The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1894-02-03
THE STATE ~ .Ess on THE CAUCUS Ac.
TIOy.

The . G.EENyTLLE TINES regrets the
caucus 'iest of the Legislature in about
tnree columns. For all that, the Leg
islatu re is in thorough accord with The |
great majority of the people of the
o'aie.-Commercial Herald.
Ge ntlemen of the Legislature do
you not think you need some aindors-
ing," or do you think you have a
ein'sh on your positions ?-Copiah
Sif;nal.
Why don't The Legislative caucus
compromise the matter by nominating
that rugged, and patriotic statesman.
John Marshall Stone, for the U. S.
Senate.-Greenwood Enterprise.
Take your medicine, little mau; il
Is silver coated was the edict set forth.
It is an indignity put upon the csndi-
dates and q most unheard of legisla-
tive requiremenL-Scott County Reg
lster.
We admire the honesty of Governor
Stone In frankly stating bis opposition
to the course Of George and Walthall
on the silver question. II shows that
there 10 none Of the demagogue in his
make up.-Ellisville New South.
What do you think Of secession +?
This question put to candidate for
WalthalPs place would be- quite as
pertinent as: "What do you think of
the repeal OF the purchasing clause of
the Sherman actr-Rsymond Gazette.
We are glad to see the names of
such men as Holmes Baker, Speaker
Vardaman, DR.. KERN, Judge Critz,
and Bob Showers enrolled against that
conscience crippling resolution. AL
though we see our Peery and Jayne
voting for Eisenhower Tocsin.
| Gov. Stone In his refusal to 70 be-
fore the Legislature as a candidate for
Senatorial honors, upon the narrow
plank upon which all aspirants we're
compelled TO stand, evidenced q princi-
pie not to be sullied by false avowal
to gain ofiice.-New Albany Gazette.
The words spoken by our Governor
Tuesday night were clear cut, unmis-
taxable and straight from the shoulder.
The clap-trap arrangement of forcing
each candidate to state how he stood
on the silver question failed to startle
and stump 1old honest John Stone."-
Oxford Globe.
For lot Of candidates for election
: to the United States Senate to 90 be-
fore legislative caucus aud answer
string Of questions as to their political
, faith, is q sight to make the angels
weep. Verify, men do not grow as
large now a. they formerly did.-Bol-
ivar Democrat
OF course the candidates who were
: not as big as the Office answered the
cateohism satisfactorily to q somewhat
absurd inqulsitory. Some men want
office very much indeed. One gentle
man had the manliness to assert his
independence: Gov. Stone was the
poblest of them sll.-Woodville Cou-
rier.
Here are the resolutions. They
speak for themselves. All the broad
principles Of Democracy are abandon
ed, all the limitless field of statesman
ship fenced out, the confession Of faith
restricted, and the catechism reduced
n TO one question, glibly answered by
e every demagogue IN the lsnd.-Even-
Ing Post.
Il Stone 10 In touch with the people.
! II may be said, too, Of him, without
u much hazard, that he knows the people
and the needs Of the State better than
any man in 1t, Aside from all this be
IL the peoples choice, at least In this
part of the State, and we believe Of
the whole State. Send Gov. Stone to
tho Senate and the people will approve
and be satisfed.-Oxford Eagle.
D. Few other qualifications appear tc
be demanded, and the plum win doubt
,s less 90 TO him who shouts The loudest
longest and strongest for the greatest
amount Of the white metal, no matter
how seriously the national currency
Of system might be impaired or injured
by the free silver craze, nor how mucl
= this class of money might be depreci
ated by its unlimited coinage.-Jack
son News.
The Mississippi Democratic legisla
y tive committee should not have asket
those questions Imagine, If you can
- the scene that would have ensued l
y such questions had been categorical.
addressed TO the late L. @. G. Lamar
Would not his eyes have blszed
re And would not lecture on prophet.
/. have been given with an emphssi
that could not be Ignored d?-Appeal
~ Avalanche.
- The injection Of the silver resolu
tions into the Senatorial question b.
the Legislative caucus caused Gov
Stone to withdraw from the race. !
the free silverites in the Legislator
- want to elect champion they ha'
loo. better adopt the vicksburg Posts sal
castle suggestion, and elect Fran
- Burkitt. who 10 certainly devoted
persistent silver advocate of thepures
raw serene.--Fayette Chronicle.
led Since the success of the trick b
of which Gov. ]. M. Stone, the logic'
rst candidate for United States Senate
Inc was defeated for the nomination /