The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-10

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select our standari~bearers fo7 the
approaching campaign, allow s
private in the ranks 10 make few
statements and suggestions about
the office Of State Auditor.
The people of North Carolina have
frequently in the past selected men
TO legislate for them whose mental
capacity did not equal that Of >olo~
mon, the wise ; but they have al~ays
exercised great care in selecting men
who were 10 handle their money, and
TO this fact IS much IS any other We
must attribute tae houorabte name
We bear in the financial world.
The office Of Auditor is one of the
most important connected with the
State government. Every dollar
that is paid into or raid out OF the
St1te treasury is paid upon lis war>
rant He set les with every t'oil
why owes the State and c,erybody
the STATE owes. His d4ties ar multi
farious and exscting. lie must an
derstand he exac; fnanci.l situation
of the gOYurnment and he familiar
with all laws appropria'inL moocy OF
levy Ing taxes NM or II = duties
can only he !earacd b. long stud,
and experience. Pu' au o-Nperience d
man in this Office. Ito matter how
honest he may b., he is apt 10 con :
NIT errors and make mistakes To the
| det-iment Of the tax payers.
Now the point | wish to make and
impress upon mv fellow citizens Is
| this that il is sometimes lest TO lei
| lCetl enough alone; that our present
Auditor, Gen W. L. Roberts is a
| gentleman of the highest character
and Intelligence that he has made
and is now making a model officer,
attentive to his duties, scrupulously
correct and honest, and looking after
the peoples money as closely as If i
was hls own.
This man Roberts has record
that should please every white man
in the State. When the war began
it found him, though beardless
boy, in the saddle as a private in the
Second North Carolina Cavalry
When 1t ended it found him still in
the saddle but with the stars of 8
brigadier General on his collar, which
were won by the most in repid and
daring g.!lantry on half a hundred
ba' tlefeld.. After the war was over
he did not sit down TO bewail his
fate or wait for "sOmething TO turr
up" but went to work between The
pillow handles for living, as hun
dreds and thousands Of his bravo
companions did all over the SOnth
ind he staged bet,reen the pio,c haH,
GleS until the voice Of The people, re-
cognizing his modcsty and worth
called HIM to the honorable and re
spOrsible Office he now fills. While
the people should not choose theiI
public officers because they belong
to this or that profession or calling
and while all good men should de
pTCcate any attempt to array elias:
against class or TO put men in of
fee for any cause except fitness, We
| tliC tdCG GudG 1CHs INoOcl - - NV
and elways has been a Former
should not be against him in th'
Democratic party, nlnetenths o
whose voting strength is from mer
belonging to that honorable aHt
honored calling.
AS q soldier Gen. Roberts was
success; as farmer he was and is
success ; as public officer he is
model-kind and courteous to al
ipeople, onllging and afTahle to thos
who have business with him aUd *
! ceedlngly careful and pains-takin:
with all matters which concern tn
peoples money. In the east wher
he is best known he is 4 pOpula
favorite and will add much to th'
strength of the Democratic ticket
In the interest of the Democrats
party and honest government 20
the two, as We all know, are INSOFAR
able.) we should III &c in kcepin;
this tried and faithful servant in th
!, Office he fills so well, and old Iredel
should help to keep him there.
IREDELL VOTER.