The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1895-05-29
SENATOR VOORHEES,,
The Tall Sycamore of the Wabash,
On Carlisle.
Says Silver Would Garry In Indiana
By 200, 900 Votes.

Senator Voorhees, was over at India
napolis, Ind, last week, attended to some
private business and in conversation
with Senator Turpie and other Indiana
politicians, and reporter for the Gin
cinnati Enquirer, said of Mr.. Carlisle's
speech and some of his acts as Secretary.
Senator Voorhees, is a great free silver
mau. He said: "There is no law OF this
land that prevents, or has prevented Mr..
Carlisle paying the debts of this land in
place when those money changers Of
Wall street were crowding the Govern
ment for gold, would have had the wa
CONS of this country wheeled up and
shoveled out that silver in the Treasury
vaults and made them take it. so told
him at one time, and they would have
had TO take the silver, too, as they could
not get away from it,"
"What did Mr.. Carlisle say when you
so advised him ?"
"He said That is just what l ought
to do, Senator. But he didn't" was Mr..
Voorhees, answer.
"well, why didn't he" inquired
Greene Smith.
''Simply because he did not want to,
presume" said the Senator. "There was
no reason why he should not have done
So"
Neither has any good reason been
given why he didn't" spoke up Senator
Turpie. "Why the Bank of England
once paid its obligations in shillings and
at another time in sixpences-paid its
obligations, which were really those Of
the English Government, in such bits Of
money and would do it to-day if so dis
posed. That fact did not injure the
credit OF England nor its great bank. 1t
simply made the people stop coming to
that bank for money-that was ALL"
Eyes that is true" remarked Senator
Voorhees,. "And France is great coun-
try. 1t simply siz s up creditor and
pays him in any coin or money it chooses
would do it with copper, l suppose, if
SO inclined But the United States
Government must be at the mercy of a
lot of bond sharks; and it is the only
country in such condition "
There was a general discussion as TO
the laws governing issues of silver during
which Greene Smith made a remark
which Senator Voorhees, took for an at
tack.
UPON THE WHITE METAL.
81 have always noticed" said the SEN
ator, "that when poor man gets hold OF
goodly sum of money he at once be-
comes gold bug" a statement which
brought the laugh upon the big ex.At-
torney-General, who has been accused
by Republicans of making fortune out
of the fees of his Office while Attorney
General.
Senator Turpie also took occasion to
remark that at the next session OF Con-
gress he would endeavor to have stricken
from the statues the clause compelling
payment in gold when attachment is levi
ed in case where contracts have been for
payment in gold.
81 would have it that way" he said,
"even though judgment and service were
rendered in gold. would make pay
ment in the money Of the country,
whether silver or paper"
A question arose as to how Indianians
stand as to silver, the opinion being ex-
pressed that they largely favor the white
metal. 81 will venture to say" remark
ed Senator Voorhees,, shat were politics
left aside and the question voted upon
be merely silver or anti-silver,
THAT SILVER WOULD CARRY
In this state by at least 100000 votes"
"The Democrats are IN worse fix on
account Of it than the Republicans" in
terrupted Mr.. Smith.
mot bit of it. / happen to know
that in the United States Senate there
are % Republican members who are pro-
nounced silver men, just one-half their
number. l think l know something
about this state. l know, sir, that in
1873 l ran against Benjamin Harrison
when silver was the issue, and defeated
him by over $4,000 votes in the popular
election The same conditions hold
good to-day, sir, and in the air is the
same music"