The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-08-09
SOUND DEMOCRACY.
THE YOUNG MEMS DEMOCRATIC
CLUR OF WINSTON

Met In the Opera House Last Thursday
Night. Mr.. C. b. Watson Tells Why
Grover Cleveland Ought to be Re-
Elected.
On last Thursday evening, the
Young Mems Democratic Club met in
the Orera House to enroll new men,
bers, attend to some routine business,
and listen to addresses by leading
Democrats.
Mr.. r. B. Glenn was called on, and
in substance said /: cage before beau
ty, gentlemen. Mr.. Watson is the
first speaker booked for the evening,
and sas he is older and uglier than /
am, yield the floor to him.
MR. c. B. WATSON.
Cries of of"Watson! Watson!" brought
this gentleman to the stand. His
white Cleveland beaver was conspicu-
GUS as he ascended the platform. In
substance Mr.. Watson said:
81 wish to speak few words this
evening for the common good-not in
behalf of men. We ought to vote for
principles and not for men. My first
vote was cast for SEYMOUR grand
man-and / have never regretted it.
Next voted for Horace Greely-not
for personal reasons, but for principle.
After the war was over, he represent
ed peace and conciliation. In 1876
we elected Tilden (Cheers.) Then
in 1880 we voted and did our duty for
that superb soldier, Winfield 8. Han
cock. We voted for principles all the
time. Our patience and devotion
were at last rewarded by the elction
of Grover Cleveland in 1884. (Cheers)
Now has any single thing happened to
cause you to hesitate to re-elect him
l say he is the best President we have
had since Andrew jackson. He is
the sort of man every one Of ysu can
put the utmost confidence in. He has
reduced the expenses of this govern
ment as no other president since the
war has done. The store keeper who
sits at the still house door used to get
81 per day +; now he gets - per day.
And 81 all along the line. Cleveland
says unnecessary taxation is unjust
taxation. Congress took up the work
brs.vely, and the result is that the
Mills Bill has passed the House.
Cleveland's determined words f,l
reform shook the continent. The Mill.
Bill reduces taxation saventyioul
million dollars. When a uau thinks
of this, how can hs he luke-warm
| (Cheers.)
The tariff takes money out OF youl
pocket. On n ten dollar suit of clothes
| you pay four dollars tax. Who i,
getting rich fro,A this? The manu-
fucturers, of ,urse. And now these
same milionaires propose To bu,
enough votes to carry New Jersey
Connecticut and Indiana What be-
comes of all this tax money you pay
1t goes to pay Northern Soldiers anc
you don't get cent. Nobody dowr
this way gets pensions In this wa,
the North is getting rich while yo,
are taxed and kept poor. l tell you
gentlemen, l am the same CLEVELAND
Democrat 1 was in 1884! Cheers
You have tested him and find that n,
has backbone as big as that column
that he does not yield to the blan
dishments of the monopolists. If h,
has not on all occasions spoken tn
words Of a manly man-ofa nationa
mani am entirely mistaken.
As to State affairs | need say onl,
few words. There is not a singh
blot on our State government sine
the noble Vance was elected in 1876
| (Cheers.) Ard now as to Judg'
Fowle's attitude towards Prohibition
he is neither for nor against it-he i
against the Radicals-and this is tn
fight he is going to win (Cheers.)
Mr.. j. c. Bnxton was loudly calle'
for, but excused himself on occount o
the lateness of the hour, promising
that he would be heard from later.
Mr.. Il. B. Glenn was again calle'
tor, and spoke few ringing words
+ Mr. Glenn said: I am ready for tn
fight, I am not afraid of hard wor
or hot weather. l have offered m.
services and will go say where t.
strike Radicalism whenever it raise
its head. Cheers