The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-11-01
the farmer and consumer of all classes
and favors the manufacturer.
WHAT HAS MR.. BROwER DONE IN

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WHAT HAS MR.. BRowER DONE IN
CONGRESS?
He voted to take up 100 general
pension bills, which, ifhe had sue
ceeded and they had passed, would
have taken all the money out of the
Treasury and increased taxes for the
next quarter of a century. This is in
keeping with the Republican doc
trine, that they intend to pension ev-
cry Northern soldier, whether he has
| ever received scaatch. That is why
all the money goes North and leaves
hard times down South.
Mr.. Brewer voted to give himself a
clerk at seventy-fve dollars per month
during the session of Congress
other eight members from Nroth Car
olina voted against 1t.
Think of that A man getting five
thousand d liars a year-four hun
dred dollars a month-pay out of the
people, voting to make the people pay
seventy-five dollars a month more to
get him a clerk.
If he can't get along without the
help of clerk, why don't he pay one
himself out of his large salary?
Why is it that the other eight mem
bers from North Carolina can get
along without clerk and Mr.. Brewer
cannot?
MR.. BRowER's SCHOOL BILL.
Mr. Brewer introduced bill which
provides that before North Carolina
can draw any money for her schools
she has got to lay down another dol
lar first. That before she can use any
of the money for building school
house she has got to give as much and
that the plan for the school house has
first to be sent to Washington for ap-
proval.
This money is to be drawn by the
States according to the number of H.
literates-people who can't read and
write.
Mr.. Brower's bill provides that
children under ten years of age shall
not be counted.
Why did he do this !? The school
age in North Carolina begins at SIC.
North Carolina by this would lose at
least one third, if not one-half, due
her, making difference of several
millions of dollars.
Col. Morehead is in favor of letting
North Carolina have the money with
out any restrictions, and is for count
ing the children from six years up
wards instead of from ten years up
werd, thus getting several millions
more than Brower's bill provides for.
Col. Morehead insists that it is not
right to require North Carolina to
pay down dollar to get another one,
for the reason that the useless money
in the Treasury has been taken from
the people by the Republican high
war tariff-that it is her own money
and she should not be compelled to
have to pay out more money to get her
own back
By introducing hi. bill Mr.. Brow
er has thrown Instructions in the way
of onr getting money under the Blair
bill. He has insisted on its 1bad feat
ures, instead of trying to amend it,
and five do not get any of the sur
plus to help run our schools, Mr..
Brewer will be more to blame than
any other one man.
If Mr.. Brewer had tried to strike
the bad features out of the Blair bill
and failed and then voted for it he
would not be blamed, but by introdu-
cling his bill he says in effect that
| North Carolina does not wish them
stricken out. and thus make the
schools of North Carolina lose several
millions of dollars.l
Brewer voted for a negro named
Penn for alderman of Mt. Airy,
against white man, who was also a
Republican, thus trying to place a
negro to rule over the white women
and children.