The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-03-06
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" ashingt0n Letter.
From our regular Correspondent

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Secretary Carlisle has furnished the
silver democrats with wedge that
will be used to split the democratic
party, at the Chicago convention.
| This wedge was Mr.. Carlisle's letter
declining to ask the anti-silver demo-
Gratis in the Kentucky legislature to
vote for Blackburn for Senator, and
saying in effect that he thought a
minority justified in refusing to sacri-
flee their belief in the interests of
party harmony. 1t is thought by
some that this letter was deliberately
planned and written as the first step
towards bolt on the part OF the ad-
ministration, 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 can
didate and platform of the Chicago
convention were not taken into SecTe-
tary Carlisle's confidence. His letter
has undone all their work, and the
silver democrats are now saying among
themselves 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 in
tention Of so doing. Mr. Carlisle's
letter is taken to mean that the adj
ministration men intend to bolt if they
don't control the convention SO the
the split seems inevitable.
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 that the 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 will probably depend upon
the attitude of the populist Senators.
which at this time appears to be doubt
ful, as the votes of the other senators
can be pretty accurately predicted.
There are numerous members of
Doth House and Senate who are of the
opinion that Secretary Carlisle placed
himself in a position that is almost, if
lot quite, criminal, when he sold the
Morgan syndicate the bonds upon
which the original bidders failed to
make the first payment at. the stipu-
ated time, lat a price just six cents on
he dollar less than they could have
,een sold for in the open market, and
ome who think Congress should probe
his favoritism to the bottom. Among
he last is representative ColsOn. of
kentucky, who has offered a resolution
for an investigation by q
elect committee of five, and Repre-
Barrett, of Mass, who has
penly denounced the action of Sec
etary Carlisle. The conservative
nembers Of Congress are 10th to auth
rize an investigation, because of the
ear that Treasury scandal might be
roductive of much more harm to the
Ountry than its exposure could pos
bly do good.
Notwithstanding the abuse shower
i upon the republicans of N. c., by
be democrats of that and other states
Or having made that combination
18th the populists which resulted in
resting the state from democratic
)ntrOl and in the election Of two u.
Senators, one populist and the
;her republican, the democratic
aders of North Carolina are now try
e to entice the populists to combine
ith them against the republicans. A
umber of prominent democrats from
lat state are now in Washington con-
rring with Senator Marion Butler,
I'd DR.. Mott, who is in charge of the
Iver party's campaign, the N. c.,
,pulist leaders. Free silver and
hite supremacy are advanced by
ese democrats as the foundation
ones of the proposed new deal.
Ex-Congressman McDufiie, of Ala
ma, is enthusiastic over republican
ospects in that state. He said:
III elements will be uni ted in Ala
ma this year to defeat the organized
mocracy. The fusion will consist Of
e republicans and pOpulists, under
e banner of fair elections and pro-
ction to home industries, and there
IL be no disatiection in our ranks.
lis will be the first good chance the
publicans have had to do anything
state politics in @wenty years or
ore, and we propose to take ad-
ntage OF the opportunity. The
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