The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-19
POLITICS IN NORTH CAROLINA.
A Republican Who Thinks the Back of Bou
bonism Has Been Broken.
w Washington Post.

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Washington Post.
Mr. James T.. Boyd, Of Greensboro, N. c., is
at the Ebbitt House. He was formerly United
States district attorney for the portion Of the
State in which he lives, but when Cleveland
came into Office he gave mp the position and re-
sumed the practice of law. MIR. Boyd is a young
man Of powerful build, the very picture OF
health and physical vieor. and he is accompa-
MED by q friend who is quite as fine q specimen
of manhood as himself. Greensboro is in the
Piedmont belt of North Carolina, which is to
that State what the Blue grass region is to
Kentucky, or the Shenandoah valley to Virginia.
He served in the confederate army three years,
though but o mere boy. and cast his first presi-
Dental vote for General Grant in lS12. Since
that time he has been q straight Republican.
He gives o very interesting account OF the state
of affairs in North Carolina
'If," he said. it had been known there on the
morning of the election that Harrison was TO be
elected. the State would have given him q large
majority. II was generally assumed that Cleve-
land would be elected. But the Republicans
made great gains, anyhow. and these gains.
strange though it may appear, were IN the coun-
ties where the whites predominate.'
'How do You account for thati'
''Well, for two reasons. First. because North
Carolina is an old Wing State. and tho people
there are protectionists by education and by
tradition; second. a great many ex-confederats
soldiers voted for Harrison in preference TO
Cleveland. / think most of the Republican
gain was due TO this latter fact. Thousands Of
old soldiers said since they had to vote for a
Northern man anyhow, they would prefer one
who had come out and fought in the field instead
Of remaining At home"
'How did Harrison run with your local and
Republican ticketsf'
'He ran ahead everywhere. For instance, in
my congressional district, Mr.. Brewer, our
candidate, received $50 majority. while Harri-
son received nearly loco. In tho Ninth, or
Asheville, district, where the Democrats usually
have about 1000 majority, Harrison received
over 900 majority. This is sufficient to show
you what great changes are taking place in our
State. ! think / am safe in saying that the back
of Bourbonism has been broken in North Caro-
lima"
What effect on the South do you think the
election of Harrison will hsveW
at will break up bourbonism in every State in
the South, if General Harrison pursues the righr
policy"
"What do you mean by the right policyl"
II mean q policy of Cancellation and friend
ship. / don't know what be will do. not having
had the slightest intimation, but am quite sure
course toward the South that will make him
friends instead of enemies. The Democrats of
the South in most instances are good men, but
they have been frightfully misled. There is q
certain element among them which seeks just as
industriously to keep alive the memories o: the
war as any men Ia rhe North have ever done.
These are the Bourbons. Some of them fought
and some OF them did not; most Of them did
not"
"Then you take q hopeful view of the SOUTH"
"Yes, l do. I think Harrison will have the
good sense to see what We need. and that he will
have the courage to give it to US"