The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-10-25
4 Grand Speech.

Opera House last Saturday night by
Lieut.. Governor Chas. NJ StedmBn
was model piece of oratory, and
''capped the climax 'ofall the political
| speeches delivered in Winston since
the campaign opened. The hall was
packed with anxious and enthusiast
tic hearers
Maj Stedman was introduced by
Hon. J. c. Buxton who, in his brief
but pointed Introductory remarks,
said that after Judge Fowle's four
years term expired he would be sue
ceeded by Maj. Charles M. Stedman
and we believe every man who
| heard Maj. Stedman's speech believ-
ed Mr.. Buttons statement would
prove true to the letter.
/ Maj. Stedman arose and after
thanking Mr.. Buxton for his words
of eulogy and the kindness extended
to him during his visit to Winston
Salem four years ago, he commenced
/ his speech, and it was not thong before
! enthusiasm reached blood heat. Ev-
cry nearer was warmed with the
speaker and.at the close of almost
every utterance, cheer went up after
cheer. We know there was ma
ny man in the hall who congratu-
lated himself upon being a Democrat.
| Maj. Stedman spoke in terse lam
guage of the dark days of '6S and 80
when the RAIDS held power in North
| Carolina. He made charges upon
them that cannot be denied. He al
luded to an article which was pub
lished a few weeks ago in a negro pa
per at GOldsboro, which stated that
every negro who voted the Demo-
cratic ticket ought to receive 80
| lashes,
eff there is a mathematician here"
said Maj. Stedman, II want you to
solve how many lashes a white man
| ought to receive who votes the Re
publican ticket"
With beautiful and touching Ian
{ guage he spoke of the close of the
7 late war and of the desolate homes
that greeted many of the Southern
soldiers on their return from the
great conflict.
He explained the tariff, and his ex-
plantations were SO plain that it
seemed to us that every man who
sat within the sound of his voice
| could not help admitting that Maj.
/ Stedman was on the Fright side of
the fence"
He knocked Oliver Dockery all to
''fiinders." He said that the other
day he met a gentleman whom he
asked if he had heard anything from
Dockery lately. The gentleman re-
piled: eyes; the last time heard
from Dockery he was making his way
for the Tennessee line like h with an
Indian gentleman named "Buck
Kitchin after him with a tomahawk. %
Maj Stedman spoke OF Dockery's
lying speech which he made in Win
ston and which he (Stedman) read in
THE SENTINEL. In this connection
the Major remarked that by the way
he was in debt to the paper for his
subscription, but said that he would
give Mr.. Buxton as his security that
he would settle his subscription long
before Dockery was ever elected Gov
ernor of North Carolina.
Mai. Stedman said many Other
things which we would gladly publish
if space would permit.
At the close of his able effort more
than a hundred tried and true Demo
Gratis grasped the hand of the speak
er and congratulated him upon his
magnificent grafton. One young
Democrat. was so enthused tina
when he shook the hand of tn,
Major he said: "Major. we want tt
buy you We have got use for sucl
man, and we don't want you tt
leave"
In conclusion we would say tina
Forsyth county will go in hearth,
, for making Maj. Stedman the Cover
nor of North Carolina for the year
( from 1892 to 1896.
We thank him for his great speec
| last Saturday night: