Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-08-01
Silver in Mississippi.

SliNeF III hf>si>-fppl.
The New Orleans Picayune
says
The retirement Of Hon III.
e. Needle from the Mississippi
contest leaves that State in the
hands of friends Of silver. The
so-esslied sound money men be-
gan their campaign there amid
such flourish Of trumpets aud
beating Of drums that they de
ceIyed a great maBy persons
The gOldbGg papers declared
that q reaction had set IL and
that Mississippi wcaid after III
probably declare for sound
a1oney- The pOstm1stcrs aud
Federal officials all came oat
for the honest dollar. and il va
a sgrpTi>.s To many To see 20
aiany edItCrs ct the Fapscs and
Congn-ssulen ralIyirs to- the
support OF SOgni money All
tie influence OF the Federal
government was thrown to the
side al gold. AMI wheu some Of
the smaller officials. with
courage which deserves the
highest praise. refused fO be
bound Gov. Stone. who had
constituted himself the leader
OF the administration forces.
laid their eases before the pre,i-
dent and secured from him his
celebrated letter. IN which IN
almost 80 many words. he
threatened the discharge Of any
Federal Official who would not
accept his financial doctrine
with such a show Of force
the sound money men of Ms
slSSiPpi deceived themselves
and the country THsy even
Ezisled the frieZds OF silver. for
the latter estimated I short
time a-O that they constituted
only thres-f0uTfh< 81 the vote
Of the State. whereas the pm
mEries since then have proved!
that nsls-tenths Of the voters
Of Mississippi. instead Of three
foGrths- favor the frse eo5n2-e
Of silver
Fer the first feE weeks OF
the campaign and EntII the
question eoEId be -os before
the people and their xiShe~
learned By mans Of primaries.
THE >oZnd money Ken made
TEite a blgster. II rot a good
Showing They haf With then
the governor. tire president the
Federal officials a large nzr-
her of the Cougrvsszlan and
newspapers oct Of all proper
ton tn their popular strength.
and they had orators and money
from abroSd-all they wanted
liz Was >ecretary CzrIfSle-S
great speech IL HempAis which
turned tie lido shey declared.
AZ time whea ;hey really BE-
iievei that the tide had turue,l-
and Hen JOSIAH Patterson wp
weEe as>aSed- helped the tide
along materially.
>rnce then the eauunf-u kas
proceeded Vigorously ans. earn
sStly- ans never has 4 battle
hse1 fought more clearly ansl
OPeuly- Th-rs uaz 10 evsufs-
sleu ~ fObEs about rhs issues
Mr. Ne9ahe- who Eas the stan
slaEsI-i-earvr ~ the soGa1 Haaaev
forces. = ms letter 81 retire
merit himself Admits that the
assEe va s.g1arely made The
financial question 0xeFSh.7+ewssf
al other lssEss. the people ~
fused to turn 10 Stale EsszsS-
They regarded everything A.
bOaEl ~ In this financial 4ue>-
ton a1I Ihsy insisted upaa
the candidates "a SI-s TIE E.hr
EpOl that iSsue- The maIorit;es
by which silver has trIznphe-f
hss lar surpassed al expeeta-
ton Jasper county the last
70 vote declared for McIaurin
and free silver against MeCabe
and sound money BY q vote
of l-l6l In lis. Union BY IsiO
To l;sS- and others II Ike pro
portion Instead Of the Demo
Gratis OF Mississippi being 8 to
1. as they themselves thought.
they are 10 to l.