The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-26

was greeted by large audience. lie
spoke substantially as follows.
They were not satisfied 10 lct Mr..
McCreary. Air fuckucr, Mir Brown. and
myself fight this battle on IT'S merits, but
they imported a man who Is greater
than is John the Baptist 10 drive back
this silver craze. as they call it
Now. understand that what / am go
ing 10 say about Mr.. Carlisle will be said
In the kindest terms possible. do not
mean 10 complain OF Mr.. Carlisle for COM
ing here 10 his own state 90 speak lie
has the right 10 come. n was NOT nccos-
sary for him TO apologize for coming. / DO
not know in what capacity the gentleman
came and spoke. whether he came as
citizen OF this grand old Commonwealth,
or as Secretary of the Treasury But
God knows / am not willing 20 believe
Dee came iu the capacity OF Secretary OF
tho Treasury tO dictate 90 his people
what 90 dO about this all-important ques-
tOn. But mo- matter how he came or who
Dee is. 1 - the right to answer him.
and that Is what / am Solug to do. II
may be called sacriiege for mo 10 reply
t0 so great "a man. but ! would reply 10
the President should ho come down here
ani take issue against mc. Appiause) No
man can ~et so big In mind and body
ANN WHAT JIG can NN answered.
ALLEGED INCONSISTENCY.
Mr.. Blackburn went ON 90 show what
ha termed Alr. Carlslc's Inconsistency
in saying Boo Coyngt0n that he had never
boHn for free silver.
"li Che speech hc made TN iS1S was not
% free silver speech said Mr. Blackburn.
what was it3 He let this speech go for
seventeen years without saying anything
against it now Dee comes ONT and says
it was not silver speech.
"Wen, then. we Will believe Mr.
Carlisle and not bis speech. and
viii go on and give you a
little proof that Is proof ON the 1th OF
November ISL. Mr. Carlisle. while sitting
Ny my Side iu the House of Representa-
uyes voted for the Dick Bland bin. which
as YOU an know was a silver bin out and
out DO not ask you 20 take my word
on ths vote, but look on pages l8 and
lii of the Journal proceedings OF the
torty-ifth Congress. Book No l093.
only five years ago the Sherman bill
passed. ! voted against that bill. So
/ dll Carlisle. Vet he is making tho same
oii speech that sherman made then.
Now. / know you Will say. showing his in-
consistency does not answer his argu-
mont. know that. and ann now going "a
answer his argument every point OF &c.
/ thought when the mighty Carlisle came
they were going 10 throw now light on
This subject. but they did not. lie did
not advance a single now idea. Firs.
he makes the assertion that if YOU have
FREQ coinage OF silver YOU Will put tho
country on silver hasis and would drive
aii tine gold out of the country.
SAYS HE WILL WIN.
"rhs is not true. We have tried IL
once. and when we quit We had three
dollars to every One dollar iu gold more
than when $500 began llo says this
country would hs the dumping-grouni foi
ali silver huihon. lie is of there fOi
ours is the only nation under the sun that
has silver bullion"
The speaker wont into every point of
The Carlisle speech. and was generously
appiaHded Mr Blackburn then paid his
respects To- tho Administration. saying.
Of ann greatly handicapped bnt let
| Messrs. Cleveland. Carlisle. and all thf
rest. take the stump and ! viii win this
race. in spite of the whole combination"