The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1885-10-31
GENERAL WALTHhLL



Gen. T.. c. Wnlthnll by invitation
addressed the largest assembly ever
convened in CoflpeviIIc to-day. Tn"
decentralization nt popular affection ON
his appearance was most cnthuslas-
tic, and his address throughout was
greeted with enthusiastic applause of
approval.
After thanking them for the warm
welcome they gave him at his old
home where he began hi" career in
life, he congratulated the people upe
on the vast Improvement in the con-
dition of the State since the Demo-
cratic party came into power. He
contrasted the able and economical
administration Of our public affairs
for the last 10 years with the misera.
bic burlesQuc upon government
which disgraced the state prior to
1875. and referred to the fact thar the
result had been worked out by the
sturdy democracy Of Mississippi in
the face Of diScOuragcment and OPP
position from an unfricndly Y Adminis-
tration at Washington:
He referred to the victory II the
national democracy in 1854 and said
at last the head Of this great govern
ment was ii statosman Of broad and
liberal views, who would deal fairly
with all sections Of the country, and
that now the constitution is to be up
held and defended and the equal
rights of fall the states to be main-
tanned.
He expressed his warm approval of
the administration, and referred to
the immense task which was before it
and said it was - matter Of surprise
that the president and his cabinet
had made such rapid and satisfactory
progress in their dit1icnlt work. He
said he had the fullest faith in the
president in his ability, his courage,
his dircctncss and steadinesI of pur-
pose and in his power to make good
his high resolves to elevate and puri-
fy the administration. He said he
was glad to see the great body Of
the people were with the president,
and he appealed to them to stand by
him steadfastIy to the end,
He referred to the circumstances
under which lie was appointed to the
senate, and expressed bis gratiiica-
ton that the action of the governor
seemed 70 meet the approval Of the
people, Tie said that being lately
called suddenly into public life it
was proper he should make some
reference to hi, views on important
public questions, There has been
and before the senatorial election can
be, no opportunity for him to be
tried and tested in the high place he
holds. If he WuS eItctrd il would be
upon trust, as he was appointed upon
trust, lie desired that no one should
be in doubt az to his opinions :" far
as he has maturcd Them,
He declared himself opposed to the
suspension Of silver coinage, saying
the silver dollar has been and still is
the disturbing element in our fianan-
ccs, but this, he thought, an incon-
siderable evil compared with those
he feared would follow the susprn-
sion Of silver coinage, and it could be
remedicd if the business Interests Of
the country 80 require hy z chang" Of
standard. Pending the senatorial
election in January, 1850, II" an
nounncd through the press as h" had
done before in stump speeches that
he favored the use of gold and silver
alike as money, and had favored the
reconciliation Of silver. When that
question was acted on by congress he
thought such a measure by an in
crease of coin would enlarge the vol
umo Of currency and also add to It's
soundness by strengthening the gold
and silver basis upon which all paper
money must rest,
IN the language Of the national
democratic platform, he believed in
honest money, the gold and silver
coinage of the constitution, and Il
ne'lium convertible into
such money without loss.
As to railroad supervision, he said
his party in Mississippi was commit
ted to the policy and that he was
member Of the committee in the state
Of 1880 who reported the
platform containing the provision on
that subject which was adopted
unanimously ly a- it had been before by
the convention Of 1877 and was after
ward in 1855, His individual opin-
ion had been and is now that the
remedy for the evils most complain
ed of was in Il congressional act reg
ulating interstate commerce, but the
constitutional questions involved
were all in the Mississippi supervise
ion cases lately argued before the Sn-
preme court of the United States, and
Il decision was expected before the
of the legislature. When
the court has settled where the nee
essary power is lodged, whether i'll
or in the stare, he favored its
exercise for the protection oi the poo
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