The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-03
HoKE SMITH AT VALDOsTA.
Talks to SOund Money Men who
Were Inclined to Leave the Party.

Talks to Sound Money Men who
Were Inclined to Leave the Party.
Valdosta, Ca, Oct. "A large audience
greeted the two distinguished democrats
who were to address the people on the is
sues of the day in the city hall before noon
to-day. Hon. Hoke Smith. ex-Secretary
of the Interior was the first speaker, and
was introduced to the audience by Col.
Robert Ous1ey, chairman of the democrat
&c executive committee of the county
Mr.. Smith began by saying that he had
made speeches in Georgia in which he ad-
fVocated what is known as sound money.
He stated that he nothing to take back
from what he had said upon those occa-
sions and that he was still of the opinion
that the wisest course to pursue would be
the maintenance of the existing standard
He said, however, that the democratic
party contended for other principles
which meant more to the country than the
money question. He spoke of the objec-
tions TO the republican platform and said
that men who voted for Palmer and Buck
ner simply threw their votes away
Mr.. Smith stated that he came here to
address sound money men who were ready
TO vote for other men than the Chicago
nominees, and his speech throughout was
cheered Justify. He said that he was in
Georgia to-day because he felt that Geor-
CLANS could not afford to desert the DEM
ocracy, even when it made the apparent
mistake of adopting a policy in favor of
free silver.
The ex-secretary spoke for about an
hour and half and Hon. w. G. Brantley
was introduced. Mr.. Brantley began his
speech with easy grace and caught the
sympathy of the audience from the start
He stated that he was not at the meeting
of the convention which nominated him
"a nd M Of n Dc
sible for the compliment that the st. ST.
mons convention unexpectedly threw upon
him. He admitted that he had an ambi-
ton to be in place where he might DO
of service to his people, and he pledged
himself to give them such service as he
believed would be for their best interests
Mr.. Brantley discussed the financial
question at some length. only in so far as
1T had been viewed by the great minds
of the country and he disclaimed any in
tention of adding anything to what had
already been said and written on the
subject. He spoke of the platform upon
which the ST. Simons convention placed
him, and he defended that platform in a
strong manner. Mr.. Brantley's speech
was frequently interrupted by applause.
Both speeches were eloquent appeals for
democracy, and they both did the party
good service.
Mr. w. p Shealey of Sparks died sud
denly at his home yesterday morning
early. MIR. Shealey had just returned
from church association, at Staunton,
and was in his usual health, apparently
He was taken with appoplexy or paraly-
sis and died in a few minutes.
The cotton receipts here to date have
been four times as great as they were
70 the same date last year, and the sta
pie continues to pour in. There We're
more bales marketed here yesterday than
were received in week this early in
the season last year. The crop will likely
pan out short all through this section.
though II is expected that Valdosta's re-
ceipts will be much larger.