The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1895-05-29
To MANY
EXCUSES MADE BY CARLISLE,
Says Senator Vim. Lindsay. The
Income Tax Law
Especial Dispach to the Enquirer.l

Special DisPach to the knquirer
FRANKFORT, KY, May Ex-senator
William Lindsay returned to his home
here this morning from an extended visit
to Washington and other points in the
East.
II have been out OF Kentucky so long
that am not prepared to express an
opinion as to the present or prospective
political situation in the state" said he
IL have read Secretary Carlisle's Coying-
ton speech with great interest. l have
but two criticisms pass upon it. First,
he should not have apologized for the
crime OF 1873 Mr.. Carlisle was not then
in public life, and has nothing whatever
10 do with the passage OF the act which
demonetized silver. My old friend,
Senator Stewart, OF Nevada, is about the
only man l know in either branch of
Congress who voted for that act, and it
would seem that if an apology is due the
country for the passage of the law Of
1873 he owes it.
EXPLAINED TOO MUCH.
"Then, secondly, had l been in Car
isles place l would have made no ella
borate explanation or apology for my
present views OF the money question. l
am like an old friend of mine in Western
Kentucky who used to say that he hoped
he learned something every year. The
conditions of 1895 are vastly different
from those of 1878, when Mr.. Carlisle
made his famous silver speech, and /
think it would have been better for him
and his cause had he attempted no apol-
ogy for his so called change of front to-
ward the currency"
"Will the Kentucky Democrats adopt
free and unlimited coinage platform at
the June convention? ?" was asked.
According to the poll of the state
made by the Enquirer it appears highly
probably that they will" replied the
Senator, "but hope that before the con-
vention meets something will occur to
check the free silver craze. Ifnot, fear
the party in Kentcky will suffer irrepar-
able damage.
However, / am a Democrat, and l
propose to vote the whole ticket and
platform of the Louisville Convention,
whatever they may be. have express
ed myself as unalterably opposed to the
free and unlimited coinage OF silver at
the ratio of 16 to /. l shall say nothing
more on the subject until the State Con-
vention does its work."
FAvoRs AN AMENDMENT.
t"What have yon to say about the Su-
preme Court decision against the con-
stitutionalty OF the income tax ?''
"Very little" was the laconic reply OF
Senator Lindsay, who is conceded to be
one OF the ablest lawyers in the state.
'"The law was a just and equitable one,
and con not understand why the Court
did not so view it The easiest way out
OF the difficulty, it seems to me, will be
for Congress to amend both the Court
and the constitution at the earliest pos
sible date, so that a constitutional in
come tax law can be enacted. saw
Justices Harlan and White few hours
after the decision was rendered, and they
were as mad as March hornets, l assure
you. / always knew that Justice Jack
son would vote for the law, despite the
systematic efforts of the metropolitan
press to drive him into opposition to it."
Senator Lindsay said he was confident
that there would be no extra session of
Congress. He and his family will re-
main in Frankfort until the regular ses-
sion OF the next Congress commences.