The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-11-06
THE RESULT FORSYTH COUNTY.

AS Will De seen Dy the nSures pup
lished in another column, Forsyth
county.
Elects w. B. Stafford (Dem.) Clerk
of the court
Elects Jno. F. Griffith (Dem)
Treasurer.
Elects M. E. league (Rep) as
Sheriff.
Reflects j. P. Staunton (Rep.) as
Register of Deeds.
Elects Edgar Lineback (Rep.) to
the House.
Elects Jones and Fogle as surveyor
and coroner, respectively.
Gives Williams (Dem.) majority
for Congress
Gives Settle (Rep.) e majority for
Solicitor.
Gives Jno. Reynolds (Rep.) ma
jority for the State Senate.
It might have been better and it
could have been far worse. 1t GER
tainly is a. fast improvement on the
election two years ago.
The big Democratic gains were
made in Winston Salem. They sim
ply out did themselves and rolled up
a magnificent majority which is
thing of beauty and will prove joy
even until it is surpassed two years
hence. Had our friends Of the coun-
try but worked as faithfully and zeal
ously as the city Democracy, the
court house would have been cleaned
and every radical officer run home to
his roost.
In the Sherifalty contest the peo-
pie of the country have made great
mistake in voting against Jack Boyer.
1t is certain that they have been I'M
scrupulously lied to in regard to the
trial and results show that they were
wofully deceived. Mr.. Boyer was le
gally elected two years ago and be-
cause he brought suit to expose the
corruption of Republican methods and
to force them by the law to give him
his own is no reason why the people
should have rebuked him. He was
right then and sooner or later, when
the people learn the truth about that
trial, they will find it so. Till then
Mr.. Boyer will wait cheerfully the
verdict of people whom he has
served faithfully and honestly and to
whose decree he submits respectfully.
The election of Messrs. Stafford and
Griffith is good ground enough for
the Democrats of the county to hold
a barbecue. Their election means
that the backbone of the Republican
party in this county has been broken.
For years Mr.. Hauser, the present,
clerk, has been known as the strongest
man on the Republican ticket and the
best canvasser in the party, He has
formed the center, been the head and
brains of the party, and now that he
is beaten, other Democratic victories |
will follow soon.
The Williams vote is not so heavy
as was expected, but it is still highly |
gratifying. 1t shows clearly that me-
gro Republicans will not support one
of their own race (Moore) for Office,
and it shows, too, that Republican
broot, IN bo1k +ho t;ol~o< oo,,,,t g., b,t
little. There are number of excel
lent men in the county, hitherto Re-
publicans, who refused to support
Brewer and did all they could to de-
feat him. These are entitled to re-
spect for their manliness in repudia.
ting Brewer, but most of the rank
and file of the party and all the poll
ticians voted for the leper. This
shows the Democrats that it will not
do to pin your faith too strongly on
promised bolt. When the time comes
the ring leaders and their followers,
who have been declaring against their
nominee, in order to lull the activity
of the Democrats, usually go and vote
the Republican ticket straight. Let
the Democrats remember this in flu
ture and fight to the last ditch. |
The defeat of the Democratic legis-
lative ticket is calamity. The two
gentlemen who were our candidates
would have served the peoples inter-
ests in an impartial and able way
They would have exerted an influence
in the Democratic legislature which
Messrs. Reynolds and Lineback can
not hope to exert. However, We are
certain that the country will not be
dashed over a precipice by the present
result and we look to the future for an
among the people which
v i'll send men to the legislature who
have sand and sense. Fl
Brethren, the partial victory we
have won should give US encourage
ment. Let US take fresh grip. Let
every Democrat do his duty from now
until the next election and we will
put old Forsyth under the Democrat /,
ic Gag by = majority that will make
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