The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-06-11
H0LLANDALE BARBECUE.
Everybody Had Fine Time Except
the Hon, Pat Henry,

ray, and for hours the thunder O.
the guns pealed and fortress aftcI
fortress was reduced to silence an,
Il heap Of ruins.
Hon. Pat Henry himself wa.
present, and led "A forlorn hope u
a spirited and manful charge, but
his gallant efforts were unuyaiIiua
against the superior armampa.
heavier draft, irresistible ammm-
ton and fatal Workmanship of hi-
opponents.
His speech contained three lead
ing propositions:
list, That Mr. Catching- voted
against the Teller resolution, there
by failing to carry out the instruc-
tons of his constituents.
2nd. That, while he supported
Mr.. Cutchings in his last canvas
he did not do so until Mr.. Catch
ings had declared himself for free
silver.
3rd. He persistcntIy bclittled
Mr. Catchings' services in secur-
ing appropriations and maintain
ing the leyee system of the district,
claiming that il would have done
as well in this respect without any
representative in Congress.
When the charge that Mr.,
Catchings voted against the Teller
resolution was made, the speaker
was interrupted by Mr.. Leroy
Percy, who produced Il daiIypaper
Of June 10th, showing that on an
aye and nay vote Mr.. Catchings
did vote for that resolution. Mr..
Henry was compelled to accept
the correction, and explained that
if he had known the facts he would
not have made the assertion.
To the second proposition of
Mr.. Henry, Mr., Percy replied by
producing u paper containing Il
copy Of an interview with Mr..
Henry, in which he announced
that he would support Mr.. Catch
ings on account Of his superior
ability to serve the district in for
warding its leyee interests, under
date of April 4th, 1898. On being
challenged, Mr.. Henry could not
deny either the correctness Of the
interview or its date. The letter
of Mr.. Catchings, in which he
stated that he would abide by the
instructions Of his constituents was
dated April Sth and Mr.. Percy
claimed, and was not contradicted,
that Mr.. Catchings had made no
promise Of any kind in regard to
supporting free silver prior to the
convention, except what was con-
tanned in the letter; conclusively
showing that Mr.. Henry had open
ly and actively espoused Catchings
cause two weeks before any eN-
preston whatever had been OBJ
tained from Mr. Catchings himself
As MIR, Henry had
phatlcally upon the assertion ,uat
Mr.. Catchings bad declared for
free silver before he would agree
to espouse his cause, he seemed
discounted at the mathe-
demonstration Of the ineor-
rectness of his proposition, and in
his reply made no atto',opt to
answer or eXpin}" =
- Nh orcy's conyersance with
.ne matters discussed enabled
him readily to show by figures
which were not denied the meal
culable service which has been
rendered to Ievees in this district
by Mr.. Catchings.
The speeches of Messrs. Henry
and Percy were followed by a
sumptuous old fashioned barbecue
dinner, in which the people OF
HoIlandale excel, their fame in
an entertainment of this sort BENG
as wide as the delta itself. The
superb dinner and its admirable
service was chiefly tho work OF
the ladies of the town and neigh
borhood, to whom their guests
cannot offer sufficient need o.
praise and thanks for the hospital
iitv and skill which made the affair
one of the pleasantest public en-
tertalnments ever given in The
county,
After ample justice had beer
done to the lavish feast, additional
speeches were made, the speaker
being Messrs. Joshua Skinner, a
| G. Paxton and Van B. Boddle
three well-known champions o
free silver and Bryan, whose ad
dresses were filled with cogen
reasons for the support of Mr.
Catchings by silver people, Al
these speakers are men OF grea
force, intelligence, and ability, anI
united a feeling of strong an'
evident sincerity to exceptions
natural gifts Of eloquence anC
Auency. They were replied to D,
! MIR. D. c. Casey and Mr., IT, I
Watson.
Among many telling points Il
Mr.. Paxton's strong speech, on
anecdote in particular was re
ceived with great laughter AM
applause. He said that the gam
cock which Mr., Henry proud.
bore upon his shoulder, whe'
mounted on prancing steed a
tbe head of the Catchings proces
sion had been trained to crol
whenever his toe was pincheo
When Mr.. Longino called out t
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