The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-02-20
SMART BUT NOT WISE.
ANORTH CAROLINA CONGRESsMAN'S
TREACHERY.

A Tale that Shows that a Spokesman is
Not Always a Successful Politician
The Inside History of the Deal Between
Ewart and Eaves.:
Correspondence Of the N. Y. Timts.]
AsHEvILLE, N. c., Feb. 1O.-Al
though the Republicans of this (the
NINTH district of North Carolina are
away up in the mountains, they are
not quite beyond the reach Of reports
from Washington that exhibit Repre-
sentative Ewar; in very extraordi-
nary role. That he should presume
to 90 before the Civil Service Reform
Committee of the House to assail the
reform and to gain some cheap notori
ETY. at Washington was easily under
stood, but that he should force him
self into publicity with such politi
cal reputation as he has at home was
certainly an indication that, though
he might be 'spoilsman," he is not a
politician. This is Mr.. Ewart's first
term and like many another beginner
in Congress, he is trying to be smart
ratner IMAM " alt to become SdSdclOuS.
If it were the province of the civil
Service Reform Committee Of the
House to make an inquiry concerning
the appointments for which Mr. Ewart
can be held directly or Indirectly re
sponsible, the report would be much
more interesting than anything the
committee seems likely to get by in
vestigating the Civil service Commits
sioners If the inquiry could begin
in the summer of 1880, it would take
Ewart up at about the most anxious
period in his career. He had then
been nominated for Congress, and he
was Justify begging for money and
other aid from the Congressional and
National Committees. He was also
appealing for help to the Republicans
of the District. Many of his former
friends are now asserting openly that
he received, in answer to his appeals,
large sums of money, and that the
National committee was particularly
liberal, as it was making strong
effort to capture close districts and
secure a majority in Congress. Men
who were familiar with the details of
the campaign have not been at all
backward in asserting that Mr.. Ew-
art spent the money turned over to
him not to secure his own election, but
to satisfy personal obligations.
1t is immaterial now whether the
campaign fund was spent for "legiti-
mate campaign purposes or not The
thing that frets the Republicans, who
have have hal about enough # Ew
art. is that III, actual work of The
camraign tells up"n them. This was
Il strong Uui"n sectI,n during the
rebellion, and If the old loyal white
st ok AID their descendants many are
active Republicans 1t was only hy
the most herpic eff ris ON the part Of
the leading ni,o # lnis class that
EMart '.a> elected u, & snail Ma ri
ty, running h.hiid the State aud Ma
tioDal republican ticke;s. The lead
e s were proudtr of their victory than
they were of the man they had elected
and they fancied tl.at the industry
and fidelity that they had shown
would en:itle them, when the new
administration came in, tn be consult
ell and gratitird, if pussible, II. the
appointment of good Republicans and
honest officers
Harrison having been elected Pres
ident, there were at once many appli.
cants for the offices. There were to
be filled the PLACES of Internal Reve-
nue. Collector, District Attorney, U. s.
Marshal, postmasters, and many 9th
ers Of less Importance. Among those
who applied tor HE office of Internal
Revenue Collector were r. a Patter
son, Chairman of the Congressional
committee for the district; Col Thos
N. Cooper, the former COLLECTOR, and
j. b. Eaves, Chairman If the Repub-
lican State Committee. Patterson had
rendered excellent service during the
campaign. and he was confident of
recognition. Col. Cooper, having
stood as candidate for the legislature
in his own county of Transylvania,
hitherto largely Democratic, had put
all his energy Into the fight and bad
won, carrying the whole Republican
ticket along with him. Ewa.t cut no
figure in the fight. He did not make
a single speech in the county, and
only visited it once To urge Col. Coup
er to become candidate for the lex
islature
There were several applicants for
the office of United States Attorney in
Ewart's dis, rict. They included State
Senator Lusk, of Ashevills, who for
merry held the Office and discharged
the duties with great satisfaction to
the government ana with credit to
himself, and who, by his canvass, had
contributed largei, to the el,ction Of
Mr.. Ewart; the Hon. j. w. Bowman
of Mitchell county, the banner Repub
lican county, without the vote of which
Ewart would have been beaten by
1000 majority; G. Ii. Smathers, y
prominent and talented young lawyer
Of Waynesville, who has several times
been candidate for the Senate anG
the House of Representatives in coun-
ties largely Democratic, always in the
thickest of the fight, and who made an
active. eloquent and effective canvass
for Emart, and Henry Hardwick, a
young and very bright lawyer Of
Asheviile and the editor Of Repub-
Iican paper, who devoted his talent
and his means to helpt Ewart TO sue
ceed
These four applicants all had the
Endorsements and the promised sup
port Of Ewart. He was false to each
and gil Of them. Forgetting in hia