The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-03-21
CONFEDERATION is GROOMING HIM
FOR THE RACE.
FORMAL Declaration to That Effect
Will BE Made Public Within
n Short Time.

Washington, March 16. - Secretary
Carlisle is candidate for the presiden-
tial nomination at Chicago, and a pub
nc announcement to that effect will
soon be made by one Of the secretary's
close friends in the senate. This an
nouncement, however. will not be made
until President Cleveland has formally
stated his purpose to not 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 1t is expected that he win
make known his determination within
a short time. It is undoubtedly true
that Carlisle's candidacy will have the
support of Cleveland and the members
of the cabinet. He will go before the
convention as the representative of the
sound money views of the administra-
ton. His friends, in conducting the can
vass for Carlisle's nomination, will urge
that it be laid upon sound money
platform, and if he be successful
at Chicago, will then make this issue
prominent in the campaign leading up
to the November elections
Representative Patterson of Tennes-
see has received from Secretary Car
isle a long letter in response to ex-
Speaker Crisp's declaration that silver
had received unfriendly treatment at
the secretary's hands.
Carlisle's Defense.
Secretary Carlisle, in his reply to a
letter written by Representative Pat
terson, says:
II can only say that in all the opera
tons of the treasury department dur
ing my administration the legal tender
gold and silver coins have been treated
precisely alike, except that greater eff
forts have been made to keep silver coin
IN circulation than have been made to
keep gold in circulation. The amount
paid out by this department in silver
coins and silver certificates greatly ex-
ceeds the amount paid out in gold coins
and gold certificates and in no instance
mas the least discrimination been made
against silver or it's paper representa-
tive. In no instance has silver or silver
certificates been refused in payment Of
debt or demand due the government.
and In no instance has the government
refused to pay silver coins or silver GER
ufcates in discharge of it's obligations
When the holders of the obligations de-
manded or requested such payment.
When United States notes or treasury
notes are presented for redemption,
sold is paid If it is demanded, and if
SILVER is demanded silver is paid. Thus
sne coin of the two metals is treated
exactly alike. It has always been the
policy of the treasury department to
encourage the use of silver to the larg-
est possible extent, and in order to ac-
complish this standard silver dollars
wiii be sent by express, at the expense
" the government, to any one who will
ueposlt an equivalent account in silver
Seruncates or in treasury notes with
me United States treasurer or any as
s'stant treasurer, or with a national
nank depository; but gold is not sent
anybody free of charge. The law
.autnorlzing the use Of silver certificates
upon deposits Of silver provides that
.ne coin deposited for or representing
.ue certificates shall be retained in the
demand
, =. II Is therefore plain that whenever
eamount Of silver dollars in the treas
~, NY does not exceed the amount of sill
+s el certificates outstanding the secre-
y OF the treasury can not, without
- VOCATION of the law, pay out such sill
We. yer except for the redemption of GER
tifcates.
IT. wy letter to the United States SEN
So upon which Crisp's statement
rs sins to have been based, was writ
tha ~ oh August Is. 1893 and at that time
nss was no free silver in the treas