The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-06-04
CATCHINCS vs.. HENRY



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1 sge bv tine uaU. #ai H.s guHoE
rap5 Baird ana. .IH4 ii. Hea HaE# nnmI-
mated Hon Eau arE Ear g1usra
Tha Commercial S aaa. has taken aHH
candidacy aeIausI. aua mus. W
ha4a.. doubted tHa .u.sHaH. ~ LA. Eal.
and have asked a.s.rar a.u -amaa Wag
Nj, Tfarf.. was better far d. Hau Er
gatehfurs. anH Jha rauIr WNf. ar
Favorable. 10 him has uniformly beaa
OH well. YOU know kge arc aulIrUateh-
mga-and / have been asked uu thgt
score 10 f1fH The procession. EHv i
want IL known that 1 Hm NOT moss. nor
ever have been ant-catahfnua Or anti
ANYBODY elise. have always prefer
red for myself the more peaceful d
profitable paths 6f private life. Hag
baep n1v Fortune. however. I'm two poi.
tfcal campsiana 10 boar an humble bu.
am artfva 3ud Interested nart In both
of These found mvsa'f advocating the
cause ar then comparative strangers.
and uppoaing those for whom Z felt fl
parsonaI fandness. the reason was chat
ona side stood for a principle Iu which
believed. The other advocated one
believed 10 be danaaH8ua aud banafu
90 the best Interests ar Jhc country and
particularly the section in whleh
lived. j have never la politics been
actuated bv amy considerations elf per-
souaI profit or personal promotion or
personal spite. and have lfLlIa Enua-
thv or respect for tine voter who IS,
AS 1t has been in the rasl So IL VIII b.
i'm this. If + take amy part at all.
while i do mot suppose j have nuy grea.
influence. what / have must Ice against
the man / personally Ike, and [ must
in part defend one who has no reason
to love me. Hon. Pat Henry is. I Will
admit, an all round good Lsl4o"-e gen
tleman always and fashioned after ta-
old school He is as thoughtful fgt
i've in mind and sensible as one q i.5
years and tastes may be expected ~
BE- To chose lao want to elect nun 70
spite Mr.. CaJching7 ] want To say -4.-
L fail to perceive the sweetness ol tae
revenge obtained by going into .'5
Catching8 camp to SET IL man 10 aeaa
| Mr.. Catehings with Ao th9sa "as
want free silver man want t4 SAG
when did Mr., Henry get to be one
When the free silver campaign was tiAzt
in progress it Was long time psLoie
could ind out where ne stood asN-
ed him the plain question once ana As
told me Jokingly but aus attai"ata5
found to be too true, that ne was
| drinking with both sides. heA sa4
national convention came OIL ME- LieA-
| ~ wanted the distinction ana pleasure
| Of attending, and We sent him as "a Lfa5
silver delegate When we tried t@sef
to oust Mr.. Catohings, because Oh ms
gold bus procliviLies, MIR. Henry If my
memory is not utterly wrong attended
the convention in Greenville, marahins
/ arm in arm with my FRIENDS, .H
'foith and 9. o. Willis bo1h Iaa
a'4. - ee'7 h''0s, deeoFatea #ltn 9
'plzen ,s44 uH' ''9
CatchIngs badge, wearing q Caieti--.s.'
nat had Catchlngs Tree tleket oH e
CatchlngS excursion tfaln' voted Tor
Catohings, an aFoWed gold DUG ana de-
feated Longino
MT. Henry VIII, no DOUBT IeJolh lAa.
even though TINS be ltNe ne hlilae4-
offered and had passed In taaJ eohF en-
tion resolutions lhs.rueuns Ar Caleh-
ings for free silver. That is true, He
did, But if Catchtuss, gold bug
instructed, was then better than a reg
ular free silver man. why is not the
same proposition true today? Pernaps
he is a thorough going, consistent ad-
vocate Of free silver and went home