Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1884-09-18
GOSSIP FROM THE HUB.
TIE POLITICAL SITUATION IN
MASSACHUSETTS.
The Question of Protecting American
Citizens.-Prohibition in Massa-
chusetts- Other Matters.
Special Correspondence Of the Sentinel.

Special Correspondence of the Sentinel.
lBosrox, Sept. II The political
pot is not boiling very briskly here at
present, and the political leaders are
taking rest preparatory to the hard
work of the campaign further on. In
few weeks everything will be in full
blast, and then We can look out for
squalls, with heavy showers of mud.
I understand that the "bloody shirt
is to be left out of the campaig gn this
year, but l do not think it possible for
I have never yet seen a campaign in
which the Republicans did not throw
the bloody shirt to the breeze and
give the Democrats the full benefit of
the late unpleasantness, and Blaine
you know has been the greatest waver.
Governor Buffers letter has caused
change in the feelings nf the Blaine
ties: l think before his letter they
thought they had it all their own way,
but the old General has kicked up a
terrible rumpus, for there are thous-
ands of Republicans in this State that
would sooner vote for Butler than
Blaine, and would not be surprised
if the Butler electors carried this
State, if so, Cleveland will have IA
electoral votes less to overcome in No
vember.
Henery Faxon, fhe leading Prohi-
bitionist of this State, some time ago
declared for St. John and Daniel, the
Prohibitionist candidates for the Pres
idency, but he said he would support
Robinson, the present Republican
Governor, for reelection, even when
pressed to run as Prohibitory candid
ate himself. On Tuesday night re-
Gently the inhabitants of Quincy,
where he resides, held Republican
caucus. Faxon was on hand as usual
but was ruled out, as he was not for
Blaine and Logan. This has caused
quite STIR and it also leaves Faxon
free to act independently of the Re
publican party, and he now says he is
willing to run for Governor if his
friends usher. This will also take
many votes from the Republicans, for
Faxon is rich, and is willing to open
that indispensable vessel of cam
paign, the barrel.
Clevelan1's letter was short, and to
the point. [ do not think it is neces
sary for any candidate to write lopg
letter when he has to accept the NOM
ination ON certain platform. /
think that ought to be sufficient.
There was one part of Cleveland's let
ter that thought [ night give him a
pointer on, so l wrote the following to
the Boston Herald, a paper that has a
circulation of 113 900 daily:
To the Editor of the Herald: In Governor
| Cleveland's letter of acceptance, he writes
concerning those who, ift they come, or are
| brought to our land, do not intend to become
Americans" (Citizens p
With your kind permission l would like
| to write few lines on this subject. The
reason that a great many men have for not
! becoming American citizens in the lack of
protection this government has for those who
are foreign born, and who swear allegiance
to Uncle Sam. / do not suppose there is an
other nation in the world whose citizens are
Is little cared for as this. Although l am
most happy to state that | was born in
America, know of an Italian who came to
1 this count ry at the age of Il, and who got
his naturalization papers when he was q
years of age. He has been in Boston Is
| years, ana uare not return 10 lldly BECAUSE
| they would press him into the military ser
vice, and he is an American citizen Last
winter he wrote to the Secretary of State at
! Washington, asking him about it, as he
wished to go home to see his aged mother.
Secretary Frelinghuysen returned word
that America could not protect her citi zens
in case that sort, and therefore the Ital
ian referred to did not go home, as he could
not afford to serve three years IN the Amy
ofItaly. Now the question is will the mex
man elected to the Presidency remedy thi.
fault? If he does cause it to be bettered
we will have many thousand more voters ir
| America. X. 5. SIDELINaER.
Now there are a great many people
who do not know that this state o1
affairs is so, but have the letter from
Secretary of State. The editor of the
Herald is mistaken, for he wrote in
reply to my article as follows:
As to this case the Herald knows nothing
But before it condemns Secretary Freling
huysen it proposes to know something. l
the secretary told man he couldn't be pro
tected, it was because that man was not
citizen, whatever his claims were. W.
want more facts before we condemn any
body.
did not want him to condemn
anybody, but only wished the people
to know the true state of affairs
Therefore, when he said he wished fol
more facts sent them to him. Sec
retary Frelinghuysen after giving thu
facts about our government and th'
government of Italy, closes by saying
| "the Department. (of State) canno
guarantee freedom from detention mo-
release"
Since our Nations flagship has beer
sunk by a coal schooner, l presume
that we will have to be more careful
than ever and not tread on any one
toes, for we are not prepared to enforc
. q demand.
The Members of Lieut.. Greely's par
ty who were fortunate enough to es
cape death by starvation are getting
lot of needless advertising. I thinl
if they were willing to live on th
flesh of their departed friends tina
they should not be censured for il
Amy one I presume would have don
the same if placed in the same condi
ton, but some ambitious journalist t
make a sensation, must pry into tn
: full particulars.
1 r. S. SIDELINGEs.