The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1888-12-08

oliis 10 remove the quarantine
stations on the Mississippi coast: |
to hold term of the federal court !
at Mississippi City; JOINT rcsolu-
tion to withdraw the public lands
f;om sale; bills to build bridge
at Natchez across the MlssisslT pl
river; secured appropriations for
the harbors and rivers in MS dis
trict and bills giving pensions 10
many of his constituents.
His speech on lhebill forfelting
land grants to raiIroads favored
forfeiture for reasons clearly
shown whether the grants were
earned ont OF time prescribed or
not at all. He spoke also most
effectively ON the tmbcr clause of
the homestead hill. His speech
on the claim of Mr. Poiteyenl, one
of his constituents, was one of the
ahlest ever made ON private
claim bill. He clearly exposed
and numerically ridiculed the
idea which seems to have bern the
polar star Of the southern claims
commission aid still. held by many
republican members OF congress
-tha, man IN the south was
necessarily disloyal because
relative happened to have been
confederate soldier, OF because he
was meyer hung or lis house burnt
over his head by the confederate
authorities. He illustrated by his
own case a confederate whose
father, brothers and kin were ali
loyal Pennsylyanians. This speech
let the light into many lark places
and set northern members to
thinking. HIS speech on the
geological park enjoyed eircula-
ton and commentator by the
New York Sun.
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Mr.. Stockdale held that few of
his constituents would even sec
the menagerie at Rock creek park.
and he put himself on record
against extensive pleasure grounds
for the few rich at the expense of
the many poor, whether at Wash
ington or IN Yellowstone park,
contendiug that the best use of
| the public laads is for homes for
the people, and fields. woods and
mines for their industry and eu-
terprise. In his remarks upon
the proposition to take the duty
off Of salt, he ATTACKED the pro-
| lection by the reductio ad alb
surdun, and said that the .pro.
teclionlsts proposed to help God
and alter the plan of creation.
| All his speeches are full of crisp
solid sentences that stick in thu
memory and turn up handy fo
quotation.
He supported with energy th'
bill 10 create 2 department. of ag
riculture. Showed that it was il
70 sense class lpgl-lation, aud tha
tn. prosperity, wealth, and eve
life CT the natIen depended upol
the farmers. This tribute to TIL
honest farmers wlllte appreciate,
in Mississippi which is essentiaHl
i an agricultural state. Mr.. Stock
dalel gave more study and thought
perhqps, to his tariff speech thai
j TO any other, for he realized iha
j IN that long array of able debater
! and eloquent orators, if he wouI'
5 be heard at all, what be did sal
must be well said. His speec
/. met the high expectation of hi
J frlends, was Immediately iccoe
.mzed as a valuable contribution
the tariff literature, and is i
/ great demand all over the Uniol
: by democratic clubs and speaker
: and as praised ia high terms b
) newspapers in New York, S
5 Louis, Dctroit and elsewhere
:. The St. Louis Globe-Democr;
(, said ii was the first tariff speec
; by either party that clearly PR
b sented aud advocated the rigl
ii and interest of the negroes ]
tariff reform, showing that a
they consumed was taxed tC
d much and that they we're still
i servitude to the ssprotected indu
4 tries aud needed another procl
Is nation of emancipation befo
a they could be free from the III
1t Just imposition placed upon the
II hard earnings to enhance d
l. wealth of the rich.
y The speech on the Oklahor
re bill Is a masterpiece. IL shol
10 the speaker asstudent. lawyer Al
n thinker, and completely answer
m the objeclons of the opposite
II He demonstrated the right of I