Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-07-03
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 The Camden Beacon comments at length on the following article that appeared in the GRAPHIC some time ago:
 aAn attempted answer of some of Secretary Carlisle's convincing ar guments on the currency question would be far more creditable to the State press than ridiculing the Sec retary because of some inconsistency in his position on that question. Some of these would be critics If con- vinced that their position on a sub- jeet was wrong would not even have sense enough to change theireourse." "
 First, in its labyriHth of argument, is asked "How can man beeOnvinc- ing and yet inconsistent?" Since we see it has had no difficulty in finding Mir. Carlisle's position inconsistent, it only lacks proof that his sound money arguments are convincing.
 That proof lies in the arguments themselves and the further fact that the jealous aud erudite free silver editor of the Beacon, ignoring the suggestion and advice contained in the sentences he essays to eriticise, has not answered any of these argu- inents, but replies with base and pernicious intimations of dishonor and bribery on the part of the See retary. And all this because, as he says, MT. Carlisle has not explained the cause of the discrep- ency in his speech or stated just why he changed his position. Truly a gross outrage and unprecedented conduct and deserving of such con demnation and ealumnyl
 Never before has a public man taken the liberty to change his opinions without making satisfac- tory explanation to the curious and skeptical-not excepting Stewart, Gresham, or anyone else.
 The Beacon says:
 It does not stand the GRAPHIC in hand to question the sense of other journals if itsEadvocaey of the Sec retary is evidence of it's own discre- tion and wisdom, for a more foolish course was never pursued by the rural press in the face of so much ad- verse opinions as now exists upon the cause and character of the Secre- tary's position.
 Then the sycophant and the cringer are the wise men and he the fool who dares express his opinions when they differ from the majorityl The press is to conform to the whims of the people, and not in struct them! The GRAPHIC has never pursued that policy, and, though it is occasionally upbraided by intol- erant people, is loath to accept the admonition of the Beacon and ''change the error of its way
 The GRAPHIC does not defy Mr. Carlisle or regard him as unerring, but it dislikes to see some of the State papers vilifya public man of proved integrity, simply because he does not think as they do, and fears not to express his convictions, or because when convinced that his po- sition on a subject is wrong, does not fear to change it, thongh there be a multitude of bigots ready to de- nounce him, and though such a course would be ''impolitic" and cause 'retrograding prestige"
 Continuing, the Beacon says:
 We never care to enter into contro- versies of this character, nor would we notice the GRAPHIC's comments were they not direct attack upon the intelligence and fairness of the State press Carlisle is pur- suing q course that stamps him as either q political knave or an im- beetle. As we have said before, he certainly is not the latter. Then the basis of his course must be personal aggrandisement, which seems to en- mate from some unknown source and which some writers confOund with the identity of Northern money brokers.
 The GRAPHIC commits an unpar- donable error, according to the Bea- con in that it makes "a direct attack upon the intelligence and fairness