The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-07-21
THE FATE OF THE SILVER BILL.
Colonel Fellows Makes an Eloquent
Speech in the House.


Speech in the House.
WAsHINGToN. D. c., June 15.-
The fate of the silver bill as q politi
cal factor is the subject of a variety
of opinions. 1t is conceded to be an
evidence of the infuenre of Grover
Cleveland. The silver Democrats are
evidently afraid that it will have a
serious effect on the Presidential
election. There seems to be a great
deal of fear as to Virginia. Cleveland
carried the State by less than about
1000 majority four years ago, and
Democrats about the capitol are
afraid that the Peoples party will
capture enough Democratic votes to
give the State to the Republicans.
However, the Virginia delegation as
| sure their associates that Virginia is
all right.
There was a great detection four
years ago in the "boom" section
| where the iron industries we're begin
ming to spring up, and many life
long Democrats, and native Virgin
ians in that section contributed to
| the Harrison campaign fund because
they were afraid Mr.. CIeveland's s
tariff policy might cripple their infant
industries. Virginia Congressman
say there will be none OF this defec-
ton this year, and they are counting
on the New Southwest to pull the
State through for Cleveland. His
financial views find especial favor in
this section and it is alleged that the
| operation of the Mckinley bill has
convinced the people that they were
wrong and Cleveland was right.
BOWERS NOMINATION APPROVED.
The nomination of W. 81. Bower
for Congress, is considered a good
selection By the North Carolina rep
resentatives whom | have seen.
Col. Fellows, of New York, made
one of the great speeches of the ses,
sion Thursday afternoon. Col. Eel,
lows is short little chumpy man
with smooth face and light hair in
clined to curl, He is accused of hav
ing a strong resemblance to John
Quincy Adams.
The conference report of the nava
appropriation bill was under consid
Grafton and Father Holman had
made one of his characteristics speech
es for economy. He had been inter
rupted frequently, and those inter
ested gathered around the debaters
| like school boys watching a friendly
tussle, most of them crowding in the
isle and standing in their seats
nearby. Then Col. Fellows took the
floor. There were calls of "vote" anC
he said he would not detain the House
| h17t ofe.tf r 1,a Io Oh l.
speak. Speaker Crisp's gavel which
had been used so. generously a few
minutes before, was laid aside anC
every member listened intently while
the New Yorker pleaded for the main
tenance of the honor of the nation by
voting an appropriation for enter
tanning the navies of the world dur
ing the grand rendezvous in Hampton
Roads next year to which they haC
been invited by the President at tn,
request of Congress. He pleaded toe
for the protection of the coast, an(
when he asserted that there woult
be no more internal strife and thai
war, if at all must be from without
he was applauded on both sides o
the House.
Oratory is not to be heard on tn,
floor of the House every day ant
Col. Fellows little gem was one O
the few speeches of the session lis
tened to with genuine interest. III,
sat down amid the applause of Dem
ocrats and Republicans alike, anC
for several minutes his associate
crowded around him and Offered
congratulations. That speech will
go down in the history of the Hous
as one of the few vote maxim.
speeches, for it undoubtedly in
creased the number of votes b,
which the report was agreed to.
The following changes in Nortl
Carolina postoffices are announced:
| f. w. Gregory appointed postmas
ter at Crowell's, Halifax county
vice L. D. Gregory removed; G. W
Crawford appointed postmaster a
Marion, McDowald county, vice J
Yancey, Jr., resigned; V. T. King
postmaster at Wilmot, jackson coun
ty, vice T. M. Frizell, resigned; T
E. Hughston, Zirconia, Henderson
county, vice P. j. Hent, resigned.
Plato T. Durham, of Greensboro
has been appointed a cadet to Yves
Point Military Academy for tn
Fifth North Carolina district by tn
Secretary of War.
| CHAS. I. STEWART.