The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-06-14
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
REPUBLICANS BAD OFF FOR A
CANDIDATE.

Delegation. Personals.
Especial Correspondence to the Sentinel
WASHINGTON, d. c., June II, '88.
The House has disposed of two Sec
tions of the tariff bill. The second
section relating to salt, passed Friday.
In the discussion of this section, SEN
sation was caused by Mr.. Tursey, who
showed that Congressman Reed and
Burrows and Senators Hiscock and
Hale, all Jealous protectionists, voted
to place salt on the free list in 1888.
Mr.. Reed was present while Mr.. Tarn-
sey was speaking, but his usually rea-
dy wit seemed to have forsaken him,
and his face turned painfully red as
he bent over his desk and seemed
deeply absorbed in writing.
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A majority of the Senate have been
at st. Louis during the past week
Very little work has been done by
that body in consequence. Senator
Vance leaves here tonight for
Wake Forest, where he delivers the
Commencement grafton. His subject
is ''The Educational Needs of North
Carolina"
Great satisfaction is expressed with
the work of the St. Louis convention.
Both the Randall and Carlisle fac
tions are reconciled to the platf,rm
and everybody is delighted with the
ticket
***
The able young member from the
End District, Hon. F. M. Simmons,
said to me to- day as to his views upon
the candidates and platform of the st.
Louis Convention
"In one word they are excellent y
Of course Mr.. Cleveland's nomination
was conceded by all. Under the cir.
cumstances it is not only the best but
in political seuse the only possible
nomination.
AS to Mr.. Thurman nomination il
was from the first question not OF
expedieney but solely whether he
would accept. Its expediency is adj
mitted. He will be to the ticket OF
1888 what Hendricks was to the tick
ct OF 1884, tower of strength and an
assurance of conservatism. There
were other men who would have
given strength to the ticket In theil
own States but all recognized that the
noble old Roman while giving tht
same strength in Indiana which Ora,
would have given and the same in ii
| linoise which Black would have giye1
will buy the ticket in every othel
part of the country and especiall,
upon the whole Pacific coast. giving
us a chance a to carry several doubt
full Western States.
The platform 1 have carefully ex
amined and it is not as has been char
ged straddle but on the contrary, i
is clear unequivocal and emphati
declaration in favor of reduction O
taxation without in any way squintin,
at Protection for Projections sake.
there is any substantial difference @
opinion in the Democraticranks upol
the subject of the method of tariff re
duction that difference was representa-
on the Committee ON Platform b
Messrs. German and Watterson an
after long and earnest consideration
they have envolved platform upo
which all democrats can stand. Thi
agreement upon the vital question
assures the election of the ticket whic
the Convention gave to the Country
The endorsement of the Mills bi
by the Convention has greatly encoui
aged the friends of reform and 10,
taxes here and that bill will in m
opinion now pass the House and poss
bly, the Senate"
Col. Cowles said to day to your co,
respondent, Cleveland and Thurma
make a powerful ticket, one ths
arouses the confidence of the whol
people and the enthusiasm of tn
Democratic party in every section {
the country. All that can be sal
against Mr.. Thurman's candidacy
that he is an old man but those wh
know him best say that he is vigorou
and that his great ability which couI
led with his perfect honesty has for {
many years challenged the admiratio
Of the world is not whit abatet
Many thousands in the whole counti
who have for years past desired
honor him with their suffrages wi
delight in doing so now.
In our own State of North Carolir
we have ticket that cannot be beate
in any sense and the people will s.
, to this in November.
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The proposition to reduce taxatie
is having hard time in the Hous
The republicans are consu ming s
the time possible in the most frivoIo
protexts evidently with the intenti,
of wearing out any proposition +
| revenue reform. They are Meth
7 willing to take the responsibility
' defeating the measure nor are tn
e willing that the Democratic par
4 shall pass any act giving the need
relief to our people. So they hind
f by dilatory motions and in consumi
n time in the discussion of every wo
, and line of the bill. No one can p
J. dict what the end will be.
e .**
Hon. John S. Henderson is a
e very much pleased with the work
e the Convention. He thinks no strt
n ger names could be presented to |
Il people of North Carolina.
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While the Democrats are SO v