The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-03-17
CARLISLES CANDIDACY
Fol the Democratic Nomination as
ClevelaAd's Successor.
IT WILL SOON BE ANNOUNCED.

We VIII Go Before the Convention as the
Representative of the "sound Money
Views of the Administration--The seore-
tary's Reply to Crisp's Criticism.
WASHINGTON, March 17.--Secretary Car
Isle is candidate for the presidential
nomination at Chicago, and a public an
nouncement to that effect will soon be
made by one of the secretary's close
friends in the senate. This announcement,
however, will not be made until President
Cleveland has formally stated his purpose
not to permit his name to be used in the
convention in connection with a third
term. 1t is learned on excellent authority
that the president has fully decided upon
this course and it is expected that he will
make known his determination within
short time.
Although Secretary Olney's name has
been considered with favor by Democratic
leaders, it is known that he does not de.
sire the nomination tits undoubtedly true
that Mr. Carlisle's candidacy will have the
support of Mr. Cleveland and the members
of the cabinet He will go before the con-
vention as the representative Of the Sound
money views of the administration. His
| friends, in conducting the canvass for Mr..
| Carlisle's nomination will urge that it be
made upon a sound money platform, and,
| if he be successful at Chicago, will then
| make this issue prominent in the cam
| paign leading up to the November cleo
/ tions.
Representative Patterson, of Tennessee
has received from Secretary Carlisle a long
letter in response to ex-Speaker Crisp 5
declaration that silver had received un-
friendly treatment at the secretary hand,
| in the course of which Mr.. Carlisle says
"You ask me to state fully how l have
dealt with the silver currency since my
incumbency of the office of secretary of
the treasury, and whether l have, in deal
ing with the subject, discredited silver?
"In answer to your question l can only
say that in all the operations of the treas
ury department during my administration
of its affairs the legal tender gold and sill
yer coins of the United States have been
treated precisely alike, except that greater
efforts have been made to keep silver coin
in circulation than have been made to
keep gold coin in circulation
"The amount paid out by the depart
ment in silver coins and silver certificates
greatly exceeds the amount paid out in
gold coins and gold certificates, and in nC
instance has the least discrimination beer
made against silver or its paper repre-
sentative. When United States notes OF
treasury notes are presented for redemp
ton gold is paid if it is demanded, and i
silver is demanded silver is paid. Thus
the coins of the two metals are treated eX
actly alike in making payments by thu
government, as well as in the discharge o
debts due to the government
ut has always been the policy of th'
treasury department to encourage the us,
of silver to the largest possible extent anC
in order to accomplish this standard silve
dollars will be sent by expresses at the ex
pense of the government to any one VIII,
will deposit an equivalent amount in silve
certificates or in treasury notes of 1890 will
the United States treasurer or any assis
tant treasurer or with a national bank de
pository.
I'm August, 1898, there was a great ant
unusual demand in nearly every part o
the country for currency of small demon
nations, and in it's attempts to supply thi
demand the treasury department paid out
in defraying the expenses of the govern
ment and in exchange for other forms c
currency, all the silver lawfully used fo
these purposes, so that for short time
! was COlnpelleu W suopShu pay hlOhO l.
standard silver dollars except in the rt
demption of silver certificates and treasur
notes Of 1890.
"My letter to the United States senate
upon which Mr.. Crisp's statement seem
to have been based was written on th
20 18th day of August, 1898, and at that tim
there was no free silver in the treasury
that is, there were no standard silver do
lars in the treasury except such as the la
! required to be held for the redemption {
silver certificates and the treasury notes
1890, and these redemptions were made
;; all times during that month and ever
n other month when these forms of currenC