The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-05-31
SILVER ORATORY.

ts-tongrs-suian ltrNan Replies Ia >ssr~-
tsrs CARLISLE. Advocating Tree silver
coinage lii. Remarks Principally de-
voted tot comparison 90 Ms .ifi.d tp-
p"nent ss Legislator aud AN Executive
Orhcsr
NJ EMrHIs. Tenn. May -. before AN
audience that filed every nook and cor
ner ~ the Grand opera house and over
flowed into the street, cN-C congressman
W. }. bryan. Of Nebraska, replied last
night 10 the sneech on the monetary
issue delivered across the street Thurs
day afternoon by secretary Carlisle.
In the course IF his speech the
Omaha editor said:
II have read the speech delivered by
Mr.. Carlisle in this city yesterday;
also the one delivered by him at Cow
ington, Ky. last Monday evening.
and | have compared them with the
speech delivered by him On the elst OF
February ISIS, in the house Of repre-
sentatives. and ! am reminded ~ the
language used by David in lamenting
the death OF saul: How are the mighty
fallen.
In ISIS Mr.. Carlisle was hurting the
pebble Of truth at the giant of the
Philistines. John Sherman: to-day. as
a Goliah he daily issues challenges 10
his former friends. His speech Of ISIS
was made when he was a. years old.
in the full possession Of his ply steal
strength and mental vigor lie had
then been practicing lawyer for
twenty years: member Of the state
legislature OF Kentucky and lieuten-
ant governor in that state. and was
then a member Of congress.
Mr. Carlisle did not refer. al Mem
phs, to his speech OF ISIS. but he did
refer 10 il at Coyington. and said:
Some Of the opinions then expressed
have been changed altogc Their by sub
sequent events and by more thor
ough investigation Of the subjects TO
which they related: but. on the ques-
ton of free coinage my convictions
have never been shaken for a moment"
but he did not state even al Covington
what parts Of his former speech be re-
pudia ted. and what parts he modified.
He served in the house and senate
for about fifteen years after the
max ting of that speech. and new
er. upon a single occasion. did he
attempt to Withdraw the uttrrances Of
Is. or TO modify the emphasis with
which he then spoke, lie explains
that he voted for free coinage in Is.
in the hope that il would be amended
in the senate, but he never voted
against free coinage until after the
nomination Of Mr. Cleveland in 1892.
Ii J. true that in ISIS Mr. Carlisle did
say that he was opposed TO the free
coinage of silver. but he ought. in all
fairness. to have stated that he was at
that time opposed 10 the free coinage
OF gold also. lie said in his speech OF
l--s.
Il am opposed 70 the free coinage Of
either gold or silver. but in favor Of
the unlimited coinage q both metals
upon terms OF exact equality"
Not only j. his present language con-
tradictcd by his former speech. but a
letter. written in l>s0 u him. saws
that he was al that time in favor Of
free and unlimited coinage Of silver.
on the e5th of July. l-r0. the Gibral.
tar Democrat OF Mayiield. Ky. pub.
! lished letter written ty Mr. Carlisle
for publication. ia which lie defends
himself against criticism made by
the Farmers Alliance. and says 81 the
Sherman act OF 1890. "When the orig
inal house bill was under discussion in
the senate voted to amend it so a.
provide for the free and unlimited
coinage of the silver dollar. ant that
anne niment wasradoptcd. The house,
however. refused 10 agree 10 this amend
inent, and then conference commit
tee was appointed. which struck out
free coinage entirely, and this j. the
bill voted against.
This letter was written 10 w. VI.
Smith for publication, and Mr. Smith,
who was then member ~ the icgisia-
ture and part owner Of the paper,
has since been appointed district az
torncy on Mr. Carlislc's recolnmen la
| ton. This letter. written only five
years ago. shows that Mr. Carlisle wa.
either at that time in favor OF the fire.,
coinage Of silver or that lie intendea
e. deceive his constituents In Ken
lucky. because in the letter lie credits
himself with voting for an amendment
which provided for the free and I'm
I limited coinage Of gold and silver a.
the lega. ratio ~ ~ To i, without
waiting for the aid or consent OF anJ
other nation.
80 much for the position Of Mr. Car
Isle upon the question of free coinage
We do not deny to Mr. Carlisle IA,
right 10 change his opninn-it hai
been change Of heart. Mr. Cariisl.
al that time was the Moses ~ the com
mon people; be j. now the commander
in-chicf Of pharoah's army. IL wa
then the courageous and Jealous leatcl
~ the masses in their effort To restnr,
the gold and silver coinage of the con
stitution: lie is now the .oremos
champion Of the very forces that Il.
then denou need with 50 much vigor.
Mr. Bryan discussed various phase,
Of the money question. and closed b.
saying that Secretary Carlisle ha'
deserted the struggling masses.
for whom he formerly spoke
but that. even without his leadership
they would be able To cast their bal
lots for the restoration of the gold an
silver coinage Of the consti tuition. an
that the present efforts Of Secrctar
Carlisle. instead ~ retarding the move
ment. would make his former spccc
familiar 10 the American people an
show them the danger Of cn'rustin!