New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-23
MIR. CARLlSLE'S DENlALo.
THEY ARE FLATI.Y coN1RADlCThD ID
HIS RECORD ~ CONGRESS
THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY VOTED NE
PEATEDIY FOR FREE AID NNhi"'i'O
AGE OF sILvER-vIIAT THE OF
FIcIAL RECORDS FOR FOUR
TEEN YEARS SHOW.
TEEN YEARS SHOW.


'FIcIAL RECORDS FOR FOUR
TEEN YEARS SHOW.
fpy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE ,A
! Washington. May 22.-Men VINO nave "''o" 80, ~
G. Carlisle long and well have never oee" a." =,
believe that he possessed any great GU" hin,
moral courage but they have always rega'ueu nm
&C. - no., ,no would scorn to mlsstate or msrepfe-
sent his own views or attitude on any puphc W
tion-ir short a Of candor ana tl"'''"
They are amazed therefore. at some % -" ~ -,
inen:s he made in his speech at 'o'iii,'' ,,n,l
Monday Embellishments that cannot De '''o''
with the facts ~ his public and official recoIu 90
a Representative and Senator in Congress
statements were the fruit Of long ana '','" T.,
liberation q I'd deliberately maze. "'" $50.
Mr. Carlisle were not the Secretary OF '''
States Tr asurv and the chosen champ'o" Oh VI,
Administrators crusade in behaiI Vi -
money" might not De "or'" "''"N
them. .,,o, thu,
In his speech Secretary Carlisle cohip" r,1
the speech he delivered in support OF "' ,,.,h
silver bill In the second session OF Inv 49,,
Congress has been rarblei and t"is'e' ar.
perverted m and out OF Congress dur"s .' n
two wears with malicious ingenuity "h'0" no"
sc,rcev eyer been equalcd In the discussion VI
public question. and yet no one mas ever 49,,
TO make the direct assertion that IL 'o"', ' T.
single word in favor OF the free coinage " '
was in fact made In opposition to free co'n"ee' w
T., gv,ror. NJ tho Senate substitute for ;ree-co,n
ore bill 40 car be by any one VINO via INV
the trouble to read II. At, Gar
xoy admitting for the time being. that MI Gar
ue. version of that speech is the true ana corf'''
on. LET attention be called to certain other "SS'
lions contained IN his covington speech "s''
hle
there appe1rsd co To be be rsscT to
p,rity Of aiue with sold At The rtio OF 10 %a 40 VIII
he separate action Of The nni,ea I'%ta never viii
Ing to make j. 10y legislation provins Tor tne o her
and unlimited coinage OF silver al mat VI avg
ratio.
Here IS another: ...oo
More than seventeen years ago at TINE s ~nr
the value OF the bullion contain is i.sS man the
value - The bullion contained in eoli roa'a. a.
aec believing that restoration oi slNer 20 ""
minis would bring II 10 psr,Sy T mts co.nase
O: silver dollars on Government account
AGAIN referring to his speech in the Al.Nih con-
grc.s. Secretary Carlisle dccarcd'
some 90 the opinions then expressed haNr n'' i
,,..,.ret ana some Of them have been changer al
together hy subsequent events ana hS " ' n"r
,hev r,lot.l huf ON the Question of nee 'uihH@'
my convictions have never zee" s"'N'" ''
moment
Secretary carlisle thus thrice positiso!. asserts
that he has never been IN favor OF he ft'e coinage
O, silver that FOR nficcn years he did '"'o' '''"
coinage Of that metal ana That his ''"n''"'h'
have never been shaken Tor a moment ON me Vu''-
ton ~ free couagc" What then. 10 T. pertinent 10
,.h 11 h. mean when be repeatedly voted or was
rnlr.d I'm favor OF free ara unlimited silver conhf"
no, only In the XI.Vh Congress hu' Ia IA" NLN I'h
and List Conrfcss,a' According 10 IN" record "i
his votes his convictions were never H"'"'h '"'
moment or the question OF free coinage between
November d. ISL when he cafi his nrsi vote FOR
,,,c.coltaen hNl and Janunr, ~ 1891 when b"
vns ralt.l u the senate IN favor ~ if''-'uinaf'
h.N bat those convictions" Ncf" ia favor ~. am
not opposed TO- free coinage. as Do" asserted in h'
coyinston speech Since the secretary OF thc
fffI .l.fl ,,ft la
taken pains publicly and positively 10 deny ana
renudlafc hla oan record on ms question. 1t le
proper anl necessary to repfoi zoe u Here II d..
