The Brookhaven leader., 1891-12-03
SENATOR WALTHALL.
NOT \ HIDE-BOUND PAR
TISAN BIGOT.
He Makes u Few Observations
on the Late Senatorial
Campaign.
federation for Democrats Who
Differ With Him on the
Sub-TrcaSury.

From late interview with Senator
Walthall in the Appcal-Avalanche
the following is taken:
1--WE have had a political breeze in
Mississippi, but nothing like the storm
which some. outside the State, sup
pose. The foundation of the Demo
cratic organization has not been dis
located or disturbed, but the super
structure has been little shaken up.
"For long time we have had but
one organized political party in the
State, and naturally there is Il large
latitude in the discussions of public
questions and the selection of men
for Office inside the party lines. AS a
rule the will of the people is ex-
pressed at the primaries, and i'll the
preliminary conventions, aud the
votes at the elections afterwards SIM
ply gives effect to the will of the ma
jority, ascertained before.
"Owing to differences of opinion as
to the binding effect of the prelimi
nary action had in some localities,
and to other peculiar conditions, there
were two tickets, both running as
Democratic. in several sections of the
State, at the late election, but gener-
ally there was but one ticket.
"There has been no disruption of
the party in the State, and there is no
cause existing now for any such ca
lamity. There is no foundation for
the opinion, known to me, that any
candidate for the United States Sen
ate will refuse to abide the action of a
Legislative caucus of Democrats, and
there is nothing in the record or pub
lie declarations of any gentleman, who
has been mentioned in that cOnnec-
ton, to justify any such suspicious, as
| believe.
"The bulk and the body of the
Farmers Alliance are Democrats, de-
voted to the principles of their party,
and that members of that organiza-
ton, elected to the Legislature will
observe party usage, have no doubt.
All the members of the Alliance are
not Democrats and few of them do
not even profess to be, but large
majority of them are Democrats pri-
marily, and will stand by their party
and its reasonable regulations. This
is my belief, and | will not surrender
it until have the proof that my faith
has been misplaced.
"That the farmers are terribly in
earnest in this movement for relief,
there can be no doubt. If they have no
cause for this, then the Democratic
press and public men have been de-
ceiving and misleading them for years.
In season and out of season we have
told them they were bearing the
heaviest burdens and receiving the
scantiest favors of the government
which they support. They believe it
and | believe it.
81 differ from them widely as to the
soundness and efficacy of the meas
ures of relief which they have form
ulated, but not as to the justice OF
their demand for relief in some form.
They need it, they deserve it, they
ought to have it, and | trust they will
get it in some substantial and practi-
cal mode.
"Their agitation of the subject has
concentrated public attention upon it,
1t has done good already, and | hope
it will make its impression on the leg
islation of the next Congress. BE this
as it may, you may set it down that
the most of them in Mississippi are
Democrats good and true"