The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-11
Waiting for Carlisle.

In former years the annual report OF
given out before the publication Of tine
presidents message. The custom OF the
presidents has been to refer to the re-
port OF the secretary and briefly to
summarize its figures and Its sugges-
tions. This year. in long discussion
of financial matters. the president ig-
nored the head of the treasury depart
first hand and. in his mention of cur
rent revenues. he made no reference to
the secretary of the treasury.
Mr.. Carlisle's report has not yet been
presented. and the delay naturally &C.
casions a good deal of comment. In
Washington the story goes that MT.
Carlisle has been compelled to rewrite
to make 1t 1T the message. the presi-
dent having sent TO congress certain
statements respecting the condition Of
the treasury that are not warranted by
the facts. Last spring Mr.. Carlisle de-
clared that no more revenue Is needed
ne repeated that assertion several
times during the summer. This state
ment was challenged by several widely
known democrats In the senate and the
house. 1t Is said that. recognizing the
hard facts and figures in the case. Mr..
Carlisle had made up his mind to ad-
NIT the deficit and TO propose measures
to meet Il. But the presidents mes
sage. insisting that the revenue 10 am
pie. threw Mr.. Carlisle out Of line: he
must subject his report to serious re-
vision lest 1t clash with the claims
which the message sets UP.
BY one process or another. the admin
istra tbon is bound to keep up Its pre-
lenses about the revenues-it is deter
mined not to make good the charges
and the predictions made last year by
Senator German and others after the
president had refused 90 sign the tariff
BIN. Probably some of the Standards
readers will recall Mr.. Germans MEM
orable senate speech. He made IT late
in July of last year. 1t was a speech
impugning President Cleveland's hon
or. 1T opened the door to party caucus
es, IT revealed many political secrets.
It assailed the president. 1t defended
the senate tariff bin and its prepare
tion. openly charging that the president
and Mr.. Carlisle were aware of the con-
cessions that had been made to insure
the passage of the bill. that they had
been constantly consulted. and that the
president had distinctly sanctioned all
that had been done. Mr.. German told
how he had dared. when Others fall
tered. to walk with Cleveland through
the filth and slime Of the campaign of
1884" and how he and his colleagues
had fought fortariff reform when cow
ards In high places had not dared 20
show their heads"
1t will be remembered THAT, as a sort
of finish to the tariff debate. the presi-
dent wrote letter with uncompliment-
AIRY reference to several democrats. In
dealing with this letter Mr.. German
said: There is no power. no matter
ROW great. I'm this country, not even
the president with his patronage. that
would keep me silent under the
charges. 1 say that the presidents con-
duct is infamous. No man can ma
terAally change this bin without de-
feating 1t. Who will take the respon-
sibfl5ty? I can Imagine no man will do
It unless he is consumed with vanity
and desires 10 set his Judgment above
that Of his fellows or aims TO keep the
issue before the people In order that
me may ride into power rather than
give content and peace and prosperity
TO his fellow countrymen."
Sure enough. President Cleveland got
even with Senator German; all the
power OF the administration was APP
oiled. q few weeks ago. for the defeat
OF the democracy in democratic Mary
land. Nevertheless. our belief Is that
Senator German VIII be a conspicuous
and honored citizen of the republic
when the infatuated egotist and pont-
teal wrecker now in the presidency, like
that other old nondescript. furnished
also by the city of Buffalo In the per-
son Of Willard Fillmore. shall have pass
ed out of view. All that is happening
now-the delayed treasury report itself
is a pretty clear Indication that the
statements made by Senator German
and other democrats respecting the real
condition of the treasury are true.