The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-02-16
A VOICE FROM STOKES
"GIVE US PURE DEMOCRACY OR
NONE.''


EDITOR SENTINEL AS your pa
per has large circulation in this
county, we ask the use of your col
umns to notice some of the utterances
of the genius who weilds the quill on
the Danbury Reporter-P The edi-
/. tor in charge of the politics of that
paper is just now gorging his readers
with great chunks of political wisdom
which he labels Democracy" He
has evidently labeled his medicine
wrong, or tho wrong patients have
swallowed it, judging from the way
it is acting. He may be a correct
exponent of economic questions and
safe party adviser, but the Democrats
of this county will never believe it so
long as they see his articles quoted
with approval by all the Republican
papers in North Carolina. Nor are
they likely to confde implicitly to his
leadership when they hear local Re-
publicans openly saying "The Pesor
ter is coming over to US. 1t is doing
us more good than Republican pa
per could do us.
TheDemocrats Of the county woul1 pay
no attention to his preaching ifti Re
porter did not masquerade os ,eno
cratic newspaper and if its editorials
were not reproduced in Republican
sheets and credited as coming from
Democratic Journal.
When such is the case, the Reporter
man should be shown the error of his
way ard should be informed that his
own Democracy is not wholly free
from suspicion. Passing by for the
present his party fealty, we shall no.
tice the inexpediency of his present
course and his weekly lectures to the
Democratic party.
So far as the Internal Revenue
system is concerned, and the odious-
ness of its laws and their execution,
we are in full accord with him and
are as eager to see the whole thing
"wiped out" But his zeal in the cause
is altogether misdirected and his good
endeavors are likely to prove boom
erang rather than benefit to the par
ty to which he proposes allegiance.
Admit ing for the moment that his
course is consistent with his profession,
what good is he doing toward repeal
ing the Revenue, or what good is he
doing the Democratic party? The
readers of the Reporter are powerless
to repeal the Revenue, and it is folly
to quarrel with them week after week.
The power to repeal or alter the Rev
enue laws is lodged in Congress alone,
with the approval.of the president
The Senators and Congressman do not
take the Reporter, and in ali probabil-
ity Mr.. Cleveland is not subscriber
What good, then, is the Reporter man
accomplishing by his growing and
fussing? Why, too, in the name OF
common Justice and the record of his
tory, should he grumble with the
Democrats so vehemently?
He ought to know that the voters
in the party favor its repeal and have
repeatedly urged that it be abolished
He ought to know that our repre-
sentatives in Congress have done al
they could to have it wiped OUT anC
are doing all they can in this direc
ton. The public records show this
Why, then, blame the Democrat
ranks or file leaders of North Carroll
ma?
But our fr,-seeins editor proceed
: to unveil the future and informs u
: that at the next election many vii
probably not vote at all or will vot
the Republican ticket. Pray tell II
why vote that ticket? Will votin,
that ticket give us the coveted relief
t The Republican party fastened i
on us and kept it on us for quartz
of "a century. sThey have never at
f tempted to repeal it, and don't intent
. to do so. In the last Co4gres, the,
| showed their attitude on the question
' When the resolution of Mr. Fender
!. son, of this State, was beftre TIL
: House the parties voted IS tollows
e For the passage of resolution 131 De
: mocrats and 8 Repub leans an
e auainst the passage of the resolution
r Democrats and 107 Republican:
J. Under the rules of the House it requ
red two thirds vote to pass it, henc
e its defeat. Who defeated it?
In the light OF facts, if the peopl
desire the repeal of the Revenue VIII
9 should they refuse to vote or why vot
p the Republican ticket? That part
o put it on us, kept it on us, and sine
- it was driven from power has obstruc
, ed even the consideration OF Revenu
/, matters.
), We think the Reporter is unnece'
: sarily exercised and scared over th
~ situation. If it will keep quiet, Re-
). eaue bill will be before Congress
. due time. The members of the Way
% and Means Committee are hard /;
work on such bill and, when con
''e .pleted, they are sanguine that it wi
e be accepted and passed.
= The Reporter is also greatly incen
:. ed at the Presidents Message and
# waging relentless war on Mr.. Clev'
q land. We regret that we have learl
~ ed to love and admire Mr.. Clevelan,
is And as Gen. Bragg said in the Chic
i go Convention, 1--WE love him for Il
enemies he has made But We a.
sorely afraid that the Reporter wi
defeat his denomination.
d We are taught by holy bookthat v
Il shall know tree by its fruits. HI
a the Reporter ever said word in cor
z. mendation of Mr.. Cleveland? Has
Il i II