The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-26
CARLISLE LIKES SILVER.
THAT Is, FOR THE COLOR OF HIS
HOT WEATHER CLOTHES.


cIes. a. Well ns Free coina@r-
Were Not 80 PopuIHr-PoiiticHi
Gossip at the Capital.
Washington. july 15--I see that Score
1ary Carlisle j. olt for free silver to-.aE-
remarked a well-kloan coae-es-.
while standing in font ol tle demo r-e
c0ngress.0na, headquarters. discussion i-e
financial situation w-th several new
men Instantly the Deu-ga rl-r-rs fairly
bristIed with interest and piled --f ea--
gresham with inquiries oG -le -aale
There zoez Carlisle replied me e-Hs -@a-
man. pointing 10 the distinguished secre-
1ary Of the Treasury. who aas % the OPP
posite side os the street. cd route 90 the
department from bis residence. '-u a COM
plete free silver uniform True enough
the secretary had GA "a silver gray beaver
hat. with a long fr5ck coat with vest ana
TROUSERS TO match. while in his hand be
carried an umbrella OF a similar shade The
huunor Of the incident was duly apprecilt-
ed and the party smiled" az The expense
Of the congressman. a few moments la
ter
Political spectators ga this city are en-
eared In the self-appcinted task OF recon-
structing President Cleyc.and's cabinet
They had decided that Secretary Hoke
smith cannot remain az the head az iAe
interior department because the news iil--
per owned by him has aunuuncel lle il-
tention 10 support the Bry am ticket rather
than bolt the democratic party and vote
for Mckinley In the meantime Secretary
Smith ana his associates Ed the cabinet are
not saying word on the subject
There d also a report ln circulation
that Secretary Herbert is 10 retire from
the head of the navy department, 50 IN the
understand ug that he is 10 De appointed
10 "a judicial position by the fresilent.
the bench in one OF the southern OF
western circuits. They seem 20 think tlat
any old bench VIII 40 Tor Gen ftrlut-it-
In the meantime Secretary Herbert mas
announced that be VIII Doe "a candidate Tor
congress, but he does not confirm tne
report that he is TO receive JuoEaulp
IN consideration Of his accomplishment OF
the naval portfolio TO his assistant, AIT.
McAdOo. Accompanying the report OF
Secretary Herberts retirement from lhe
cabinet is the announcement thal at.
McAdoo viii preside over the navy de-
partment during the remainder Of the
present administration.
From the same source comes the in
formation that either Secretary Olney OF
Secretary Carlisle may be appointed 10
the supreme bench iu the event OF Judge
Fields death. The distinguished ana Ntn-
cradle associate Justice threatens TO up
set all speculation as 10 his seat on the
bench by Improving IN health.
Democrats in Washington are crltlcls-
ing Senator Jones, Of Arkansas tor going
10 the pOpulist convention az ST. Louis
and diCkering with The leaders OF indl
party, in the interests Of Bryan. III would
have been al right for him 70 have sent
some Of his lieutenants there 20 do the
work" remarked a prominent democrat
to-day, but IL is entirely out OF place Tor
the chairman OF the democratic national
committee, TO go there in person and zeal
openly with the pOpulsts- That kind OK
management will cost Bryan thousands
OF votes among democrats. who cannot
tolerate the party Of long Wliskers and
wild theories" IL was suggested that
Messrs. Whitney. Harrity and Don Dick
tnson. dealt in q similar manner with the
populists IN certain western states, four
years ago in the interest Of Mr. CleVe-
land, Wnen they had al their disposal the
western campaign fund raised through
the efforts Of New York newspaper.
That may all be- true added the first
speaker. but there is nothing on record
10 show that either Mr.. Whitney or Mr.
Harriry attended the popullsiic cOuVen-
tiOn. and endeavOred TO manipulate the
action Of that body. ] have no doubt
there was fusion among the democrats
and the pOpuhsts in certain western
states, at the instance and approval of the
democratic managers but they did not
place themselves IN the position in which
Senator Jones now finds himself. As the
matter now stands he may have 10 make
some promises TO the popullsts that VIII
come home TO plague him before the cam
paign IS over"
Political cartoons. and their effect upon
the voters was the suject under discussion
at the headquarters Of one of the congress
Eional committees. a western congress-
man who recently came east had the floor
and he was relating some very interest
ing circumstances in connection with the
pending campaign. He commended that po-
Gtical cartoons are sometimes very eflec-
tive in appealing 10 the pre1udices Of VO-
tiers, who are hard to reach through the
obi ale q ION
cited the incident in the Blaine campaign.
when the now famous series of ''TattO0ed
Man" pictures were circulated with telling
effect against the late James G. Blaine.
'Out in the west, said the congressman.
''the silver men are circulating a daisy
cartoon to emphasize Mckinley's lack of
nerve in connection with the money ques-
ton. The picture represents Mckinley.
Bryan, and Uncle Sam lined up in front of
g bar, about TO take a drink.
What Is yours? asks the barkeeper,
addressing Uncle Sam.
III take golden flip"
And yours2' addressing Bryan.
MAKE me silver fzz."
What's yours. Mac2"
II guess III take cigar"
The application is fully understood
wherever the picture is displayed.
Senator German may abandon his In
tended visit to the Pacific slope this sum-
mer and remain at his country home.
near Laurel, Md. The senator comes in
TO Washington every day and goes TO his
committee room at the capitol, where he
tranSacts most OF his private and politi-
cal business. Yesterday he was a visitor
at the democratic congressional head
quarters to take peep behind the scenes
ana ascertain how the campaign is pro-
ceeding. The senator says be is just now
struggling with a problem that. TO him.
IS more monotOus than the political situ-
alton. His daughters are threatened with
an attack of the bicycle fever. The sena-
tor does not approve of bicycle riding by
women, hence he is having great difficulty
in restraining his daughters from taking
10 the wheel. He has finally hit upon a
plan by which he hopes to overcome their
desire to join the grand army of bicycle
girls To each Of his daughters ne has
given handsome riding or driving horse,
with the distinct understanding that the
horse viii be conhscated or sold If bicy-
cling is INDUCED in. The roads around
'Fairview" are better adopted for horses
than bicycles, consequently the young la
dies hesitate 10 relinquish their horses.
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