The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-10-23
Politics in Davie-The Next Assembly.
Especial Correspondence to The Sentinel.

Especial Correscondence to The Sentinel
The Democratic convention met
yesterday the I4th inst, and nomina-
ted the following ticket:
House-Enos Smith, Farmington;
Sherif--Isaac Roberts, Pennington;
Clerk-W. Merrell, Fork Church;
Register-Geo. M. Bingham, Mocks
vile; Coroner-Buxton e. Clement,
Mocksvills; Surveyors. Tatum. Je.
rusalem.
With two exceptions, Roberts and
Bingham, it is what might be called a
freshman's ticket, inasmuch as it is
their first appearance for public favor.
1t is said, however, to be a strong one
and its friends are hopeful of success.
Its personnel is above reproach.
The nominee for Sheriff, Mr.. Rob-
erts, is as is we'll known ex-Deputy
collector of Davie under the late re-
gime and is said to have made himself
immensely popular with the the dis
tillers. This is said to be an important
element in his favor and to offset in q
greater measure the potent influence
of Bailey's bug JUICE in the campaign.
DIR. George M. Bingham, nominee
for Register of Deeds, is an ex-Clerk
of Davie Superior Court and will prob
ably make the best run of the ticket.
He is man of fine business quali6ca-
tions and undoubtedly deserves and
should have the Office for which he is
nominated. His friends should exert
themselves and put him and the whole
ticket through.
Upon the whole we think the chan
ces of the Democracy in Davie good
better than they have been for 10 these
many years. Ephraim has been hope
lessly joined to his idols, but Ephraim
will now open his eyes and see the
lights of his salvation breaking
though. 1t only remains for the
Democrats to work, to make an ag
gressive campaign and poll the full
strength of their vote in November
and the county will resume her an
cient place in the Democratic column.
If straws count for anything, if the
signs of the times do not lie, there
will be a Democratic valk-over in the
State at the coming election. And
the next Assembly will almost be a
unit of representatives, fresh from the
people" knowing or supposed to know
their wants and needs and charged
with their execution. The vast ma
jority will doubtless be ''new men"
new so far as legislation experience
goes but old, we hope, in the doctrines
of pure, unadulterated Democracy.
The fact that they have had no pre-
v!ous experience does not impair their
usefulness. Experience is not an ali
solute essential to the efficient admin
istration of a public office. Often
times a new man is a more faithful
and efficient administ rator than an
old one. 1t is best, any way, to have
a change now and then. 1t affords
recreation at least, for the old moss
backs who have SO long tired our eyes
and wearied our senses and who have
almost come to the conclusion that no.
body knows anything but themselves
and that nobody could fill their places.
So we hail with feelings of pleasure
the advent of what promises to be a
new crew on the ship and do not fear
sinking. We believe that they will
be Democrats of the Jeffersonian
school and will not countenance the
introduction of fungus growths Oh the
platform Of the party; that they will
advocate equal rights and equal privi-
leges for all and c'ass legislation for
none; that they will see that the peo-
pie are the ''best governed where the
least governed" and that there is not
any crying need at the present time for
any special legislation, the bulk of the
statute books being fully as large as
they should be. In short, we do not
believe as some do, that the price of
baled hay will materially advance up
on the advent Of the next legislature
at Raleigh. nor do we think that a
majority of the members thereof will
be under the necessity of having a
guide to lead them to water. The
persons who hold these views are rank
pessimists.
CHALEs +. WILSON.
Mocksville, N. c., Oct. 18th 1890.