| Show dashington VAS HINGTON I 1 the committee of the sheep men I 1 I 1 I 1 TALK TO and giat the W 0 ad somo strong figures THE CARLISLE CONTEST I 1 the speakers side of the i 11 I 1 I 1 I 1 CARLISLES after hearing the ey decide to report against contestant western atad pr as to tilt I 1 I 1 iam lmarr on elwool discussed DIscus sod in washington jan 14 tho adevai ae a in the consumption of wool in the U S fr a in in am tu pounds under a protective is to be attributed to the impetus given to manufactured bythe in 81 3 per cent of all the wool consumed here As x means to the development of juares at home the sheep which has so largely fit the do and civilization of our vast country consistent cousis tent and in tita adjustment of ilia national re venne under a protective policy tho U S haa become the foremost manufacturing nation in the world while its agriculture bus been ex tended and diversified by tile ancen tive of the most profitable markets to men prudence the overthrow of ilia system of rove brider wit ich such results have been while the wages of labor and the share of prodie tion paid to american artimus are far greater than in any other coun try the here assembled jor a continuance of ilia to their own industries only as they ask for consideration to every other branch of american productions axey plead for no favoritism to their particular interests but for the broad rational policy which is to the well bein of all our people and the contributing to tile pros and progress and power of the republic they know that aboh I ton of ilia duties on wool while almost fatal to our sheep industry would be very damaging to manufacturers of these committees urge that no can be shown why sub a be offered for compe ti tion by the repeal or reduction of the tariff and they suggest that A as well as requires that all american productions have the fostering care of the government As a rale guard of american nationality request congress to immediately pass a joint resolution correcting the present erroneous cis qa Ily directing that I 1 I 1 classified as woollen claths cloths that we favor the passage of the sell ate bill known as the Aldrich bill to aup press the under imports and vitlo only binm exceptions proclaim anew their deep conviction that tile protection by tariff of tile production of wool and of the manufacture of wool is demanded by the best interests of all ilia american people the increase antho clip of amer ican wool from pounds in 1850 to pounds in 1887 I 1 while imports of foreign wool ed only from 2028 1 2035 poun dato 70 pounds within the sam e pen od demonstrates tile effect of protective duties in promoting the sheep husbandry in this country thus addi ing to the sources of our national prosperity and wealth it is a fact that ilia in tile tariff on wool in 1883 was followed by a decrease in the number of sheep in the country from a in 1884 to in 1887 and it gives ivarn ing that the attrition of duties on wool would seriously cripple ilia calsing of sheep in this country m aich is a third producer in quantity among tile eions and would thus iacre the price of wool all over tile world while the consequent destruction of our sheep would materially affect tile supply and price of meat and to a con sider ablo degree of all provisions in asmuth as american kanuf rs furnished furnis bed in 1880 per cent of ilia woollen goode consumed in ilia united states although in IV only per cent of such bows produced in this country no reduction of tarl iTcan to aillard to tile american people a full supply and competition la fating wali enter jaax family I 1 and for I 1 v eli prices CARLISLE VS THEM the committee decide in favor of the speaker jan 14 at the meeting of tile committee today to day hillam produced affidavits from many friends of carlisle and also front the occupants of the federal building showing that no such meeting of ilia speakers friends had been held as was alleged the custodians of the poll booke in boone aad carroll counley coun lep I 1 I 1 do affidavit that ilia returns wore correct y solar of covington chere fix ile says that lie hia several times recently wait approached ax for asking him vi that lie bad seen and I 1 detective harris entering ent tring ilia otilde or ilia state ilia evening after ire had thurit be to bla interest to make such an affidavit and that ill event lie s on of employment to could mako niia by snaking ilal larn read ilia affidavit of chas A who took ilia deputations for the contestant this affidavit says told him lie did not like tot pay out any in the matter that lie did not want to go atto it and would like noy tb get out of it the labor people had forced film into the controversy but they had not him up its they promised to do ile added that it it had not for the slurs passed upon wood to ilia that they had been bought would yet get out of tile caie he intended to send his papers to washington and let make what lie could out of ilia case lie expected would be a great deal at the session of the house com cittee today to day read an affidavit of as follows affidavit of J G carlisle deponent says that it has carefully read the statement contained in the affidavit of charles filed beloro the committed itald lie says that tile statements bained in said affidavit so far as they relate to bilm carlisle tire untrue in every part cular ile says that he was not at the office of ilia kentucky state joiet wal in newport sit any time doring the evening of third of november J am nor bas ho been in said billao at any time eicher during the day or evening since ilia congressional clec alon 1849 affiant states that lie did norgo ilia residence of iron 11 A S babiy in a back or cai riago or otherwise at any time during said affiant says that ilia rt tameni ma de in ilia affidavit of georgg 11 tibebe that no tick ets ncr and distributed bearing ilia hn G at elect loti outi carlisle of t a cities of covington and ne k rt ana their adjacent suburb 3 a ld at homo few points which be reached by railroad is pot true on tile arya full supply oft i k aa for each precinct in i I 1 io district and abil bant personally fant their into every cc tinty to coq the day of clention clec tion f 0 afa county of Cani for that tickets were left in ilia hands of the chairman of ilia chanty executive committee to be distributed bahlin on the evening oi the day ing said ito conc eedO to 11 orace Ca llibron that io this affiant bad been defeated and that lie personally w s heartily glad of it affiant was not in corington Coring tou tile vely ing ortho day election e but was there oil tile morning fifth cambrea and had a short conversa tion with him cambrom mit affiant paid governor you are n ot beautene are you to which Aff lalli replied that he supposed not but that returns had been received i from only a few precincts in the count ry alid ill cy that a beall veto bad been polled and that affiant added that if it turn put that be as beaten it was perhaps a very good noling for MAI personally pergo nally as to had neglected his business for ten and worked in con gress I 1 about timo be wilp loin 9 sor ebbing fr himself A 1111 a 6 tsa y this is the substance of all ilia on that took place him said cambron blant lid rift know and could not pos f ably know the result 61 said election says that all statements to th ilia t returns from one of the lesin ilia district were held back delayed for four five cr six days are untrue on tile contrary be says that awas and ballot boxes were publicly opened and ilia votes counted and certified on the if 1 ird day after said in every county in the district except those in the county of trimble they were 0 petted bya mistake of the county officers in tile presence of the entire board of canvasses on the second day after the election and were counted but that the mistake as to the poper time for boffl c ial count was immediately discovered and thereupon they were again sealed up and remain 0 d so until the day when they were again opened and they were counted by the board affiant did not sea detective harris at covington newport or elsewhere at any time during said evening nor did he attend any meeting or confer once any place or have any consulia consulta con sulta tion with anybody on said evening relative to congressional election in said sixth congressional district or fit relation to tile result thereof lie says that at time lie resided aith 11 E queen aad that lie was not outside of i queens house on the averil ng of N ov ad affiant says that lie never attended any meeting or conference at an y time or place after said election to consult about of consider said election or the result thereof or lo 10 like any measure fo affect the result if in ny khatiner wha an d tl int he hever know of any ouch conference gr it upon tile part of ifa nor did he ever hear of any ouch conference or meeting milani next referred to tile statement otate ment that wood Thoo boil leading attorney had been bribed in CaO islas interest and the intimation wars that tile abrib cry had been done by one of carlisles relatives it had also been stated that mod had told that there was money in the case farj bothof them it he would consent to dro P t I 1 I 1 contest in reply fio I 1 afreda v it declaring that it Is not true abit ha to phoebe that the difficulties in his case were few and that it would a coin p amatively arat ively aas y for him ta gethin beat and that the facets developer eI were jo otist carlisle it was for tills remon th atWood had to continue in the cage tile case as rapidly its was possible taking testimony bt day and night by night to save time of ilia laboring men phoebe himself was not around in ilia day time because as lid stated lie was inge to lose anytime any time from his work tile testimony taken by affiant appears in ilia record ad because lie was not famished to dd so ira never protested against tho employment of as assistant coti but to sanction ilia assumption of direction of cate and bad dropped it after executed a power bf attorney giving absolute contro theca soto Sy affiant never aicard of iny county where signatures I 1 to returns were all in the game un after ilia mony had closed never phoeba that lie could make money by consenting to congest co niest lidd told him th att a street conversation between tyro or alire democrats had been over licord they had remarked that the easiest way out of tile mitter was to buy ut old rheeba faction it was utterly falso thai he had faid on the adb eject beyond ilia re 1 on of gossip or that lie had been approached in behalf chefe had been nothing t 0 bamper thrpo ill sending his papers to washington at any time upon pay mentlow ilia notary next pro deuced and read letteri sent by eo crandall alio he said acted as go bencen in the correa fonderico pon derico between wood and sylber in one of theae jetters sylber sayo diat lie will remain in th case by woods consent but ex ap pp ts to control it when it coine to washington in hooth er lettjr cypher calls to ilia nece aty for providing wads and mcl s for such an expensive contest 6 this against ilia speaker says that if retained lie might enlist not only ilia sympathy of his idean friends in ilia house but also the did bf some of his friends then closed bia speech an fn a reiterated ilia re ill of ala di tracts had been and commented on a fact that carlisles Carli iles counsel had not brought forward telegrams were sent to ahme districts ile bad heard it suggested that it was file duty af ilia contestant to bring in the contestant having tile of the proposition replica hat it the aso were re c boned would do so the then into secret session tile farst motion put to postpone further of the case which was rejected by a strict party vote Then 0 report ilia case stowell rep asked to bo excused from toting and cooper rep voted with the domed rats so tile motion was lost another motion was to tills vote four re publican pu bligan bembe i rs were from vollum tile with ilia democrats against the proposition then came ilia final oil a motion affirming carlisles right to is seat all of tile democrats vot ad in favor of this proposition and with them stood cooper I 1 rowell and johnson of fildia nii 11 king tile affirmative vote 12 lyman blank and hodge republicans wera thera naga tivo vote the position taken by republicans who abstained from voting is that nib ilo thay th ay are not can vinced that carlisle Is riot entitled to big seat it Is proper for the committee to roopen ro open tile case und afford art opportunity port unity for tile proc luction of any now evidence throw light upon the contest under instructions of the committee chairman crisp will report to the alouse it declaring carlisle entitled to his seat I 1 |
