The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-10-13
AN APPEAL TO PATRIOTISM
From an Aged Farmer Citizen and
Democrat.
RECONSTRUCTION DAYS RECALLED.
Tariff Taxes PAID for Ninety Years by
the Old Man-They were Sufficient
to Have Bought Him a Splendid
Plantation-He Implores White
Men Not to Divide But to Unite


Plantation-He Implores White
Correspondence of the Sentinel.]
CANA, n. c., Oct. TN an inter
view with a SENTINEL representative
at Cana, n. c., Mr.. Cain, an aged and
highly-respectedc dcitizen-farmer, utters
a note of warning towhich we especial
ly ask the attention of all Third par
ty men. He said: 81 am nearly 80
years old, my father was in the war
of 1872. | had three sons in the Con-
federate army, the bones of one of
whom lies on the Seven Pines battle
field, near Richmond, where he fell
mortally wounded. / have passed
through many trying periods. All my
brothers and sisters are in their
graves.
''In the course of nature I can't ex-
pect to know whatever, either for veal
or woe, may come upon our great cOun-
try for which our fathers and sons
poured out their life blood. But my
children, grandchildren, great grand
children, friends, neighborS and fell
low-citizens are to live after me. l
am mindful of them, and, while L
| hope for the better l fear the worse.
Leu HE uUUeE one WOTu VI WdTulUS.
Remember that Omitted we stand,
but divided we fall That our enc
my is watching and rejoicing at the
division among us, calling one party
tie straightOutS and the other the AL
| lance wing of the old Democratic
party, and saying that 'they, the Re
publicans, have splendid chance this
year on account of this division to get
entire control of the State and wipe
out the present system of county gov
ernment." That would be a sad day
! for North Carolina. Let me say to
| you young men who never knew of,
| and you old men who seem to have
| forgotten, the days of Reconstruction
| Look at that ignorant negro sitting
on the jury to decide whether you,
| your wife, mother, daughter, father
| or brother is guilty or innocent They
| are entirely innocent but are you will
| ling that ignorance and prejudice
| shall decide? No, thousand times
no!
| ''This is no fancy picture. l my
| self saw al of it and much more. Too
| much to mention now. In view OF
| all this let me, the Old Man, beg of you,
and l wish | could repeat it in the
ears of all self-respecting white men
in North Carolina and throughout
the South, Don't divide and turn the
| SONeEuu1euU Vi UulS SUdUc anu udUIOu
over to the Republicans and thus
bring upon yourselves all these dire
calamities, which they threaten if we
by division put them in power. And
let me say if they get control they
| will fulfill their threats
''To the farmers let me say that
am in sympathy with you; that
have.been farmer all my long long
life. [ have paid out tariff tal
enough during my life to buy large
plantation. The larger portion of il
has gone into the pockets Of ricf
manufacturers. The only way we cal
get relief at present is through thu
Democratic party, so let US not an
tagonize those who are our friend
and thus aid the Republicans ou
avowed enemies. We can't expect t.
get all we want at once but for tina
reason let us not refuse what we cal
get. Let's not kill the ''goOse tina
lays the golden egg," but let's foster
feed and encourage her so that sh
may have one good, fair chance AM
see if we do not get other golden eggs
Let us have harmony"