New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-18
MR.. CARLISLE TO THE, RESCUE
THE sECRETARY's SCHEDULE OF SOUND
MONEY SPEECHES.
p1,NoR HAS 1T THAT HE WILL RETURN TO THE
OLD WILDCAT BANKING SYSTEM SCHEME
SENATOR BLAcKBURN's UTTERANcEs.


OLD WILDCAT BANKING SYSTEM SCHEME
SENATOR BLAcKBURN's UTTERANcEs.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO TRrBuNE.l
Washington May 1.-THE statement that the Ad-
ministration hopes to throw the free-silver Demo-
Gratis of the South into confusion by demonstra-
ton in favor Of the repeal Of the tax on state
bank note circulation and that Secretary carlisle
IL to fire the opening guns in his speeches In Ken
tuckv and Memphis is rather amusing than other
wise to men who remember that President Cleve-
land strongly favored that scheme last fall. and
that every draft of currency reform bill made
or approved by Secretary Carlisle and Endorsed by
the President contained provision of the repeal OF
the tax. The House Of Representatives. with Demo-
cratic majority Of about ninety refused to repeal the
tax and the Democratic Senate would undoubtedly
have taken the same ground II the question had
come before 1t. OF course both President Ceve-
land and Secretary Carlisle know that the LIVth
Congress will never consent to a return to the
question of wildcat banking system, and 1t
would be the height Of folly for the latter to dis
cuss the scheme a practical one in the sound
money speeches that he Is to deliver next week
There Is only one honest. manly course p him
to pursue. He must face the music and Confess
that his Judgment was at fault while he sat in Con-
gress and that he has discovered his error. or he
must lose the respect Of thousands OF Democrats IN
his native State who have believed in his candor
and conscientiousness. There Is no doubt that Mr..
Carlisle keenly feels the endorsements that sur
round and confront him. The news from Kentucky
is by no means reassurng. and he has been con-
sderaby disturbed to-day on account Of reported
utterances OF Senator Blackburn which are con-
strued by some of his friends as personal attack
upon him. One of the latter. who is described as
"a prominent official of the Treasury Department
and the lifelong friend of the Secretary"-he may
perhaps be Chief Clerk Carlises quoted as say
ing
Senator Blackburn's course is in very bad taste.
and those of Mr. Carise's friends who know the
and gave undoubted expression to his own weakness
by leaving the chief question OF controversy and
launching out In a personal attack on the man
fully answer before the voters OF Kentucky Black
burn has thought to swim with the popular tide in
He has by this time learned that the public sentl-
ment in that State is not all one way. by any means.
and he has lost his head and endeavored 10 do by
personal abuse what he could not accomplish by
arguments. 1t would be we'll for Mr.. Blackburn to
remember that IN lsS his election 10 the senate was
Of the race. There a deadlock in the Legs
lature at Frankfort The fight was between John
was aspiring to Senatorial honors. Blackburn en-
tered the race with bu, twenty votes and az OF MI
he would be Induced to enter the Mr.; Car
Isle then Speaker Of the House or Repre-
sentaves and Il was only when ne b p1s1yekyh ae
marshalled enough votes 10 come IN winner ~
was in Mr.. Carlise's power al any time 10 nave
relegated Blackburn to the background
This has what many people would regard as 1.-THE
true Kentucky flavor" 1t really means. however.
only that the ante-convention Democratic campaign
In that State is going to be an exceedingly lively
and somewhat lurid one. as far as the use OF
language is concerned Secretary Carlisle will leave
Washington tomorrow for Covington, where he VIII
define his views the money question on Monday
night On Thursday he will speak at Memphis. on
Saturday ne will address an audience at Bowling