The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-11-01

old. GA man who has got sense
enough to keep out OF the fire knows
that could not be-" said he. "Linney
says that if he is elected be will re-
store (by himself) the Mckinley bill
and will vote to raise the tariff on
many things"
Mr.. Bower named a number of ar
ticles placed on the free list by the
| new tariff law. Among the number
was salt, and he said that God knew
| the Republican leaders needed salt
| to save them. "Linney's issue is pro-
| lection for the manufacturers and not
| for the working people. He wants
| high wool that covers the backs of
both white and colored people. Lin
ney started out in the campaign by
| making a personal attack on me, say
| ing l had helped to destroy his sheep
ranch in Texas-by putting wool on
| asked him about it and he denied ever
| saying it-claiming then that be never
| owned a sheep IN Texas in his life"
Mr.. Bower referred to the fact that
| he introduced a bill in Congress for a
public building in Winston-Salem, md
| that the committee made favorable
| report on it. 81 expect to have the
bill put through during next session" !"
said our Congressman. Now Linney
put up that and other buildings in
these towns. He also wants high
protective tariff on the implements
used by the farmer. He says that he
wants Il high tariff on everything eX-
cept sugar. When he was in the
Legislature with me he voted with me
for tariff for revenue only. l can't
reform Linuey now-he'S already lost.
"There was never sugar trust
until the Mckinley law was passed.
Linney is opposed to bounty on to-
baccO and cotton but wants to restore
it on sugar"
Mr.. Bower told how a representative
OF the sugar trust tried to Dribe Sena-
tors during the last Congress. One
senator from Virginia was offered S25,-
900 for his vote and Il Populist Senator
sI5 900. The latter got mad because
the trust offered him less than the
Democrat.
Mr.. Bower said that when you heard
a man always talking about rascality
and suspecting fraud in elections that
man would bear watching. This did
not take well with Goslen, Reynolds
& Co. He asked Linney if he did not
vote in the Legislature to put the
South Carolina election law on North
Carolina. Linney replied that he did
not. Ibid you not pair with Sena-
tor on the question :" asked Mr.. Bow
er. Maybe j did; l don't remember
noW," replied Linney in tone OF voice
that convinced everybody in the house
that he was guilty Of the charge made
against him. Mr. Bower asked his OPP
ponent if he thought his action in the
Senate on sthab question was fraud
Linney remained as dumb as an oys-
ter. The Congressman struck Linney
another powerful blow on his vote in
the Legislature to allow tie cOlored
people only cents on the dollar for
the public school fund. MT Bower
voted against the measure. III Lin
ney had had his way he would have
ruined you colOred people," said MIR,
Bower. He asked the colored voters
| made such attacks on them.
In Linney's rejOnder he said that
ne never read the South Carolina elec
tion law. His vote for it to be placed
on North Carolina was so much the
worse. He failed to say anything
about his vote against the colored peu-
pie on the school taxes.
Mr.. Bowers rejOinder was "clinch
er." He made both his friends and
| foes feel sorry for the Bull of the
Brushes" Even the colored people
| talked it that that their man was
| badly used up. The hardest blow he
| gave Linney was when he drew a paper
which he called mortgage on
the so-called Republican-Populis
| Mr.. Bower read it. 1twas dated June
| I3, 1889, and was contract made be-
| tween Mr.. Linney and Mr.. e b..
| Jones. 1t was to the effect that if
| the tax on tobacco and brandy was
not taken off during Harrison's ad-
| ministration Linney was to vote the
| Democratic ticket. On the other
hand, IL the tax was removed Jones
was to vote the Republican ticket.
Linney failed to keep his word. not
| withstanding the contract stands re-
corded in the Registers office at Tay-
| lorsville. Mr.. Bower asked the voters
how they can support man who
cares no more for his word than that.
He told Linney that he would let him
off if he would vote the Democratic
ticket this time. "If he doesn't do
it," continued Mr.. Bower. 81 expect
to advertise and sell him at public
auction at the courthouse in TaylorS-
Vile, the day after the election, and
the first man that bids the price of 9
good 'possum dog will get him.
There is some diversity of opinion as
to who will bid the highest for Lin
ney. Some say Charley Reynolds viii
get him while others contend that DR.
Wheeler will be the winning man.
At the conclusion OF his speech Mr.
Bower was congratulated by larg,
number of Democrats.
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