The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1894-02-03

OcuAte. IL IL on account OF us posi-
tion on the silver question. In defin-
ing that be said he would not have
voted as did Senators Walthall and
George bad be been in Congress, hence
he would withdraw his name rather
than sacrifice bis convictions, although
he had the prize within his grasp
Hattiesburg Democrat.
The spectacle of this convention Of
unauthorized representative of the
people setting themselves up as an in
QUESTION to catechize candidates for
the U. s. Senate upon q question that
has never met with popular express
sion at the polls and never been an
issue before the people, whose instruc-
items would have been given and when
given would have been mandatory, 10
indeed high-handed abuse of power.
North Mississippi Democrat.
Every word and every line Of Gov.
Stones able letter read before the
legislative caucus, tho Coahomian
heartily approves and endorses, and
We confidently believe the thinking
people Of the State cordially approve
his sentiments. The people Of the
State are to be congratulated In hav-
ing as Its Chief Executive such q man
"a man with positive convictions
with the courage and manhood to as
sert them, and stand or fall with them.
-Coahonian-
Governor Stones manly action In
announcing his views on the silver
question in opposition to the standard
set by the Legislative caucus, aud in
Withdrawing as a candidate tor Sena-
tor, will meet tho approval of his
friends, and should also win the re-
spect Of the nsrrow-mindsd members
OF the Legislature who permitted po-
litical tricksters to dclude them into
making advocacy of free silver the
issue and the test of eligibility for q
seat In tho U. s. Senate.-Meridian
News.
The Mississippi legislature measures
all the candidates for the United States
senate with a free silver yard stick,
aud there was singular unaDimity In
the views of the several statesmen who
were bidding for the prize. It has
something ofthe appearance Of tho last
senatorial campaign in Georgia, when
numerous candidates addressed them
selves to the more or less painful duty
Of swallowing tho subtreasury pill,
which the alliance insisted as q condi-
tion precedent to their support.-Co-
lumbus (Ga.) Enqulrer-Sun.
| Politics had been full of absurdities
and injustice from the beginning Of
representative government, but Y wss
reserved for a Mississippi caucus to
establish the precedent that candidates
for Senator must indorse the action Of
their predecessors on res adjudicata
before their claims can be considered.
Under this rule there will be no use
in electipg successors 10 Senators
George aud Wal;hall at all. Their
: private secretaries can hold over in
definitely and cast the two votes OF
Mississippi "agin" the Administration
on every occasion. Thus may the re,
peal Of the Sherman makeshift be
: avenged TO endless extent.-Memphii
Scimitar.
To an outsider. Indifferent as to th,
result, the Senatorial caucus al Jack
son on Tuesday night must have beer
equal to circus, or some Of the broat
. farce comedies we see nowadays
stripped, however, of the gsudy seen
cry, tinsel and other diverting bu
dazzling accessories. The only digni
fed feature of the occasion was tn,
many, patriotic speech and letter o
Gov. Stone, which we reproduce else
, where. Gov. Stones utterances d,
him great credit, because they breath
the true Democratic spirit, and show
D that he values his own honest, con
: scientious convictions and party har
/, mony and unity far above the paltr
I consideration of even the exalted ofiic
r of United States Senator.-Natche
y Democrat.
! This Is q standard, of Democrac
b which was invented by the PERSONAL
: interested Senators and Represents
: tives Of few Western silver minin
States, and its Democratic orthodox
y is more than questionable. Nevcrths
d less there is no objection to II as tn
!, basis Of an opinion or belief, but q
If a doctrine of Democracy 1t is arran
y heresy. It SO happens that Senator
+. George aud Walthall are silveritei
/? but that does not confirm or improv
y their Democracy. II is really q mer
is temporlzing theory which those dii
J. tingulshed gentlemen have chosen t
adopt and annex but II their opinio
l. sets the gauge for a party creed, the
y plainly silver, and not Democracy,
v. the issue in Mississippi, for nobod
[f will undertake to say that Governo
% Stone Is not as good Demoorat o
d any OF those who stood examinatio
r on the silver catechisin.---N. o. Pic,
k yune.
d, We doubt the expediency OF sui
st jecting candidates for Senator's plac
to q list of questions with the view {
" committing those candidates hard an
al fast. There are public issues whic
r, can be decided only by time and act,
in al experience, and 30 legislative ofIlct