The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-05-29
FIFTH DISTRICT POLITICS.
WHAT TOM SETTLE THINKS.

IPasAngtoa Cor. Of Wiimiagtoa Messenger ]
Thomas Settle, of Noril Ciro,ina, a
sou If tie late Judge Thomas Settle, a
s,Iicitor for the ninth North Carolina
Judicial district, is at the Ebbitt.
Part Of his district lies in the Fifth
Congressional district. He says: ''Pol-
itics in North Carolina are in a pecu-
liar state. The Democrats are leay-
ing no stones unturned t' elect solid
delegation this fall. but they will have
dissension which will work against
them. Cheatham's district is in dam
ger from the extensive exodus Of ne
groes. In Brewers district, i'll which
l live, the col,Ied voters are getting
unruly. They have held several con-
ventions, and will hold another the
last of this month at which Brewer
will probably get hauling over. An
drew ii. Joyce, of Stokes county, will
be a formidable competitor for the
Republican nomination and can prob
ably get it away from Brewer if he
wants it. But we Republicans can
hold the Fifth and Ninth district if
the administration will give Us half a
chance. 1t is making hard sliding
however The defeat of the Blair bill
and this promiscu,us pension legisla-
ton are not liked. The Mckinley
bill reduces internal revenue taxation
without the least lesseniDg tne odious
inuuisitorial features. In fact, the in
ternal revenue is now being enforced
with IA severity never known before.
A late move, understand, is to make
the dislillers produce three GALLONS of
whiskey to every bushei of meal.
This is in favor of the big distllleries,
hut the small ones can't do it, That
regulation will lose about five votes to
every distillery, AMI We have lots of
them"
BRO. IOwERY FOR WILLIAMS.
From The M Airy Ne,cs
A II. A. Williams is certainly the
strongest man in the District in the
Democratic party, and if the party
wishes to ego in to win" he is the man
by all odds. He would get almost the
entire vote of Granville, Person and
Caswell, and good vote in Surry and
r ckingham, and some in Forsyth
and Guilford. The nominating con-
venti"n has not been held yet, aud by
the time it does meet he will have de-
veloped still more strength. Will
liams is the peoples choice, and we
might just as we'll knuckle down and
make his nomination unanimous, as he
is undoubtedly "the man we are look
ing for.
COL SETTLES CHANCES GEOPARDIZ ED
From the Greensboro Patriot.l
For some occult reason the Repub-
lican papers favor Col. David Settles
nomination oy the Democrats for Con-
gress in this District. Not having
heretofore been in the habit of taking
Republican advice as to the selection
of its candidates, the Democratic par
ty is not likely to take it this year. As
a friend Of Colonel Settles, with an
interest in the political future of this
generous, warm hearted man, we re.
gret that his interests are being ieop-
ardized in this way.
The strongest recommendation that
man can have before a Democratic
convention, lii The Patriot's opinion,
is the opposition 80 him by Republican
papers, and his fitness for office, his
strength and the purity of his Democ-
racy can be accurately measured by
the degree Of bitterness and vigor with
which they fight him.