Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1890 — CARLISLE SPEAKS [ARTICLE]

CARLISLE SPEAKS

And Tells the Farmers’ Alliance Why He Opposed the Silver Bill. Farmers’ alliance Deople in western Kentucky have been criticising Senator Carlisle for voting against the silver bill. The following letter explaining his position has been received: The Hon. W. M. Smith, Mayfield, Ivy.: Dear Sir—Yonr favor of tne 15th inst,, is just received. Eve y democrat in the senate voted against the silver bill as it was finally amended and repotted by the conference committee because we believed it was worse than the existing law, If the Farmers’ alliance of Graves county believes that this republican measure, v, Inch substantially stops the coinage of the silver dollar after one year, is better then the democratic law of 1878, they are, of course, entitled to their opinion, but I do not agree with them. When the original biil was under conside atiou in the senate, I voted to amend it so as to provide fortlie free and unlimited coinage of the silver dollar,- and that amendment was adopted. The house, however, refused to agree to this amendment and then a conference committee was appointed which struck out free coinage en tirely, and this is the bill I voted against. I send you by mail all three of the bills. Yours truly,

J. G. CARLISLE.

The great clearance sale, at cut prices, includes the World’s renowved Phelps, Dodge & Palmer tine shoes ;C. ij. Fai goes fine shoes, li. P. Smith &© on’s fine shoes, etc. Chicago Bargair Store. Tre wonder of the age—Coen & Paxton’s Buckeye Banner B rider. Accessories to the EldreUge Sewing Machine can be procured of Mrs. Jas W. McEwen

T>o not bny cross read store cheap pants and overalls, when you can boy Cones’ Boss, at the same prices, and one pair will outwear two r airs of the others Chicago Bargain Store.

On the report of the Senate c mmittee striking out certain ppropriations conC-uned iu the House bill, Seuator Turpie submitted the following remarks: Mr. Turpie. Mr. President, 1 admit some interest in the State which lin pert represent in the clause from line 19 to 21, inclusive, on page GO, which reads: For support and education of sixty Indian pupils «t St. Joseph’s Normal School at Ren. selaer, lnd., 88,330.

I am opposed to striking out that clause. Partial support ins tended ior tha,. school by this appropriation has already received the sinction o*. the House of Ren preservatives, and I think we ought to give it our approval. 1d » not wish to go into the discussion, because I cm not concerns I with that, about how far a civil and non-reli - gious system of educating Indians may be preferable or inferior to the religious one. W hatever the merits of that question may be it is not th* scheme of this bill.

This bill contains appropriations To supp rt Government schools, to suf port religious schools,sectarian schools, denominational schools, and it seems to be founded upon the principle that there is a deficiency of educational opportunities among the Indian children. I have no doubt there is; and that all the opi ortuuities of educational capacity in that respect are needed by the Government and entitled partially at least to the sup- ; port of the Government.

The school is weil located. It is new in the fifth year of its existence. It was founded by the bishop of Fort Wayne, a ma. well acquainted with the Indian character and ludian wants and Indian children, and who gives personal supervision to th.s institution. It is one of the healthiest looalities in our btate. It Ins been self-sup-porting for four years. It ha 3 never asked or received, and I do not now know, although this clause passed the other House, that it expects any subsidy or aid from the Government. But as the other House did pass this clause and offer this much of an appropria tion, 1 think, as I said before, that we may approve of it. The school is an industrial school, and very practical. It not only trains the puuil in the common branches of English education hi d the lighter academi; branches, but ttiey are taught the Vocation t f farming and other trades. It is not a school which turns the pupil out into the world without being prepared to meet it actually and practically, and therefore i think it is one of those institutions which ought to be encouraged.

It is a Catholic ins itution to tli extent of being founded and conducted uud< r Catholic auspices; but I do nut think it ought to be discriminated against on that account. Neither do 1 think it r tight to be fa ored upon that account. i thins, it oxght to be favored *o the small extent of this appropriation, because it las shown itself t) be a good, practical, and useful inst tutiou;; n I the Gov eminent will spend the money here named well and beneficially to the Indians by sanctioning this appropria ion as it has-already passed the othevHouse. it is one of the cheapest schools. The rate per cap fa for the year under this appropriation is a little less than $169. i see sever lof the appropriati ms are §lO7, others *'l7o, one $165. This is cue of the lowest; it is one of the cheapest. In other words the founders and promoters of this school proofs to put more money than the founders and promoters of other schools to that Which the Government may give iq order to make up the fund for Indiau tuition at this point. These, I think are very great merits in.favor of the appropriation. The item was reinstated.