The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-05-02
North Carolina, Good State TO be
Born In, ETC..

Born In, etc.
Kansas has but two natives among
the members of her legislative house.
Texas has only twelve natives among
the one hundred and eight members OF
her house.-Star.
"North Carolina is good State to
be born in, but poor State to live in."
This is a saying which has become COM
mon. Sad to say, it is a remark made
by talented young man born in North
Carolina. He worked hard and per-
sistently in his native State for some
years. He had no encouragement,
and went elsewhere. There his worth
was recognized and he reaped honors
Justly due him. We venture to say that
some of the members of the Texas leg
islature are natives of North Carolina.
Only twelve members of her house were
born in that State. The other ninety
six members are from other States.
Why did not these States recognize
and use these pushing men? Why did
they let them 60 to build up other
States? Two men who became Presi
dents were born in North Carolina.
But they reject presidential honors on
other States. They were not recog-
nized properly here. Some OF the
most brilliant and prominent young
men in the Union have recently left
this State. and are reaping golden
honors elsewhere. They showed their
worth and ability and it was recognized
elsewhere. We either did not or could
not offer sufficient encouragement and
inducement to keep them, and there
fore lost them. Among these may be
mentioned Mr.. Walter H. Page of the
Forum; Rev. Thos. Dixon, Jr., of the
Twenty-tilrd Street church, New York !;
Rev. E. NJ. Poteat, of New Haven,
Conn; Chas. l.. Smith, of Johns Hop
kins University Mr.. VIM. Kerr, of
Chicago, inventor; Prof. Eugene Bran
son, Superintendent of Athens (Ga.)
city schools. There are many others,
not yet thirty years of age, who have
recently gone from North Carolina
where they knezo they were not appre-
ciated, and in their new homes are
reaping the reward of merit-some-
thing apparently not to be done here.
Hundreds of Others have gone who
have been financially successful. A
deplorable fact is that many of the best
young men we have are now looking
toward other places. Many will leave
US. We need them. Can't we give
them more encouragement and induce
ment and keep them. A spirit of lib
erality toward them is needed. Our
tendency to get along with "make
shifts" is too great; and even with
these we deal as miserly as possible in
stead Of as literally as possible. This
system ought to be reformed. 1t rests
with us to make North Carolina one
of the grandest States to live in as we'll
as to be born in. Let us awake-cvery
man start the reform-not wait for
another to do it. Shall we, or shall
we not ?-BibHraI Recorder.
"North Carolina is good State 10
be born in, but poor one to- live in. -
The Biblical Recorder takes this say
ing of a North Carolina emigrant OF
prominence as its text and breaches a
regular sermon on it. The Whining
ton Star takes up the cause and argues
the matter against the Recorder. We
think both papers are in the right to
some extent. Our State has given to
the country some very prominent men
who, in early life, were forced to leave
the State or supposed themselves SO,
for the purpose Of finding suitable
field for their talents. On the other
hand we have drawn from the best
talent of some of the other States, but
we should not be willing to strike an
even balance between the immigrants
and the emigrants. Such encourage
ment should be offered to rising young
men which would keep at home all
such born in our State and be an in
ducement to those from other States
to cast their lot among us.
Do we do either? Take the profes-
sions. We have some learned doctors
in this Statesmen of intellect and
judgment-still they are not consider
ed competent by most people to treat
certain kinds OF diseases. Patients must
hurry away to Northern cities, there to
be treated by men of reputation, sew
eral Of them men born at the South
who have moved to these Northern
cities because they saw there wider
fields for their talents. Look at oul
lawyers. There was a time when il
was not considered necessary to senC
beyond the State for lawyers to handle
cases no matter how intricate or i'm
portant. Then there was some in
ducement to the young lawyers to STAY
at home and strive with the others t.
reach the topmost rung of the ladder
Now, no matter what the ability O
! our State lawyers, if case of magni
tude arises, some lawyer from a North
ern city must be called in to act a
senior counsel in the case.
1t is the same way in reference t,
the pulpit. If we want minister o
bishop we think there is not a nati,