The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-03-13

for the spoliation of the Treasury?
How can representative of the South
help his State and his people in the
hour of their necessity, while such
measures as l have enumerated and
many besides are being constantly
brought forward for consideration by
the party which now claims the right
ard the power to govern the country
and to oppress the people"
PLENTIFUL CROP OF PENSIONS.
"Hnv far will the Republicans go
in grating pensions?" [ next asked.
Mr. iienders IN spoke gloomily of the
hope of keeping the amount down,
and said:
"With regard to pensions will call
your attention to a few facts. The
House has just provided for defici-
cheney of $22,O0O,00O, making t
total amount expended for pensions
for the year ending June 80, 1889, Of
$12O,OOO,OO0. In 1873 the amount
expended was $27 100000, and there
has been constant increase ever
since. Next year the amount will
probably be at least $130,OO0.000-
not including any new measure. The
number of pensions On the rolls June
80, 1889, was 100000. Nearly 5000
new names are added to the rolls ev
cry month. There are 459, 900 claims
not yet allowed. The only thing to
be hoped for ABOUT pensions is to stem
the tide. Sooner or later every pen
sion scheme now being urged by the
G. A. R. will be enacted into law !!
Grover Cleveland tried to defeat the
plunderers. His veto Of the depen
dant pension bill cost him the Presi-
dency. Grand man, worthy of every
honor! Speaker Carlisle deserves
the credit of throttling the same bill
in the 5Oth Congress"
THE PEOPLE GROUND TO DUST.
And is there no help for the
South :"
"No, and no wonder the Southern
people are poor. They pay their
share of all the taxes and no benefit
accrues to them directly or indirectly.
Tariff taxes and Internal taxes, too
high even in time of war, are now
crushing the life out of all but the
herds Of monopolists and plunderers
who grow fat and get rich st the ex-
pense of every other man, woman and
child in the country. Strange as it
may seem there is more actual suffer
ing at the North than at the South.
Wealth is concentrated there in the
hands of few. These people -four
ish. But the farmer end the working
man is being ground down to the very
dust. In the Northwest corn and
oats sell for rs cents bushel, and in
many places, corn is used for fuel be-
ing cheaper than either wood or coal.
NO HELP BY INCREASING THE CUR
RENCY.
"Will not a measure be pushed
through to increase the volume of the
chrrency?" asked.
"This Congress" replied Mr.. Hen
derson, Twill probably pass some sort
of silver bill-but not such one as
is demanded. OF course shall vote
for any bill that promises an incrs ase
in the volume of the currency. |
should like to see the amount of cur
rency doubled at least. But it will
rot be 90. No silver bill will increase
the annual circulation more than $780,
100000, and this sum is not sufficient
to replace the bills which are return
ed during the same period, to say
nothing of the increase of the popula-
ton by several millions constantly re
quires. A repeal of the 10 per cent.
tax on the circulation of State banks
would give immense relief-but there
is no hope of any such measure secur-
ing favorable consideration. sym
pethize from the bottom of my soul
with the farmers and the workingmen
of the country in their indignation and
disgust at the present condition of af-
fairs. I hope they will continue to
maintain their organizations and to
resist with all their power every form
of injustice and oppression. They
ought to wage an eternal war ON those
who make wal against them. The
people of the South are united and the
relief desired is plain enough-but un-
til we car break down the sectional
prejudices of the Northern people,
satisfactory relief cannot come to the
country"
THE FEDERAL ELECTION Law.
hope that the fears entertained al
the South in regard to Federal cleo
ton law will not be realized" 1 said
"What is the outlook Mr.. Hender.
son said:
"The Republican majority has been
made sule. in the Senate for several
| years to come by the admission OF the
new States, and q conspiracy is now
being hatched to give that party per-
manent contro: of the House of Repre-,
sentatives. The conspirators hops
to accomplish this results by the pas:
/ sage of Federal election law. Sec
{tion 4 of Article 1, of the Constitu
tion of the United States, provides
that: "The times; places and man
ner ofsholding elections for. -
| Representatives shall be prescribed ir
each State by the Legislature thereof
bat the Congress may at ans time B.
Law make or alter such regulations
.Under this clause it il
proposed to enact y new law givinf
Congress exclusive control of all elec
tions for Representatives in Congress
including the appointment By tn,
President, Of Judges Of election, conn
| ty, district and State boards of can
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