Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-02
It Will Not Affect the Situation in
Kentucky.
FEELING OF SOUND MONEY DEMOCRATS
Is He Casts the Straight Un-
scratched Ticket.
A CHARGE OF DESERTION

In deciding to cast his vote at the coming
| election at home, Mr.. Carlisle has evaded
| one line of criticism and encountered one.
The wisdom of his choice as affecting his
| future political fortunes is, of course, yet
| to be determined. Had he decided not to
| vote he would have been characterized as
politician without a domicile, a man
| without country. And the charge would
| have been used against him next year in
| the contest booked for the Kentucky state
convention, when instructions for him for
President are to be asked But now that
he has announced his determination to
support the whole Hardin outfit, repudia-
ton of platform and all, he offends those
sound money democrats who in openly re-
jecting Gel. Hardin did so in Mr.. Carlisle's
name. These men, 1t is intima ted, will
feel themselves badly used by the Secre-
tary, and as it is really upon them that lis
personal fortunes rest at home he may lose
heavily where he is least prepared to Lose
at all.
The Case Stated.
The case is stated with some earnes,ness
by those familiar with the situation. It re-
quired good deal of courage to repudiate
democratic nominee in the blue grass
state. The step was next in importance
to changing ones religion, and really much
ordinarily respond tugged at the heart
strings. But number of very prominent
| men-some of them ambitious of political
honors themselves-came out without hesi-
tation after Gen. Hardin, the party'S
nominee, raised the silver standard, and
declared that they would not vote for him.
Their position, they asserted, was in the
interests not only of sound money, but of
sound morality. They put themselves for
ward as the champions of the President
and Secretary Carlisle. both of whom. as
they believed, had been affronted by Cen.
Hardin in the course he had fit 20
pursue. And now, Mr.. Carlisle. leaving
them. it is claimed, exposed to the taunts
of their opponents, comes out at the elev-
enth hour and throws the weight of the ad-
ministraton into the Hardin dish of the
scales.
If Gen. Hardin Wins.
If Gen. Hardin wins and Mr.. Blackburn's
reelection to the Senate follows, those sound
money democrats who have repudatad the
gubernatorial nominee will be ou.lawed for
life. The way to office will be closed to them
completely. Branded as bolters and as un-
successful tolters, their names VIII go down
on the black Est in letters nine feet high,
and copies of this list will be hung I'D in
every democratic club room, from he Big
Sandy to the mouth of the Ohio. And as
one of the results of this II IS now suggested
Mr.. Carlisle will be robbed of the strength
necessary next year to give his presidential
candidacy robust send-off at home. For,
even If the men in question should mean
while forgive him for failing to support them
in position they have taken in support of
him, they will be powerless to serve him to
any material extent The ban placed upon
them will in its effect on them be visited on
him. The sins of political supporters, like
the sins of the fathers reach a long way
down the line.
Will Vote the Whole Ticket.
1t was at first announced that Mr.. Carlisle
would scratch Gen. Hardin and vote the re-
ma.nder of the ticket. 1t IS now announced
that he Will not scratch the ticket at all.
The latter story seems the more likely, end
the German people have already snapped it
up for use in Maryland on those democrats
who are threatening to scratch Mr. Hurst.
Better follow Mr.. Carlis!es example" they
are saying. Gen. Hardin is no more ac-
ceptable to him than Mr.. Hurst is to YOU
But he is an experienced politician, and sees
that nothing bu: confusion can come of
playing for a result which if achieved must
array the executive against the legislative
authority of the state. republican gov
ernor would simply act as checkmate on a
democratic legislature, and the sta-e's af-
fairs for four years would inevitably suffer-
ALI or nothing should be the purpose. Better
general defeat. which would carry with it
a definite suggestion of remedy, than Gi-
vided result. achieved by scratching, and
leaving widespread suspicion bah;nd as to
locating responsibility.
Won't Affect the Situation.
1t is rot believed that Mr.. Carlisle's ac-
ton will at this late day much affect the
situation in Kentucky. All is over but the
shouting. 1t will serve to keep his own
record party man straight. In the old
Carlisle district the sixth, Gen Hardin was
already assured of good majority. Con-
gressman Berry puts it at 1000. which is
slightly below the normal. In the Louis
Vile district where the democratic disaf-
fection is strongest the anti-Hardin dem
ocrats are al on record in a declaration
of their purpose to bolt, and, hence. are not
expected to change front now at anybody's
instigation, or under any influence what
ever.