The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-07-25
IGNORING BRER BROWER
HE HASN'T MUCH INFLUENCE AT
WASHINGTON.

HE HASN'T MUCH INFLUENCE AT
WASHINGTON.
Mott Has Downed Keogh and Boyd
and the Fly-Blowlng Has Brought
Forth Skippers.-Is Prices Appoint
ment Permanent. i
From the Lenoir Iopic]
The "ffy blowing" that the North
Safe and that most respectable por-
ton of the Republica: party in North
Carolina, of which it is leader, have
received at the hands of the Mott
wing Of the party, has brought forth
"skippers,' and the North State pays
its respects to the ''dish faced" man and
his revenue ringsters in North Caro-
lima with gloves off 1t is the old fac
tional fight Of Statesville against
Greensboro, Mott against Keogh and
Boyd, with Statesville on top and with
Mott seated more firmly in the saddle
than he ever was before. The Topic
predicted over year ago that, if
Harrison were elected, DIR. Mott
would be an influential man in the
Republican ranks, but it did not an
ticipate such an overwhelming SCOOP
of patronage as he has grabbed. He is
more of boss than he ever was. We
took for granted that President Har-
rison would compel the North Caro-
lima factions to settle their differences
and to divide out the pap among them
selves.
He has not done so, but has sided
with one faction and thrown the other
overheard. If the crowd that is in
the water have no life preservers along
they are pretty good at kicking out
and will do some very vigorous splash
ing for the shore. The leading Re-
publican paper in North Carolina,
that has perhaps four times as many
readers as any other Republican pa
per in the State, cannot be showed 80
contemptuously aside without serious
results to the harmony of the party.
DIR. Mott is bold and dashing
leader, more like Malone than any
other Republican in the South, and
he has much of the audacity and
many of the dictatorial ways that char
acterize the little Virgin1an. He was
the originator of the "liberal move
ment" of 1882 that was so sterile of
results and that has always been so
unpopular with the rank andi file of
the Republicans, yet he clings to the
idea that underlies that "movement"
with tenacity and insists upon work
ing along that line. His placing of
Capt. Charles Price in the district
attorneyship AID other similar ap-
pointments are sufficient evidence of
this. Malone like, he DOES not seek
to conciliate his opponents, but to whip
them in line or freeze them out.
"Rule or ruin," has been attributed
to him as motto by his enemies.
Still, the doctor is shrewd and we
know that he has laid before Mr.. Har-
rison plausible programme for the
future conduct of the Republican
party in North Carolina-a program
so plausible that the President took
the serious responsibility upon his
shoulders Of SO far turning his back
upon all of the North Carolina Re-
publican Representatives in Congress
except Ewart and upon the great
mass of the respectable element Of the
party in the State, as represented by
the North State, as to give the whole
dispensing of patronage to the doctor.
Ewart only got into the ring by swear
ing fealty..to Mott. This program Git
is not necessary to speak Of it partic-
ularly at PRESENT. is shrewd but Wis.,
ionary dream of the doctor and can
never be carried through without the
co operation of the North State wing,
and it may be set down as fact that
he will never receive that. 1t involves
a complete revolution within the ranks
of the Republican ranks.
Mr.. James E. Boyd, one of the edi-
tors of the North State, was one of the
electors at-large on the Harrison tick
ct last fall, was for long time dis
trict attorney and is said to be the
ablest Republican speaker in the
State. Yet he receives nothing and
the office he sought, the district attor-
neyship was given to Capt. Price, a
liberal convert of 1882, a man who
is charged with being Democrat.
| Congressman Brewer has no influence
at the White House and has to cool
his shins in the ante rooms while DR..
Mott chats costly with the "dish- faced
man within the inner circle. Not
content with treating the Congress
man with contempt, the administra-
TONS underlings, Eaves and White
Whites wife is said to be akin to
Harrison-are charged with the in.
tention of using the revenue machine
to defeat Brewer.
Price is Democrat, it is charged
at any rate not true-blue Republi.
can. Has the North State seen any
significance in the fact that District
Attorney Price has not resigned his
position as attorney for the Richmond
& Danville Railroad Company? L
not $4,000 year fees as district attor
ney enough for him? Does the Norti
State believe there is any permanenc.
in Prices appointment to the distric
attorneyship?
| This is not Democratic love-feas
and we are only sitting in the gallery
during the interesting performance
but we cannot resist the pleasure o
manitesting lively interest in tn