Evening star., 1896-10-22
CARLISLE IN KENTUCKY
His First Appearance on the Stump in This
Campaign.
CARLISLE
The Expected Result of His Speeches
to His Probable Treatment.

Secretary Carlisle will make his first ap-
pearaEce on the stump in this campaign at
his old home in Covington tonight. From
there he will proceed to fill appointments
at Lexington. Louisville, Bowling Green
and Owensboro'. He is assured of immense
audiences, and. If reports are correct. they
are assured of a great treat. The Secre-
tary has prepared himself with unusual
care, and those with whom he has dis
cussed his line Of argument believe that
his handling of the subject will prove to be
the hit of the sound money campaign.
On His Mettle.
Mr.. Carlisle Is on his mettle Some of his
past utterances have been quoted from
every silver stump in the country as fully
1ustifying the present free coinage conten-
ton, and no extreme silver orator has felt
himself relieved Of his indignation until he
has applied the word traitor to the distin-
gu1shed kentuckfan. 1t is part of Mr.. Car
isles purpose to reply to all this and set
himself right. He will then enter into the
subject of silver proper, and appeal to his
Old party friends to support the faith and
credit of the government.
Eject of His Visit.
The probable effect of this visit to Ken
lucky is calculated by the sound money
men from what Mr.. Carlisle accomplished by
few speeches he made in the state in the
early spring of 1895. The campaign for state
officers was coming on, and the silver men,
even in local race. began forcing the sill
yer issue. Mr.. Carlisle promptly met it.,
went home and addressed the people, and
Wnen the state convention assembled 1t
ADOPTED what was tantamount to a sound
money platform. Gen. Hardin, who was
nominated for governor, repudiated the
platform and was beaten. Thousands of
democrats refused to support the party's
candidate after he, in such circumstances,
espoused the cause Of free silver. And it
was the bolt from Gen. Hardin last year
that paved the way for the bolt from Mr.
Bryan this year. The sound money demo-
Gratis having shown their power once have
taken heart for another assertion Of them
selves, and the belief In sound money
circles is strong that this visit of Mr.. Car
Isle will make Mr.. Bryan's defeat in the
state absolutely certain.
Silver Men Angry.
The silver men are angry, and a little
uncertain about how to proceed. They
first asked for division of time at the
Carlisle meetings for Mr.. Blackburn, but
the request was declined. Mr.. Blackburn
was then advised by Chairman Jones from
Chicago to follow Mr.. Carlisle at his ap-
pointments and reply to him in that way
This seemed hardly the proper thing for
a man of Mr.. Blackburn's position to do
and some of his friends demurred. Then
came a threat that MIR. Carlisle would
not be permitted to speak. 1t was asserted
that he of all men was the most objection
able to the silver forces in Kentucky, and
that his bare appearance in the state for
the purpose of stumping for sound money
would be the signal for such a demon
stration as would drive him from his pur-
pose. The answer to this is Mr.. Carlisle's
presence at home, prepared to fill a series
of appointments.
TOnights Meeting q Test.
Matters will clear up at Covington to-
night. If Mr.. Carlisle has respectful treat
ment there, no trouble must be apprehend-
ed at any of mis- meetings. But if the rowdy
element asserts itself, the demonstration
will be accepted as a warning by the sound
money men at the other points the Sec
retary is to visit. and they will prepare to
secure by force If necessary the treat
ment to which they think he is eminently
entitled. The speeches will be delivered as
announced in the face of any opposition the
more extreme silver men may Offer
Mr.. Carlisle will advise sound money
democrats to vote for Palmer and Buck
ner.