The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-17
CARLISLE HOPES
To Receive the Democratic Pres
idential Nomination.
He Will Receive the Admins
tration Support.
is GROWERS CHOICE.
To Stand on a Sound Money"
Platform.
His Candidacy Soon to Be An
nOunced.
Is GROWERS CHOICE.

WASHINGTON, March 17.-Secretary
Carlisle is a candidate for the Presi-
Dental nomination at Chicago, and
public announcements to that effect
will soon be made by one of the Secre-
tary's close friends in the Senate.
This announcement, however, will not
be made until President Cleveland has
formally stated his purpose not to per-
nit his name to be used in the conven-
ton in connection with a third term.
1t is learned on excellent authority
that the President has fully decided
upon this course, and it is expected
that he will make known his deter
mination within short time.
Although Secretary Olney's name
has been considered with favor among
the Democratic leaders. it is known
that he does not desire the nOmlna-
ton. It is undoubtedly true that Mr..
Carlisle's candidacy will have the sup
port of Mr.. Cleveland and the mem
bers of the cabinet. He will go before
the convention as the representative
of the sound money views of the ad-
ministra ton. His faiends, in conduct
ing the canvass for Mr.. Carlisle's NOM
nation, will urge that it be laid upon
a sound money platform, and, II he be
successful at Chicago, will then make
this issue prominent in the campaign
Representative Patterson of Tennes-
see has received from Secretary Car
Isle the following letter in response
to ex-Speaker Crisp's declaration that
silver had received unfriendly treat
ment at the secretary's hands:
In answer to your question I can
only say that in all the operations of
the treasury department during my
administra ton Of its affairs the legal
tender gold and silver coins of the
United States have been treated pre-
ciselv alike, except that greater eff
forts have been made to keep silver
coin in circulation than have been
made to keep gold coin in circulation.
The amount paid out by the depart
ment in silver coins and silver certif-
Gates, greatly exceeds the amount paid
out in gold coins and gold certificates,
and in no instance has the least dis
elimination been made against silver
or its paper representative.
In no instance has silver or silver
certificates been refused in payment
of debt or demand due the govern
ment, and in no instance has the gov
eminent refused to pay silver coins or
silver certificntes in discharge of its
obligations when the holders of the
obligations demanded or requested
such payment. When United States
Treasury notes are presented for re-
ed, and if silver is demanded silver is
paid. Thus the coin of the two metlas
Is treated exactly alike in making
payments by the government, as well
as in the discharge of the debts due to
the government
''1t has always been the policy of
the Treasury depart ment to encourage
the use of silver to the largest posi-
BILE extent, and in order to accomplish
this, standard silver dollars will be
sent by express at the cost of the gov
eminent to anyone who will deposit
~ equal amount in silver certificates
or in treasury notes of 1890 with the
United States treasurer or any assist
ant treasurer or with a national bank
depository, and subsidiary silver coins
will be sent by express at the expense
of the government to anyone who wall
deposit with such officers or banks
any kind of United States currency or
national bank notes; but gold IS not
sent to anybody free of charge.
In response to your. verbal inquiry
concerning the coinage of standard
silver dollars during the present ad-
ministration, you are advised that it
amounts to the sum of Sc, 5t2, 900 up to
the 18th of this month, while the
amount of such dollars coined IN this
country from the establishment of the
mint in 1892 up to February, 1878, a
period of eighty-six years, was SIS, o5o,-