The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-06-17
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In the last congressional election in
the Fifth District, the Democratic
nominee polled in Forsyth county
2,O55 votes, while the Republican can
didate received 1872, majority OF
1873. In The SENTINEL of June 3rd,
the compositor made us say the ma
jority was 1883, having made what, in
printers parlance, is termed "doub-
let" by repeating the figure /.
This majority of, 1S3, was an en-
couraging triumph for Democracy, in
Forsyth county, and it is only the pre-
cursor of future Democratic victories,
the Republican, to the contrary, not
withstanding.
The Democratic party is stronger
to-day in Winston and Forsyth than
it has ever beep, and we are familiar
enough with the pulse of the people,
to know whereof we speak. The pres
ent Democratic county administration
has been satisfactory one to all, re-
gardless of party utilization. This
fact, of itself, will help build up and
increase the Democratic majority at
the next election. But there is an
other point to consider, which will
tend more than all else to increase
the party's strength in November, and
this fact may not have occarred to
the editor of the Republican. The in
fux of new corners into Winston since
the last election has been notably
large, and by a cursory canvass of
these, now permanent residents we
find large majority Of them are
Democrats. If there is any consolation
in this fact, to the Republican, it is
welcome to it.
A word concerning party detection,
The Republican is an alarmist.
1t would have Democrats believe
that the party is falling to pieces it
will point to petty factional dissen-
tions as an evidence of this erroneous
belief; it will harp>on the non-repeal
Of the Internal Revenue with more
agonizing contortions than any Dem
ocratic editor ever manifested, and it
will put this and that together, fold
its little hands, in true mourner style,
mantle its countenance with look Of
infinite sadness (and dyspepsia), and
sit down to write little editorial,
treating its Democratic readers to re-
markable information concerning their
party's disruption. a5s,ts
In all candor, Mr.. goshen, let us
assure you thatthe Democratic party of
this section, is still in tact The SEN
TINEL, with all its ramifcations, has
about as many opportunities to ascer-
tain the tendency of the times among
Democrats, as our republican contem-
porary 1t fancies it can feel the pop
ular pulse and detect the political un-
der current with tolerable accuracy.
There is no denying the fact that
the Internal Revenue continues to be
a thorn in the peoples flesh. The
Democratic party is pledged to its re-
peal, and the Democratic party will
repeal it. 1t is serious reflection ON
the intelligence, the practical common
sense of the Democratic voter to as
sert that he will vote the Republican
ticket in November, only because the
Revenue is still in force. That's log
ic with vengeance. We doubt if
there is single voter of either party
who does not know that our North
Carolina Congressman have made Wig
orous efforts to effect Revenue reform !;
they have done all that they could do,
and were their bills passed in the
House Republican majority in the
Senate would have it in power to de-
feat them. Mr.. goshen knows this,
but it is not exactly to his interest to
dwell on the point.