The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1885-10-31
/, WALTHALL'S
At CoffeeVillee. The
h Crowd Since the War.
Warm Reception, Etc.

Warm Reception, Etc.
the pleasure of hearing Gen.
! great speech at Coffeeville, on
rday, and as the following out
il appeared in the New Orleans
nphis papers is as correct a re-
the speech as we could give in
uable limit, we copy the same :
Ev11IE, MISS, Oct. 24.-Gen. E.
,sll, by invitation, addressed the
udience that ever convened in
E, to-day. The demonstration
ar affection on his appearance
enthusiastic, and his address
ut was greeted with enthusiastic
Of approval. After thanking
the warm welcome they gave
his old home, where he began
eer in early life, he
lated the people upon the vast
hent in the condition of the
e the Democratic party came
Ter, He contrasted the able and
ksl administration of our public
! the last 10 years with the mis-
brlesque upon government which
! the state prior to 1875, and re-
the fact that the result had
Fixed out by the sturdy democra-
Fsissippi in the face Of discour-
and opposition from an unfriend
istration at Washington.
|erred to the victory of the ma
|nocracy in 1884, and said at last
Of this great government was a
b of broad and liberal views, who
|sal fairly with all sections of
TRY, and that now the constitu>
be upheld and defended and the
khts of all the states to be main
pressed his warm approval OF
Enistration, and referred to the
task which was before it, and
Jas a matter of surprise that the
| and his cabinet had made such
. satisfactory progress in their
work. He said he had the full
in the president, in his ability,
age, his directness and steadiness
Sc and in his power 10 make good
resolves to elevate and purify
nistration. He said he was glad
Q great body Of the people were
president, and he appealed to
stand by him steadiastly to the
erred to the circumstances un>
b he was appointed to the Senate
essed his qualification that the
the governor seemed to meet
wal of the people. He said that
ely called suddenly into public
proper he should make some
to his views on important pub. |
ons. There has been, and before
,rial election can be, NO oppor-
him to be tried and tested in {
lace he holds. If he was elect I
d be upon trust, ns he was ap. |
ION trust. He desired that no |
! be in doubt as to his opinions
lie had matured them.
Jared himself opposed to the
! of silver coinage, saying the
ar has been and still is the dis
ement in our finances, but this
t, an inconsiderable evil com.
those he feared would follow
sion of silver coinage, and it
emedied if the business inter-
conntry SO require by a change
I'd, Pending the senatorial
January, 1880, he announced
he x,press Aas he had done
tump speeches, that he favored
Of gold and silver alike
~, and had favored
citation of silver, when that
as acted on by congress. He
lch a measure by an increase Of
enlarge the volume of curren-
so add to its soundness BY
ing the gold and silver basis
h all paper money must rest.
lnguage of the national demo-
tform, he believed in honest
Q gold and silver coinage of the
m, and a circulating medium
g into such money without loss.
llroad supervision, he said his
mississippi was committed to
, and that he was a member of
ttee in the state convention of
reported the platform contain
'vision on that subject which
"a unanimously as it had been
convention of 1877 and was
in 1885. His individual opinion
nd is now that the remedy for
Iost complained of was in q con-
act regulating interstate com.