Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-02-29
CARLlSLE'S LETTER.
II Makes Split In the Democratic ariy
Inevitable.
A IRLASuRY SCANDAL.

ftum DU kvsulaf Iuu,spuuucu
Washington, Feb. -, lNNi.
secretary Carlisle has furnished the
silver democrats with wedge that will
lie used Ia split the democratic party, AT
the Chicago convention. This wedgr
WAS Mr.. tatliSle'S letter declining tn ASK
the auti-silNrr democrats ia the ken.
tuck! Legislature Ia vote for Blackburn
'or senator, and saying IN effect that he
thought n minority iustiiitSi in refusing
tu sacrifice their belief la the interests ut
party harmony, II II thought 10y some
that this letter was deliberately planned
~ tie first step towards bolt on the
part oi the administration democrats
should the silver democrats control the
Chicago convention. but II that be correct
thUe administration democrats who
have been working ~ hard ~ get the sil.
Yer democrats ~ commit themselves In
advance ~ the support II the candidate
and platform of the Chicago convention
were not taken into Secretary Carlislr's
confidence. His letter hAS undone all
their work, and the silver democrats are
now saying among themselves that they
will I've justified In boiling the cOnyen.
tion II they cant control II, and some of
them have gone ~ far ~ Ia announce
their intention Of doing ~. Mr.. Car.
isles letter II taken to mean that the al.
ministration men intend 10 bolt II they
don't control the convention. so the
split seems inevitable.
There are numerous members OF both
house and senate who are Of the opinion
that Secretary Carlisle placed himself la
a positiou thLt II almost, II not quite.
criminal, when hs sold the Morgan syn
dicste the bonds upon which the Original
bidders failed to make the first paymen,
at the stipulated time, st q price just six
cents on the dollar lees than they c"uld
have been sold for In the open market.
and some who think congress shouli
probe this fayoritism a. the bottom
Among the last Il Representative tul-"n,
~ Kentucky, who has offered resolution
providing for an Investigation by u ~.
lect committee uf live. and Representa-
tive Barrett. f Massachusetts. who has
openly denounced the action " SecTr.
tary Carlisle. The conservative mem.
hrs ~ congress are 10th Ia authorize an
Investigation. because oi the fear that u
treasury scandal might hr productive Of
much more harm IA the country than IT,
exposure could possibly ,lo good.
notwithstanding the abuse showrrrtl
ulnn III" republicans ~ North Carolina
hl the democrats of that and other states
for having mad" that combination with
the populists which resulted ~ Wrestling
the state from democratic control aud Ia
the election u twu United states sana.
,or-. one n pnpnlist and the other u r..
publican, the drmocratic leaders ~ North
Carolina are nOw trying 10 entice the
Pnpnlists {" combinr with them against
the republicans. 4 number " promi.
nent democrats from that state are now
i'm Washington ropf.rring with Sauainr
Marion Butler. and Dr. Mott xho ia In
charg, Of the silver party's camnaiup
the North Carolina populit leaders
Free silver anc white supremacy are All.
,anced by these democrats as the f0unda.
tion stones Of IN. prop,sed new deal
ExCongr.ssman Mcl,ufl,. 81 Alabama
il enthusiastic over t.publiran ur,-,.c,s
m that state. n. .aid; IAN element.
will b. units, in ,la,am. This y.ar IN
defeat the organized denocracy. The IN.
No., ,,.,,, -, :,
''"" "''' '""S'S' W 'h' 'tPupI'cahS anu
popuiist, under the banner 0f fair cleo
tion- and protection 10 home industries.
and thet. will be no disaffection in an,
ranks This will be the first good chance