The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-03-23
SHOULD COME TO WINSTON
Tle Collectors Office Of This Internal
Revenue District.
TIE UNION REPUBLICAN PAVORS IT.

1t Says the Office Should Never Have
Been Moved Away FIR IN the Twins
City-Letters From Several Inter-
ested Parties-The Sentinel Nor
Alone its in Advocacy for the Office.
The collectors's Office of the Fifth
internal revenue district should
be in Winston.
That is what every business man in
Winston-Sdlem says when asked to
express his honest sentiments about
the matter.
The SENTINEL then IS not alone in
its advocacy of securing this import
ant office for the TWin-City. 1t is in
the interest of Winston-Salem that
this paper and many business men
are making a fight to secure it.
THE SENTINEL is glad to have the
Union Republicans endorsement in
favor of the Office being brought back
to Winston. In an editorial today,
headed "Winston Should Have the
ONCE" the Republican says
The Republican advocates the re-
turn of the internal revenue office of
this, the Fifth, district to this city.
In 1887 it was transferred here from
Greensboro, and remained until Presi-
dent Cleveland was elected eight years
ago, when with the appointment of
Collector DoWd, it was removed to
Salisbury, and ever since has been
drifting around the district, with
headquarters at present Fat AshevIlle.
AS the Democrats carried it way, it
would be no more than should be eX-
pected that similar administration
should effect its return.
The Republican joins heartily in
the work Of aiding its return to Win
stOn. As a tobacco center, the i'm
menSe amount of tax paid here, our
excellent railroad facilities etc, we
are entitled to such a privilege, and
go step further, and claim Just cause
to demand it.
Last Friday the Tobacco Manufac-
turers' Board of Trade of this city
held meeting and passed resolutions
urging our claims, and endorsing Col.
Thos Fl. Sutton as suitable person
for the appointment of collector. The
action CT the Tobacco Board of Trade
and also the Chamber of Commerce
vii lalso be called into requisition. 4
committee consisting of Messrs. T. L.
Vaughn. w. w. Wood, and j. w
hdutS was appointed 10 prepare sta
tlstlcs and present WinstOn's claims
in this respect for the office. The at
tent1On of Senators Vance and Ran
sOm.and also Congressman Bower, will
be drawn to the matter per instruc-
tiOns to Secretary Bynum
The impression is prevalent that if
a resident gentleman is centered upOn
as collector, the work can be more
successfully done. Col. Thomas SUIT
ton has heretofore been chosen, and
happily for the cause, without Opposi-
ton. He is lawyer of note, progress
slve in spirit, and a gentleman that
Will I'LL the place most satisfactorily
to all concerned. and while the Repub-
Jican cheerfuily endorses I he selection.
1t would do SO as willingly for any
Democrat whose appointment would
tend toward having the office trans
ferred again to this city, from which
location it should never have been re-
moved If the interests and justice OF
= the patrons had been considered
IHE SENTINEL has received. and is
pleased to print, the following commu-
nications from tobacco manufacturers
and others, outside of Winston, who
transact business with the main office
Without exception, they favor it be
ing here. Here is what these mer
say: