The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-11-22
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
WHAT THE REPUBLICANS WILL
DOIF THEY CONTROL

DO If THEY CONTROL
The Next House. Civil Service Exam
nations for Vacancies. Views of Jas
e. Royd. Election Episodes.
Especial Cor. to The Sentinel.l
WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 49,
Republicans and Democrats ar,
still claiming the House of Represen
tstives of the 51st Congress. Botl
sides are making great efforts to count
in a majority. If the Republicans
get it, and it looks this morning as il
this would be the case, they will seal
Republicans in all contested cases
will thus secure a safe working major
ity, will admit Dakota, and resort to
every other possible device by which
to strengthen their party for the Ma
tional election in 1892. Quay, Dud.
ley, and Malone are here. The Re
publican National Committee has es-
tablished permanent headquarters at
the Republican League building in
this city, and the above mentioned
leaders are hard at work trying to fix
the returns so as to give the Repub-
licans the House.
Col James E. Boyd is here at the
-Ebbitt. The following interview with
him appears in this mornings Post at
the top of the column. As it has
special interest to your readers [ re-
produce it:
"Mr James E. Boyd, of Greensboro,
N. c., is here at the Ebbitt House.
He was formerly United States Dis
trict Attorney for the portion of the
State in which he lives, hut when
Cleveland came into Office he gave up
the position and resumed the practice
of law. Mr.. Boyd is young man of
powerful build, the very picture of
health and physical vigor, and he is
accompanied by friend who is quite
as fine a specimen of manhood as
himself Greensboro is in the Pied
mont belt of North Carolina, which is
to that State what the Blue Grass
Region is to Kentucky, or the Shen-
andoah Valley to Virginia. He SER
we'd in the Confederate Army three
years, though but a mere boy, and
cast his first Presidential vote for
Gen. Grant in 1872. Since that time
he has been a straight Republican.
He gives a very interesting account
of the State of affairs in North Caro-
lima"
"If" said he, sit had been known
there on the morning of the election
tfnat Harrison was 10 be elected the
State would have given him a large
majority. 1t was generally assumed
that Cleveland would be elected. But
the Republicans made great gains
anyhow, and these gains, strange
though it may appear, were in the
counties where the whites predOmi-
nate"
Chow do you account for that 2"
"Well, for two reasons. First, be-
cause North Carolina is an old Whig
State, and the people there are pro-
tectionists by education and by tradi-
ton second, q great many Exon
federate soldiers voted for Harrison
in preference to Cleveland. I 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 re-
manning at home."
"How did Harrison run with your
local and Republican tickets?"
He ran ahead everywhere. For
instance, IN my Congressional district
Brewer, our candidate, received $50
majority, while Harrison received
nearly 1000. In the Ninth, or
Asheville district where the Demo
Gratis usually have about 1000 major
ity, Harrison received over 1000 ma
jority 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 il North Carolina"
"What effect on the South do you
think the election of Harrison will
have 2"
at will break up Bourbonism In
every State in the South if Gen. Har-
rison pursues the right policy p
"What do yo mean by right pol
icyY
aI mean policy fconciliation and
friendship. I don't know what he vii
do, not having the slightest intimation
but am quite sure he will take sen
sible view and pursue . course toward
the South that will make him friends
instead of enemies. The Democrats
of the South in most instances arr
good men, but they have been fright
fully misled. There il certain ell
ement among them which seeks JUS
as industriously to keep alive tht
memories of the war as any men il
the North have ever done. Thes.
are the Bourbons Some Of then
fought and some Of them did not
most of them did moi"
ssThen you take hopeful view o.
the South ~
Eyes do. I think Harrison vii
have the good sense to see what we
need, and that he will have the cour
age to give it to US"
Hon. Alfred M. Waddell is here
He is getting ready to make q 6gh
Tor Senator Ransom,s seat ia the u
s. Senate. It would be unfortunat.
for North Carolina 10. dispense viii
Senator Ransoms services at thi
crisis. His experience, conservatism
ability and popularity with the lead
ers 81 both parties will be Invaluable
20 the State for the next four years
was talking this week with Hon