Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-08-08
CARLISLE'S VIEWS.
PROFIT TO THE DEMOCRACY FROM
FREE silver AGITATION.
Opinions Of Republican Leaders-Thc REQ
ords Of the Two Parties to BE Compared.
Text For Next Years Campaign.

Opinions OF Republican Leaders-Thc Rec
ords Of the Two Parties to BE Compared.
Text For Next Years Campaign.
Comment Is now heard in Washington
on the views attributed TO Mr.. Carlisle In
o recent conversation with visitor from
Virginia respecting public questions and
party prospects. Mr.. Caf1isle complains Of
the publication, but only on the score that
the conversation, as he understood Is, was
private one. It was not intended for the
newspapers. But he does not repudiate the
sentiments ascribed to him, and they are
accepted therefore as accurately portray
Ing his estimate OF the situation.
The most important point Of the whole
utterance is thought to relate to the silver
question. Mr.. Carlisle is Of opinion that,
all things considered, the Democracy will
greatly profit by the agitation Of the free
Coinage Issue this yeak At the outset II
seemed to be premature and unwise, but q
different aspect has come over the face Of
things. The fighting, IL is true, Is vigor-
ous, but it will serve In tho end to educate
the party and give the two factions bet
ter understanding Of each other. kY. Car
Isle seems to think that by next year mat
ress, will be easy Of adjustment and the
Democracy will have little difficulty In
marching into the presidential field In
good order. In much better order, he pre-
diets, than the Republicans will be able to
show. The Republicans, according to his
view, will but then have begun their fac
tional contention, with the time all too
short for their satisfactory settlement.
a
prised at all this. In their opinion, Mr..
Carlisle Is reckoning without bis host.
what, they ask, is the practical result up
10 GATE OF the Democratic warfare over sill
verY They answer, Nothing. What, they
further ASK, Is likely to be the practical
result Of all the warfare indulged In be.
tween this time and the end of the YEAR
And they again answer. Nothing. What
are the different Democratic state conyen.
tions doing this Year, Settling the silver
question: BY no means Those controlled
by the administration are, the Repub blican,
charge, simply lodging 1t.
Unable to secure an unequiyocal in
dorsement Of Its policy, the adrninistratior
asks and gets only an Endorsement OF tn,
party's financial deliverance Of 1909 ir
which the free silver men profess 70 flnd
full warrant for their free coinage views
So the Republicans are asking, Where
will this land the Democrats next year
What advantage viii they possess over tn
Republioansf Will not they, as will tn
Republicans, still have their national pla,
form TO maker The silver men In bot
parties will be demanding recognition fo
silver, but with the difference that the
win be numerically infinitely stronger
the one party than In the other. The cor
test In the Democratic party will be bt
tween oight-tenths for and two-tenth
against free coinage, while in the Repu
loan party nine-tenths against silver vii
oppose one-tcnth for silver.
The Republican leaders are hoping 70
good returns next year from the compari
esn fhav wifl instifntA hatvoan thei- tpsss