The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-08-09
A VOICE FROM STOKES.
s'Voter'' Thinks Sheriff Dalton Should
Not be Renominated.

''Voter'' Thinks Sheriff Dalton Should
Not be Renominated.
EDITOR SENTiNEL.-Someo one writ
ing to your paper from Prestonville,
this county, says Sheriff R. I. Dalton
will be re nominated by reclamation.
Your correspondent entertains an
opinion which is not shared by large
number of Democrats in Stokes. There
is very strong and growing feeling
among the people in favor of new men
this year. They don't believe in keep
ing one man in Office always. While
Mr.. Dalton is in every way very es-
Unable gentleman. he has held the
office three terms and we think that
long enough. The people get tired of
voting for one man SO much. The les
son OF two years ago should teach us
the unwisdom of running "old stagers"
too long. New candidates bring out
new friends and increase the popular
interest in elections. More especially
does this apply when the Sheriff is
also the county treasurer.
We have had some sad experience
with treasurer and sheriff and it
should not be forgotten. 1t is bad
precedent and bad politics to keep one
man in Office so long. This was in the
minds of the fiamers of our constitu-
tion and they provided tina. elections
should be frequent"
Let us recur to first principles oc
casionally. There is another strong
reason why we should have change.
1t is well known thai Mr. Dalton,
who is elected by the Democratic par
ty, throws all of his official patronage
and influence into the hands of the
Republicans. This accounts for his
running ahead of his ticket and it is
demoralizing the Democratic party in
the county. What do the Democrats
hollow and work for if not for the
spoils of victory? 1t is not surprising
that there should be lukewarmness
and disaffection in our ranks when the
boys who gain the victories see the re-
wards bestowed on their enemies.
No good Democrat enjoys seeing
the trophies he Won given to the mel
he fought Mr.. Dalton, instead of Ell
couraging and rewarding Democrats,
puts weapons in Republican hands t,
fight US with. And these same radi
Gals, who are living on Democratic
pap, are the most noisy for Mr.. Dial
toms re nomination. We don't wan
these old wo i dyed Republicans run
ming our party and the Democrats I.
Stokes should protest against any suci
peanut politics "ro The victor be
long the spoils."
will give later or, why Il new MAJ
should be put up. In the name o
pure Democracy give us Democratic
leaders VnTER
\ North Carolinian Sends the Old Ro
man Snuff Box.
Judge Thurman's mail brings hin
daily dozens of curious presents ant
mementoes from all parts of TIL
country. He takes great interest il
opening his mail, and critically exam
ines everything.
Bandannas aad pictures of Nj
Cleveland and Mr.. Thurman make II
two thirds of the lot. There are ban
dannas of all shapes, styles and size:
ages and conditions
The pictures are mostly photo
graphs, sent by artists all over tn
country, made by them from favor
ite negatives The next article mos
numerously represented i'll the collec
tiou is the snuff box. The most cost
ly, probably, is small affair of Ca
pacity that would certainly not las
such Il rapid consumer as Mr.. Thu
man is said to J e very long. The bo
itself is made of a piece of deer's ant
ler, beautifully polished, with sprin
lid of gold, So arranged that all tn
fortunate possessor has to do is t
touch little knob at the side and tn
snuff is ut hand.
A novel article in the same line is
home made snuff box, which cam
from a gentle, s9In1deAt Carroll
ma. 1t is madI!M pus o!as1oouwood c
the white hi hicI poli'f
himself 1t is closed with slidiH
lid and on one end is in -cribed "Oi
Hickory" and ON the other "Old r.
man" ."-BalimOre San.
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