The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 183?-1840, 1839-10-11

WALKERS IN IEcatOnn
VnKsapna Sept Is, 1880
, MAJ. 81 CARDLE
, Dear Sir lily attention has been ttrac
Ted 10 an arliclein the Free rad 81 hi
Fl 18th inst. under the imposing 81 Win
). licai;on 81 Robert j. Walker oin the chaI
ges Of s.. S. Prentiss OF course, bot
curiosity and courtesy induced me 20 Civ
/ Eit careful perusal. ! was some hat anluse,
at the extreme sensitivencss eyinced by til
Hon Senator inrelaiion to his political con
sistency, and am very sorry To disturb d,
q pleasant delusien under which he laboFs d
that subject agree with him that chang,
Z of political opinion IS matterof too com
Emon occurrence 20 be made the ground o
very serious objection to candidate for po
lpular favor; and that sthe true question i
what are the views and opinions Of the can
Edidates at this period n addressing hi
fellow citizens on recent occasion die
call their attention to the incongruity, as
thought II, between the present and lornel
Opinions Of The Hon. Senator upon HE cur.
rency question.
j did not deny bis right 10 change Ills
opinions as often as he pleased; bntin op-
position TO bis present views as expressed ID
his letter of June last, made bold to quote
his opinions as contained in bis letter Of
March Ist 1884 to Judge Black. and as de-
liTered on the floor Of The Senate il reply
to Mr.. Benton in the session Of 1887.
considered Mr. Walker very good an-
thority against Mr. Walker, and quoted him
for the purpose 81 showing how little weight
ought to attach to his present strange no.
ton of the inipolitic, immoral and religious
character of the whole banking system
made no other charge against him than what
he himself furnished
1took It for granted from his letter to
Judge Black that he was in favor Of bank
in 1884. took It for granted from his fierce
attack upon Mr.. Benton, that he was OPP
posed to an exclusive metallic currency ia
1887. And took it for granted thai he
was opposed TO all banks, State and Nation
al, and we as he calls himself, ssa hard NOS.
ney Democrat on the 24th of June 1880
Now this seemed 10 me to involve some IN
consistency, and my opinion has not been
changed by the very long and very labored
article in which the gentleman has striYen
to prove that there isa perfect congrnity in
all these views
For the satisfaction of the Hon. Senator
willendeavorto shew that he is mistaken
in believing he has always been sshard mo-
ney democrat, and has not successfully
indicated himself from the charge Of in
consistency.
In the first place then, he Is at present
opposed to all banks, and IN faver ofan ex
elusive gold and silver currency, So soon Is
The banking system can BE got rid Of III
true he does not desire I, at tbs time, but /
he IS in faYorof the principle and wishes its
ultimate adoption The following IS hisl
view contained IN bis letter Of 24th June:
81 do not hesitate however, to avow IT as
my own wish and opinion, for which / only
am responsible, land not the party that
when this great reform shall have been &C.
somplished. such viii be the Improvement
of public morals, the augmented prosperity I
IF the, and the increased Yigor Of republican
principles. thatsWe might ii time proceed to
he expulsion Of AZ bank notes Of denomi-
lation less than one hundred dollars, and
oerhaps be enabled ultimately, 70 dispense
Cith the l0hole system
In opposition to this. place his letter to
Judge Black, Of March 1884, written h.
taste, but not less ikely on that account TO
contain the true sentiments Of the author
{ WILDE recollecfed that this letter was
written during The session of Congress sue
.eeding the removal Of The deposites, and
While the whole country was sill agitated
n The question Of ational bank
atcaez, March 81, 1888