Middletown transcript., 1896-02-29

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| F1/ E39 will he used t.
ssaN vention. Thi
wedge was Mr.. Carlisle's l-tter declin
ing to ask the anti-silver Democrats il
the Kentucky legislature to vote fo
| Blackburn for Senator, and saying il
effect that he thought min riiy just i
fed in refusing to sacrifice their belle
in the interests of party h4rmony. II
is thought by some that this lrtt"r was
deliberately planned and written as tlit
first step towards Il bolt on the part ol
administration Democrats should the
silver Democrats control the Chicago
convention, but if that be correct those
administration Democrats who have
been working so hard to get the silver
Democrats to commit themselves in
advance to the support of the candi-
date and platform of the Chicago con
venti0n were not taken into Secretary
Carlisle's confidence. His letter has
undOne all their work, and the silver
Democrats are now saying among them
selves that they will be justified in
boiling the convention if they can't
control it, and some of them 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
convention. So the split seems inevi-
table.
Senator Carter will this week call
up his motion to recommit the tariff
bill to the Finance committee, and will
make speech explaining why he vot-
ed against taking up the bill the other
day. 1t is expected hat three other
Republican Senators who voted against
consideration of the bill will also make
speeches on the same lines. Whether
Senator Carter's motion will be carried
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 op-
lnion that Secretary Carlisle placed
himself in position that is almost. if
not quite, criminal, when he sold the
Morgan syndicate the bonds upon
which the original bidders failed to
make the first paymen. at the stipulat-
ed time, at price just six cents OH the
dollar less than they could have been
sold for in the open market, nd some
who think Congress should probe this
lavoritism to the bottom. Among the
ast Is Representative COlsnn. of Ken
lucky, who has offered a resolution
for an investigation by a |
select COMMITTEES Of five, and Repre-
sentative Barrett, of Mass, who has
openly denounced the action of Secre-
;ary Carlisle. The conservative mem
,ers of Congress are 10th to authorize
IN investigation, because of the fear |
hat Treasury scandal might be pro-
luctive of much more harm to the
country than its exposure could possi-
,ly do good.
Notwithstanding the abuse show
red upon the Republicans of N. G.,
y the Democrats of that and other
tates for having made that combina-
ion with the populists which resulted
n Wrestling the state from Democratic
ontrol and in the election of two u.
!. Senator'S, one populist and the
ther a Republican, the Democratic
.aders Of North Carolina are now try.
1g to entice the populists to combine
nth them against the Republicans. A
lumber of prominent Democrats fro ~
nat state are now in Washington con-
,rring with Senator Marion Butler,
nd DIR. Mott, who is in charge of the
liver party's campaign. the N. c. popu-
st leaders. Free Silver and white
lpremacy are advanced by these
'emccrats as the foundationstones of
le proposed new deal.
Ex- Congressman McDuffie, of Ala
anna, is enthusiastic over Republican
respects in that state. He said "An
ements will be united in Alabama
lis year to defeat the organ ized Demo-
acy. The fusion will consist of the
epublicans and popullsts. under the
inner of fair election and protection
home industries, and there will he 70
saffection in our ranks. This will :
the first good chance the Republic
ms have had to do anything in state .
'liiics il twenty years or more, and Z
Q propose to take advantage of the q
portunfty. The presidential elec- =
rs will be equally diviiiel b.. ween :
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Q populists and the Republican q
Speaker Reed has succeeded in keep
g the Ex-members Of Congress, who I
Q engaged In lobbying, off the floor of :
e House to greater extent than has
er before been done. The rules give
x-members Of both branches of Con- =
ess the privilege Of the f,or, but the
les also say that this privilege can
ly be enjoyed by those who are not