The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-12-04
FURTHER REMARKS CONCERNING So
LICITOR SETTLES TRICKS.


Mr.. Settle has preserved his "digni-
fed silence admirably. When he, an
officer who helps to administer Justice
between man and man, is charged by
THE SENTINEL " it'll low political
trick that would be bitterly denied by
a second-rate ward politician, he SIM
ply refuses to talk. Not even the offer
of courteous hearing and fair treat
ment through these columns has been
able to induce him to break silence.
If Mr.. Settle possessed a conscience
void of offense; if he were not directly
responsible for fraud, he would have
promptly come forward and denied
the charge. That is the way guiltless
men do. Mr. Settles silence is credi-
table to his good judgment, for guilty
men rarely go into print, but it is a
virtual admission that The SENTI-
NEL's charges are true.
Mr.. Settles friend, Senator Quay,
adopted the same clam like silence
when he was under the deadly fire of
the New York World but it failed to
save him. Mr.. Quay to-day is not
even trusted by his own party leaders
and it will not be a great while before
Solicitor Settle will be made aware of
the fact that he has forfeited and lost
the respect of the people of this judi
cial district. In proof of this state
ment we quote from letter which
THE SENTINEL this week received
from a prominent gentleman of this
district who, before this fraud was dis
covered, was very friendly with Mr..
Settle. He says: "You have exposed
him in manner that does you credit
and places him in a very discreditable
position. He CAN NEVER BE VIEWED
BY HONEST PEOPLE AS MAN WORTHY
TO HOLD A HIGH AND IMPORTANT
JUDICIAL OFFICE"
As we remarked last week, the evil
dence continues to come in. 1t is now
known that Mr.. B. G. Sharpe (Mr.
Settles brother in-law) hired one j. P.
Elledge, a brandy gauger, to go to
each township in Wilkes county and
distribute Settles bogus tickets. On
the way from Wilkes to Allegheny
Mr.. Sharpe made enquiries for certain
ak-kneed Democrats (probably des'
ignated by Settle and Henderson, and
it appears that Mr.. Sharp got in some
good work, as these bogus tickets we're
voted in every township through which
Mr.. Sharpe went from Wilkes to AL.
leghany.
We are informed by prominent
Democrat of Wilkes that fully 100 OF
these fraudulent tickets were voted in
his county. Numbers of Mr.. BARRIERS
personal friends in the Republican
party put his name on their tickets,
while very few Demoe rats voted for
Mr.. Settle, yet Mr.. Barber fell behind
the State ticket at several precincts
where he had strong personal follow
ing. The internal bogus ticket did
the business
We have a letter from Mr.. B rber
W ich says: "You are at liberty to
say for me in your paper thot the
more investigate this matter, the
more thoroughly am l convinced that
the injustice to me and fraud upon the
people was perpetrated with the full
knowledge and consent of Settle and
that l want all honest men to furnish
me with all the evidence they can Sc
cure"
We hope the people who know any
OF the facts about this fraud yet I'M
published will forward them either to
Mr.. Bar Der, at Wilkesboro, or to The
SENTINEL There is lot of Settles
deviltrv that has not yet come to light
and It is due to the people that his
disreputable trickery should be known,
80 that he may reap the reproach he
80 richly Deserve.