The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-10-14
REID AND BROWER.
THE SPEECHES BETWEEN THE
CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES


Friends-Zeb Vance to Speak in Wins
ton.
On Saturday last Hon. james ", Reid,
our present Congressman, and who will be
reelected by rousing majority, be it re-
membered, spoke at the Opera House, shar-
ing time with his competitor; Mr. Brewer :.
The House was filled with members of
both parties, and the speaking began at =
o'clock promptly Each candidate. was to
speak one hour, and following same was to
he reply of fifteen minutes, then rejoin-
der of ten minutes.
the Republican candidate being the first
to speak, Johnnie wabbled forward like a
school hoy on CLOSING day and began by
announcing his candidacy for Congress, and
then Went on to enumerate all the wonder
full things he intended to do, if elected. He
rode the peor revenue hobby to death, and
we shall certainly be disappointed if john
ME don't have this obnoxious measure" re-
pealed, If he is elected, but there's the rub
At intervals he would rehash an old joke
to give his mighty intellect time to grapple
with a new thought, and to further assist in
making up his speech the pitcher of water
on the table near by was brought into fire.
ouent requisition Some one in the audi
ence intimated chat Reid wouldn't get any
of that water, for Brewer would consume it
in trying to think up something to say.
He made a rambling, disconnected
rs speech" and instead of making Demo-
cratic VOTE he disguised Republicans who
had never heard him before. His thor
ough incompetence was painfully evident,
and honest men in his own party admit it.
He showed a refreshing greenneSs on the
issues of the day, and tried to talk about
ne. nsions, the war debt, and other public
ones. lions, with wearying effect. He at
tempte i to arraign the Democratic admin
;stration but after broaching the subject he
couldn't fin anything he could throw his
abuse upon, he closed by asking the
people to vote for him. and sat down amidst
a discouraging applause, overcame by his
mighty effort, and look OF sadness In his
face.
At the close of Mr. Brewers harangue
Mr.. Reid came forward, and was greeted by
a perfect outburst of enthusiastic applause.
After the demonstration had subsidized he
proceeded to make vigorous and effective
speech, bristling with sharp points, and
weighty with unanswerable argument. In
the outset he regretted that he had only an
hour to review the work of the party, and
that he was proud to have the honor OF
coming here and speaking to the good peo-
pie of Forsyth without being arrested. APP
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Democrats in the county who stood by him
two wears ago, and to these he felt profound
.ly grateful He referred to the county scrip
matter and the charges made against him.
He assured his hearers that every detail
Of the transaction would be made public
and it would show what great burden his
shoulders had carried for the county, and
furthermore, it would make conspicuous the
malice which bad prompted few enemies
TO trump up these false charges.
Mr. Reid SAID that his opponent asked
the Democrats to forsake both party and
principle and vote for him (Brower), which
reminded one of little anecdote of on old
man and a boy, who sat on the creek bank
fishing. The boy fell in, and the old man
plunged in after him. They both came
near being drowned, but for the opportune
assistance rendered by man passing by.
The latter wanted to know of the old man
why he acted SO unwisely in jumping in to
save the boy, where the water was OF such
depth and he knew he couldn't swim. To
that the old fellow gave his reason that the
boy chad all the bait" in h;s pocket. The
point was that Johnnie Brewer was hunting
''bait'' from the Democratic party, and with
out that bait he could hardly be elected.
Mr.. Reid alluded to the indications that
Blaine would again be .nomi mated for the
Presidency by the Republicans. Mr.. Brow
er had said that when the Democrats came
into power they had found every cent in the
Treasury that was claimed TO be there
and which the Democratic administration
was taking long. time to, count. To this
Mr. Reid replied that a. suit was now wag
ing against the Republicans for twelve OF
fifteen million dollars, for money spent fol
which no account had been given, and the
above amount it was thought, would reach
when thoroughly looked, into, twenty mil
lions.
He showed how often and .how,6iligently
the Southern Democrats had worked fol
the abolition of the Internal Revenue, bu
Republicans and some Northern Demo
Gratis had opposed it, That. he had WORKED
day and night for "A. repeal of the law, ent
his friends from Tennessee, Georgia, ant
other Southern States, had labnred Jealous
ly with him looking to that end. That TIN
tax had been reduced, within. few year
past, from 81 to 90 cents on whisky, and Oh
tobacco from 40 to 16 cents. That he be
Iieved the whole of the Internal Revenu
system would be. done away with as soon a
the pension and war debts were reduced
He said that he believd in enforcing tn
revenue law as long as it existed, but he fl,
vored its being done mercifully, and that
the people blamed him for this course
could not object.
He alluded to the educational bill and i
Enthusiastically eloquent language. he re
ferred to the good old days of Jackson, an
how the cause of education was rapid
growing more popular under a Democrat,
administration. He mentioned how ..th
Democrats were aiding; the colored peopl
in securing good education.
He spoke of the hard times that teopl
complained of, and for. (which some peopl
blamed the present administration, that on
reason given for such was the low price
cotton in Endgland, over which PresideI
Cleveland had no. jurisdiction. This, b
said, reminded him of man. he was tol
about, going in the store to buy govls, sd
II never intend to vote Democratic tick,
again; for since they have come into pcy
er times are worse. In the spring ii