The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-11-08

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: audience seemed to be about equal,
/ divided between Anglo Saxony ant
I Ethiopia.
+ Mr.. CHASE'S SPEECH,
( The speaker lost no time in prelmin
ary platitudes, or meaningless ceremo
MES, but plunged at once in res media. His
indictment against the Republican par
ty was terrific, and met with hearty
applause. He saddled upon that party
the responsibility of destroying the
honest commerce and industries of
America, and of increasing the pur-
chasing power of q dollar at the ex-
pense of the poor man and in favor of
the rich. In other words, he elaborated
and made clear and unanswerable the
charge which this journal has uniform
ly and steadily preferred against the
Republican party, that it has for
fifteen years so shaped its leg
islation that the rich were made
richer and the poor poorer-a system Of
| legislation which has redounded only
to the benefit of the bond-holding
and monied rings and corporations,
and against the farmers, against
legitimate business men, and against
the owners of real estate. He
presented these points with great force
and clearness, so much so that he made
us think that he had been reading The
COMET, and had fallen into its views
and line of argument. Of course this |
part of his speech was heartily cheered |
on the Democratic side of the house. 1t |
is the doctrine for Mississippi Demo-
Gratis. And to this extent the speaker
made good Democratic speech. His
mistake lies in the fact that he did not |
pursue the advice of Peter Cooper, who
knows more about finances than all
the Greenbackers put together, and
vote the Democratic ticket.
Mr.. Chase was also disingenious in
laying too great stress upon the de-
probation of the hog. His argument
seems to have been adapted especially
for New England and the West. The
people of this country are not mad at
the financial policy of the government
simply because the price of hog meat
has been lowered. AS they are pur-
,hasers and not sellers of the hog,
heir interest is rather promoted by
he cheap hog. But this does not
Effect the soundness of his argument
IN the hog.
)RATORICAL Squirt OF THE AsTRoL-
OGER.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Chase's /
peech Gen. West took the stand for
few moments, and delivered a short
Grafton, in which he endors-
d the Maine oracle, and added other l
Veighty considerations for opposing
he Republican party. Gen. West is
true man. He is liable to go off on
tangent, but when real emergency
1enaces the State he will round to on y
he right landing. If a man thinks \,
hat Gen. West will persist in going =,
gainst the country he knows nothing
f the sterling stuff out of which he N
manufactured. :.
After Gen. West subsidized there was a
deafening call for Mr.. Jonathan 4,
Warp, the gentleman from Issaquena, A.
no happened to be among the audi m
RS. This call was asurprise to many, ar
nd Jonathan was evidently reluctant in
respond. However, there is no re- of
sting a hurricane, and Warp moved RI
the stand amid the'thunders of ap-
ause from a large audience, wild I'M
ith enthusiasm. He said-we quote 10
s words, because it is idle to attempt Of
report Of his speech without the use vo
the identical language employed on
: him-he said: vo
MR.. wARP's SPEECH. an
" Fsller-citerzens, Democrats, Green IL
ciers, Rsdakils and Soaptails; You pie
We called and here 1 am. But disclaim po
y responsibility for this meetin' want am
10 60 down to pOsteritT that had no 1t
nd in importing the Scion [applsusel of lsE
" England into Mississippi on the eve II
an important local election. He has on
ne and be has made good Democratic ma
,ech, Ispplaussl but be msda it entirely tio
his own hook. He didn't consult me ia
1ut what be should say, and l didn't teIl est
n how TO say IL lApplAuss and laughter. boz
ont intsnd 70 eOntr0vsrt fhs main points pAr
hn two hOun' speech. An ths hail ! spT