The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-23
OUTRAGE ON CARLISLE
One Of the Kentucky Roughs
Arrested Butler Scared
By 1t.

CINCINNATI, Ohio Oct %, 18s6-The
egg-throwing episode at the Carlisle meet
ing in Covington is about as stated in last
nights dispatches.
As the Secretary stepped to the front
of the stage to address an audience of
his townspeople, two stale eggs were
hurled from the rear of the hail One
struck the chandelier in the centre Of
the han, the substances tric1ling down
upon the audience. The other struck
near Major Rhinock, who, with his wife
and other ladies occupied seats in the
front row.
A couple of minutes later another egg
Nas thrown which struck the lower edge
OF the stage. Probably not more than a
dozen people in the hall knew that the
eggs had been thrown. Chief of Police
Pugh, who was present, made an un-
successful effort to discover the person
who threw the eggs. The only attempt
at violence toward Mr.. Carlisle was made
py man named Fagin. a plasterer. who,
unable to get into the hall, had remained
outside As Mr.. Carlisle came out of the
hail F'agin exeitedfy threw a lighted cigar
at him, striking him in the face. Fagin
then stopped as if to pick up something
IN the street and throw it, but an officer
seized the man and marched him TO police
headquarters
MIR. Carlisle will leave this afternoon
tor sowing Green. his next appointment.
Ihe conduct of the crowd at Seere-
tary Cariisle's meeting in Covington last
night. SAID Chairman Babcock of the
republican Congressional Committee
cannot be condemned in terms too se-
we're. Secretary Carlisle is an honored
son of that State; one of her representa-
tive citizens, and went there to speak for
the cause in which he believed He was
entitled to decent treatment under any
circumstances, but especially was he en-
titled 10 it in his home town and among
the people with whom he was personally
acquainted. Had the speech been deIiv-
efed by some one of an impetuous nature
ana who did not stand in a representative
capacity. 50 much could not be said of
the incident. But the Secretary repre-
sented in measure the government: he
is member of the Cabinet and the Office.
II not the man, was entitled to courteous
treatment and his words to a respectful
nearing. The conduct of the crowd in
assaulting the Secretary was an attack
not only upon the man but upon the
high Office he holds. / could not have
believed such thing possible"
VIII the incident have any effect upon
the election?n
II believe it win. There are many
Democrats in Kentucky who believe that
the platform of the Chicago ticket is IN
sound, but who have not been able to
quite see their way to vote for Mckinley
Ihey have been passive in their attitude
Ilis affair will awaken them to activity
Ihe men who believe in the right of free
speech and free thought cannot stand
IDLY by and see such Indignation heaped
upon man, be he ever so humble Sec
retary Carlisle was there in the exercise
of his legitimate rights and was exercis-
ing them in manner that could not in
terfere with the rights of others. He was.
as | have said, entitled to a respectfni
hearing ard decent treatment. and mis-
roWdyism will lose the party Represented
by the men who committed this daStardlv
attack thousands Of votes. It ought to:
! DO not oelleve that any decent man.
whatever views he may hold in this "a M,
paign, viii, for one moment, endorse the
actions of the Covington audience last
night AS~se