries of the Treasury
under all administrations from
time immemorial, and, as stated
by Mr.. Carson, the Washington
correspondent Of the Ledger,
what has been done by Secre-
taries of the Treasury even when
they were opposed to the contem-
plated changer tariff legislation.
He did not originate or advise the
present sugar schedule; he sim
ply put it in proper frame at the
request Of the committee when
the committee had determined
themeasureo of duties to be levied.
The accusation made against
Secretary Carlisle by the Press
correspondent was one which, if
true, would have condemned him
to utter infamy. It charged
him with having voluntarily and
surreptitiously visited the com
mittee to demand that it should
increase sugar duties to pay
campaign obligations for contri-
buttons made by the Sugar trust.
It charged that he went before
the committee secretly and came
away secretly, and it assumed to
give his appeal 10 the committee
in substantially his own language.
It is said that what he (Carlisle)
said is quoted from remembrance,
butt it is substantially accurate,
as it was reported by one who
heard it," and herel is Carlisle's
speech as the Press correspond
ent reports it:
Gentlemen, there is one thing that I
am bound to say to you as earnestly
and impressively as [ can do it, and [
speak to you as a Democrat to Demo
Gratis. Nc party or the representatives
of no party can afford to ignore honor
able obligations. I want to say to you
thai there seems to be danger that this
is going to be done. Gentlemen asso-
ciated with the sugar refining interests
q may tell you what, perhaps, you do
not know subscribed to the campaign
fund of the Democratic party in 1892 a
very large sum of money. They con
tributed several hundred thousand dol.
lars and at a time when money was ur-
gently needed, I tell you that it would
be wrong, it would be Infamous, after
having accepted hat important con-
tribution, given at a time when it was
~imperatively needed, for the Demo
cratic party now to turn around and
strike down the men who gave it. 1t
must not be DONE. thrust that you will
an amendment to the bill
which will be reasonable and in some
measur satisfactory to these interests.
This Infamous statement of the
Press correspondent is denied by
everyone who has been examined
under oath on the subject. Sec
rotary Carlisle has testified that
he never had a private confer
ence with the committee; that he
never asked or suggested that
the sugar tariff should be in
creased, as compensation for
campaign contributions, and Sen
ators Voorhees, Jones and Vest,
who must have been the mem
bers of the committee seen by
MI. Carlisle, if he saw any of
them secretly, have sustained the
Secretary on their solemn oaths,
contradicting the material state
ment of the Press correspondent.
In addition to these Senator CAT
ferry, Congressman Cochran and
Ex-Congressman Lefevre have
testified in like manner that the
material allegations of the Press
correspondent we're untrue. In
the face of these facts, which the
correspondents Of the Press does
not dare to dispute by counter
testimony, the Press of Friday
claims that it's correspondent has
been indicated. 1t SAYS:
The centre and substance of the pub
LEGATION made by the Press two week:
ago in regard to the influence of the
Sugar Trust. both on h administra
ton and on the Democrats of the Sen
ate finance committee, was ~yesterda.
admitted by Secretary Carlisle. TIL
Secretary of the Treasury confesse
that he drew the precise su gar schedule
which suited the Trust and altered tht
Wilson bill, which gave it nothing int
a measure which gave it all it wanted
and, in the form in which Mr.. Carlisle
drew the schedule, gave it than i
had under the present tariff. This i
enough. From the logic of events Their
is no escape save in conviction. 1t i
easy for the Secretary to deny word