The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-20
FOwIe for Governor.

gether with the graceful style in which it il
written, tempt us to admit it to our columns
Notwithstanding its length:
PIopLEsB,RG, \. c., May 18th, 1880.
| Editors ~ Farmer and Uechdac:
Are Jarvis and Fowle the only men in
the State fit to be Governor Are capa-
bic men so rare that the choice Of the peO-
pie must be restricted 70 these two These
are questions which | often hear asked b.
that large, if not respectable, class of wise
acres who are dissatisfied with any candi-
date save one of their own orlginatlon. To
! me. the answer is ready aud simple the
great body OF the people seldom 90 astray
III Judgment, and the unrlyalled prominence
reached by these two gentlemen Is the
surcst token of their peculiar strength and
| superiority, either on the ground Of merit
or availability. or perhaps. both. If it be
suggested in reply that such prominence is
due to the individual exertlons OF these az
pirants, | shall then wish to know how 1t Is
that til r efforts have put them SO Tar ahead
Of the score OF others "wIilin aud anxious
Barkises. unless they have been seconded
by the good will of the PEOPLE 1t must
be confessed that the present incumbent
and the illustrious Judge have made no Sc
cret of their hopes, but for my part, | much
prefer their honesty and candor to the mid
night Vaccinations of other candidates IN
ambush. They have not the art OF Caesar
with the crown, to put it by thrice, and
every time gentler than the other 10 a
plain man. it seems indisputable that either
Jarvis or Fowle is entitled to the nomina-
ton, and that one or the other will certain
ly get it. Now, this is a prize not open to
both. For my part, | wish it were. like the
consulate of ancient Rome, go that each OF
| those meritorious rivals might receive bis
moiety of public honors. But this not be-
ing the case, a choice is to be made between
the two. The distinguished competitors
would appear to stand on an equal plane In
regard to services. done the State. Thomas
j. Jarvis bears In his body the marks of
manly devotion to the State in the days
when patriotism meant danger and death
Daniel G.. Fowle took up the sword of lib
erty where it fell from the nerveless grasp
of war, and as the inf1exible and fearless
Judge, maintained the civil law of North
! Carolina against the attacks of military des-
potism. Thou,as j. Jarvis In the Legisla-
tive halls Of the State, detected. exposed
and thwarted the fraudulent schemes and
devices of the wretches who sought to des-
poil the State OF the little that war had lett
her. Daniel O.. Iowle by his fearless, flash
ing, conquerlng~ eloquence. on many a strlck-
en- field of intellectual conflict, drove from
place and power and o~ppoyt"aatyto do wrong
the men whom Gov. Jarvis had so long held
In check. The rights of the two claimant
being about equal, let us see how they
stand on the ground OF oroIabi{ty. And
here, it seems to me that Judge Fowle has
a very decided advantage. We are to have
a fierce fight IN North Carolina t. hold her
own. The fiat has gone forth FROM Repub-
lican head quarters that the solid South is
to be broken, and North Carolina Is consid-
cred the most salient roin, Of attack. The
money ofthe Government Will be poured
out like water to corrupt Cbc voters every
provocative Of diy;s,cn II our OVID ranks viii
he sought out and t~ostered, every appeal
which can be made to prejudice OF fear or
venaIitv or the love Of quiet i%naction, will
be urged In the nost allurlng and CONTROL
ing manner, by the ablest debater. the most
persuasive orator, the most popular man IN
the Republican party. Galnst such UNI
ted force, what force can stand opposed
Nothing short Of the stainless record OF a
hameless private lite, a character IN pub
lie lite above reproach, powers OF eloquence
and logic to interest, TO entertain. 70 con
make mad the guilty and appal the
free La all OF these gifts, who can rival
judge Fowle2 1 confidently answer, not O
nan in North Carolina. Virtue itself
'scapeS not c~olumnlous strokes, but no J"st
charge has ever been made against his name
and fame He never eft bled and died
in the war. neither did many of the san
culinary post JeHum heroes who decry him on
that account, but everybody could not 20
to the 1ar--as some OF these bellicosc gen-
tlenuen used to urge : some had to conduct
and advise the civil administration. and who
filter for that work thar Judge Fowle? His
talents are essentially civic, and if a .ge"crol
is to be chosen this year, we withdraw his
claims. But we had thought that the war
was over. II IS with the men who bowed
their head, to the God of Battle, when he
came in his gust baptism OF fire and
blood - is ia kept ny now hut by com
panions Of Jobs war horse which snuffed it
from afar. Judge Fowle figures in the
fraud book" along with Kemp Battle,
John c.. Williams. Gen. Csingtuan and
many other Of the best and 2urest men IN
=. S4,4 hut his examination does not