The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-02-27
DUR WASHINGTON LETTER

WASHINGTON, Feb. oath, 1896


cratic party, at the Chicago conycn-
ton. This wedge was Mr.. Carlisle's
letter declining to ask the auti-sil-
v.r Democrats in the Kentucky leg
islvturo to vote for Blackburn for
Senator, and saying in effect that
he thought a minority justified in
refusing to sacrifice Their belief in
the interests Of party harmony. 1t
is thought by some that this letter
WAS deliberately planned and writ
ted as the first step towards q bolt
on the part Of the administrator
Democrats should the silver Demo-
Gratis control the Chicago conyen-
ton, but If that be correct those
administration Democrats who have
been working so hard to get the
silver Democrats to commit them.
selves in advance to the support of
the candidate and platform of the
Chicago convention were not taken
into Secretary Carlisle's confidence.
His letter has undone all their work
and the silver Democrats are now
saying among themselves that they
will be justified in boiling the con-
vention if they can't control it, and
have gone so far as to announce
their intention of doing SO. Mr..
Carlisle's letter is taken to mean
that the administration men intend
to bolt if they don't control the con-
yention. So the split seems newt
able.
Senator Carter will this week call
up his motion to recommit the
tariff bill to the Finance committee:
and will make a speech explaining
why he voted against taking up the
bill the other day. 1t is expected
that the three other Republican
Senators who voted against consld-
GRAFTON Of the bill will also make
speeches on the same lines. Whether
Senator Carriers motion will be
carried will probably depend upon
the attitude of the populist Senators
which at this time appears to be
doubtful, as the votes of the other
senators can be pretty accurately
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 bid
der failed to make the first payment
at the stipulated time, at q 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
favoritism to the bottom. Among
the last is Representative Barrett,
Of Mass, who has openly denounced
the action of Secretary Carlisle.
The conservative members Of Con-
gress are 10th to authorize an inyes-
tigation, because of the fear that
Treasury scandal might be produc-
tive of much more harm to the coun-
try than It's exposure could possibly
do good.
Notwithstanding the abuse
showered upon the Republicans of
N. c., by the Democrats of that
and other states for having made
that combination with the popuIlsts
which resulted in wrestling the state
from Democratic control and in the
election of two U. S. Senators, one
q populist and the other Republi-
can, the Democratic leaders of
North Carolina are now trying to
entice the 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 campaign, the North Caro-
lima populist leaders. Free silver
and white supremacy are advanced
by these Democrats Us the founda-
ton stones of the proposed new
deal.
congressman McDufie, of
Alabama, is enthusiastic over Repub-
IipoD 1,rOcpaofS 10 that cLoto H.