The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-04-13
Hon. Daniel G.. FOWIe for Governor.
Especial Cor. STATE CHRONICLE. !

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l read with much interest a short time
since an article in the News & Observer on
Gubernatorial Possibilities, embracing a
sketch of the life and services of Judge
Daniel G. Fowle. 1t was we'll written,
and was presented with peculiar force and
power. With the author | agree Though
unlike him | can't thank God for it that
the Democratic party owes no man any
thing, and that no man has a right to
claim or demand of the Democratic party
political preferment on account of services
rendered. | accord to this sentiment an
entire endorsement, and | believe it will
receive united acquiescence
But this axiom, if | may so speak has
its counterpart, which is, that when man
has given his time and service to the party,
and time and again, with power and effect,
canvassed the State for its principles and
its tickets, and made repeated sacrifices
for its success, and at times gone down
with it in disaster and defeat the PARTY
has no right to Ignore that man S services,
and to withhold lis support, and to accord
TO him no recognition, and to confer its
honOrs on others who have done far less
help-and in not a few instances, conferred
honors upon some who have comparative
ly speaking, given no help at all.
Well do | recollect in the memorable
campaign of 1876 to have heard Daniel G.
Fowle's great speech on the Court House
square IN Greenville, (the Court House
being too small to hold the crowd assem-
bled.) For three hours he held the fixed
attention of two thousand people, all
standing. stronger speech has never
been delivered in Pitt county. Its effect
was not only good, but it was lasting, and
no man in the State can draw together, in
Pitt, larger crowd than Daniel G. Fowle
Mr.. Editor, | have not only become
gray, but actually whi in my adherence
to, and advocacy of the principles of the
Democratic party. Between thirty-tive
and forty years | have been wholly faith
full in my allegiance to its cause, and not
once during that time, have | missed an
election, nor once have | failed to cast my
vote for its nominees and | have now an
eye single only to its successful triumphs.
ask nothing for myself, nor have | ever
received a feathers weight of its patron
age: but | do ask that the Convention
shall give US the most available and the
most acceptable man, and knowing that
Judge FOwle possesses every requisite of
availability III its fullest extent, declare
| him to be the strongest standard bearer
We can put forward, and | KNOW him to be
| the choice of Pitt, Beaufort, Martin and
contiguous counties.
Mr.. Editor, the coming campaign de-
mands not only our best man. but it de-
mands the unity and the consolidation of
our entire Democratic strength. The re
cess. as the school boys say, is too neal
| over, and its no time to be ''swapping
| knives If it is to be as a game of mar
bles then shoot straight for the big taw in
the centre of the ring, and lets ''vence'
all Judging and foul play. l feel that the
Convention is going to give us the winning
man, regardless of clique or faction. II
another is preferred and selected, and il
is done fairly and squarely, he will get nc
surer help from any quarter than from
Judge Fowle and his friends.
We may go further and fare worse. Lei
US think twice before we speak once II
any event you may count on an old
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