The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-07-30
ATTALA COUNTY.
Central Star.


ATTALA COUNTY.
| Central Start
We do not think we ever saw in Kosciusko.
a larger crowd collected together just TO hear
public speaking, than met here Saturday
/ last. The announcement that the candidates
| for the State Senate would address their fellow
citizens here, on that day, had been well circu-
! lated, and everybody, ''tnd his sisters and his
cousins and his aunts knew of it. Two DAYS
/ beforehand it was ascertaned that that distn-
guished MississiPpian, Hon +. Barksdale
would on the same dav arrive in our town "a,
route for Louisville, and it was at once deter
mined To cement and enthuse our party bv
| awaiting ourselves of his splendid powers Of
oratory and The words OF sobernesS, wisdom aud
patriotism that never fail to fall from his lips on
public occasions, and when he is called upon to
speak. Accordingly the responsibility was
taken OF announcing that he would
speak, by scattering posters all over the
county. His reputation had somewhat to do in
swelling the concourse OF people that met here.
1t was at the request OF the Senatorial candi-
dates that Mr. Barksdale spoke first. helm.
introduced TO the audience by Hon. C. II
Campbell, the Chairman of the County Demo
cratic Executive Committee At the outset Of
his speech he alluded to his long association
with the people of Alfalfa county; thar while
there were before him many faces that were
strange there were also many that he had been
familiar with for quite number of years lie
next addressed himself to our State politics
reviewing rapidly the btighting effect OF Radical
rule upon our industries-itS crushing taxation,
ITS augmentation OF our public debt, and its
corruption in places high and low In strikin.
contrast with this was the rule of the Democra-
cy since January, 1876. IntrenChing himself
as he always does behind a bristling array of
facts and figures, he showd that the Democratic
party had redeemed every pledge and promise
Of economy, purity in administration and equal
rights to all under the laws. How unwise and
unpatriotic, then the attempt OF few Inacon-
tents, calling themselves Independents and
Greenbackers, to supercede our party lust now
m n Af IFS hon
treated at great length the financial issues he
tore the country, and proved 10 the satisfaction
OF all that the National Democratic party was /
pledged To every rational measures of financial
reform that the Greenbackers advocated. As /
far back as 1868 it had taken strong grounds |
against the exactions of the money power; had /
opposed the payment of United States bonds in
any other currency than that promised in the
original contract, and had strongly opposed the !
decentralization of silver. The National Democ-
racy was Just now getting in position to carry
Its reliet measures INTO effect; 1t had gotten |
control OF both houses of Congress, and if the /
people proved true to themselves it would elect
the next President. How glaring the folly of |
opposing to this great party, strong in its ma
tured manhood and girt about bv the steady
support Of majority of the voters Of the
Union, political hedgling that, under the
most favorable auspices, would be years in get
ting into power! The speaker concluded with
an eloquent and earnest appeal to the DemOc-
racy OF Alfalfa county to prove true to their
their party and their country. 1t was
a great speech, and just such a one as was need
ed here. Our people Major BarksdaIe
much for this and many past services. In the
afternoon the people We're entertained for a
couple of hours by two Of the candidates for the
State Senate-Col. Raymond Reid and Mr. T. j.
Sanders. There being no political issues before !
them, they had little to say EXCEPT of a personal
nature, but in a good natured way they pitched
INTO each other like two Kilkenny eats, and
the vast crowd evidently enjoyed their remarks
intensely, as the peals of laughter were frequent
and loud. Both declared answering fidelity
to the Democratic party, and promised if /
elected, to do all needed service for the people.
YALLOBUsHA COUNTY.
Memphis Appeal.
The citizens of the neighborhood of Pine Valr
ey, 4alobusha county, gave a barbecue OH I
thursday, the seventeenth instant, inviting
peakers from both practical parties TO meet !
md discuss the issues dividing the people
Some twelve or fifteen hundred men women
Lnd children were in attendance. The fore / ]
loon was spent in listening to speeches from !
laptaln Joe J. Slack and Colonel NJ D. L. /
stephens, rival candidates for legislature the
ormer representing the Democratic and the {
after the Greenback party This discussion L
vas prematurely brought to close by per L
onal rencounter on the stand between Messrs
lack and Stephens. Fortunately the difficulty a
7as quelled before anything serious resulted a.
rom it. As soon as quiet could be restored il /
'as announced from the stand that "dinner W
-as ready" and that everybody was invited ii
ne ladies first, to participate, after which the
uuIeIic6 would De entertained by speeches from Ill
arson Amaker, Hon. Van H. Manning. The IN
inner was ample for all the meats barbecued III
a turn, and the entire tablearrangements re- al
ected much credit upon the manager. After
inner the crowd re-assembIed at the stand
arson Amaler opened the ball. lie spoke for tie
ne hour and quarter charging the Demo re
attic party as being responsible either directly de
indirectlv for all the mischieyous and Oh in
pxiOus measures that had been heaped upon CO
ld oppressed our people for the past fifteen gu
sars. He did not arraign the Republican par tol
for anything that they had done. He did
II have one word OF censure for them; his de
hit was against the Democracy from Alpha to
mega. His speech tissue Of misrepre-
nations from beginning to end. He took his
at amid sae1tt applause. Colonel Manning.
II able gifted and brilliant representative III
,ngress, then assembled the stand amid the
undering applause of the assembled multi ON
de; and for one and fourth hours held his
dlence spell-bound by his eloquence. His pc
eech was time and again interrupted by the
clferous applause OF his hearers. tie han
ed the little parson as giant would a child to
a sturdy old farmer who stood by Us remark
"Why, Manning hain't left a greasy spot res
Amakerr' The Greenbackers had been bet
lg high on the parson, but when our little
N was through with him, they we compelled 50
the corn, at least by their crest
len countenances, if not in words Col bea
inning is the pride of his district which he I
so ably and faithfully represented. His hon
rIon voice wherever heard sounds they death dat
ell TO Greenbackism. The Democracy of /
llobusha is thoroughly aroused She is mar be
ding her mighty host to victory. The word I
is not known in our vocabulary. siIy
isst
WINSTON COUNTY. j
uisville Index ven
according to previous notice, the citizens of the
Democratic Conservative party of Winston T
1nty assembled in mass convention and was Sta
led to order at II o'clock A. NJ bv judge MOI
Price, who explained the object of the and
citing. deb
ln motion OF Hon NJ. A. Nets, Capt. Thos. |
Miller was elected perm anent chairman Of teu