Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1877-05-17

fawn upon him in official position
1t Is abundantlv conceded thft Coy.
Vance IS not great man. He is es-
teemed to possess no wisdom in the
direction of public affairs, nor is he
informed on matters that come direct
~ within his province as the chief
magistrate Of a great State. OF an
Inordinate selfish ambition. he is sap
posed to have paid less attention to
matters Of statecraft ttan to pro-
found study of the possible political
advantages to be derived from the
school of de;nagoguery A standing
candidate for the United States Sem
ate, and reading thus early the hand
writing on the wall of the Senatorial
caucus of January, 1879, he is assitl-
uously cuitivating the cohored man
and fhrother, whom, in His cajriery.
he dcroninates the most conservative
element in our Politics and the posi-
bfe 'ctiief brtlwark of our liberties
Yet he is terribly pFoscriptive, and
writes letters for publication coarso ~
abusive of Republicans declares
that lie never shall recognize Hayes
/ as President, sove under official
necessity, and counsels democracy to
wage fierce and unrolcnting warfare
on the administration of the new
President. BY his violence and
denunciation he hopes to run will
the Bourbon fox. by his cajolery hold
with the negro hounds, aEG in gen
eral way awe and bull-doze the masses
of the ignorant white voters.
DIssENs1oN IN TIE FAMILY.
But the Governor will, in the hou
Of chargrin and disappointment tha
awaits him, find that mans enemie:
are those Of his household The Sec
retary of State, who is the only mal
of full grown stature in the Stat,
government, feels that he is bigGe
man than old Vance. The war ha
practically begun The Secretar,
has taken the patronage of his ofIic
away from the organ Of the Governo
and given il to his own organ, from
which the Governor had withdraw
the patronage OF his office. The Sec
rotary of State, Mr.. En9elhard. is i
active training for the oub"rnatoria
race in 1880, with some pcssihiliiie
on the senatorial course in 1879
Enocihard received mere votes tha
Vance. Tilden or anybody else VIII
ever ran in the State, and he feel
his keeping.
TO SUM Up.
North Carolina is the Southel
State in which the President shoul
first attempt to strengthen himself
From The very beginning there hay
been more white Republican voter
here than in all the other Souther
? States combined. These voters COZ
) stitute better class of men tha
: have voted the Republican ticket
: any State of the South. But the
: leaders have, for the most part, bee
n among the vilcst and most unscruI
I ulons set anywhere These of1ic
/ holders, especially in the Westel
: district, have been the most remors
" less. characterless and abominab
that ever trod on the rights and libe
ties and devastated the property of
people. The inevitable carpet hagg
! did not stay much in the Weste
y district, or, bad as he finds it in h
n nature TO be, the public service W on
n have been more crcditable, and t
i. conditions, lives and liberties Of t
4 people would have been somewh
!. improved and better guaranteed.
; the President and his closest frien
appreciate the situation as TIL
u should, they cannot fail to take a
,. vantage of the condition of polite
= affairs in North CaIoiiua, which, frC
'c a variety of circumstances, is me
m propitious for great good to tue pc
.e pie of the State, the nation and I
to government itself. From NoI
:, Carolina let the President 90 on in |
way indicated throughout the Sou
aud although he may not bring aho
:" Immediately new party, or at oil
= lehabiIitate the republican party
nj can ct once secure a strong and su
ne GENTLY powerful administration,
tn lowing as an opposition, 10 give fo
u. and effect to all the practical purpo
in OF the government and administ
10 ton, and check The wild career OF
II democracy, unduly eiated at
untowarl circumstance of $50
South.'