The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-05-24
Speak Out

The position OF the TIMES on the
money question is well known by every
one who has read its columns, to be for
sound currency. The attitude Of the
three prominent candidates for COVER
nor being in the beginning either I'M
determined or regarded as free silver
advocates, the TIMES in it's liberality,
holding the money issue not essential
as test for state officers, rs between
the three, for reasons satisfactory to
itself, endorsed A. j. McLaurin for
Governor From all the information
we have, Mr.. McLaurin has devoted all
his time and intellect in his canvass of
the State, to the discussion of the cur
rency question, disseminating ultra
free silver propaganda to the inter neg
lect and exclusion of State issues. 1t
is claimed by those in position to know.
that there will not be dollar in the
treasury to meet the expenses of the
Legislature when it meets. The atten-
ton of the people of the State is being
directed to national affairs for falla-
cious sources of relief whilst home af.
fairs are left to take care of themselves
and drift from bad to worse. In other
words our gaze is SO intently fixed up
on our neighbOrs house, that we are
unaware of the flames consuming our
own right under onr noses. 1t is time
to call halt. The signs of the times
all point to Senator McLaurin being
candidate for reelection to the U. s.
Senate. We are supporting that grand
old Roman, j. nj. Stone, whose politi-
cal principles are as solid as Gibraltar,
and as fixed as the laws of the Modes
and Persians, and we would not only
be untrue to him whose cause we have
espoused, but recreant to our own con-
victions and principles, to be instru-
mental in placing in any position
party who was ON the line of subver-
sion of all we have contended for. We
want the world to know we are fight
ing for principles which are eternal,
and not for men whose names and do
ings, too often are as ephemeral as the
shifting sands of the sea shore, washed
by an ever changing tide. There are
vital questions of STATE import which
should be the objective point of every
candidate for Governor, who wants to
bring relief to our people, by economic
and efficient administration of public
trusts, and by shaping our Legislation
times, and commensurate with our
changed financial condition. From
the foregoing condition of things, the
TINES in order to be true to it's friends
and itself, is forced to call upon Sena
tor McLaurin to say over his own sig
nature that he is not a candidate for
the Senate, that he will not be, and
that he will not serve if elected. We
also want him to express himself on
the following questions. Are you in
favor of an elective judiciary? Do you
favor or oppose an increase of the
public school appropriation? Do you
favor or oppose its distribution equally
black and white? Do you
favor building new Capital or repair
ing the old one? Do you favor nepo-
tism? Would you favor or oppose az
to the Constitution TO
grant the leasing of Convicts? We
keep right in the middle of the road
with our principles and friends, until it
forks and they would lead us wrong,
then we claim the privilege to select
our pilot and our route. We will there
fore give until the next issue of our
weekly paper for Senator McLaurin to
comply with our requirements and an
swer our interrogations, when if not
we will be forced to with
draw from him our support and lower
his flag from our mast head. MIR. Me-
LauriD, you have the floor.