The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-24
For the Farmer and Mechanic.
WAYNE COUNTY. n. g., May g.

WAYNE COUNTH. N. ", Nay y.
must have an opportunity TO say
something from the standpoint OF an ex
Confederate Soldier. How hollow and
empty the ways and professions oil men
am prompted to this expression by just
having read in our excellent Messenger,
published at GoldsborO, the programme
for Memorial Day" and in the same
! PAPER [ see that the Democratic Board
Of Alderman newly elected) have turned
out of hi. office as Mayor of Goldboro:
Lieut.. James w. Gulick, of the md
North Carolina Infantry. ''TeNs Regl-
ment" Lieut.. Gulick is a wounded aud
disabled soldier. unable TO work. has been
Mayor for the past two years, aud ty the
way, I see in the same paper a compll-
mentary notice Of him as the retiring
Mayor for his efficiency etc. La thinking
Of this [ get mad. Here are our people,
our school children, orr military comPa-
nv, all leaving their every day duties TO
,urn out and have speech making. and
flower strewing, In honor OF our dead,
who never lived TO see how cruel and
thankless their own people could be-
while our manned and wounded Hctng
are sacrificed and turned out of office, =
for what,-Tbe Democratic messenger
tells us that he has made a good Mayor.
Why turned out then? you have re eiec-
ted MANLY in Raleigh 6 or : year: l see, J
Let me tell you why, although | live
fourteen miles away, | know why; MIR.
Gulick is a disabled Confederate Soldier
Of a gallant Regiment, fought well, aud
carries with him to day wounds that are
stiil open, isa Democrat, is sober, steady.
and efficient, but unfortunately tor him
he voted the anti-prohibition ticket last
summer and the new Board of Alderman
COMPOSED of Democratic ProhlbltlOnlstS
say he must go. and off goes his head,
and to make good this assertion N takes
his place? Mr.. John ". Bryan, a lawyer,
a good man, none better, but a pronounc
ed prohibitionist who canvassed for that
cause lat year, the ear marks are too
plain. and we anti pros. OF the county
cannot be fooled. There is a little bunch
of'.pros'' in Guldsboro that are going to
make a mess of everything if they can.
but if we ''anti-pros" don't put Lieut. Gu
lick late Mayor of Goldsboro, III the place
now held b. the pros. Register of Deeds
we will know the reason why. lie Will
make a good Register, Is a good business
man, the Messenger comments him,
and if they nave no pro or anu ID 1t,
let them show it by giving Gullck the
nomination, as by general consent the
present incumbent will retire at the end
of his present term.
| should not have written SO much,
but reading the programme to honor the
dead, and seeing how we neglect the lly-
ing, equally merltorlous, starts me upon
a theme that | scarcely know where to
sop. | hope that you, MIR. Editor. who
can also feel how much their Is in pro
f%ession, and how little in practice, IN all
this parade, and show, and guSh, for our
lead. while our equally gallant living are
thrown out of office for exercising a priv
lege which they say in no wise eLters into
politics, will not decline to print
Your paper is nearer the organ of the
''ex Confeds' than any other III the State,
they can always have a hearing In your
columns. and | hope you Will publish this
as il may start a boom in aid Of as gal
liant a soldier as followed Lee, or as any
whose humble grave may be garlanded
tomorrow by the fair ladies' OF Gods
boro. Yours truly,
Elk CoNFED.
We nave no part nor voice in the coun
ty politics of Wayne, and we know no.h-
ing of the facts as to Mr.. Gulicks dis
placement; but certainly as between man
and man our vote should in all cases be
on the side of the man who did his duty,
in defence Of the South, and still suffers
for it, provided that he be individually
worthy and capable. The foregoing was
crowded out ast week.