The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-10-11
DOCKERY MAKES NEGROES
DRUNK.

OIohCl DoSNSiy A@'0 -
himself in the eyes of all respecta-
BILE white men of North Carolina
not only by slanderous lies against
pure women and dead men who can
not resent his foul falsehoods, but
by allowing drunken debauches in
his rooms. The SENTINEL is going
to tell you what he did in Winston,
but first we'll tell you how he acted
at Troy, Montgomery county. While
there he may or may not have been
drunk himself but it is certain that
somebody got on a shameful drunk
while he was in the room and that
he had to pay for the damage done
during the orgies. The State
Chronicle of last week published
several affidavits to prove it, from
which we select one, as follows:
STATE OF NoRTH CAROLINA,
Montgomery County.
That we .board at sAllen's Hotel in Troy, N.
c., and were there while Col. o. H. Dockery
and his friends from Richmond county were
there on the 3Oth day eff August, 1888, and
that we were shown the rooms occupied by Col.
Dockery and his Richmond friends, and there
were five whskey TASKS in Dockery's room
and six in the room of his friends, and we were
told by members of Mr. Aliens family that tie
flask were left by Col Dockery and his friends
and that they also paid extra for damage done
in their rooms. We have heard the affidavit
of g. W. Allen real and believe the same to be
true.
j. NJ. REX, G. L. CoGGIx, S. T. EWING,
R.W. STEELE, w. B. THoMPsEN, W. D. BLALock
Sworn and subscribed to before me this Sept
10, 'ss- w. R. HARRIS, C. S. C.
These gentlemen are of high
standing. Their statement is sup
ported by that of other reliable men
and it is true. This is disgraceful,
but what term will express the con-
tempt of decent men for Col. Dock
cry when we tell them that while
here in Winston he invited negroes
to his room, treated them to whiskey
and made them drunk
This is the simple truth and Col
onel Dockery dare not deny it. He
roomed at the Merchants hotel. Ne
groes were invited to his room.
They were invited to drink and
drank to drunkness. One of them
became so drunk that he was unfit
for work for over a week.
Now how do you sober, conscien-
tious white men Of North Carolina
look upon such conduct ? Is such
man fit to be Governor Let ev-
cry man ask himself the question,
answer it honestly and VOTE his
protest against such disgraceful acts
on the part of one aspiring TO the
high office of Governor of North
Carolina.
1t is bad enough to have drum
ken spree in his room with white
men as he did at Troy, but when he
descends so low as to invite negroes
into it, the act is intolerable.
Do you want a Governor who
familiarizes himself with drunken
negroes and probably drinks with
them himself? If you do, then
vote for Dockery, hut if yo1 have
any respect for what is respectable
you'll cast solid vote for Daniel
G. Fowle and the Democratic ticket
Now just one word to the Third
Party men IN this connection: You
know that the majority of your vot-
ers come from the Democratic ranks
you KNOW that if your party polls
10000 votes land perhaps less) II
North Carolina that the Democrat,
would be beaten and you KNOW
that would mean Colonel D6ckery
would be Governor. Then how
can you, this year, be honest il
voting the Third Party ticket wher
vote for it means a vote for thi.
feature who is a deadly foe, BY
precept. and example, to the princi
pies of Temperance that you profess