New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-07
CRISP STILL FOR FREE SILVER.
HE SAYS TIE PEOPLE OF THE SOUTH ~''H IVA
y,n,cAr. NIT WANT TO GIVE SILVER
~ OPPORTUNITY

~ OppORTr NIFTY
WASHINGTON May acknowledgements lisp
who Is as radical AMI extreme iie"-s''''' '''"
Rland or Bryan. was IN Washington ''-''f, ."
talked in a rather guarded way ABOUT VIVA
car, CARLISLE calls the "frce-s.ver craze. hn' s"i'
anoueh 10 indicate that HE views have un'' gone ~
.|r,,I change Judge crisp probably r"nlzeS as
,,n,,. o,l clearly a. does Secretary Carlisle me
r,ct that the LIVih Congress. whatever else " my
do will never pass n bill 10 rrP'"' 'he IA ~" 80"
hanknote circulation. and therefore that h'' o""
poltlcal future depends upon us 'o''''" ~
once 20 the cause ~ free silver
pres,len, Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle "on''
,..h ,.t,ice = the Southern Democratic appetite
,- f-es coinage OF silver AT the ratio OF - 10 J.
-erarlless ot an international agreement. oon' "'
aonoascd by an Issue ~ wildcat state 'in""'''
I'm, thcv knew before the beginning OF 'he M.
sion Of the Lila Congress that that "o''' ~ NY
Iss unless the tax on such notes could he repea'''
hofore the expiration Of that Congress. Hence IN,
r..o,,r,onaed such legislation and no currency OH
,..,,o1 or brought forward IN the House % Repre-
o.,,..tves was regarded complete or SATISFACTORY
h, the dominant Democratic faction uh'eSS " 0'"-
tainel section 20 repeal the tax
Everybody remembers the result. lh"r' was 10
eo,ncial LEGISLATION whatever. anu s'"n'-'"'"',
,,a,or~,,s are nov, forced face situation and
49,. - ~. which Secretary Carlisle and many
,,,s Il, ,hor rank, were Influential and 70 lh's'
-. irs,ru,nental in creating. Judge Crisp cyl
IL
IDENTIFY intends 10 keep out OF tha' Hs"' " NC '' w
ca In tho course OF a conversation to-day ne sa''
.yes there IL a good deal OF TAX ABOUT f"N''
do,n South do not know that II IS any NOR
nronounced now than at any other uIne' "''"'"sn
4, may seem TO be 80 account az TIE genera"
,.rop,nouce Given to the financial question 'hrous"
on, tho country You see the Sou'h mas always
believed in the use OF silver In our Nhton"' cur
rorcv am no, prepared 20 say that the thinking
,oon,e ~ that section would come out rahica'y o"
a single standard. They are not radical ABOUT any
ming They believe however, that we cannot nave
q reuru OF prosperous conditions In this country on
IN. contracted currency OF "A gold basis i hef'
Gems n be a general willingness among our l"o-
Die to give silver an opportunity. . 49,. oo,,,,
.sV'h4f efntncancc do you attach 10 III" ''"''''b
sound money convention at Memphisf
THAT gathering Will represent the boards OF ,rapT
and conmcrcial Organizations or the SCUM. ~ WI.
No, he rcDrcse ntavc Of the mass OF the people nor
~ their sentiments about silver nope a. ,nat
meeting they will argue and DISC ass the s'lV.f qu,s
ton from their standpoint mes" e,',s'y s,,,
sound-moncy peOple 10 not make arguments 10 sup
port their general ALLEGATIONS They simpY s Ial1
rrn,ncthing a. a fact. and let II go at mat. ms
viii satisfy the people Ihey wanr 10 s'T Ss
m,,ter because the advocates OF silver nave .x-
blamed their position and the reasons ac'uat'hg
Them in taking II.