The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-05-24
COwLEs ON TIE REVENUE.

COwLEs ON TIE REVENUE.
Will e the Republican papers are
claiming that they are for the repeal
of the Internal Revenue, what are
their representations doing? Look at
the record at Washington. Brewer
has written little bill, John Nichols
has done the same, and they have
done nothing more. They have never
put their bills before the House, and
they have not once raised their voices
in behalf of the tax-ridden people Of
their state.
Contrast their actions with those of
our Demo cratic representa- YES. Ev-
erybody knows of Henderson gallant
fight in the last Congress; how he
labored for his people, and how his
efforts were brought to naught by the
prejudice OF a partisan Speaker. In
this Congress he has passed revenue
modification bill through the House,
and has made revenue reduction
amendment to the Mills bill Messrs
McClammy and Johnston have intro
duced revenue repeal bills and have
labored zealously for the cause. The
latest evidence of the Democracy's
adherence to the revenue repeal policy
is the speech made in the House by
Hon. w. H II. Cowles, on May 18th.
We append extracts and want the
voters to read them. After reading
them, then just think of little Johnny
Brewers feeble efforts Col CowIes
said
"The Democratic party of North
Carolina is as honest and true as any
political organization that ever existed
in this country, ana upon its success
and control of our State government |
verify believe depend the honor, the
peace, and prosperity of our good old
State have never deserted her in
any struggle, and l can not and will
not do so now, and mark my predict
ion, as the Democracy of North Caro-
lima stood then, SO it stands now and
will stand in the coming campaign.
She will not change because the flesh
pots of the revenue department have
been transferred from Republican to
Democratic officials.
We can not afford to barter the
priceless inheritance of our manhood
as people and a party Of principle
for such mess of pottage. To these
declarations Of my party Of my own
State 1 am now, and always have been
in full accord, and 1 give notice to
you, gentlemen, on both sides OF this
Chamber, that when this bill comes
up under consideration for amend
ment 1 shall claim the right of Rep
resentative on this floor to offer an
amendment to repeal the entire tax
and system, and if that should fail of
passing, then to repeal the brandy tax
and any other notifications that l
may be able to get in, and shall en-
dsavor to obtain a yea and nay vote on
the same in the House, so that we
may see, and the country may see,
where the Representatives of the
American people stand ON the subject;
and if any gentleman upon either side
of this House is more successful than
myself in point of time and opportuni-
ties in getting in such amendments, l
pledge him here and now, / care not
from what section he may come, or
what may be his political creed and
faith, my earnest and unqualified sup
port to the measure.
Talk about the m 1ral influence of
this law! Tell it to those who know
nothing about it, but tell it not to me-
1t sows bountiful crop of oaths and
makes smooth the way to bountiful
harvest of perjuries. The whole sys-
tenn is rotten to the core and is only
held together by the cohesive attrac.
ton of public plumber. 1t is menace
and a threat to tree institutions and is
obn ,xious to all lii erty loving people.
Of course none of those who engage
in the business Of distilling get very
rich by it; few of them make any con-
siderable profit clear of expenses and
contingencies, anu many OF tnem come
to ruin; but, lured by the isnis fatuus
of the increase of price which the tax
makes, they press ahead, hoping to
find the "potful of money at the end
of the rainbow" If any of them
should be tor time, through dill
gence, industry, sobriety and strict at
tention to business, all of which, are
| mighty hard on human nature In the
circumstances in WHICH he is placed
but if for time he should be success
full and come to the accumulation of
some property, buy some new teams
and wagons and some Sunday
Clothes" there is another branch OF
this law watching with greedy eyes to
pounce upon him "a hawk would
upon fat pigeon, for some violation
ofthe law more technical than crimi-
nal, and straightway proceed to pick
hira clean, and when, after forfeiting
his team and wagons to this rich and
overhowing Treasury and serving his
term in some filthy county Jail, or In
the penitentiary. he is released from
the clutches of the law to make his
way homeward, his patriotism, like