The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-03-23

fer with him on financial questions,
yet be pins bis faith to no mans coat
sleeve, but forms bis own convictions
OF right and wrong. and though he
may be alone be viii stand by thsm
I'll convinced that they are wrong.
Gov. Stone 10 not "goldbug,n as be
believes In g sound currency, in dol
lar that Is worth one hundred cents
the world over-and surely no reason
able person wants any other. He Ia
the friend OF silver, and will do as
much to re-establish 1t on parity
with gold on 0 sound aud tenable
basis as any other man, no matter how
vocifsrous he may be as . silver advo-
cate.-Water Valley Progress.
We shall support Governor j. II.
Sio1e with oil the force and energy OF
our power aud nature, because of his
position on the national finances %
well as for the pure aud incorruptible
attributes OF his personal character
and practical common sense, all of
which are 90 supremely important just
at this juncture. The tempting Pc
sitiop Of this Office was within the
grasp Of j. N. Stous ct the time Ssna-
tor McI.surin was elected, had be fal-
tered from bis convictions when cate
chised by the Democratic caucus, aud
said be was In favor of free silver.
But true to his convictiens and msu-
hood, he lay tho lust Of power behind
him aud forthwith retired from the
canvass and now makes the race for
the position, unhsmpsred, before the
people Of the State on his record,
without any reservation, equivocatioa
or straddling, squarely upon clesn-cut
issues, aud we believe will be elected
In spite Of the epithet OF "gold bug"
hurled at sound money advocates by
men with Q paucity Of argument to
sustain their position. We want the
common people to knew that Cover
nor Stone, like the present Democratic
administration, Is not opposed 10 sil-
YER. but 10 lie true friend, aud wants
all Of 1t used In our currency that eau
possibly DO done to keep 1t and every
dollar at par and oil be good money.
Governor Stone 10 the kind Of man
the tiInes demand, and the people
want.-Canton Times, Madison Co.
Governor stones platform" Is
brief, aud to Den oerats, sufficient.
He stands upon one of the straight
est and strongest political platforms
ever enunoiatsd by any political party,
the Democratic National platform Of
1892 The BREADTH. VI bis Denoc-
rscy ss well as its strength Il signI-
fed when be declared for an inter-
probation OF that declaration Of prin-
ciples that 10 "broad enough to ~
sure aud maintain the Integrity aud
efficiency Of the party organization
throughout the Union" The DEM
ecratlc party Of this State stands
nightly In need Of such leadership
at this time, ss II is In danger OF be-
ing tern to pieces by factions and
its usefuluess aud supremacy de-
stroyed by short-sighted politicians,
Of q low grade. so far as ability to
handle great public questions is con-
cerned.
As to his fitness and merit for the
position Governor Stone says mod
estly, al leave my fellow citizens to
jadge from my past record" The
Governor does well, we think, 10
rest his claim right there, for the
people usually are not unmindful Of
honest independence aud worth and
recognize ability though there may
be no great blowing Of trunpets.
II the election depended upon the
popular vote Of the State Governor
Stone would distance bis competitors
very easily, 90 far as We are able to
Judge. This we do know, abs record
entities him to do se.n-Woedville Re-
publican-Wilkinson County.
The announcement that Gov. John
M. Stone will be q candidate fer Uni
ted States Senator before the next Leg
isfature will be received with much
qualification throughout East Missis-
sIppi, where the Governor counts thou
sands Of warm friends aud admirers.
It cannot be said that this announce
ment was unexpected: II seems to DO
the logical political progress of a man
in every way fitted for the highest
places OF heuor and trust, aud 1t was
not reasonable to suppose that, iu the
full vigor OF mature manhood and, prsc
tically, In the meridian ofs success
ful political career, possessing the con-
fdence and esteem of every class of bis
fellow citizens, such a man would
quietly retire from the public service
where he had won such distinction aud
wide popularity.
The News regards Governor Stone
a. enc of the superb characters In our
Istter-day politics. lie is stalwart In
his convictions, brave In their express
sion, loyal to every trust and un-
swerving in his devotion to justice and
right. He Is too high-minded to des-
cend to any Of the arts Of the dema-
gsgue and II be Is elected 10 the United
States Senate bis election will be q
vindication aud triumph of principle
over expediency.
His platform Is broad enough for
every Democrat to stand upon. 1t
was made at Chicago in 1892 and he
is not vain enough to imagine that he
can tinker up "a better one for any
special occasion. The principle and
politlces of national government to
which his party stands committed and
which we're endorsed by an overwhelm-
iu0 maiOritv of the marlcan paopia