Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-05-30
SILVER oRAToRY.


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SILVER ORATOR
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tary C.rllsle. Advnc.tlnr Free sIlver
coInase-HIs Remarks Principally De-
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II 100 MI' 1ariiste was nurlng the
PeoDle OF ruin at the giant OF the
f1n,se,nes' 'onn sherman; to-day. as
oolian ne oaily issues challenges TO
MS former 1rienas- his speech OF 1873
was maze wnen ne was 45 years old,
In the 1uIi possession OF his ply steal
slrenetn ana mental v'gor. he had
tnen been Practlc1ng lawyer Tor
twenty years; member OF the state
legislature OF Kentucky and lseuten-
ant governor In That state, ana was
enen "emoer o. congress
Mr' oar.sie oio not refer at MEM
pms, TO ms speech OF 1873, but he did
refer to 1t at Covlngton, and said:
some OF the opinions then expressed
nave oeen changed attoRetner Dy SUB
sequen1 events ana Dy more thor
ough investigation OF the subjects to
winch they related; but, on the ques-
ton OF Tree coinage my convictions
nave never oeen snaKen Tor a moment;
OUT ne olo not state even at Covlngton
"nat parts Oh ms former speech oe re-
pudla ted, andowhat parts ne modified.
de served In the house and senate
1or ABOUT nIleen years after the
making OF tnae speech, ana new
er, upon single OCCASION d1d ne
aItempt 10 "itnoraW the u1Lerances OF
1873 or 10 mooi1y the emphasis with
Whlcn ne tnen SPOKE he explains
IN the nope tnat IL would De amended
IN the senate, DuS ne never soteo
against iree coinage until a.1er tne
nomination OF Mr. oleveiano IN 1897.
IL Is true tnat IN 1878 mr.. oarilsie o1d
say That ne was opposed TO the 1ree
coinage OF silver, out ne ought' IN all
FAIRNESS 70 nave stated that ne was at
tna1 time opposed 10 the 1ree coinage
OF goio aiso' he SAID In ms speech OF
1873:
am opposeo W 'ne ifee co.nage y.
eltner goiu OF SILVER on1 IN favor Oh
the unilml1ed coinage OF oo.n metals
upon terms OF exact equallty.
NOT only Is ms present language con-
tradlcted by his former speech, but
letter, written In 1871 oy MIN, says
tnat ne was at tnat Time IN 1avor OF
tree ana unlimited coinage OF silver.
On the 18th OF July, 1880, the dloral-
tar Democrat OF Mayf1eid, KY, pub
ished letter written by Mr. Carlisle
for publication, IN which ne defends
the Farmers Alliance, ana says OF the
Sherman act OF 1890: when the orig
1nal house bill was under discussion IN
the senate voted to amend 1t SO as
oprovide for the free and unlimited
coinage of the silver dollar, and that
amendment wassadopted. The house,
however, refusedt to agree TO this amend
ment, and then a conference Commit
tee was appointed, which struck out
free coinage entirely, and this Is the
bill voted against.
This letter was written to w. NJ.
Smith for publication. and Mr. Smith,
who was then a member of the legisla-
ture and part owner of the paper,
has since been appointed district at
torney on Mr.. Carllsles recommends
ton. This letter. written only i've
years ago. shows that MIR. Carlisle was
either at that time In favor OF the free
coinage OF silver or that he intended
to deceive his constituents in Ken
lucky. because in the letter he credits
himself with voting for an amendment
which provided for the free and un-
limited coinage OF gold ana silver at
the legal ratio OF 10 TO !, wltnout
waiting for the AID or consent OF any
other nation
So much for the position OF Mr.. Car
Isle upon the question OF 1ree coinage.
right to change his opinion-it has
at that time was the Moses of the COM
mon people: he Is now the commander