The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1895-06-08

J. 'XL.
7,zrSs OF PINE VALLEY
=, the Recent Brewer-Blount'
Moore EPISODE
'',r ~e,e Playing a Blur Game.
,,,,,r VALLEY, MISS, May 20.
: ~ HGh,enodo Sentinel:-As there
,fo's nreat deal said, both public
niSate. ,iS t . by the citizens ana voters o. s
tlvao.' lsvaanatorial district, in regard to
s.is anisode which occurred at
tsaa 1,!s on the night Of May Goth,
o.a,s ,an Messrs. M Blount, Brewer ana
esu : usi s the citizens Of Pine Valley,
=, ',"s "e, ,nresent at this discussion:
.eIv We sneak through the columns OF
~ ~ ,,ar opr to the public, that no in
J gaps, nav be done to either party by
= 1sa ns rsenort that may be circulated
alsr rsra ''t to it, The above named
@ sstas admit that ipa heated dis
=" At this place, while the excite.
On ovsr a, the issue Of the day was at
;nhast. oe they did do wrong in
'isn a fluff too far, but after they
;ns ;ms to consider, they saw their
sna i There was nothing real in
N M IN the matter by either party,
81 think u, if the citizens will hear
,arard to thi, matter that our de-
n viii be theirs.
p.r rs: A public invitation was
Si hv our citizens, to all the candi-
Of our county to meet us at Pine
~, W on the night OF the Goth to set
re rs the people their claims. The
sino was well represented both by
Bi1ates and citizens.
tier we had heard all the candl-
~, nresent for our county Offices, Mr..
rer was called upon to lay his
ns s before the people and to discuss
;ssres of the day; this he did with
pr "a himself. contending faithfully
free and unlimited coinage OF sill
!, a ratio of 16 to l, masking it a
{nsry money. with no discrimina-
haiween it and gold, for which he
[cheered by al Of his hearers.
r. Moore was next called to the
| and spoke his full time eloquent l.
Offering a forcible argument,
hnnt;pr 10 about the same in sub
6ce to that offered by Brewer.
Text in turn came Capt. 7. T. Blount,
4 spoke very forcibly and eloquent
fiferirr somewhat with the former
Ekers on the financial question.
FIRMLY declared himself in favor of
netallism. but said he did not favor
free coinage of either metal, nor
ice himself to either metal, nor
he himself to any ratio. He said
did not understand fully the silver
stion. but was no gold bug, sGd
h permission to lay down his
thodism. said damn the gold bug.
nn the silver bug. and eternally
an the humoug. Then he digress-
o Mr.. Brewers past political record.
rgins that Brewer had in Carroll
My opposed the Democratic party:
pred the suh.treasury. and opposed
ted States Senator George. all OF
ch Brewer denounced as positively
t. Btount also claimed that
we" was hut tAree-year old baby
hi, county. and that he (Brewo"'
no property in the county; nothin-
law books. rood clothes and h;-c
10 hold him here Then Blou"t
rreG TO Ms own official record, SAD
thought he could have Il good ia
nee. Fl, time having expired, ne
called down by the chair.
ext followed Brewers reloinder. IL
Oh he defended himself against AL
RE. brought against him by his
onrn1e: and in reply to an imA@!
' letter which Moore had read jn
speech stating thft Brewer h%I
ten ~ his brother to come to this
ltrr 1T once. that the people We're
Yes, and would give him any Office
I'd ior.
rewer stated that from the number
.0ort- tAere were out, he thought
)ablr Mr.. Moore had written 4
lar .~unr 10 some OF his brothers.
Moo3r'S reply to this the trouble
{ "H. He said that if there were
III. Moores out for office. that none
EYER sought or asked for an Office
}!ne. they were Offices OF honor.
b. tina, the Office for which he was
sp:lWrt would not much more than
exposes.
len Brewer said to him: 1T is
homo" OF the office you want. and
the money!
o0re answered that it was.
len Brewer said in a jesting way:
u give me ths money and you may
, the honor; NIB.
Oore replied: ''Then it is the
eT you want?" I'D.
ever jestingly said, yes"
len said Mr.. Moore: ''You shall
it," ( ~
was at this point that Capt.
int joined in with Moore, saying:
will give him the $40O which the
rays, and let him step down and
'ut,' said Brewer, ''the office pays
you give me this amount and |
step down and OUT ~.
cunt said alright" and drew up
'heck and asked Moore to sign it
him, but Moore said he would