The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-09-15
THE JOINT DISCUSSION.
Stands and Yellowly Open The
Campaign IN Lincoln.

According to previous announcement thu
joint discussion was had at the COURTEOUS,
last Monday night between candidates OF thu
Democratic and Fusion parties. Shand'
and Yellowly were the only speakers, My
ers being sick and Spellman failing to be
present, Yellowly opened the discussion in
a speech of one hour. He is a man of pleas
ing address and a fair speaker, il he had
anything to speak about. The burden Of
his song was to prove that the Bourbon
Democrats had violated every pledge they
had made to the people, and the Flu
sion party was a necessity to reform the
abuses Of The olIgarchy. He addressed HIM
sell almost exclusively to the negroes, and
got his applause from them. He made
many charges against the Democracy that
were not only false but ridiculous. He la
bored hard to consume his hour and to do
so had to repeat mary parts OF his speech
and absurd charges against The phantom
oligarchy. He could have saio his piece in
fifteen or twenty minutes, but, like the horse
that had to run four miles on a one mile
track, he had to 60 over the same ground
four times, Yellowly's speech did not make
one vote for King,
BY agreement, Stands was to speak on,
hour and a hall, Yellowly to close with &
thirty minutes rejoinder. Stands com
menced by thanking his fair countrywomcn
for their presence; and said the Democracy
and their officers were on trial before the
people and were willing to abide their YER
dict. He referred to the wild charges of
Tellowly and challenged that gentleman to
show one instance where the Democracy
had failed to make good its pledges TO the
people. What has he to say of the Demo-
cratic officials; where is there one blemish
on the record of Governor Stone? WHO even
his opponents admit has made one of the
wisest and best Governors the State ever
he'd. Can the gentleman show where one
dollar of the peoples money ever stuck to
the fingers of W. L. Hemingway? Has he
any charges against any Of the Democratic
officials? If so, produce them-show one
instance. Stands discussed the three
branches of the Government, the Executive,
Judiciary and Legislative, defining their
powers and limitations. The State never
had a better government than it has to-day.
lis Executive is upright, honest and eco
omical; its Judiciary Just and competent,
and its Legislative has worked for the good
OF the whole people of the State regardless
of color He dwelt at length on the lien
law, showing its good and bad sides; the
exemption law, part of which Ben King
framed; Campbelrs Code, the free schools
and taxes. More money is now paid for
free schools than'under Republican, rule and
more schools are taught; the taxes are light
er, the country is now prosperous and the
people are more contented. He closed
amidst the applause and cheers of the peo-
pie, not neglecting to pay a handsome and
merited compliment to Judge Chrisman.
Yellowly replied, or attempted to, but
showed that he was no match for Stands,
and had the worst job before him he had
ever undertaken. Stands is one of the most
graceful orators in the State, has at his
tongues end every point he wishes to use,
and discusses it in a logical and mastery
manner His arguments are irrefutable,
and in his hands Yellowly is but as clay to
the potter.