In the XLVth Congress. on Novcnbcf D. is7' Mr.
Bland moved to suspend ID" rules AM pasn bi'l
"to authorize the free coinage Of IN" standard
silver dollar and 70 restore - l'sal-tcnicr char
,cfer' tho las, clnusc 90 the first section % which
read AZ follows And any owner o. silver bullion
may deposit the same N any United states coming
mint or assay Office to p" coined into surh dollars
for his benefit upon tn. same terms and conditions
as gold bullion is deposited for coinage under cS-
,s,in, law Il this lil not mean "ff'c and IA
urni. II" silver co nag. did not mear nythlns
on ih, motion - suspend The rules ana pass The
bin which was adopted by vote OF l'i 20 -. ;hc
name Of J6ha q. Carlisle was recorded In the ar
frmatlye.
ON February a. 1875 the iii having been returned
10 the House OF Representatives with certain Son
ate amendments amOns which Wa Mr Alllsons
which substituted FOR the clause above quoted on.
providing for the purchase and coInag" - silver
bullion T. an amount not exceeding {ir.oH nor
less ihan goo 90 u month. Abram :. Hewitt novel
10 lay on the iabl" the bill and amendments which
motion was lost hy vote Of - yeas ana 20 nay
fhc name Of John g. Carlisle VAS recorded IN TIE !
negative. ON the same day. ON %" motion -
concur in the Allison substitute FOR the free ard
unlimited coinage provision OF the original bill the
maine OF John g. Carlisle again recorded In The
negative. The House. however. voted 70 concur /
.1G to q Among the pArtisans OF silver WHO were /
recorded In the affirmative were Mcssrs Banl /
Huckncr. Forncy. Hunton Kcnua. Morrison. A.cN- /
ander H. Stephens ana Adon.ram J. Warner. who /
willing to accept half loaf rather than 10 /,
without bread. The only experiment that Mr. !
Carlisle was willing t. make" on that date MAS /
free and Unlimited silver coinage
ON February p 1875. the bin amended by the /
Senate having been returned to the House OF Rep h
rescniatives by President Hayes with veto mes /
sage motion was made to pass 1t over the Veto :
and John g Carlisle voted In the affirmative. This
probably Is the vote thai he would now be glad 10
have everybody remember The other votes he
would be siiil happier TO have every body forget.
HLNith congrcss-May 10. 1873. Adonlmm j.
Warner. OF ONO having reported from the House
Committee on Coinage. Weights and Measures ton
April 49, "A bill. the third section OF which provided
that any owner Of silver bullion may deposit the
same at any mint to be formed into bars or standard
silver dollars Of the weight Of 4l2s grains Troy FOR
his benefit and Section OF which made such /
standard silver dollars "a legal tender in All pay ,
ments." Mr.. Kilngcr. Of Pennsylvania. moved that |
the bill do lie on the table" The motion was ]
disagreed TO by vote OF 100 yeas 10 lH nays ana
the name OF John g. Carlisle was recorded in the |
negative. along with the OF Blackburn Buck
ner, culberson, Ewing Hatch kenna. Knott. Mills !
Reagan. Alexander H. Stephens a. j. Warner and
other frce-coinage Democrats and those Of DE La
Mater. Gillette. Iadd Murch. James -. Weaver |
Hcndrick Il. Wright and Yocum Grccnbackcrs /
When the third section reached. Mr.. Beford, Of
Colorado moved to amend IL SO as to provide that
only bullion produced from the mines OF the I
United States" should be available for deposit ana
frcc coinage. This amendment rejected by
vote OF 100 yeas to 80 nays. but the name OF Mr. /
Carlisle was not recorded
May 20 1919. after several other attempts had been