The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1894-03-10
FROM WASHINGTON.
Mr.. Percy l.. Moore Sends the
Sentinel q NeWsy and Inter.
esting Letter.
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Senator A. j. McI.aurin Highly Prais.
ed. No new Public.Printer yet
Appointed.
The Great Mooly Revival-Personal Notes
Of Grenatians aud Other Indivlduals: ..
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, u. c., March. 5, 1894.
Editors Se,tinel:-The true spirit Of
reciprocity being no mean principle,
your many Washington friends feel
that they would like to make some re-
turn in their humble way for the many
generous compliments they receive
from time 70 time through the columns
of your excellent paper. The SENT1-
MEL is always true, to Mississippi and
Mississippians, who are not slow to
recognize and appreciate its genuine
worth.
Speaking of Hon. A. ]. McTAurin en-
tering upon his Senatorial duties. re-
minds US that some of the home papers
have fallen into the erroneous impress
sion that his ''maiden VOTE in the
Senate was cast against ''mugwump'
Peckham for Supreme Court Judge,
when the fact is, his first well-aimed
load was discharged into the vitals OF
that senseless hobby, known ~ "wom-
ans suffrage" whose only advocates
are few old men in their dotage, and
women with more brass than discretion,
who IRE negl.cting the duties Of home.
mother and wife to push forward and
make of themselves brazen targets for
vulgar criticism. But this vote OF
Senator McLaurin's was followed up In
close succession by mis- manly vote
against the confirmation of Mr.. Peck
ham, which proves that the brainy
young Senator stands up for principle,
rather than for men, and can under nc
circumstances be induced to sacrifice
or compromise the,former for the lat
ter, which is an assurance to his peo
pie that they made no mistake when
the; imposed upon him the RESPONSE
BILE duties of United States Senator. II
is said here by old-timers that few
statesmen have ever before in the his
tory of tho Government received such
compliments and attention on entering
office as was lavished upon Senator Nc
Laurin on his entering the Senate. He
has already taken Il position in the
front ranks as an able and worthy
statesman, which ordinarily requires
wears Of faithful service and compcten'
cv to attain. The delight exhibited at
the coming in M Senator McLaurin
was only ,qualed by the sorrow ocra-
stoned by the retirement of the mag
ne,ic anG peerless Walthall, whose
brilliant and s,ainlcss career as soldier.
statesman and citizen leaves its imprint
on every American heart.
Aft,r;. lurg and eenselcss delay and
weeks of diss ustins and shameful fill
clustering, the Democratic majority il;
the House squeezed out bare quorum
and passed the Bland seignorage bill.
which. in substance authorizes the I'M
mediate coinage of s55, 6,OSl worth Of
silver uulliou now stored in the Treas
urN. which was purchased under the
ac, of July l!'h, 1880. 1t is gencr"ii'
believed that the Senate will pass the
bill. aud while some very ''knowlnG
Ccupressmen assume the responsibility
Of stating that the President will veto
it, other gentlemen very close to him
assert that they believe he will sign IT,
The tariff bill is still in the posses
sion of the Senate, and not even th'
IL: ,,f 4 -
prediction as to what will be the result
Though some are bold enough to say
they believe that sugar, coal, iron an'
number of o,her articles of less import
ance will be protected by the Senate
Now and then you meet Democ'a
bold and honest enough to believe that
Congress should pass tariff bill exact
ly in accordance with the principle
laid down in the Chicago platform
The Democratic party has denounced
high tariff and protection as Il fraut
and IL robbery, yet every Congressman
who represents a sugar plantation. AZ
iron furnace or a bed of coal, virtual!
repudiates the party platform and ask
that his pet be protected, that Il few
producers may be benefited at the OK
pense OF millions of consumers. Bl
this is a bare instance of the many in
consistencies Of certain good tarii
Democrats.
While the ''filibustering'' war Wa
raging in the House, 1t was amusing Il
the loyal Southern Democrats to se
and hear Tom Reed, the Republica
champion, urging the Eastern Demo
Gratis to stand by their colors, not to &C
discouraged, but to hold out against
quorum, that honest Democratic meas
ures might be delayed or defeated
Now that is a beautiful aspect, isn't it
Tom Reed advising and actually lead
ing mushroom Democrats.
There comes u constant cry from til
South urging Congress to do some
thing, and II Is hard for the Souther
people to understand why Congress
| don't do something. but II our peopl