The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-11-01
BIG VICTORY FOR BOWER
JOINT DISCUSSION AT THE OPERA
HOUSE OCT. 2fTH.

Zig-Zag Linney and His Republican
Cohorts Crestfallen Over Bow
| er's Magnificent Triumph.
'By their fruits ye shall know
| them"
This is a biblical quotation that
''f1ts" zig gag Linney, the man who
wants to go to Congress on the plat
| forms of the Republican and Populist
| parties.
The tdrubbing" that Linney re-
ceived at the hands OF Congressman
Bower at the Opera House last night
was the talk Of the town today. Even
the colored people are discussing Lin
| ney's bad record and how it was shown
| up to the public by Mr.. Bower. Hon
est Republicans who heard the JOINT
| discussion admit that their man was
| "downed"-and that badly. Even
| Charley Reynolds (who claims to have
| spotless political record aud is hon
est in all his dealingsl was 'almost
persuaded that poor Linney was not
| in it," When asked who got the
drubbing?" Charley replied: 81 hardly
know whether there was much drub-
bing."
Marshall Mott, Editor Goslen, Rey-
nolds and Stanton, 1.-THE man who led
Charley to make false statement
about the Salem Registrar were Lin
the stage. They all looked hacked
buy they had a right to look that way.
Mott had the "flggits," Goslen had
the "dry grins," the couldn't even
quicker" his mouth for 'whistle''),
Reynolds tried to put on bold front
and at the same time serve as 'promp-
ter" for Linney; Stanton reared back
and by his actions said Letter go
Gallagher"
Linney made the opening speech
of one hour and quarter. He was
introduced by Marshall Mott who re-
ferred to him as man OF "spotless
character great lawyer and states
man." Mott evidently did not have
reference to Linney's political charac-
ter when he used the word ''spotless." !"
Linney began his speech by telling
how glad he was to meet the people
Of the Twin-CIty and TO address them.
lie complimented our growth and
prosperity. He told how he thought
political discussions should be con-
ducted-dIsCuRS- measures and not
men. He SAID that these days the
discussions were more like dog fights
almost physical contests-each can
| didate tried to see which one could
jump the highest, curse the loudest
and scratch the hardest.
He read an extract from the Atlanta
Constitution calling Carlisle desert
er on the Silver question. Linney's
''hobby" land he rode it to death) was
that the people had lost confidence in
! the, administration and the "hard-
| tinies," claiming that the Democrats
were responsible for it. lie failed to
1 h; hnt In /, nrf fiopa a1'
were being felt before Harrison re-
tired from the Presidency and that
| the "bad times" came on before the
! repeal of a single Republican law.
Linney talked great deal on the
| money question and quoted the late
! Senator Vance as being in favor OF
silver. He used the word HI in his
| discussion. This caused a colored
man in the gallery to give a long
that country. Linney discussed the
| Chnaman and said he ''stiLked"
worse than than pole cat" He told
several Jokes and admitted that the
! Republican party acted the fool some
| times-said it did in 1872 on the silver
| question. He said Bower was right
when he voted for silver.
| In his discussion of the tariff, the
Republican-Populist candidate said
that he often found himself wrong.
but that he always sought repentance.
MY little candidacy amounts to
nothing" said Linney-and his hear
ers believe that he told the truth.
| He said that the Republicans were
in favor Of changing the North Caro-
lima election laws, but added that
there would be no change unless the
"combination" of the Republicans and
| Populists succeeded.
nj NJ Ire,H hyrr c1y
ing his hearers to "f1nd out what fools
their candidates were and then judge
between u.s." That was easily done
The verdict was against "Romulus
zig gag"
| HOW BOWER HANDLED LINNEY.
Congressman Bower was introduced
by Hon. E. B. Jones. In his intro
ductory Mr.. Bower asked his hearers
to be quiet while he looked after Lin
ney. He said that he did not wan
to settle with his opponent in harsl
manner as it would only take abou
one-half of minute for him to clear
up Linney in fight.
1.-THE text of all of Linney's speeche
is the panic," continued the Congress
man. "Those who heard me in thi
district two years ago know that
spoke of scarcity of money and tn
hard times which were then coming
upon US. LiDney is the only man
have found that dared say this wa
not true and Twill have to have hi
character proven good before l vii
believe him."
Mr.. Bower referred to the great an
bloody strike among the workmen a
Carnegie's shops in Pennsylvania whe
the Republican party was In poWel
Every body can remember this bu
Linney. 81 have asked Linney wha
Congress has done to cause the har
times. One time he says nothing
and the next time says repeating th
Sherman act.' Linney> knows tina
Sherman made the Republicans vot
\ for the repeal Of that act. Linney hs
= two political legs and one of them
two feet shorter than the other on
When we first started out POpulis
introduced Linney-by saying that
had the pleasure of presenting ma
nominated by the Populist conventio
a and endorsed by the Republican col
i vention. When the fellow got throug
Linney said that was wrong, that
. was nominated by the Republican
About everybody in the district know
g that the POpulists endorsed Linnt
8 first.
"Linney now has to hip. hop al
ship terribly to keep on the platform
o of the two parties. Before Lime
g was seeking the endorsement Of ii
a Populists he said that IL he had d,
+ that would bite an Allianceman
= would kill it-or words to that effeC
g But Lfnney comes forward now al