Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-05
CARLISLE's DISTINCTION.
Partisan Insults and the Subsequent
VindicRttOn.

VindicatiOn.
New York Sun.
In the presidential campaign OF 1895 the
late John G. Carlisle had the honor to be
publicly insulted by partisans OF Mr.
Bryan. At the time Mr.. Carlisle was sec
rotary OF the treasury in Mr.. Cleveland's
cabinet, and he was anathema to followers
OF the financial genius whom the demo-
Gratis had nominated for president, because
Mr. Carlisle shared with Mr. Cleveland
the odium of procuring the repeal Of the
silver purchasing clause OF the Sherman
act.
The scene of Mr. Carlisle's unpleasant
experience, but not Of his discontinue
was Covington where on October % he APP
peared to protest against the policy OF
population involved in the declaration of
the Bryan platform for the free and I'M
limited coinage Of silver at the ration of
IS to and the acceptance of the standard
silver dollar as fun legal tender equally
with gold for al debts.
Mr.. Carlisle stood up for more than two
hours against demonstration inside and
outside the hall to break up the meeting
called in the interests Of Palmer and Buck
ner, the sound money candidates OF the
national democrats, and he had his say
vcciferously. Eggs were thrown at the
secretary of the treasury by hOOdlums
hired for the purpose. The police, evidently
in sympathy with them, were numerous in
the hall, but made no arrests. The police
did, however, surround Mr.. Carlisle at the
conclusion of the dlsgrsceful episode and
protect him from mob violence until nc
could reach his home. At that meeting in
Covington Mr.. Carlisle dealt with the H.
Nn1 ID.
nation with the perspicuity, soundness and
vgor for which he was distinguished, but
passion ruled the hour. He talked to the
ignorant, the crazed and the hypnotized.
They regarded him only as a traitor ana
tool OF the money! power" The free
coinage of silver without waiting for she
aid or consent Of any other nation" was
not a question of power or Of national
independence, he told his baiters, but 1t
was question of national prosperity and
national honor. So the people decided when
election day came.
Mr. Carlllse went out of political life with
the passing of the second Cleveland ad-
ministration. He was one of the leaders
Of forlorn hope so far as the fortunes Of
the national democracy were concerned,
but his vindication was sure; indeed he did
not have long to wait for It. For him
there was never more hope Of political pre-
ferment from his own party, and he was
too good a democrat OF the old school to
accept office from the republican party.
He registered his protest of principle and
passed from the scene. For a number of
years Mr.. Bryan's influence was 80 potent
in Kentucky that 1t may be doubted
whether John G. Carlisle, ex-speaker Of
the house OF representatives, exhibited
Suites senator and ex-secretary of the
| treasury one OF the ablest men in the
democratic party, could have been elected
TO any Office in the gift OF the people.
But Mr., Carlisle lived long enough to see
Mr.. Bryan discredited even in his intimate
political household by those who used to
follow him fatuously. Mr.. Carlisle survived
10 witness the return Of sanity to the cOun-
ellis of the democratic party and to behold
| the prospects of union in its ranks with
the purpose to name a conservative can
didate for president without waiting Tor
the aid or consent of Mr.. Bryan.