The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-09-20
OgR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Geo.n our Regular CorrcspaudantJ
MAsuLNGTON. Sept. II, 1894


by expressing financial opinions.
According to current gossip in
inside Democratic circles, delega-
ton Of influential Democrats from
the south and northwest have been
to see Secretary Carlisle for the
purpose Of informing him that
Comptroller Eckeis must be muz-
zled during therest Of the campaign,
as his financial opinions were ac-
cepteQ as those OF the administra-
ton and would bring on an open
revolt among the silver and infa-
zionist Democrats if he persisted in
publicly airing them. The rela-
tons between Secretary Carlisle and
Comptroller Eckles have never been
even fairly cordial, as Mr.. Carlisle
has never forgotten that Eckels was
appointed by MIR. Cleveland without
his knowledge, and Eokels has had
the big head ever since his appoint
ment. acting as though he consid-
cred himself entirely independent
of Secretary Carlisle and only re-
spcnslble to Mr.. Cleveland Not
wiJhstauliug these strained rela-
tons it is said that Secretary Car
Isle sent for Mr.. Eckels to come to
his private office, and placed the
complaint before him thinking to
win his consent to what was desired
with pleasant argument. The result
WAS somewhat surprising. Eckels
got mad, and told Carlisle that the
financial opinions he held and made
public =, every opportunity were
precisely those held by Mr.. Cleve-
land and that he should accept
every invitation that was extended
HIM to spread them by making
addresses before financial bodies.
MI. Carlisle has temper when it is
aroused, and this young man fully
arousediU, and for the ueXG few min
utes Il person in the next room
might easily have imagined them
selves listening to Kentucky
teamster arguing with a balky
horse. 1t was probably the worst
quarter Of An hour Young Eckels
eyer spent. 1t is said that Eckels
is inclined to carry the quarrel to
Buzzards Bay and to appeal to his
patron to stand by him. Mr.. Car
Isle is said to be willing to let it
drop, provided Eckels does not at
tempt to make any more financial
addresses or to get himself inter-
viewed on financial matters during
the remainder of the campaign; and
that his mind is fully made up, if
he does, to let Mr.. Cleveland choose
whether his Secretary Of the Treas
ury or his Comptroller of currency
shall resign. This row occurred
before Mr.. Eckels' Grand Rapids
speech, which Secretary Carlisle
did not seek to prevent, but to
have made common place and with
out decided opinions.
Secretary Carlisle is so thoroughly
imbued with the idea that members
Of the administration should keep
mum on the financial question,
allowing Democratic stump speak
ers to make the most of the recent
resumption of the coinage of silver
dollars by the mints, among the
silver men of the west and south,
that he has declined an invitation
to deliyer an address before the
American Bankers Association, at
Baltimore, on the 18th of next
month. He made the excuse that
it was because he had already &C
cepted an invitation to deliver an
address at Batavia. n. Y, on the
18th of October, on the life and
character Of Robert Morris, the
revolutionary patriot, chat he could
not address the Bankers Associa-
ton; but it is an open secret here
that if it would not have furnished
him y reasonable excuse for not
speaking at Baltimore the people of
Batay via Woald have been deprived
o. the p.ea are Of hearing Mr.. Car
Isle praise the sturdy virtues of
Robert Morris. 1t is the old, old
story, Secretary Carlisle wishes to
aid the Democratic candidates for
Congress to throw dust in the eyes
Of the voters as to what the Demo
cratic party intends to do with the
financial question. He wishes to
give them an opportunity to appeal
to whatever happens to be the dom
mating financial opinion in their
respective districts
The few Democratic politicians
in Washington are quite busy Cos
Splng over the London interview
in which Representative Wilson is
made to say that he doesn't believe
Mr.. Cleveland desires to be a can
dldate in 1896. The prevailing
sentiment seems to be that the
statement was made as a feeler in
Mr.. CleveIand's interest, aud it is
pointed out that Mr.. Cleveland has
had plenty of opportunities to per-
sOnallV announce his intention not