The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-07-24
THAT ATTACK ON VANCE
THE PEOPLE AND THE PRESS CON
DENIM IT.

THE PEOPLE AND THE PRESS CON-
DENIM IT.
Here Are Just Few Of the MANY Re-
marks Made on the Suiect by North
Carolina Editors.
From the Durham Globe
There are several things implied in
the extract qnoted; one of which is,
that Senator Vance would have
reached different conclusion in re-
gard to the bill if he had correctly es
timated the strength of the Alliance
Another is that it Is his duty to yield
to the dictates of his constituents, Or a
part of them, regardless of hisown
convictions of right and wrong. In
both of these assumptions the Progress
sue Farmer is seriously mistaken.
The Globe docs not believe for
modify his opinions for any reward
whatever. 1t believes that he would
spurn the offer of another term in the
Senate on the condition of compromis-
ing his principles. And the great
masses of the people of North Carroll
ma would scorn the intimation that the
convictions of their own Zeb Vance
could be the subject of barter.
The clear meaning of this is, that
the Progressive Farmer is opposed to
the re election of Senator Vance by
the next legislature. It will be seen,
as nominations are made for the gem
eral assembly, whether the people
have lost confidence in "Our Zeb" or
not.
From the State Chronicle
But when the official organ of the
State Alliance,the Progressive Farmer,
makes what we conceive to be an ur-
warranted and unjust attack
upon Senator Vance, and asks
(by implication, certainly, if not ex-
pressly) the people to replace him
not be true to the farmers of the
State if we did not speak out in vigor-
Gus opposition to any such teaching.
We have no quarrel with the Pro.
gressive Farmer, and we sincerely re-
gret to see it make so great blunder
as to attack the greatest living North
Carolinian, and to advise his retire
ment because-of what? Because he
has written a sincere, manly and hon.
est letter stating that after mature
consideration he cannot support the
Sub Treasury bill. That is the grava-
men of his offending.
From the Nashville Arqonaut1
We read the Progressive Fa, n,er
often with sadness. It is painful to us
to see paper pursue a course, which,
in our opinion, and we believe in the
opinion of many other thinking men,
is calculated to awaken feelings and
create prejudices, which in the end, can
only result in harm. The very idea
Of even intimating that Zeb Vance is
not in hearty sympathy with the far
mer, and would not do anything in his
power to promote their welfare, be-
cause he came out in manly way, as
hdEe many others of the true and
tried men of the South, and candidly
stated that he could not vote for a
badly constructed and totally imprac-
ticable bill, in its present shape, is
simply ridiculous.
From the wilson Advance.
That the intention of the above ar
ticle is to consolidate and organize the
State against the re election of Sena-
tor Vance, must be apparent. That
the issue is squarely drawn between
Vance and some farmer no one who
reads the utterauces of Col. Polk can
deny. We do not propose to review
in detail, this week, the article, but to
refer to one point made. Col. Polk
says Vance should endorse the bill
whether constitutional or not. This
is startling announcement. A man
we have trusted as our Senator is told
that he must work for law that is in
conflict with the Constitution that he
has sW orn to preserve. In the name
of decency what sort of doctrine is
this.
/ [Erom the Milton Aduertiser]
| Zeb Vance has rendered faithful
and patriotic service to his people dur.
ing too many years and in too many
ways for the rawlings of the editor OF
the Progre ,sive Farmer to weaken his
hold upon the affections of the people.
He is the truest of the living sons
Of the Old North State.
He has acted truly and wisely. We
love him end trust him. And SO long
as he will allow US, we will continue
to heap honors upon him.
| FroA the Monroe Regisser.]
/ Any reasonable, unprejudiced man,
who will carefully read Vance's letter,
must admit that it contains not one
single line which can be construed as
hostile to the farmers. 1t is true that
he opposes the Sub Treasury bill in
its present shape, but many Alliance.
men do the same. In fact, the more
this measure is discussed, and the bet
ter it is understood, the more opposi-
tion there is to it.
From the Greensboro Patrot.]
Zeb Vance is = Democrat, a North
Carolinian and patriot, and no in.
2nence can ever be strong enough tc
cause him to swerve hairs breadth
| from his line of duty or lose sight oi
the interests of his State and her peo
] pie.
Hickory Press and oarosiniaa1
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