The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-01-26
Vol. NXXU. No. 4.
THE INTERNAL REVENUE
WHAT THE NORTH CAROGISA Y
DEMOCRATS DID

Speeches by Messrs. Battle, Busbet,
Buxton, Means, Ransom and Vance.
Good Words from Chairman Iills.
An Encouraging Prospect.
.r9s,y yaus Daniels IL, STATE th~on5cle.
WASHINGTON, d. G, Jan. II, '68
To night at I o'clock the committee OF
Democrats appointed by the State Ex
ecutive Committee to visit Congress
and endesvor u secure repeal of the
Internal Revenue laws held a second
meeting at Metropolitan hote'. In
the morning they had held a meeting
and .3aDned out their line Of action.
Tonight Senators Ransom and Vance
and Representatives Latham, Sim
mons NcClammy. Rowland, Hender-
son, CGwies and Johnston were pres
cnt at the meeting aiding in the delib-
erations and giving their counsel
Mr. r. H. Battle was elected chair
man and Mr.. L. T, Lamb secretary
Of the committee.
The following resolutions, offered
by Col. Paul B. Means, were adopted
Resolred, That this committee, rep
re<eu!ing the Democratic party OF
North Carolina to urge the repeal of
the Internal Revenue laws aud a
modification Of the tariff laws, shall
present to members Of the Committee
OF Wavs and Means Of the House Of
Representatives of Congress the reso
iu;ian of the State Democratic Exec
utivc Committee Of North Carolina,
adopted at its meeting last October,
~,l nd. ,,-L;1I III. l,-,,, .oo =,
acting, and shall also present to mem
bers Of the Committee Of WaFs and
Means the resolutions Of the Demo
cratic party Of North (. rolina, adopt
ell bv thH last State Convention of
our party iii regard to the Internal
Revenue laws.
Rcsoired, 1 hat this committee shall
address t. the Committee Of Ways and
Means every argument, statement, ap-
peal and fact that can possibly i'm
press the Committee cf WAYS and
Means end the House of Representa-
tives Of the United States with the
propriety. duty and necessity for the
public welfare OF North Carolina, OF
an absolute, tota! and ir.mediate re
peal Of all internal Revanue laws and
abolition of the entire s. stem of col
lecting Internal Revenue.
At s o'clock, by previous appoint
ment, the committee and Senators and
Reprtsen latives met the Democratic
members of the Committee On Ways
and Means at their committee room
III the capitol. felt proud that
North Carolina had 50 large and
strong a delegation to present the
need of the repeal Of the Internal
Revenue laws.
Chairman f. H. Battle was the first
to speak. He reviewed at length the
record of the Democratic party in
North Carolina on the Internal Rev
enue question, and gave it as his cop
viction that unless something should
be done with the Internal Revenue
law the result in North Carolina
would be in great doubt He urged
the repeal from a Political standpoint
and made presentation that was
strong and convincing.
Mr. Charles ~ Busbec was the
next to speak. He told the commit
tee that North Carolina would be lost
10 the Democrats without some rnodi
fcation Of the Internal Revenue He
said that an entire repeal was desired
but that il material reductions of the
tax and modification OF the system
should be made North Carolina woulG
be sure ti;r Cleveland lie made al
unanswereb!c rgnment-strong in
Il T.
carried great weight with it.
Mr.. j G. Buxton spoke Of the op
position I" the tax in his section 0
North Carolina, and told hos fail
ure to modify or repeal it had con
verted Tie Fifth District into Re
publican district, and how continued
failure to reduce or repeal woult
make his district hopelessly Republi
can. He argued that such tax wa
wrong in itself, oppressive and bur
densome, and that it ought to be REL
pealed. He spoke to the point, ane
with full knowledge of The condition
Of affairs in Piedmont North Carolina
Members Of the committee interrupt
ed him with questions, showing thei
interest in and attention to what h,
said and said SO well as to impress
all who heard him.
Mr. Harry Skinner next gave oth
ca good reasons why the people o
North Carolina wanted a repeal o
some modification His section chief
desired repeal of the tax on frui
brandy, but that they stood squarel,
by the whole people of North Caroli
ma upon this question and joined th,
West in their demand tor repeal.
Mr.. r. B. Glenn made q most earn
est presentation Of the case-aGd
presentation that was as convincing
and as strong as it wes earnest HI
gave q graphic picture Of the situation
in North Carolina and urged the com
mittee in telling and eloqu ent word
coma to the aid of the North Caro-
lima Democracy
Col. Means was then presented q
the next speaker for the North Care
Ira committee. He heartily ant
strongly endorsed the total and imme
diate repeal OF all internal Revenu
laws Judge Mcmillan, nf The Coal
mittee of Ways and Means, asked
- objes.l- si.o,.sd be s.iject /
t.fitt; Gust ~ .an ~ s-lpiJ the los
81 al >.S.-4e laxts II abolishe,
10. Col. Means said that th