The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-06-25
VEST INTERVIEWED,
CONCENSUS OF THE OPINION OF
MANY POLITICAL PROPHETS.
Editor Belo Declares Texas is Solid for
Cleveland = North American Conn
pany and Behrins Sea-NOrth Caro-.
linians in Washington.

Especial Correspondence to THE SENTINEL
WASHINGTON, D. c., June 23.-The
Post of yesterday says in an edi-
torial paragraph: editor Belo de-
clares Texas is solid for Cleveland.
Thus does the Cleveland boom bob
up serenely from Belo." Col. Belo is
a native of Salem, N. c., but is now
one of the most influential business
men of Galveston, Texas. He is
known here to be a warm personal
! friend of ex-President Cleveland, and
in spite of the POSTS pun on his name,
l expect his utterance is as true as
Holy Writ!
A recent interview with Senator
Vest is commented on here as being
so nearly a concensus of the opinion
of q number of the best political
prophets here that quoteit. Being
asked what he thought of Cleveland,
Senator Vest said:
"What 1 have always thought
that he is a brave, honest man, as
wrong on the silver question as it is
possible for any man to be."'
care you against Mr.. Cleveland,
then, for President?"
81 haven't said that. lam against
the Republican party, and think it's
success the greatest mistake that can
come to the country. Mr.. Cleveland
will be nominated, and am for him
as against any Republican or third
rate candidate"
"How about the charge that the
Democratic Senator's are working
against Cleveland?''
cit is false, and every Democrat
who repeats it is helping the Repub-
leans. OF course, the enemy wants
all the internal dissention and dis
trust in our ranks that are possible,
but the Democrats who fall into the
trap are not intelligent There is
some feeling among Democratic Sen
atOrs as to Cleveland's silver letter.
In voting for free coinage we are just
as honest as Mr.. Cleveland In oppos-
ing it, and the sooner this miserable
stuff about Senatorial dictation is
stopped the better it will be for truth
and decency. In my opinion our
ticket will be Cleveland and Gray and
the Republicans will nominate Harri-
son and Morton. 1 have absolute
faith that we will win. But it is bad
taste and worse policy for us to de-
cry and depreciate each other for the
benefit.of the Republicans
''Do you think the force bill will be
brought forward again by the Re-
publicans?'
eyes. Of course it cannot pass
Congress, but Harrison willurge it in
his next message, and the Republican
national platform will endorse it.
The Republicans will make the next
fight on the Mckinley bill, the force
bill, and reciprocity"
Senator Vest probably makes one
mistake, viz: Blaine is stronger with
his party than Harrison. Blaine
grows every day in favor, Harrison
does not.
Mr.. Thos. H. Leary has resigned a
81 900 position in the War Depart
ment.
J. B. Hill, of Raleigh, N. c., is in
the city.
The North American Commercial
Company doesn't propose to be bar
red out of Behring Sea during the
sealing season without insisting upon
it's legal rights and being made good
for all losses that it may sustain by
their violation. A protest to this ef-
feet was fled with Acting Secretary
Spaulding, of the Treasury Depart
ment, yesterday by the counsel for
the company. 1t will be seen that
the company claims compensation by
the United States in the sum of $780,
900 for the losses to which it was
subjected by being ordered out of the
sealing waters on the Goth of July,
1890. The protest, which clearly in
dicates that the company has a good
case and intends to stand by it, con-
cludes with a few pertinent criticisms
of the act of the United States in en-
tering into stipulations with Great
Britain which openly set at naught a
solemn contract with it's own citizens
and involve them in great pecuniary
loss.