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

To-day we present our readers
with full stenographic report of
the two speeches as delivered in
Winston last Friday. The SENTI-
MEL is the first paper in North Car
DINA to do it, and we are proud of
the fact. Winston doesn't often get
left on anything and her papersare not
behind her in push and energy. So
much by way of prologue. Now
for the speeches. They were both
strong. Both candidates are men of
superb intellect, and we don't believe
there has been a canvass in North
Carolina within the last twenty-five
years that approaches it in ability
save the memorable campaign of
Vance and Settle in 1876.
Let's look at the two speakers.
Dockery is demagogue but a
mighty brainy one. He is unfair
but it takes a smart man to detect
his fallacies. He has physical force,
and the voice of a bass drum and when
he stands up on his bow-legs and
talks the people listen. The Sen
TINEI has said he was unfair. We
will explain. At one part of his
speech he gave figures, showing the
wealth of the people of the United
States. He compared their wealth
ten years later and claimed that the
increase had been due to the protect
ed industries! He didn't take into
consideration the increase of popu-
lation or the natural increase of
wealth, but said it was the direct
result Of high tariff system.
Fowle is a better debater than we
thought. He handles Dockery we'll
and beats him ON every argument.
He is ready, well posted, fluent and
eloquent. In his hands the Democ-
racy is safe and if Dockery were as
feeble as York, Fowle's majority
would equal that of Scales in 1884.
The SENTINEL would like to
print the rejoinders but our space
will not permit. Fowle's was bet
ter than his speech while Dockery's
was poorer. He gave Dockery one
especially hard rap. 1t is this:
when the Farmers Alliance was in
State Convention they introduced a
resolution tothis effect: we are OPP
posed to high tariff and we hereby
pledge ourselves not to vote for any
man or party that advocates protec-
tive tariff. Now Dockery was in
that convention and did not raise his
voice against the resolution. 1t was
passed unanimously and then Dock
cry got his hat and skipped out.
Col. Dockery says he is in favor
of high tariff. He is thus break
ing the pledge which binds him, as
it does every member of the ALI
ance. OF course every Alliance
man is pledged to vote against
him.
What did Dockery do when Fowle
scored this point on him ? Why he
did as men sometimes do when hard
pressed, he denied any knowledge of
of the resolution. Reliable witness
es, Farmers Alliance men them
selves, say Dockery was there when
the resolution passed. Dockery says
he doesn't know anything about it.
Something rotten in the state of
Denmark" isn't there?
A Dockery demonstration was
held here at night, after the speak
ing. Two OF three hundred negroes
got a negro band and serenaded
their candidate in front of his hotel.
We saw only one white man in the
crowd and he was too drunk to
have any respect for himself. Not
withstanding the dirtiness, blackness
and drunkness of the crowd, Dockery
came out and thanked them and said
he would always esteem it one of the
proudest moments and highest hon.
ors of his life. Either Dockery was
saying what he didn't believe or he
is SO lost to self-respect as to be I'M
worthy of the vote of single white
man in Forsyth county.
The result of the speaking here in
Winston is inst this: the Democrats
couldn't ask for better effects. They
are in high feather and will poll
more votes for the Democracy in
November than has ever been known
in the history of the county.