The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-08-23
RANSOM WAS THERE.
TWO REPURLICANS KNOCKED
HIGHER THAN A KITE.

Congressman Gear and Perkins Take
Advantage of Kindly Invitation to
Abuse Democracy
On last Thursday there was stir
ring time at the Mt Holly Fair
in CASTOR county Two Republican
Congressman, Gear from Iowa and Per-
kins from Kansas, came down here to
explain to our people the beauties y
ofprotection. When Senator Ransom
:. heard they were on the grounds, he
dropped everything in Washington
and came to Mt Holly loaded for
bear But 10 and behold the Re
publican gentlemen had made their lit
tie speeches and skipped out early in
the day. Senator Ransom arrived
just after noon and was greatly disap
pointed at not being able TO meet
them face to face. He rolled up his
sleeves, however, and talked for two
hours to the 5000 people there in
such a way that the men scarcely NOV
ed from their tracks the whole time
he was speaking. The Charlotte
Chronicle, fro.n which we CLEAN the
above facts, thus reports the Senator's
speech Ill substance
Senator Ransom then sailed into
the distinguished gentlemen and
and knocked both of them clear out
Of the ring on the first round 1t is a
fact that he crushed them at the very
outset of his speech. In tones that
would have paralized the apostles of
Radicalism. the Senator held them
both up as hypocrites, though he did
not use that word. He turned to the
Congressional Record Of May 18th,
page 2488, and quoted Gears speech
to show that Gear had opposed the
Mills bill because it contained pro
visions that would benefit the "Solid
South, and was direct blow to
Northern sections where the bulk of
the RepubilC0u votes came from. He
then turned 20 the Congressional
Record Of June 10. page 4491, and
quoted Perkins speech to show that
bIii, because It was gotten up in the
interests of Wall street and the Solid
south. Could the people of CASTOR
and Nee:kionburg be Influenced by
the soft words OF men who made such
speeches in Congress Ask the Re
pubhcans even, if they would be will
ling 10 take their advice Is there IN
honest Republican III CASTOR who
could favor men who spoke against a
bllt because lE was too favorable to
the South lie thought it inconsider-
ate on the part of Messrs. Gear and
Perkins to come down here among
thepeople whom they helped to oppress
and preach to them doctrines Of Repub-
licanism, the greatest enemy the
South has known He spurned the
idea that it was their intention to help
the South. If he had them here he
would ask them why they did
not influence the North to DO Justice
to the South in the time of our great
distress? After seeing the South
wronged and oppressed and trod un-
der foot for sixteen long years, these
distinguished Republicans now profess
great love for the South. Why did
they not appeal to Grant, Hayes, Gar
field and Arthur to do us justice
Senator Ransom then eloquently re-
viewed the treatment of the South at
the hands of the Republican party,
detailing events in the administration
of Grant, Hayes, Garfield and Arthur
and showed how greatly things had
changed for the better In the South
from the day that Cleveland was in
augurated. Bayard, Garland and La
mar were all placed in high offices
and it was the first time since 1861
that the South has been given fair,
equal and just proportion of Repre-
sentation. 1t is not the Office or the
profit but it is the justice and honor
to the people Of the South Why
should not the South have her share
in the government of this country
The Republicans say that we are not
fit to hold Office. Washington, Mad
ison, Jefferson, Marshall, jackson
Taylor, Calhoun, Clay, Badger and
CASTOR, were all Southerners. The
South furnished soldiers that fought
the battles of the Revolution, she fur
nished the greatest scholars. statesmen
orators and heroes, and her name ali
over the world is good for truth and
honor Why then, for sixteen years
was she shut out. How we would
have loved you then, Gear and Per,
king, had you then raised your voices
in our behalf Continuing in this
strain, Senator Ransom continued
paving his respects to the Republican
Representatives. He would not foi
any consideration utter word tc
breed sectionalism, but his love fol
the South and her people had to be
spoken His picture of the condition
of the South and the events of the pc
riod of Is years, when bad Northern
men and some bad Southern men
aided by ignorent and unfortunate
colored people, and when Gear anc
Perkins we're helping the combination
to crush out everything good in thu
South, was one Of most eloquent tina
ever fell from the lips of speaker
His arraignment of the Republican
party for passing law after law agains
the South, and which laws, were de
clared by Supreme court consisting
of eight Republicans and one Demo
crat, to be unconstitutional was sever
and had telling effect. He touches
quite effectively upon the battle fiai
incident, and then got in point Oh
the Republican national ticket. III
said that If MIR. Gear was here, II
would ask him this question If b
were living in North Carolina an
were either Democrat or Republi