The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-10-04

that the Democrats pronounced thtse
bonds fraudulent and repudiated
them, and they cannot escape the
odium that attaches to their betrayal
of the people because the De mocrat
haue so FAR resisted even the paymnt
of the interest.
TH1RD.-There is suit now pend
ing to compel the State to pay these
bonds. In fact there are two suits
brought by Morton, Bliss & Co, in
the Federal Court presided over by
Judge Bond, who is detested by North
Carolinians as is no other living man.
One of these suits brought by the firm
of which the Republican candidate
for Weep President is at the head, is
brought in their own name in the
State court, which having been re-
moved 10 the Federal court was
thrown out of court because they were
not citizens. The other suit was i'll
the name of A. III. Temple, a citizen
of Wake county, and the case coming
on to be heard in the Federal court,
Judge Seymour, the District Judge,
and Judge Bond, the Circuit Judge,
both being on the bench, there was a
division of opinion, Seymour holding
that the State could not be sued by
citizen of its own or any other State,
and Bond holding that the State could
be sued by one of its own citizens.
The case was certified to the Supreme
Court of the United States where il is
now pending. The bonds bear on
their face that they are genuine.
They were issued by legislative enact
ment. They were given precedence
over all other State Indebtedness by
the levy of a special tax with which
to pay the interest. The Republicans
collected from an impoverished people
in one year $2OS, 40 with which to
pay this interest. These bonds were
sold by agents thereto duly author
lied by proper authorities. 1t Is true
that the Democrats all along declared
that the bonds would never be paid if
they could help it. Fortunately for
the State up to this time the Demo
Gratis have saved the people. They
WILL CONTINUE TO DO IT AT ANY
HAZARD.
The decision of TIE Supreme Court
is awaited with interest in North Car
olina. If that tribunal should declare
the bonds genuine and order US to pay
them it would be but enforcing Radi-
cal legislation. A radical admins
tration weuld give effect to their for
mer work. What sight it would be
to see Federal Marshal, backed up
by lot of blue-coated Federal sol
diers, selling the mules and plows of
the men, and the bread trays of the
women to get money to pay Mr.. Vice
President Morton his accursed special
tax bonds Would there be much
sleep of nights in the country while
that sort of thing was going on!
Under these circumstances does
any man think it prudent on the part
of North Carolinians to put more
power into the hands of Mr.. Levi P.
Morton than he now possesses Is it
wise to put stick in your enemy's
hand to break your head with?
Suppose Mr.. Morton should become
Vice President and Mr.. Harrison
President of these United States, who
knows how soon the Supreme Court
of the United States will be "watered"
to carry this suit in favor of Mr.. Nor
ton? The millionf he would make
out of it would be a big thing to re
imburse him for his present campaign
expenses and to create future cam
paign funds for the radical party. 1t
will not do to say that radical Presi
dents will not "water" the Sepreme
Court to suit their own views, for
that very thing has been done, sand a
radical President did it. 1t must be
remembered, too, that during the next
administration there will be an unus-
ual large number of vacancies on the
Supreme Court bench to be filled, in
all human probability. If Harrison
be President he will fill them. Think
you Morton will have no influence in
the matter, or that he will not use it
with an eye to his own interest? The
man who does not think SO is assured
ly very "green."
If, therefore, the Federal Supreme
Court should agree with the Circuit
Judge rather than the District Judge,
and should issue its process to its
marshals, backed up by Federal bay
onets, to collect these bonds, there
will be lively time in North Caroli-
ma, so lively that it is the part of the
commonest prudence to do everything
in our power to prevent its coming.
But perhaps our Northern breth
rem, and Southern ones, too of the
radical persuasion, think that as these
bonds were written with the bayonet
they should be collected with the bay
onet. The Chronicle doesn't think so.
Dockery Refused.