The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1889-12-06
PEN PICTURES
OF MEN AND THINGS SEEN AT
THE CENTENNIAL.

Ransom & Vance Contrasted--The Gov
ernOr Surpassed Himself.. Orth Carli.
NY Ways-.ssShin.b .bOneism'' Defined.
From Charlotte Democrat.l
The CHRONICLE has already printed the
proceedings of the Fayetteville Centennial
Celebration, and our readers have proba-
bly, read all about it. But at the risk of
repetition we copy the following article
from the pen of Mr.. W. E. CHRISTIAN, ed
itor of the Charlotte Democrat. 1t is de-
cidedly bright, fresh and readable-much
lifted out of the usual line of repertorial
work. 1t is charming account, if We are
any judge.
Ga Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
of last week at least fifteen thousand peo-
pie rolled into and rolled out of Fayette-
vile. l was among them. Mecklenburg
vas well represented. l arrived on Thurs
day and, therefore, missed the Governors
eloquent address. On Thursday Ransom
spoke, and Vance delivered a half hours
address Friday at the Fair grounds.
Crowds went, and all seemed jolly on the
train. Vance was one of the passengers.
North Carolinians on train are very So
Cldl. 1ucy W OuC duOtuCI 1IOH
one end of the car to the other, and laugh
ter and jest outsound the noise of the
track. Snacks and babies, and domestic
scenes of all kinds abound. Cordiality
exists as to liberties as we'll as in courte-
sizes. If one gets up to take drink of
water or SOMETHING, he will probably find
his seat taken on his return. Thus my
bag was in one rack, my umbrella was in
one rack, and | was in seat under
another rack. But, said 1, if this be
North Caliny then so be it, for l was born
in North Caliny, and the people are my
people. Then there was another color to
the chrome. Negroes sat thickly scat
tered throughout the seats, exchanging
cakes and tobacco and outlaws, some of
them caressing their shining eyed part
ners. One had time finding his ticket,
which brought forth burst of barbaric
laughter from his African comrades. 1t
is in order to draw from these two facts
these conclusions. that the negroes in the
South are not so trampled upon as our
Northern friends would intimate. For
they were undisturbed, rather smiled at
by the whites in the car. The next con-
cusion that | draw is that the negroes re-
latiOnS to one mother are little known
even TO southern people, and wherever
they make show barbaric unfeehugness
makes itself evident. v hlte and negro
are respectively considerate and generally
docile, but black to black, and We lose
trace of relations. Fayetteville was a
muddy town. The rain | went through
seemed to me an unusually wet one, aud
rubbers were ia great demand. | invested
in a pair, together with a pair of knit
socks that came nearly up to my knees,
and went through the Celebration trlum-
phant The rain was pouring, but the
warm hospitality of Fayetteville seemed
to have dissolved this side of the cloud
and the sun the other and just about the
time Ransom commenced, the clear blue
sky appeared as pathway for hia story
to the foot of his Makers throne. This
story went from a PATRIOTS lips in behalf
of patriots people The speech was not
bad but not brilliant. 1t was very good
but not great. 1t failed to reach the
height Ransom could reach, but it was
supported hy so much heart that it went
off we'll enough. Ransom struck a high
key when he spoke of a people coming to
a continent to make Republic, but he
did not sustain the key. Diplomacy is
not generally great. but Ransom was
great in diplomacy when he said, concern
ing the late war, The contest was be-
tween my mother and my country. can
not decide between the two" That was
fine, fine enough to live.
The grand stand was certainly twenty
feet or more above ground, and words go
up you know. Ransom's went up and
eight thousand people at least went away
and left slim audience below, but Ran
som kept speaking to the grand stand Of
several hundred people. The grand stand
people were either complimentary or
so cents apiece. Julian Carr, Esq
passed the writer up free, but the charge
was unfortunate. The stand should
have been low, say six feet, and small,
and the people should have been the lis
teners instead of the favored ones and the
fifty centers.
Gov Fowle surpassed himself in his ex-
quisite introduction speeches, they were
models. But the Governor who is a
friend of Ransom's, went it a little too
strong at one time $50 the rabble thought
for his favorite, and some Of the people
yelled out, ''Hurrah for Vance," There
was spirit of faction, and we are sorry
for it, but it is true. Ransom and his
brother, too, are gentlemen of elegance
and the Senator of eloquence, too. There
is courage in his step and grace in his
bearing. He is a magnetic and handsome
and polite man, and he is brave. He has
been in the Senate nearly quarter of a
century, and is loved by the Senate. God
bless the old fellow and bury his faults in
his virtues. But Ransom is not the man,
Vance is before the people. Vance spoke
on Friday at the Fair grounds. He ''kiv-
cred" the ground in half an hour, and in
his statement there was clearness, concise
ness and color. Senator Vance touches
the hearts of his people. They love him
as they do no other man. They love him
as much as they secretly respect Ransom.
| The old countrymen dip their heads upon
their hands and just Wait in peace while
Vance talks He went in. All ears We're
| pricked up, and when he closed they al
| looked up. He said as his last words
| :!God bless your and saw tears in hai1
dozen old eyes an instant after. He
said it right, and that's what brought The
tears The truth is Vance is where his
heart ought to be and his heart is where
| Vance ought to be. In other words he ii
| If l may coin a.word, must not forge
here to refer to what l might term The
SHIN BONE ISM of North Carolnians Whe1
Julian S. Carr was being presented with
souvenir by the Marshals, there was
considerable gathering of great men abou
in the FOYER of the Lafayette Hotel
| While the imposing ceremony was goiu.
on, the Governor was backed Up agains
the wall alone, and lonesome looking.
asked the Governor if l couldn't get hin
chair He said no, which led me to be
leve that SHIN BONE ISM pervaded tn
Governors system as we'll as of those o
the Othar GREAT men assembled Thj