Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-25
CARTER,AND CARLISLE
The Formers Coming Speech to Be as In.
teresting as the Latter's Letter.
Similarity of the Tariff Situation in
the Senate to the Senatorial
Problem in Kentucky.

Mr.. Carter's speech in the Senate tomor-
row Will possess quite as much interest for
republicans as that which democrats felt
In the recent letter Of Mr.. Carlisle on the
senatorial situation at Frankfort The one.
too. Is likely to provoke as much energetic
protest In straightout partisan circles as
did the other
The Kentucky Situation.
The situation which elected Mr.. Car
isles letter still continues and Is easily
described. There are sixty-eight demo-
cratic members of the Kentucky legisla-
ture. and all but about half dozen are
voting for Mr.. Blackburn, the caucus NOM
inee for Senator. Those who are refusing
Mr. Blackburn support justify their action
on the ground that, elected as they were
as sound money men, they cannot assist in
the choice of free silver candidate for
the Senate. Better, they ARE asserting. no
senator at all, or even sound money re-
publican, than tie election of a democrat
who would help along the cause of free
coinage.
Mr.. Carlisle was asked to use his in
huence with the bolteIs. 1t was not as
serted, because 1t could not be, that IL the
Doltefs were brought into line Mr.. Black
burn would be elected, but it was contended
tnat solid democratic front ought to be
presented iI the interests OF the party or
ganiZation in the state, and, moreover.
that 1t might result in winning over the
Two popu!fst votes necessary to success.
Mr. Carlisle declined to int eAere. He would
only express the wish for democratic sue
cess on lines of what he asserted the party
Dy Its platforms was committed to- But
ne could not even decline to Interfere with
OUT strengthening the purpose of the sound
money democrats, and they are more deter
mined in their opposition to Mr. Blackburn
now than they were before. The result. Of
course Is very rabid arraignment of Mr.
a hyy Il
who hold that he should have counseied a
solid vote in tie interests OF party har-
mony.
A Similar Senate Situation,
Tho situation in the Senate here is quite
as simple as that at Frankfort, and, ex-
cept that measure is involved instead of q
man. Is very similar to that. The emergency
tariff bill has received the approval IN eau
Gus Of every republican Senator but four
The contention is that. being caucus meas
ure 1t Is entitled to the fill republican vote
OF the Senate. That vote a,or1e would not
pass 1t; several popu,ist.cl or democratic
votes would still be necessary. But, it is
Urged, the republicans ought to present a
solid front whether these votes are secured
or not. Boiling. it is insisted, Is a very
dangerous move with which to begin pres
idential game.
Mr.. Carter to Explain,
>hA' SaA lSiS AAi 1elleT, DuDOlS ana NJ +,
Mantle have voted against consideration of
the measure, and Mr.. Carter is to explain
the attitude Of the quartet. His line of
argument may not be new, but il he reiter-
ates with uncompromising energy what the
extreme free coinage republicans have all
along been insisting upon, it will be a point
er or note as respecting the silver policy TO
be pursued at ST. Louis. If protection, and
even the proper support of the government.
are to be challenged in the interests of free
coinage the republicans Of the east have a
Job on their hands we'll calculated to test
their capacity as harmony makers and
unifiers to the very utmost.
Politics Makes Strange Bedfellows.
Meanwhile everything is drifting. and
every day presents new proof Of the fact
that politics makes strange bed fellows.
This kicking quartet Of republicans block
ing the way Of the tariff bill are standing
shoulder to shoulder with the solid populis,
party and the solid democratic party of the
Senate. And the government is on short
commons.