The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-04-26
EX. GOV. ROBERT LowRY's SPEECH.

Iucsuay nlgnJ last AT 0 O'CLOCK, En-
Governor Robert Lowry, OF Jackson,
candidate for United States Senator
TO succeed Gen. J. z. George, ad-
dressed a large and respectable au-
dience at the Courthouse, giving his
views on the silver question at con-
siderable length.
Hon. II. Bloomfield, in a few well
chosen remarks introduced Gov. Low
ry, who spoke IN substance as fol-
lows:
After mentioning the fact that he
had been in this town on several oc-
casions before, and that IL had been
his habit To assist in all State can.
vases, he then went on to state the
present condition Of affairs through
out the world excites the interests Of
every one, and that the people were
taking more interest in public ques-
tions than eve before. In discussing
these questions he said it is well to
understand the position, and that OF
the Democratic party. The position
occupied by Gen. 7. Z. Catchings on
the silver question is not in accord
with the party. and in direct opposi-
ton to the interests of the people.
He then read the resolutions OF the
Democratic Convention of 1891, favor
ing bi.imetalism and the platform Of
the Democratic National party in
1892, which said there should be no
discrimination between the two
metals, but we hold TO the use Of
gold and silver. To-day w are met
with a most singular state Of affairs
that the organization OF this govern
ment its founders said that the silver
dollar should be a unit Of value. 1t
was the unit Of value and so remain
ed for more than eighty years until
'sllver was demonetized in 1873. The
law which was passed in 1873 de-
monetizing silver was not under
stood by these Congressman who vO-
ted for it. 1t was passed without
being read or discussed. The osten-
sible object of the bill was to codify
the mintage laws, and not to alter
them when this vas done the South
had no voice in national affairs. Gen.
Grant, who signed the bill, did not
know it demonetized silver. The
speaker claimed that the introducerS
of that bill committed a crime. 1t
was a crime against mankind equal to
any Of the wars we W had. Why,
because every mans affairs now finds
a condition of things that never eX'
listed before, whatever you deal Ia
find it largely deprecated from It's
value OF former years. If you dea'
in lumber you will now find that !,
takes five car loads to realize thu
amount that three brought five year.
ago.
He then quoted from Mr.. Holman
Senators Beck, VOORHEES, and Stewart
all of whom voted for the act OF l89;
to show that they did not know thai
the act was demonetizing silver. III
charged that the me who passet
that act were traitors, only equal t.
Benedict Arnold. Gov. Stone says |
was a blunder, but the speaker said i
was not a blunder. but a crime. A
that time silver was worth more thai
gold, and no man to-day a give
reason for the passage Of that act
He then attempted to answer til
arguments Of the gold bugs, that !
silver is remonetized the country will
be flooded with silver from all part
of the earth. lie said this is impos
siblea as there is not $40, 000, 900 Of sill
yer in a year in the world that is no
worked up into the arts, and $1,000
900 is the greatest output Of America
lie claimed that the panic of tire
or four years ago was caused by a cor
spiracy of the Eastern capitalists t
force the Government to sell bonds
lie charges the depreciation in az
r%icultural products to the demont
tizing of silver, and claims that tn
country is not suffering from owe
production, but the want Of suficien
money. lie is opposed to an inter
national conference as 1T will result
in nothing and furthermore the pee
/ pie are as capable Of understandln
this question as well as the theOrist
Of England and America.
The rest of his speech was occupie
with questions and citations in SUI
) port of his arguments, and claim tina
this country is capable and should b
independent of England.
We do not believe the speech @
Gov. Lowry made any converts to hi
way Of thinking, and we are sorr
that our old friend is on the wroD
track.
Mr.. AL. McCallum, the cOurteOu