The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-09-20

at the hands of Grover Cleveland
and Alfred M. Scales. loud ap-
plause.)
Why is it that you would put the
Democratic party out of power an!
put the Republican party in its stead?
Has the Democratic party been tue to
the interests of the people here in our
midst? Why my friends you have
never had such a school system in
any Southern State as has been or.
ganized by the efforts of the Demo-
cratic party. Has the Democratic
party been faithful TO the cause of
internal improvements?
Why reason all this over when you
can hear the roar ofthe locomotive,
showing that the products of Forsyth
and neighboring counties are now on
their way to the great markets of the
world; it has been done by Demo-
cratic administration. Look at the
West. See that great Western Road;
see how it has been completed under
Democratic Administration until to-
day one end rests atMurphy.
Look at the n. G. Railroad, lost
Government from the hands of our
Republican friends. We have so
rescued North Carolina's 100000 of
stock that to-day the interest of that
stock is more than paying the inter-
est on the $2,750.OO0 that were issued
by the State when in charge of the
Republicans and already there is
commencing to be surplus which
will discharge that debt entirely and
our people will see the day that ow-
ing to Democratic administration we
will receive from our stock in the
N. C. Railroad nearly enough
income each year to pay the
ordinary running expenses of
North Carolina. That has been the
Democratic policy Snd that has been
the success which the Democrrtic
party has met with. Why, then, my
countrymen, should there be a
change2 Why should my disSin-
guished competitor, Col. Dockery, be
placed in charge of the affairs of this
State? Why should the Democratic
party be condemned to take back
seat in North Carolina when every
time her hand has touched the af
fairs of North Carolina they have
been made to bud and blossom and
bear good fruit for the people of the
State. "Oh but" says my distin.
guished competitor, ''the Democratic
party should be turned out of power
because it has not redeemed its Fed.
eral pledges" Because it GAS not
redeemed its Federal pledges. Moth
ing against it in the administration
of State affairs Our courts carried
on with regularity and al honesty
thai excites the admiration even of
an unbelieI er. Cur government ad-
ministered with such honesty and
truthfulness that there is no carper
against the Democratic admins
tration in North Carolina. "But,"
says my distinguished competitor,
"you should be put out of power and
brought in again because forsooth,
in regard to the internal revenue, the
Democratic party, few years ago
made pledges that he says have not
been fulfilled. My countrymen, I
am here to day for the purpose of
| speaking plain words for the party
I represent, and if 1 cannot show
you that your hopes in the future as
your success in the past is depend
Ing upon the Democratic party, why
then I will be willing to let some of
these half doubling Republicans who
may be shaken by the results of th is
meeting cast their votes for Col.
Dockery. And now, let US see. He
says that old Zeb Vance, name at
the mention of which the heart of ev.
cry true North Carolinian bounds
with pleasure, went through this
country with little vial in his hand
and in it he had little red legged
grasshopper, typical of the Revenue
officer and he proclaimed to you that
if you wanted to get rid of the Rev.
enue law to elect him and the Demo.
cratic party and the law would be
repealed and peace would reigr
throughout the land and. no home
stead would be disturbed by the red
legged grasshopper. Now my friends
I do not understand that any such
pledge were made by Vance. un
derstand that the Democratic party
] and Vance declared their opeI
hostility to the Revenue law
J and to the Revenue acts and de
clared that their efforts would b.
used to have those acts repealed ane
to clear from the statute books any
, thing in the way of revenue act
, I stand here to-day for the pur
| pose Of showing you what the Demo
cratic party. has doIe in that respec
{ and for TIE purpose of stating to yo'
: WHAT'S the position of the Democrat
, ic party in regard to the Reyenu
} acts. Qnternal Revenue I refer to.
) Now my own position about that i
this and it is very simple. l am or
, posed to the internal revenue act
, not from policy but from primo
. pie.
think they are wrong. / thin
! they are opposed to the principles Q
this country. I think that when
: see field growing in corn and acros
! the road field growing in tobacco
. that the United States GovernmeT
: has no more right in time of peace
t put tax upon that tobacco than ul
9 on that corn. / believe that the
i s. Government has righs in time {
9 war to levy o direct tax, but in tim
+ of peace l believe that any direct ta'
e whether it is levied on corn or toba
3 co or brandy o. whiskey, is contrar
i to the Constitution of the Unite
9 States. Loving the Constitution !