New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-13
1906 Laundry Soap
In 1906 was established
Colgate & Co.
CARLISLE AND FREE SILVER
,,r r,rDc THE TASK OF PREPARING
SOUND-MONEY SPEECHES FAX
FROM EASY.

o,s RECORD IN CONGRESS AS a CiIEAP-MoNEY
ADVOCATE HAS FIRST To BE EXPLAINED
,w,y-NR. MCREARY's QUEER ATTI-
TUBE ON THE SAME SUBJECTS
rry TELEGRAPH TO THE TRl7rNEl
vas,ireton Nav 12-Thc Administration ev'-
IDENTIFY exrects that Kentucky Will be the s'e'' -
oro of the 6ercest Democratic tussles o. the year
over the money question. and it is already MAKING
,-ara,ions 10 meet the forces OF free coinage on
,,oir chosen ground. For some days past score
.orv Carlisle has left the WORK OF the 'ieiSu'H
DsDartment to his subcrdinatcs ana "c>"''' an
hts time TO the preparation OF the lo"r S"''""-
money speeches that he is 10 deliver IN Ms oM"
s.o,e and the one for which he is booked at the
,,o,,rbis convention He apparently finds mat 1t
roouires more time and thought to prepare
eound-money speech than II ala 10 frame p'l u
reform the currency system OF the country. ~"
latter task il may be remembered. ne dcco'ilS'''
one morning before 10 o'clock. with the heip OF
his stonographer Mr.. Carlisle undoubtedly realizes
,ho, no is ahout TO engage in the hardest fight or
his ufe and one upon which his whole poiiticai
future depends. In conversation win lrie"uS r."
comfy he has frankly declared, II IL SAID, that II
the free-coinage men succeed in seizns cohroi
Of the next Democratic National Convention ana
Inserting their plank in the National platform, ne
will either withdraw from his party or retire from
noli,ics altogether This will sound incredible 10
men who remember that less than I'VE years nave
passed since Mr.. Carlisle voted. In the senate
of the United States for free and unlimited coinage
of silver the ratio OF 10 TO l. without regard 10
action or non-action by other countries. On the
same day lJune H. 1880 he voted against Mr.
Rlairs amendment restricting such coinage to
s5e1Oo0 a month.
Mr.. Carlisle. Of course. has no, forgotten these
votes or the many other votes OF the same tenor
that he cast. the speech that he Delivered III
Congress in favor OF free coinage Of silver regard
al he is Der
fect,y certain that Senator Blackburn Will not allow
the Democrats of Kentucky 10 forget them. In
deed intilnatOns have already been received by the
Secretary from Kentucky to the effect that an tx
ceedinely warm. II not altogether cordial reception
awaits him in his role Of apostle Of sound
money at the hands OF the Democrats OF that State
who are 50 deeply and generally indebted TO him
for the free-si.ver opinions that they now hold and
maintain. They familiar with his record as
free-coinage advocate both in and out OF Congress
They know as wei, ne does that the making OF
that record absolutely necessary 20 his success
In political life. and that In default OF Il he would
never have been chosen Speaker Of the House OF
Representatives or elected 10 the Senate OF the
United States and therefore would never have been
appointed TO the high office he now holds-ard 10 IL
altogether probable that he VIII be reminded OF these
facts than In the course OF his coming
sound money campaign.
Some curiosity is felt and expressed as TO whether
the Administration. and Secretary Carlisle It's
mouihpece. viii champion the candidacy OF Repre-
sentative McCreary for the United States Senate
against Senator Blackburn II there Is such thing
political gratitude it certainly ought to be done
for although Mr.. McCreary on one or two occasions
refused to follow the lead Of the Administrators
for example when he voted 10 pass the Seignorage
bill over the Presidents veto-he has always and on
every other occasion been a most faithful and ODE
dent Cuckoo The manner and extent Of his sub
serviency and establishment in defence Of the Ha
waian infamy excited the profound dsgust and CON
tempt Of sef-respecting members of his own party
in the House Of Representatives and richly earned
any reward that the Administration can hep him
obtain. His friends. therefore naturally insist that
he Is its candidate as a sound-money Democrat In
opposition to Mr.. Blackburn. the free-siiver cand
In view OF Mr. McCreary's past and recent record
as a free-coinaee Democrat II IS rather amusing
candidate. and TO hear his friends declare That ne
has the sympathy md will receive The support Of
the Administration on account OF his sound money
ton 20 recommit the Silver bill then pending 10
the Committee on Coinage. with instructions TO
report back bill for the free coinage Of silver"
on June a. Of the same year he voted 10 retain
the Senate amendment providing for free coinage
On March a. 1892 he voted against Mr. Burrows
bland. from the Committee on Coinage. and on
July ;. Of the same year. he voted with Bland
the consideration Of the Senate Free Coinage bill
on March |. 1894. Mr. McCreary voted for BANDS
,r o,et ,Vage @ ,sa o ,he @ n ana
pass the bill over the veto. 1t is true that he
voted TO- the unconditional repeal Of The bullion
II is also that pending the vote the Repeal
bin he voted for BANDS substitute 10 revive the
1t thus appears that down to within less than
fifteen months this Kentucky soundmoney candi
in favor Of silver monometallism. according to
President I'eveland's definition OF the term. be-
ratio of ls to l. regardless of the action or non
action OF other countries