The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-06-28
ALL THREE OF THEM.
uosciusko Captures Them All
and They All Capture
KOsciuskO.
. MEMORABLE DEBATE.
yardaman, McCabe, and McLau-
rim Meet i'm the Arena
of Argument.

Kosciusko was honoreG last
Tuesday by the presence Of all the
democratic candidates for Govern
or Of Mississippi; viz, Me2srs. A.
I McLaurin, Of Rankin; J. K.
Vardaman, of Lehore; and ID. ..
vcCabe. of Warren. 1t was the
fr.t time they had met together IN
;oint debate, and great interest at
tacbes to the occasion. All the
sneakers made good impressions.
We believe the audience was for
sound money; but it is questlona-
bIe if any of the three candidates
had more frierds and admirers
than the others. The debate was
characterized by the most temper
ate and conservative utterances,
proving to the people that the De-
mocracy will have an able candl-
date whichever one she chooses for
her standard-bearer in the August
convention. We especially COM
mend the spirit which prompted
the gentlemen to devote at least
half their time to the discussion OF
State affairs. Heretofore these
matters have been ignored to q
large degree and the people have
been worked up to a fever heat
owe. the silver question, with which
the governor really has very !i,tle
to DO. The audience Tuesday
heard things about our State affairs
which they had not heard before;
and they were put to thiaklng along
sew lines.
Hon. H. C. McCabe sent wore
TO Kosciuoko last Friday that he
would be here Tuesday and the
fact was announced 5y the usua
dodgers. Some of OUT citizens. /
little later on, to make the occasion
more interesting, communicated
with Messrs Nardanlan and Nc
Laurin and had them to agree t
come also.
Tuesday morning It WAS agreed
that Mr.. V ardaman should lead
off in speech of an honr; MIR. Nc
Cabe to be second and Mr.. McLau
rim third with one hour each; an'
that Mr.. Me- abe shonld have iii
teen minutes reioiuder, It being hi
appointment Hou- W. y. HadeI
Introduced the speakers IN hls Us
Oal happy style.
Mr.. Nardaman devoted the great
er part of his speech to the dis
cussion of State affairs lAe advo
Gated an honest and economical
but not parsimoni0Hs admlnlstra
ton Of the State government; eN
pressed himself as tavorlng the e'
tablishment of factories among u
and the location in Mississippi {
thrifty and Industrious N0rther
iarmers; discussed at length tn
present school law, stating that
Operated umnstly against the whit
man anG in favor of the negro; ad
voeatee the elucation OF whites b.
whites and of negroes by negroes
wanted "A system by which none
could be more surely taxed than
lsnow; wanted Confederate vetel
ans to have the largest pension
me St2te was 2ble to pay; iavare
liberal support to all ouf education
al Institutions, He then entere
INTO discussion of the silver ques
aon, announcing himself in tavo
OF the free and unlimited colnag
AZ Ii to ! without internatlohy
Agreement.
Mr. McCabe followed next. II
started out by saying that he ha
entered the race for Governor de
'fng to make the campaign an ed
ucatonal ohe as to State affair
!. ana leave the national questions t
0e y, discussed by the Senatorial can
!. udates. He did not believe tn
/; uovernorship was closely enoug
i ,slated to the silver question for |
8 " Oe an issue; but the question ha
= oeen forced into the canvass an
u made an issue against him and h