Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1896-02-28

all their work, ana SILVER demo- |
Gratis are now saying among them |
selves that they will be justified in
holting 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 in
tend to bolt if they don't control
the convention. So the split seems
inevitable.
Senator Carter Will this week
call up his motion to recommit
the tariff bill to the Finance com
mittee, and will make a speech
explaining why he voted against
tlking up the bill the other day.
1t is expected that the three Re-
| publican Senators who voted
against consideration of the bill
will also make speeches on the
same lines. Whether Senator
Garter's motion will be carried
will probably depend upon the at
titude of the populist Senators,
which at this time appears to be
doubtful, as the votes of the other
senators can be pretty accu rately
predicted.
| There are numerous members of
10Th House and Senate who are of
he opinion that Secretary Carlisle
| laced himself in a position that
almost, if not quite. criminal,
when he sold the Morgan syndi-
cate the bonds upon which the
original bidders failed to make The
irst payment at the stipulat-
ed time, at a price just six
-ents on the dollar less than they
.ould have been sold for in the
open market, and some who think
'ongresS should probe this favor
tism to the bottom. Among the
asst is Representative Colson, of
kentucky, who has offered a reso-
ution providing for an invcstiga-
5ton by select committee of five,
md Representative Barrett, of
ass, who has openly denounced
he action of Secretary Carlisle
The conservative members of Con-
gress are 10th to authorize an in
'estigation, because of the fear
hat a treasury scandal might be
productive of much more harm to
he country than its exposure
could possibly do good.
Notwithstanding the abuse
showered upon the republicans ol
North Carolina, by the democrats
of that and other states for hav.
ing made that combination with
the populists which resulted il
wrestling the state from democrat
&c control and in the election O
+. Two United States Senators, one {
populist and the other a republi
l AN, the democratic leaders O
North Carolina are now trying tt
,ntlce the populists to combine
with them against the republicans
A number of prominent democrat.
rom that state are now in Wash
'ston conferring with Senator
Marion Butler and DR.. Mott, who
is in charge of the silver party
'ampaign, the North Carolina pop
ulist leaders Free silver and
white supremacy are advanced by
hese democrats as the foundation
stones of the proposed new deal
Ex-Congressman McDufie, OF
Alabama, is enthusiastic over re
'ublican prospects in that state.
He said: "All elements will be
United in Alabama this year to de-
ieat the organized democracy. The
usion will consist of the republi
cans and populists, under the ban
ner of fair elections and protection
70 home industries, and there will
be no disaffection in our ranks
This will be the first good chance
the republicans have had to do
anything in state politics in TWEEN
ty years or more, and we propose
to take advantage OF the opportu
nifty. The presidential electors
will be equally divided between
the populists and the republi-
cans"
Speaker Reed has succeeded in