Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-02-29
cARLIsLE's ANTI-sILyER LETTER
Morgan the Favorite Democrats At
ter North Carolina popuIisfs.

Morgan the Favorite Democrats Af-
ter North Carolina p0puIisfs.
From our regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.--Secretary
Carlisle has furnished thesilver Demo-
Gratis with wedge that will be used to
split the Democratic party, at the Chi
cage convention. This wedge was Mr..
CarlisIe's letter declining to ask the
anti-silver Democrats in the Kentucky
Legislature to vote for Blackburn for
Senator, and saying in effect that he
thought minority justified in refus-
ing to sacrifice their belief in the in
terests of party harmony. 1t is
thought by some that this letter was
deliberately planned and written as
the first step towards bolt on the
part of the administration Democrats
should the silver Democrats control
the Chicago convention, but if that be
correct those administration Demo-
Gratis who have been working SO hard
to get the silver Democrats to commit
themselves in advance to the support
of the candidate and platform of the
Chicago convention were not taken in
to Secretary Carlisle's confidence.
His letter has undone all their work,
and the silver Democrats are now say
ing among themselves that they will
be justified in boiling the convention
if they can't control it, and some of
them have gone SO far as to announce
their intention of doing so. Mr. Car
isles letter is taken to mean that the
administration men intend to bolt if
they don't control the convention.
So the split seems inevitable.
Senator Carter will this week call
up his motion to recommit the tariff
bill to the Finance committee, and will
make speech explaining why he vo-
ted against taking up the bill the
other day. 1t is expected that the
three other Republican Senators who
voted against consideration of the bill
will also make speeches on the same
lines. Whether Senator Carter's mo-
ton will be carried will probably de
pend upon the attitude of the Popu-
list Senators, which at this time APP
pears to be doubtful, as the votes of
the other Senators can be pretty ac-
curately predicted
There are numerous members of
both House and Senate who are of the
opinion that Secretary Carlisle placed
himself in a position that is almost.
if not quite, criminal. when he sold
the Morgan syndicate the bonds upon
which the original bidders failed to
make the first payment at the stipu-
lated time, at price just six cents on
the dollar less than they could have
been sold for in the open market, and
some Who think Congress should
probe this fayoritism to the bottom
Among the last is Representative Col
son, of Kentucky, who has offered a
resolution providing for an investiga-
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Representative Barrett, of Massachu-
sets, who has openly denounced the
action of Secretary Carlisle. The con
sentative members of Congress are
10th to authorize an investigation, be-
cause Of the fear that Treasury scan
dial might be productive of much more
harm to the country than its expos
ure could possibly do good.
Notwithstanding the abuse show
cred upon the Republicans of North
Carolina, by the Democrats of that
and other States for having made that
combination with the Populists which
resulted in wrestling the State from
Democratic control and in the election
of two U. S. Senators, one Populist
and the other Republican, the Dem
ocratic leaders of North Carolina are
now trying to entice the Populists to
combine with them against the Re-
publicans. A number of prominent
Democrats from that State are now in
Washington comforting with Senator
Marion Butler, and DR.. Mott, who is
in charge of the silver party's cam
paign, the North Carolina Populist
leaders Free silver and white su-
premacy are advanced by these Demo
Gratis as the foundation stones of the
proposed new deal
ExCongressman McDuffie, of Ala
bama, is enthusiastic over Republican
prospects in that State. He said. "All
elements will be united in Alabama
this year to defeat the organized De-
mocracy. The fusion will consist of
the Republicans and Populists, under
the banner of tair elections and pro-
lection to home industries, and there
will be no disaffection in our ranks.
This will be the first good chance the
Republicans have had to do anything
in State politics in twenty years or
more. and we propose to take advan-
tage of the opportunity. The Presi-
dental electors will be equally divided
between the Populists and the Repub-
licans.
Speaker Reed has succeeded in keep
ing the ex-Members of Congress, who
are engaged in lobbying, off the floor
of the House to greater extent than
has ever before been done. The rules
give ex-Members of both branches of
Congress the privilege of the floor.
but the rules also say that this privi-
lege can only be enjoyed by those who
are not interested in legislation.
Early in the present session Speaker
Reed instructed the doorkeepers of
the House to admit no ex-Member
not provided with pass signed by
tie Speaker. and to send all who APP