The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-21

~eonality al the occupant. No governor,
in any Stab. ever failed to be elected
L. s Senatoso to otherwise a~ggrandIze
himself. if resolute and INSCRIPTIONS
enough to use the machinery of the Oh
fee 10 carry his selfish projects. Cow
ernor Jarvis hiss exerted more oil this
official power than any n ince ". w
Holders lirst term. Jarvis entered the
Governors room just after Gov Vance
had ny SIX years adrolt management.
bulls up a Democratic majority of nearly
twenty thousand. and established a re-
m~arkable era of good feeling. pro>peri-
". and responsiveness. Partly by ae-
cident. and partly by c~ontrvance. Jar
Wis hiss had an unparalleled number OF
opportunities 10 lay prominent person
ares under lasting obligations 10 him.
Numerous vacancies were filled, numc--
Gus Judges. solicitors. ETC.. appointed,
besides the eight Directors on all the
State Railroads. the numerous Asyiums.
and other public Institutions. etc a; 50
that il Is safe 10 say there are many
hundreds of our leading citizens to-day
under personal indebtedness to hos- j..
Jarvis for uffice. or other favors not TO
speak of the influence OF prosprctire Ia
yors. which holds thousands % politl-
clans, editors. contractors, ~railronders,
clerks. Departmental employees, law
yers who want '%pardons' Tor clients.
etc. etc. under his control. in a meas
ure. Some men actually dare not sub
scribe for the Farmer and Mechanic lest
he should near Of it. Others AVE
abused" him 10 us in private, but adj
mitted that osteus.bly they were great
friends
All Of these thinrs-added 10 the
power of the Richmond X Danville X.
X. with its II leased lines IN y. c.. rem
der the Governor VERY masteriul-no
matter what his personal character nay
be,-and give him very great advantage
over ANY private citizen hut partlcu-
larly one - retired ami retiring as my
self. Who lead a very secluded life. work
ing very hard. rarely absent from my
desk Ealt-a-day, OF halt a mile, during
halt-a-iozcn years seeing only those
who ON 10 see me. never visiting the
hotels nor public resorts. and never in-
terierrlns Will any person unless he be
a public officer, mis-u>ing the oliice to
the detriment .. the State.
THE GOVERNORS ASSAULT.
When, therefore. His Excellency. the
WIZ ~ I+' NENNAtNi fllL "a liz
peoplr :"~-for4etiul of 1.-THE dignity oil
his official position ;"-fJrget.ins tha'
he ought to iHrite. instead of uttempt-
ing to intimiIote criticism OF his public
work: forgetting that a gentIeh.ua
ought To be sure .f hiS fdcts before at
lacking another gentleman 5" much at a
disadvantage as / am Forgetting that |
was not present. and If present that |
.AItll ,,At ra,tl,- (fo. -, - ,.nia, NO. ,;+,
ly destroyed while undergoing two Years
impri >onment in the damp cells at Al
lany for no other crime than that of
help ny to defend the women and chill
dren OF Dixie D;-when his Excellcnvy |
marched into the Hall of the State Lev
stature, crowded with prominent per-
IONS from every county IN North Caro-
lima, and when le.-atfcr two hours of
si,eciOus defense Of his administration
draws forth my }stpcr with a significant
flourish, and aims a supposed crush
Ing blow calculated 10 RUN the paper in
the estimation oi every one wi!o heard
him Except those who read the paper
regularly, or know me personaliNl.-
charging tiat | had been malic ously !.
assailing the Department for SIX SclrS.
out OF spite at being refused financial
atiii tI.dG LIlCI WIS IN tIttlAl iii 2
my criticisms-do YOU think that tie
case called for a "mild'' or mincinr re-
ply? Little as | know of Col. WaddelI
and my other brothers OF the Press in
North Carolina. | think not one of YOU
wOnld have failed to hurl back the as
sault as fatty us if it did not have the
weight for e of "A GOVERNORS
utterance. There be same things which
demand ErapL0sis, eve trough Ian
guage, Tho Governors attack is certain
to do ne much injury, IN any ease !; fol,
his words nave been widely reported.
aud exaggerated, and have already been
published in the Charlotte Observer.
the GOldsboro Messenger, the Reidsville
Times, and other papers where they will
be read by thousands. who Will never
hear of my reply for 1.-THE voice of one
in High Auth Tity'' flies far and widely!
In conclusion let me declare from my
heart that all of my criticisms upon the
Governor, upon State Measures and pro-
lects, upon the Railroads, and upon the
so called department OF Agriculture
and Immigration have been based
upon a sincere desire for the welfare Of
the State, The South, and the Democratic
party, Prorided that that party maintains
itself as the exponent o. Purity, Patriot
ism and Intelligence in public affairs.
| condemned the Agricultural De-
partment, because after six years trial.
with vast sums paid out, there is an al
most total failure to show practical re-
suits. Where are the Settlers: Where are
the Capitalists? Where are the FactO-
What has become OF the millions
of fish that We're to stock our streams
Why IS Sheep H~usbandry falling back.
instead OF "encopraged:' Why are the
Roads and other public interests which {
were put IN charge OF the Department.
falling back instead OF advancing: Why !,
you read of three thousand V ,ung
and industrious North Carolnians emf |
10 other states within a few q
months past? {
The Department answers these inter-
rogations by saying it has doue all that
It knew how TO remedy these evils! Yet
when a Change is suggested, the office :
holders beat their drums, pack the Leg :,
lobby, and put forward plausible =
speakers to apologize in one breath. and !,
ienounce the Farmer and Mechanic in !
the next! :
But | hope for better things. The :
by a vote 80 to 6 have Just pass /,
id the law TO change the Department. .
il ont OF the hands of Jarvis & :,
and electing "A Board Of Managers ),
'oinposed u one practical farmer from y
aarh Congressional District. This will I
make II a Farmers Department." in i
act, II III management. as well as in a
lamc. Anything that will truly build t.
~. glorlit. educate. an ennohle the Old Il
North State. and the south, shah have v
ny hoartiest tho humble help. /!