The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-28
1fwas That Kind of a speech.


n Was That Kind of a speech.
We nredicted that the speech that sena-
tor BIackburn would make al Lawrence
/ burg Saturday night in answer 10 Mr.. Car
isles Covington speech would be made
up OF assertions. predictions and funny
stories. and that il would not in any sense
BE- an answer 20 ,Ir. Carlisle. From The
reports Of Senator Blackburn's speech It
T is apparent that we hit the nail on the
/ head. As a matter Of fact. Senator Black
burn cannot make a speech that appeals
/ TO the reason. He aims 10 lead a crowd 10
adopt his views by appealing 10 its preju-
/ dices. telling interesting anecdotes which
appear TO illustrate his side OF question
and by making statements which seem 20
be fair and true. but which viii not stand
the test Of examination.
It is interesting to note that he devoted
great deal Of time TO Mr.. CarlIsle's
silver record. He seemed to think all he
had TO do 10 prove his case was TO show
that Mr.. Carlisle's position on the silver
question seventeen years ago was differ
emit from his present position on that ques-
tion.
But I'm dealing with Mr.. Carlislc's record
there is one thing he did that Mr.. Carlisle
under similar circumstances. would not
have done. and which Senator Blackburn
must have been ashamed of after he had
done it. lie said that Mr.. Carlisle voted
for "a free coinage amendment TO the sher-
man silver purchasing act in 1890
but he did not say why Mr.. Carlisle voted
for it. He left it to be inferred that Mr.
Carlisle voted for it because he favored
the free coinage Of silver.
Mr.. Carlisle was asked about this part
of Senator Blackburn's speech last Sun
day and he is reported as saying: 1T is
true that voted for free coinage amend
ment in 1880. Mr. Blackburn knows very
well why did so. And II he were wholly
fair. he would give the facts. This is all
care to say about the matter"
Why didn't Senator Blackburn give all
the facts? According TO Mr.. Carlisle's
statement he knows them Why did he
endeavor to mislead his audience? Can it
be that he realized if he gave the whole
truth the attempt to discredit Mr.. Car
Isle would fail? Is the cause of silver so
hard pushed for arguments to support it
that a suppression Of facts is deemed nee
essary?
And what are the facts connected with
Mr. Carlisle's voting for a free silver
coinage amendment?
In the same dispatch in which it is stat
ed that Mr.. Carlisle charged Senator
Blackburn with unfairness occurs the fol-
lowing; THE facts referred to are that
Mr. Carlisle voted for the amendment in
question at the solicitation of Senator Cor
man as part of the programme to defeat
the force bill, as did Messrs. German,
Eustis and other senators opposed to free
coinage. There was no danger of the
amendment becoming a law and it was
with this understanding that their votes
were recorded in its favor"
And so Mr.. Carlisle voted for a free coin
age amendment along with other sound
money senator's. knowing that free silver
! coinage cohld not become a law. in order
10 save the South from the force bill That
act ought to endear him to the south, and.
yet Senator Blackburn in the hope of dis
crediting him with the southern people,
and for the purpose of making a point
against him and In favor OF free silver
coinage, suppressed a part of the truth
Is it by such methods as this that the
silverites hope to succeed? Which of the
two men, Mr. Carlisle or Senator Black
burn, will be held in the higher esteem by
the southern people when the facts in this
effort to discredit Mr.. Carlisle are gener-
ally known? The question carries its own
answer.