The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-01-16
slE MONEY QUESTION AGAIN.

| siE MON QUESTION ttiAIN.
| N New From the Colonel ON tn. Sill
| Yer Question.
| Q.-Having had quite a rest, shall
| We not resume the discussion of the
Money Question:"
| A.-Yes, and with more earnest
ness and v:gor than ever; that ques-
ton ought never he permitted to
| rest.
| Q.-How do you account for the
| Colonel's silence-you havenot heard
from him, have you?
| A.-Oh, no, no, we have not heard
from him. Many have looked anx-
| iously for few words, at least, from
the Colonel, but he has no word to
say upon the subject of silver, think
ing, | suppose, that tits none of the
| folks business whether or not he ev-
er went to ST. Louis as a delegate,
and much less what he said and did
| in that august assembly.
| Q.-But how do you account for
his silence his ''dumb-mouth' policy
on this particular subject-it is not
in harmony with his past record, is
it?
| A.-Not exactly. The Colonel 'sshot
off his mouth" about moving Trinity
and gave his ''views plainly and fore
ibly'' upon that important question.
He went so far in his fiery zeal for his
Alma Mater that he reviewed" SO
says the High Point Enterprise, the
mistaken idea of the people of the
South; concentrating and consolida-
ting in towns and cities, and says it
/ IS nxyi1.,roo Of
rather than development" See SEN
TINEL of the Dist of Nov, 1889.
OFF concentration and consoli-
dation in towns and citi,s'' is an evil
resulting in Generalization, does it
not follow that the tremendous effort
to boom the Twin City is an effort
to demoralize the population?
Alt is impossible to avoid such
forth as particeps criminis-an abet-
tor in the work of decentralization.
Voting the people into bondage by
railroad corporation, to tuild up
lots-is Il mighty help in the evil
work of concentration and consoli-
dation.''
| ClIc COlOllel ckcI OdhcA "
part in the discussion of any other
public question?
A.-Oh, yes. When the people were
with the usurers, trying to reduce
the rate of interest, the price of mon
ey, the Colonel could not hold his
| peace, but raised his voice. for the
money trust, appearing in the col
| Of hn
the valorous champion of Shylock.
The National Banks, having ''cor-
nered" the money of the people, that
''corner" must be sustained, and
''Old Hutch of Chicago never work
ed more zealously on that line than
did the Colonel
Q.-Still the question arises, how
do you account for the Colonel's sol
emn silence on the silver question?
A.-Well, this is one way of &C
counting for it. You remember the
letter in the Republican of the 9Th Of
Dec, 1889, signed by five :'promi-
nent citizens of the Twin City, upon
the famous bond transaction, by
which the people of Winston town.
ship were led ''like sheep to the
. slaughter, delivered over into the
hands of the man of the especial
car" representing the "quasi de
funct and insolvent n c. NJ r. r
Co.." as the prominent citizens
, say-yes, delivered up, "body
breeches, boots and all -
Well that letter demands atten
ton. The remarkable condolences
: discovered by the prominent citizens
certainly demand explanation, and
r possibly the Colonel and Judge vii
son are meditating on reply to the
aforesaid letter of the aforesaid
prominent citizen. That bond trans
action is certainly the most promi
| nent case on the Colonels docket, anC
t if he gives it the attention called fol
i, by the cOmplainants, We can readily
t see how it is that he has no time tC
s spare for the silver question.
Q.-But the ''kickers" seem to hav,
been Quoted by some means, and
guess there will be no further trouble
What do you think about it? .
A.-1Ou are mistaken if you thinl
3 the ''fire has gone out" though you
i see no tongues of flames licking sky
J, ward, the fire still burns, and Their
/ is not enough water in the reservoi
to extinguish it. That letter mus
be answered by somebody, some
where and somehow. The defend
n ants cannot deal with such an epis
e tie as with an idle breeze which the,
e regard not.' The city fathers o
e their counsellors are bound to iris
|, and explain the remarkable coin
J. cidences" discovered by the kickers
and there can be no repose till it j
done.
There may be no more letters writ
. ten, but some pleas will have to b
entered.
II Q.-You think then that there i
J likely to be a discussion of a "silve
. question" in the near future? ..
) Al do; but the issue will be NY
Metalism instead of Bi-Metalism, AN,
the character of the discussion vii
, be anything but philosophical. +.
= Q.-Let us hope for better things
''let us havepeace-prophesy smooth
q things unto us. -
l. Ais folly to cry 'Peace, peace
e when there is no peace" Thes
t kickers have warmed in their bosom
d a viper that has stung them-some
a thing, somebody, .'more subtle thai
d any beast of the field" has bruised
their heels" and it is no matter O
d wonder that they are diligently seek
n ing to bruise somebody's head.
t. Dwell, what do you think is tn
a matter anyway; something evident
}, ly has gone crooked?