The Greenville times., 1884-02-02
Ths Herald accepts and TerIles 0ur
Plea for Mr.. lnge.

A gentleman, whom We know to
be a warm FREUD Of the State
press. thinks that Speaker Inge,
in his recent srder about bills on
the Clerks desk, did not intend
to restrict reporters to the ex.
animation Of only the titles Of bills
introduced.
II gives US pleasure to think the
Speaker did not intend to inter
fere with the prerOgatiyeA of the
press, aud to be informed that bis
only object was to facilitate the
business Of the House. Our com
ments were called forth by the
associated press report Of the
Speakers order, which fully jnsti.
fed them.
The order was also construed
in the same way by one of the
Jackson papers. IfSpsaker Inge,
no matter what the text of the or.
der, did not intend to hamper the
press, we are glad to make his in
tention as public as possible
yieksburg Herald.
We "told the Herald so.n We
saw through that notice and dis
cerned its true inwardness.
In proof Of our accurate diagno-
sis OF the case, read the following
from the IIerald's Jackson CORES
pondcnt:
Inge has eventuated. His nine
ty minutes speech last night was q
disappointment TO those unac.
quainted with his peculiar style Of
oratory, and a source Of mingled
merriment and chargin to those
have ''hearn him specify before.
The hall Of Representatives was
full, floor aud gallery were crowd.
ed to their utmost capacity.
Members Of the Senate attended
in a body. Governor Lowry and
nearly all tho State officers oceu.
pied seats on the door. lie threw
back his head flonrished his eagle
eye with a lightning sweep over
the heads of the audience, drew
forth his handkerchief, jerked an,
crayat as II II had been an eniwi,
ing adder from around his meek
hurled itnpcn the t,eAk in from
ofhim, unbuttoned his shirt, threw
back tho lappels of his coat agains
his shoulders, and then began (,
let his cloquencs prance. | d,
not propose to either criticse th,
quality or make game of the con
tents Of Col. Inge's speech. lie
others do that.
A citizen, former resident Of AL
corn county, said to me: at wal
wrong for Col. Inges friends I,
allow him to speak. That kind Of
specch would do very well for
pineywoods hustings or for a jur,
in doubtful criminal case, but |
sounds awful delivered be..orc
deliberate body of men ON one o
. the most important questions 1
| the State.n
Said an cmincnt Senator: al,
! simply made fool of himself.
never heard speech that lacko,
dignity 30 lamentably. l coul
= forgive the absence Of sound al
! guments were 1t not for that.r
20 that's the same speech h
spoke in Alcorn, while he wa
running for the Legislature" wer
+ the words of member of th
House.
A gentleman who has listcnd t
: speeches In the House aud Senat
during every session of the lie git
+ lature since the war asked M
I "Did you ever hear such speec
; rs lnge's! 1t was oil ilapdoodl
and fustian from beginning to end.
A newspaper man "thought Co
\ 1nge's great railroad speech wa
/. seasoned with an assortment Z
anecdotes not quite as savory q
r deserved to be ventilated In an al
= semblagc where there were s
; many ladies.'
No man came to me with fovo1
f able comment upon the speecl
| wlsh somc one would. Iwoul
gladly write II down.
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The River Improvement Convention