The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-03-01

swerving Democrat. 1t is not bad
policy to confess that the party will
need these men in the coming cam
paign. 1t is in good taste to remind
them that their past distinguished
services have not been forgotten and
that their sterling abilities and first
class fighting qualities are most cor
daily appreciated that in the future
in spite of differences of opinion their
claims on the party will be most gen.
erously considered! Let this be done
and the Democrats will re-elect Cleve-
land President of the United States
by such an increased majority that
the wounds of petty strife will be lost
sight OF in the vigor and strength and
power of the dominant party! One
point ought to be yielded at once. w.
Fl. Barnum ought to be continued as
Chairman of the National Democrat
ic Committee by acclamation. He
has no superior in this country as an
organizer.
A large California wine depot has
been opened here, which found yes
terday had been receiving orders
from wholesale firms in North Carroll
ma. am very glad of this. "1mport
ed' wines in great quantities are put
up in New York and New England
Just as our cotton seed oil is bottled
and labeled "Olive Oil' with for
eign stamp on it California wine is
pure and healthy. 1t is made from
the juice of the grape and is cheaper
than meat and otser things of which
our people eat too much. [ am told
that the vast vineyards of California
are becoming a source of immense
revenue to that State. | have seen
finer grapes grown in North Carolina
than / ever saw anywhere else. This
California wine is from the great To,
Kalon vineyards and the claret sells
for 20 cents quart bottle, and both
compare most favorably with any wine
manufactured in the north and orna-
mented with the custom house seal !!
In my opinion, it is thousand times
better, and l claim to be a judge. L
believe judicious use of pure or of
homemade wine is the greatest pre-
ventive of drunkenness in this world. [
have seen it tested many times, and
man who enjoys one or two wine glass
es of pure grape juice with his dinner
is not the man to degrade himself by
drinking too much whiskey. Besides
this, man who is taught from the
beginning to control himself in the
matter of drinking-as well as in any
form of Acknowledgements apt to be
too much master of himself to be over
come by love of strong drink. In
the wine growing countries of Europe,
the sight of drunken man is most
unusual spectacle. Now, don't want
the prohibitionists to attack me for an
expression Of my opinion. The wish
that l may some day see the hill sides
of my native state, purple with clus-
tiers of grapes, and know thai our peo-
pie prefer grape juice to hog meat,
which the Bible says is "unclean,' %
prompted the expression of my honest
opinion. shall not reply to any crit
icisms on what I have written. I
never argue with people who have a
hobby. l have as much authority
anu ds niSn-lor uriHKlnS wine glass
of wine as they have for eating spare
rib or slice of pork. I have the right
to exercise my preference in this par
ticular and am going to do it. My
fore e-fathers and father did it before
me, and none of them have ever taken
more than very moderate quantity.
AS an American, I advocate Ameri-
can wines, free speech, and broad pro-
gressive ideas. These rightly used
contribute to an ideal temperance,
which teetetahsns will never, and has
never, produced. GRANVILLE.