The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1882-07-22
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Chalmers would speak at the court
house tonight was Sufficient to
draw together quite q plumber Of
our best citizens. All being Curl
ous to see how he would appear in
his new ROLE, The meeting was
called to order By a distinguished
republican, and a pronounced
Greenbacker placed in the chair.
Thus organized the General took
the stand without formal introduce
ton, as he has been we'll known
here from his college days to the
present, having beeEa champion
of democracy even before he left
his teens. He was proud Of his
democratic record, and reviewed it
with evident satisfaction, claiming
that he was still true to the faith
of the fathers, and that the alleged
departure was made by Others, and
not by him,
He criticised in a legitimate way
the record Of our distinguished Sen.
ator, while he paid a high romplis
ment to his talents land eloquence.
He also compilmented our immedl-
ate representative especially for his
persistent effort which illuminated
in securing an appropriation OF
$50, 900 to bald u s.. court house
in our city.
The General is known to be an
able, bold and aggressive speaker
and is understood 10 have no spe-
, cial love for either the Senator or
, Representative referred to by him,
and yet he kept himself strictly
, within the line of propriety in deal
> ing with them and their record.
s This was an agreeable surprise to
all who expected a fierce and bitter
] onslaught upon at least one ofthese
gentlemen if not both. TheiGener-
: al may be reserving fire, until his
: adversary enters the field. Cor
tainly he did not pass beyond the
9 skirmish line in this dem ,nstration.
/ He has Doubtless learned the i'm
pOrtance OF a careEuI reconnaissance
before he unmasks his batteries.
He has placed himSelfln the lead
of new anl,,unorganizsl, and undis.
ciplined troops, an . prudence AMI
h safety ~admonished him to 90 slow.
8. He proceeded with great caution
and touched his subjects tenderly
II He did some nice trimming and a
times his audience was left in doubt
whether he was going in or comm
out,
He was TOO thin for a democra
and not thick enough tor a repub
lica n or g~reenbacker.
is He said he was b-.1g fred int
by the extremists Of both partie,
tina: he was between the upper an
ri neither mill stone, but he evilentI
Ie knew when the grists came out, au
III was hoping to hold his bag in til
"A right place to catch his share, Z
40 internal improvements . by II
general government he was a tu
a fedged republican. On Bankiu
ed he was u sound And consistent del
on ocrat. On the Tariff he was a yeri
ct. able old line Wing Of the %stricte
W sect, On the currency he Was
:, pronounced groenbacker, thus Ii
10 sails are SGT TO catch the bree:
,rt from all direoionS, but is this II
I'll TOO much ground for a small III;
like YOU TO undertake 10 cover &c
, a or alf II you expect 10 spread OUT :
mr. ever THIS terr4tory, General ~
cannot hope % MAINTAIN more TIL
Nv a skirlnlSh line aud unless you hay
Ia masked batteries or a heavy line
in reserve had you not better rally
aw the centre, Or display to the rig.
and left and retire, Renemb
General you are in::strangs comp
nj ny and you don't know how the
ge mixed recruits are going to stat
i'll fire, with republicans on one iial
10 and greenbackers on the other n
"A IL - III ~