Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-19
Secretary Carlisle's Letter to Ken
lucky D. uolrats,
SENATOR liz. KLUAE E-f SURPRISED
Free Silver Men Lisplay Consider
abe lisa po ntment.
FULL TEXr OF TIE MESSAGE

FRANKFORT. Ky, February 19.-In re.
ply to the democratic RIG. l.lDers of the legis-
iature who are Supporting the caucus nom-
:nee for United oiales .s...,or and who ar,-
pealed TO Secretary .aIi-s.e 10 Urge the five
democrats WHO CHI C.. ar. blackburn to
JOIN them al has s.l .orl, TIE following let
ter has been reCe.. from Secretary Car
Isle:
Treasury DeI arlment,
'Cl.iee Oh Tie secretary.
Wasii-i Ston, -. g.. February IL, 1896.
"Gentlemen:
y our ;e.e4Ialli IA WHICH. you appeal TO me
10 request altu ul8c ,le I'VE democratic
members OF the general assembly who are
not supporting TIE hcIl-E,e 10 JON with
tyou) IN vot.f-S icr h-...,' was utIy received
ana mas oeeh g-Ae4i tI4e eai,fdl considera-
ton winch rs OBJECT a.Ii Ii.e number and
character OF rs s-et,,is uemInded. Inas-
much as the i've gen .i.s4. iefcrred to are
acting in felIese!.t4t-k. capac.ty. and are
familiar with The sIoie situate on and all
the circUmstarcts Connected with il, / am
bound to assume that they ..Ie more compe-
tent than j am 10 determine what their
duty TO their party ana IL the.r constituents
So and how that aaty snail be discharged,
snd an attenEtt by E.t 20 -nh.eHce their
acton IN Sht Very properly lie regarded by
them as a Eresi NJ L 'oI Interference, i'm a
matter of the greatest Importance, which
has been comm.tted Sole iy to their own
judgments. But ven f this Were not So 1
have no right TO assume that the honest
convictions of the five Gentlemen alluded to
n your communication could be changed by
my interference or that they could be in-
duced to act contrary to s ch convictions by
advice which they have not solicited.
Having heretofore terGered no advice or
made amy suggestions, directly or indirectly
TO any member of the ger eraI assembly on
either SIDE of the unfortr nate controversy
row existing. ] must RESPECTFULLY decline &c
do now hereafter
1T may not he care .ierea inappropriate
in this brief rest orse "a 20 anreal to as
sure you that l viii - II mes cheerfully
cooperate in any pr5. er IT nner with you
and all Others tn "'v Tort that may be
made 10 mite all orlr r--ards IN supporting
the democratic o-gar,i iZrt;nr - Kentucky or
IN maintaining sound o. 6'mocratic principles
and policies as tler'rr"7 by the constituted
authorities Of the rarty. state and national,
and to rereat v;at rce tner sad to all who
tave cared to ascertain NV views upon tho
subject, that | s'rccroi. desire 10 see ths
nt tsert aererr, accer.; y ,p'ert TO the S.n-
ate of the III ted State - Ier,orrat who is
in FIJI syrT'.arhy WITH tiso-o objects. 4 have
the honor tc lie, very r"s''e"tf'llv yours,
~ q CARLISLE"
The letter frr N Secret nv ---lsie reached
here lest n;~,7t So 9-0- Gnehel took the
letter o.e1. -r-o rl=r1--a.--,, reatlr-rai; ars
and read Il 10 ct.-r .r- T'-acl-h--rp who nro-
fessed no slrrfr'c ~ 40 ''>.-'re Of tie cnra-
municat'o on. --ra ,a.:or c~coted consider
able diSar;e.rtnerrt a:~c-: ne free silver
men.
t,r. Runfcr for Sound Money.
Special DSr.at,.h y Tho Evening S-ar.
LOCTSTILLr,. F7~l~7,ar,- 1a-Dr w. God
frey H:trter ta.!er. for the first time, an
nounces positively his sta~d on The money
question He saws re is for sound money,
and always has been.