The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1894-11-03
ClfCHISGs ABROAD.

Inc blloxl Herald indulges In some
liberal criticism because Hon. II. C.
Catchings, the only single standard
Congressman from Mississippi, was
invited into q free silver district 10
make speeches for free silver candi-
date. Many other papers have also
commented upon this mailer.-Clar-
ion-Ledger.
While the classifcaiions and phrases
In the absve have more Of SOUND than
OF substance in their composition, we
note with pleasursble pride that
"many of the papers HAVE commented
on this NATTER" and most favorsbly to
our District member. Some are here
quoted:
[Copiah Signal.
Mr.. Spencer spoke only q short
time, giving way TO Gen. Catchings,
who gave the most thorough aud lu-
cid explanation Of the money quss.
tiou ever heard since the days of La
mar. His arguments, like his deduc-
lions from those of the apostles Of
silver, were simply unsuswersble, aud
the writer wishes that every thinking
man IN Copiah county could hear
them.
lie showed conclusively that to
opsu our miuts to the free aud unlim-
tied coinage Of silver without the co.
operation Of the other great nations OF
the earth would sink Us commercially
10 level with Mexico and the silver
using Latin American Republics, and
that the 500, 100000 of gold now IN
circulation here would have no show,
producing al immediate contraction
Of the currency that would be atteu-
ded by financial panic such as the
world has meyer Witnessed and would
benefit no one except the bIllionsires
OF Wall Street aud England, who own
the silver mines. Mr.. Cleveland aud
those Of like faith on the silver ques-
tion are called the enemies Of silver
but as they favor the use. of every dol
lar Of II that can be kepf8aAsa parity
with gold, they are really It's best
friends.
[Canton Pickett
When Gen. CstchiDgs was introdu.
ced, be at once paid handsome trib-
ute to our nominee, aud, apologizIng
to the ladies for discussing seemingly
to them 90 dry a theme, proceeded tc
state his position and vote ou mopey
His speech, a. usual, was brilliant
and forcible one, aud not without III
power OF convincing some who diff
fered with bin lie disclaimed being
q gold-bug, but said be was q bi-met
allist In the strongest acceptstion o
the term, and that means putting sil
yer upon q parity with gold. He be
lieves q return to State banks woulf
offer some financial relief to lh'
South. lie spoke for more than OF
hour, aud received The closest sttcn
ton.
| Woodville Republican:
| Last week for the information o
our readers We published plain, sen
uble article from the Louisville Cou
rier Journal upon the silver dollar
We follow II this week with an OK
tract from the speech Of Hon. Thoma
B. Catchings, delivered ct Hazlehurs
on the goth inst, IN which brief his
tory of the silver legislation Of this
and other counties Is given, aud th'
effect thereof, which made the repes
OF the Sherman law necessary, ant
renders Che free coinage Of silver q
l6 to I impossible without DRIVING
out of circulation our $600,000,0OO o.
gold and violently contracting th'
present volume Of the currency. Cor
rect Information upon this question Il
sure death to the Populite doctrine
and If each Congressional district Ii
| the South had iuit man like ou
able Congressman, there would b
little elee Of the Populito party thai
It's leaders and name, nor weult
there be any l6 to silver Democrst'
Port Gibson Reveille.l
| A large crowd Of ladies aud gentle
men filed Odd Fellows Hall Monda
night TO hear Congressman Catching
discuss the silver question. The di'
tinguished gentleman, introduced b
Mr.. Spencer, was received with heart
applause, aud was listened to wit
deep attention throughout.
lie
Mr.. Catchings discussed many othe
points of the silver problem. He col
cluded by advocating q repeal OF th
tax on issues Of state banks, arguin
that these banks would, under propt
} restrictions, supply currency safe, Ella
! tic, and ample.
His speech was fully two hour
long; nevertheless the audience TO
j LEVIED bis calm and convincing argl
0 ment with close attention to the EN-
0 Many Of bis hearers were already
his way thinking, and 1t is safe th'
their number was increased when M
q Cstchings flushed his address.