The Southern herald., 1896-08-07


sppi Congssssisnsl District By
NJ. Dsss. sao appears 10 Be AE.
Dsnnyis shsPsEon ia his CANVASS
for rs-slsction. NJ. Dsss Is rather
.inconsisienl, We think. He con
demns NF. Lore iaF doing he very
thing be praises Nj, Denny ioF Do
ing. From Mr.. Dess' slsadpoiat
Nr. Denny has accomplished Dot
snly more in bis own term ;han any
other man ever did, bat more than
az the Mississippi delegations il
life time. Mr.. Dees acknowledges
be is paid BY parties interested 10
deep water on our coast 10 woFh
for Mr.. Denny, and il is natural be
should want that question to over
top al others. We are al interest
ed in anything for the good Of our
State, but in the present condition
Of the country We think local mat
tiers should stand aside until cues
tons Of national importance are set
lied. How would il benefit State
or country if the lumber men in the
eastern part Of this district should
get deep water navigation and the
people in the balance Of the eoun-
try no, be able TO get money 10 buy
their lumbsrf We want . Congress-
man that can look TO the interest Of
the whole country and not one that
can no. see beyond the limits Of his
district or the boundaries Of bic
State. l would like 10 ask Mr..
Dees if Col. Slockdals had not been
working on these appropriations FOR
years, and had them in such shape
that almost any one could have got
them through? Also if Col. Stock.
dale's friends did not use the came
argument for his re-eleetiOn-no
one else could complete the work
begun BY him?
Mr.. Dees defends Mr.. Denny's
vote on the silver question about as
ably as Mr.. Denny does. His vote
may have been in accordance with
the platform Of 1892, as he under
stood it, but every man in
the Mississippi delegation Except
Denny and Catchings) construed it
differently. Now Mr., Denny had
made a canvass Of the district, and
knew nine-tenths Of the voters
were for free silver. and in answer
to the question, when he spoke in
this county, How do you stand on
the financial question:" he unhesi-
tatingly answered: For the free
and unlimited coinage OF silver at
the ratio Of 16 TO l." One would
suppose he proclaimed it from one
end Of the district to the other, and
the very frst chance he got TO knife
free silver he did it, then comes
before the people for reelection
with the baby act: II know did
wrong, but tryme once more and
I'll not do it again" Mr.. Denny
has been weighed in the financial
balance and found wanting. Mr..
Denny says, and Mr.. Dees publish
es it, "ihat since the State declared
for free silver and unlimited coin.
age Of silver and gold at the ratio of
16 10 /, and the national platform
declares for il in unmistakable
language, he has got upon it with
both feet, and will stick this time
sure. Mr.. Dees cites, as a proof
that be will do it, The fact that men
who were opposed to secession in
1850 after their States had seeded
made the best soldieFss
Now here is Mr.. Dees' incon-
sistency. He praises Mr.. Denny
for getting upon the platform SO
readily, after he had been shown
his State was for free silver, though
he voted against it, and with the
same dip Of his pen be condemns
Mr.. Love for saying if the Demo-
cratic party adopted the gold
standard be would accept 1t and
run on thdt platform, but as every
thing showed free silver was going
to rule, Mr. Love saw the "hand.
writing on the WALL" and being a
good Democrat he was willing 10
follow the majority and get into
the band wagon early. Mr.. Denny,
according to Mr.. Dees, did exactly
right, bet Mr. Love had no right to
join the procession. The old negro
adage, "A burnt child breads the
FIRE, f" is true one, and Mr.. Denny
will find A good many burnt chil.