The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-12-19


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In" ceft- \ ad. The Cor. grafton
Triumph! Hail to the Chief.
Question-Have you seen the Re
publican of the 9TH inst, and have
you read that, that, that ar letter?
Not the letter from Davie-I don't
refer to that epistle-that is from
some little one-some insignificant
"Hayseed' who merely exists in the
Rooral Deestricks and as such is en-
tirely unworthy of attention. | refer
to that big letter from the big folks
of the bigcity on the big bond trans
action?
Answer-It affords me great, very
great pleasure to say to you that /
have read that letter-that Gar" let
ter-that ''ar" letter. Why, sir, |
hay n tread anything else since Mon
day-every word of it-even it's light
est word is engraved upon my soul
as with a pen of iron" AS went
down "that arr column of "that arr
Republican with solemn steps aud
slow,-each particular hair standing
like quilts upon the fretful porcupine'
-methought 1 heard the distant
boom of krupp guns, and l said to
myself, ''The battle of the giants is
on'-poor folks may step to the rear,
for there will be not only taxes, but
"Hell to pay" not many days hence
Q-1ou seem to think that ear"
letter a very remarkable document,
have you any special reason for so
thinking?
A-Well, that ''ar' letter is not re-
markably long-it is not remarkably
short-it is not remarkably broad
nor can | say that it is remarkable
on account of its heighth or depth,
but it is nevertheless remarkable.
Dwell, how is it remarkable
why is it remarkable?
A-Remarkable! remarkable! very,
very remarkable
Dwell, were you much surprised
when you saw that "ar" letter, sign
ed by a number of prominent citi-
zens o-called by the Republican,
and as ''there are two sides to every
question: as is properly remarked
by the editor, l would be glad to
know which side it is your purpose
to take in the "battle of the giants :?
A-When l read the contract as re-
ported in THE SENTINEL of Nov. 21 j,
l confess to feeling of some amaze
| ment when l came upon these lines,
| viz:-'He Judge T. ]. WILSON, re-
ports that he delivered the bonds ac-
| cording to the contract, with the eX-
| ception of two changes:
1. The road is to be completed
| across the Yadkin River, within
eighteen months, instead of one year.
2. The road shall b completed with
| in one mile of MOcksville instead of
| to the town.
These changes were desired by Col.
Andrews and Judge Wilson tan agent
merely so far as appears upon re-
cord, to carry the bonds to Raleigh)
consented Then Col. Andrews de-
livered the bond of the n c. Midland
| road and Judge Wilson turned over
| the city bonds" Says l, thar now
thar now do you see that lightning?
| Now listen for thunder!!
Q-You think then that that ''ar
letter signed by Il number of ''prom-
inent citizens" is the thunder fol-
lowing the flash?
| A-1es, combination, joint stock
thunder, from the Quintette Club OF
| prominent citizens
| Well, on which side will you be
| found?
A-By golly! on both sides That 5
| policy-that's business-d'ye see?
When Jay Gould, that enterprising
citizen ofNew York-that preeminent-
! ~ prominent person of Gotham went
out to buy up four States, was he
not republican in a republican dis
| trict. a democrat in q democratic
district, and doubtful in doubtful
| district?
o. am perfectly amaz4dl Dc
you think it possible to play double
to seem to be on both sides of any
question, and preserve your man
| hood?
A-No, no, a thousand times, no
take all else, but leave me my man
hood. was only joking. You will
| find me on the side of the people and
standing like a Stonewall, every time
when l fall in the fight may [ fall
with all my armor on, and my face
to the foes of the republic.
| Q-Foes of the republic! where are
they and what are they?
A-They are within the Republic
and threatening it's life. We spend
millions of money-rObbed from the
toiling taxpayers of our country, to
build iron-clads that will never fire {
hostile gun-for which the republic
has no more use than Quaker ha.
for Calling gun. Millions more viii
be wasted upon coast Notifications
whose garrisons will never be dis
turbed save by the storms of tn
Atlantic-all this criminal waste viii
be committed, while there is beins
cherished and developed within tn
republic disintegrating forces a thou
sand times more dangerous and DIES
tructive than the combined navies @
the world.
Q-To what dangerous power d.
you allude?
A-The power of aggregated CAP
ital-organized in railway and bank
ing corporations.
Q-Shall we not return to that s'ar
letter-that combination joint-stoc
: epistle from the Knights of the Yard
stick and Yaller Rappers?
A-Oh! yes, that remarkable docr
ment must not be forgotten.
Q-Don't you pity the 'prominen
citizens who signed that letter?
A-Not bit Of it. They are in tn
soup it is true-that they hav
Caught a tartar is equally true
but then you know, there is genera
; ly a way of escape for "prominen
: citizensn-it is a rare thing to fin
} one of them seriously hurt. I hav
. known them to be buried as banl
, rupts and "rise again on the thir