The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-03-21
Administration Is Grooming Him
for the Presidential Race.
HIS CHEF is TO WITHDRAW
Formal Declaration TO That Effect
VIII lie Made Public within
a. short Time.

Washington, March It, - Secretary
Carlisle is a candidate for the presiden-
tial nomination at Chicago, and pub
lie announcement to that effect will
soon be made by one of the secretary 5
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. Ii IS |
learned on excellent authority that The |
president has fully decided upon this |
course. and it is expected that he VIII |
make known his determination within |
a short time. 1t 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 a 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 Tonnes
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.
CarIisIe's Defense.
Secretary Carlisle, in his reply to
letter written by Representative Pat
terson, says:
Il can only say that in all the opera
tiOns 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
has the least discrimination been made
against silver OF its paper representa-
tive. In no instance has silver or silver
certificates been refused in payment Of
a debt or demand due the government.
i and in no instance has the government
refused to pay silver coins or silver GER
tificates in discharge of it's obligations
when the holders of the obligat tons de-
, manded or requested such payment
When United States notes or treasury
notes are presented for redemption
gold is paid if it is demanded, and II
y silver is demanded silver is paid. Thus
the coin of the two metals is treated
, exactly alike. IT has always been the
= policy of the treasury department tC
- encourage the use of silver to the larg
=, est possible extent, and in order to ac
complish this standard silver dollars
will be sent by express, at the expense
/ of the government, to any one who vii
q deposit an equivalent account in silVe,
certificates or in treasury notes witt
O the United States treasurer or any as
n sistant treasurer or with a natiOnl
q bank depository; but gold is not sen
to anybody free of charge. The Law
authorizing the use of silver certificate
+ upon deposits of silver provides tina
the coin deposited for or representing
II the certificates shall be retained in tn
treasury for the payment of same oi
demand
J. 1T is therefore plain that wheneve
F. theamount of silver dollars i'm the treas
he ury does not exceed the amount of si
n, yer certificates outstanding the secre
t, tary of the treasury can not, withOu
r a violation of the law, pay out such 81
lie yer except for the redemption of Gel
ID tificates.
" my letter to the United States ser
Of ate upon which Crisps statemer
IL seems to have been based, was writ
II ten on August is, 1898. and ut that tim
there was no free silver in the treas
ury; that is there were no standar
lie silver dollars in the treasury exceI
IL such as the law required to be held fC
y the redemption of silver certificates an
d. the treasury notes of 1890 and those r.
IL demptions were made at all times du
ing that month, and every other mont
~ when the forms of currency were pr
scented.
n In response to your verbal inquiI
concerning the coinage of standard 81
10 yer dollars during the present admit
IL istration you are advised that
it. amounts to $6662, 900 up to the 18th da
be of this month, while the amount of sue
ct dollars coined in this country from Il
he establishment of the mint in 1892 up
he February, 1878, period of Sc years, WI
ne So, 0SO, 900.
DIS 81 enclose herewith copy of my lie
ill ter to the United States senator I
m ferred to above. Very truly yours,
ees 81. G. CARLISLE. -
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