The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-28
Senator W althalL

We fnd the following no;n,aa
of a speech delivered at CotIses:, lt'a''
the 24th in special to the Tims TO- .
Graf:
Gen L. C. Walthan. by Inv.
addressed the largest assembly ,.a'ion
Sened IN Coffeeville to-day. Tbe Con-
stration of popular sfIecti0n on h. e =, nor
ance was most enthusiastic III t3tsat
address throughout was greeted q. as
enthusiastic applause Of approval 1Hh
thanking them Tor TIE warm welcome
gave him at his CID home. where he
his career IN lie. he Congratulate i
people upon the vast Improvement IN !.
condition of the State since the n M zee
party came into power
He contrasted the able and come.
administration OF our public affair.
the past ten years with the lnissrql5. iT
lesque upon government which DISC
the State prior 10 1873. and referred ,-.S
fact that the result had been worked os.i
the sturdy Democrats OF Mississipni i-.
face OF acknowledgment and orposiliou ir@~
an ucfriendly administration
He referred to the victory of the Nat,
Democracy, and said at last at the re-.
this great government was a statesmsa,
broad and liberal views. who wonlJ -,
fairly with all sections Of the country 80
| that now the Constitution j. To be n,b,ii
and defended and theequal rights Of ala
States TO be protected.
| He expressed his warm approval of1
administration and referred to the imm.,.
task which was before il, and said if Ma.
matter OF surprise that the President M
| his Cabinet had made such rapid and Sal.
factory progress in their difficult work r.
| was glad to see that the great body at m.
4 people were with the President. and he a.
pealed to them to stand by him steadissi,
to the end.
/ He referred to the circumstances md.
which he was appointed 10 the Senate. ami
expressed his qualification that the action h
the Governor seemed to meet the approv.l
of the people. He said that being la,av
called suddenly into public Life it Wa
proper he should make some reference IA
his views on important public questions
There has been, and before the Senatorial
election can be, no opportunity for him 10
be tried and tested in the high place,hs
holds. Ii he were elected it would be unen
trust, as he was appointed upon trust. He
desired that no one should be in dou5, as
to his opinions, so far as he had maiure3
them.
He declared himself opposed to the srs
pension of silver coinage. He said the
: silver dollar has been and still Is q disturb
ing element in our finances, but this. he
/, thought, an inconsiderable evil compared
, with those he feared would follow the sus-
e pension of silver coinage, and that il could
be remedied if the business interests OF the
: country so require by change OF standard.
? Pending the senatorial election IN Januarv
? 1850, he announced, through the press, &.
he had done before in stump speeches, that
he favored the use of gold and silver alike
as money, and had favored the remonetia
: ton of silver when that question was actet
i upon by Congress. He thought such
measure, by an increase OF coin, would en-
!. large the volume Of currency and also ado
to It's soundness by STRENGTHENING the col,
q and silver basis, upon which all pape
money must rest. In the language OF tn
n National Democratic platform, he believe
g in honest money, the gold ana silver coin
d age of the Constitution, and a circulatin
medium convertible into such money with
n out loss.
As to raiirond supervision, his party
l. Mississippi was committed 10 the polio
y and he was a member OF the commit,
|
\ ported the platform containing the pr
e vision on that subject, which was adopte
u unanimously, as it had been before by Il
u Convent on of 1877 and was afterwards
1885. His individual opinion had be,
of and is that the remedy for the evils mo
lie complained of was in a congressional q
81 regulating interstate commerce, but d
E. constitutional questions involved were
in the Mississippi supervision cases, late
IN argued before the Supreme Court Of d
is United States, and decision was expect
SIS before the meeting OF the legislatul
IN When that court has settled where d
necessary power is lodged, whether in Co
: gress or in the State, he favored It's exerci
y for the protection of the people, due rega
=, being had to the commerce oil the count
! and the rights OF the railroad compaui
He discussed the tariff as a system OF
visible taxation and applied to it the reas
II aud principle applicable to other taXatiC
70 He said it was just as well as uuden
u cratic to accumulate large excess in t
ie treasury by the imposition of needless bl
dens on the great body OF the people
he the benefit of any favored class.
tie assailed the doctrine OF projection
s. projections sake, and asserted that it "
8, especially hostile and hurtful to {
CT interests of agriculture. lie said d
IN agriculture received no bounties Of
government and no peculiar privileges, |
% in behalf of the chief producers of the ear
n those who till the soil, he protested agai
at their useful and honorable calling bel
ar made to bear the load OF governmt
ir bounties for the advancement % oil
to interests.
He addressed himself at some length
- the Independents, and earnestly appeal
~ to them to fall in with the organized Den
~ cracy, which had saved Mississippi a
70 was now laboring to restore the gene
- government to its ancient standard
~ purity and principle.
The above is but a meagre outline Oft
speech which occupied over two hou
ne On the conclusion of his address 81
81 Walthalls many friends, and especially
rg Confederate comrades-in-arms, throns
Ia to take him by the hand and express tn
oi warm admiration and love for the gall;
he soldier. All the business houses vs.,
lie closed during the progress Of the spec
Gen. Walthall viii speak at Pittsb,
o next Monday.