The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-09-23
CRIMINAL OR INsArE2
Can q Nan OF Violent TEMPER be
ConsiH cred SAT-?

Can q Nan OF Violent TEMPER be
Consia cred SAT-?
Editors Sentinel
AS a man of independent views,
owing allegiance to TO party, you |
will allow Us a few words in your !
valuable paper.
The Charleston News and Courier's
Raleigh correspondent, and alec
your own correspondent, are severe
on the Governor and lis subordinate
"help." But let us SIZE if they are too
much SO.
We lay down and reaffirm the
maxim, as true as it is trite, that
fraud vitiates all things. Your cor
respondent intimates that our Gov
erDor cane into his nomination
through fraud, and this may be SO
About this matter we co not now
purpose t o speak, but it is significant
of one thing, and that Is he is either
criminal in some of his actions, or he
is violently insane.
To prove this, can a man of vi. lent
temper be considered cane and safe
| at all times? When a mans temper
runs away with him, his mental con.
dition differs very little from insani-
| ty. He allows himself to do what in
his more quiet moments he may
possibly regret, but the consequences
OF which he cannot avoid.
If the writer has the facts correctly,
the Governor is not the only member
of the State government who forgets
his head, and let's bis waspish nature
get the best of his more lucid discre-
ton
Your correspondent has taken a
long and tedious course, in order to
prv into a matter which more nearl,
concerns our community, and he feels
that he will be within the bounds OF
propriety by making few inquiries,
as the clue to the facts has been
gathered at considerable expense OF
time.
Coming right to the point, it is the
public printing. We have seen that
the law, placing the letting of the
contract for the public printing in
the hands Of the State officials tc Ok
effect on July LIST. ABOUT the middle
of June the Council held a meeting
in which the printing question was
taken up, discussed and plans az reeC
upon, after which a special messenger
was dispatched to Winston, for thu
He performed, or rather he tried tt
perform his mission. He returned tt
Raleigh. and about the 2Oth of June
another meeting was held, the con
} tract for the job printing of tn
State was drawn off and signed, ant
then followed in that star ehambe
session one Of the most heatet
. debates ever witnessed In meetin,
of such dignity and import. 1t wa
how shall the VISITING contractors b
dispatched? Fiery speeches, length,
scrolls and much shr fling O, feet AM
! many oathes were INDUCED. FINAL,
a FRIGHT idea occurred. We can set
tie all this matter and aliay the in
dignation OF the people by snatchin,
these boys bald-eyed, and maxim,
! them appear befors Court an
answer a charge which we can indit
:. for the occasion. Agreed But no,
shall the proceedings of this part {
the meeting be feeofded2 All here
l the rub! Don't make any note of il
and if the matter fails. and OF cours
, we can hope for nothing else, we wi
say some outsider demanded W
should allow these proceedings, blu
! we were opposed to it, and believe
+ it was only for the purpose of perse
J cution.
= The patriots, at such ghastl
work, screened by the law, trying t
blacken private character an
private reputation, and the object
: of this nefarious and diabolics
, scheme our own home-boys v no hay
l already come up to Us through gres
tribulation. 1t only tends to sho
that the entire gang are either erin
inals or insane.
Q But what did this messenger do
i Did he not try to wiring an offer for
bride? Was that a part of the pro
gramme of these criminals that tn
g messenger should return to the
!. with an offer signtd IL due an
ancient form and then their hone,
Q blood boil over with Indignation
8 and these boys he landed in prise
: for offes ing a bribe2 And this prof.
it osition hot from the hands of I'll
d Executive and his ministerial officer
: 1t sounds like the pages of friction
d Criminal possibly, insane certainly.
II But this matter does not stop ner
J. and as all the facts are before US, yo
shall hear more. Yours,