The state chronicle., 1889-08-23
THE TOM-TIT PRESIDENT
OF THE A. n y. &. X. II. NOT LON
GER WANTED BY THE PEOPLE,.
Niue-Tenths OF the People Along the
Line OF the A. n n. e. X. Il. Ask the
Governor for Il Change.
Editorial Correspondence.

months. Press Of other matters has crowd
ed It out until now. 1t is now a vital ques-
ton if the article is six wee Is old
ATLANTIC Hotel, MoREHEAD CITY, n
G., July /, 'S9-When GOVERNOR FowIE
started to the Teachers Assembly (where
by the way he made one of his brightest
aud best speeches. he requested the editors
of the Goldsboro Argus, kinston Free
Press, and New Berne Journal to make it
known to all the people along the line of
the Atlantic & North Carolina railroad
that he would be at Morehead City several
days, and that he would be glad to have
the people come down and give him their
views upon the question OF who they de
sired TO be President of the road. The in
vitatlon was published and in response TO
the invitation the Governor was given the
views of the people in such manner as he
could not fail to understand them. They
accepted the invitation very much in the
spirit in which, according to the late
ZACHARIAH CHANDLER, the Southern peo-
pie returned 70 the Union after the war.
He said that after the surrender the peo-
pie of the North gave great feast anu in
vited the Prodigal Son \the people of the
South) to come and join with them in
feasting and merry making. And they
came-every mothers son OF them. The
fatted calf was killed and they sat down
to eat, and it wasn't long before the peo-
pie of the South said it was their calf any
how and they had a right to most of it.
After dining, came dancing and it WASH t
long before big Rebel Brigadier, said
Zach. was calling out the figures and tax
ing complete charge of the frolic in fact
running the government.
The people IN this section came and they
told the Governor that the road belon ged
| to them any how, that they had the deep
est interest il it and its management and
that they ought to have a right to call
OUT the figures suggest the chief officer.
or say who they did not want Certainly
they are right il saying that their money
did most to build it that they are the
people most deeply interested in lis man
agement- ana that their opinions ought 70
have more weight with the Governor than
the opinions Of any otner people. Those who
could not ccme III reIeou 10 see the Gov
cruor, sent prtSentatiycs and they gave
hlm strong reasons Why Mr.. WASHINGTON
BRlAN ought not 10 De re appointed Pres
Ident Of the road. The GoverI4or heard
their statements and their -Xpr, ,SiurS of
preference Wisely and d.suretlly he Kept
his own counsel and did not tell them what
he Intended to do. had a Ia K Il few
nights ago with a n,lemsn who compos-
ed one Of a delegation which went TO wait
on the Governor. He said that after the
delegation had stated its object the GOV
ernor asked them if they would not
credit him with honest intentions and give
his appointee q cordial suppo /, even if he
was not the man OF their choice. They
| told the Governor that they would credit
him with honest intentions. and that
they would give a cordial support 10 any
man he would appoint except MR BRYAN
that under no circumstances could they
endorse the Appointment Of man 20 OBJ
iectionable to them, or give him their CO.
|
% men out of every 100 between Goldsboro
and Morehead City. They say that while
| they may have preferences for the position
that they are united III their determine
| ton not to support even by silence the ap-
point ment of ME. BRYAN. This sentiment
permeates all classes and conditions Of
people. The farmers, the mechanics, the
lawyers, the business men-in word
nearly everybody WHO Is NOT UNDER SOME
OBLIGATION TO MIR BRYAN demand his re
moval The County Commissioners OF Le-
noir county, speaking as stockholders of
the road, passed resolution asking the
removal Of Mr. BRYAN Following this
the Commissioners in other counties pass
ed similar resolutions. Most of the bust
ness men in the entire territory oppose his
retention. But the opposition to him does
not stop with the business men. 1t finds
its strongest lodgment among the farmers.
As | came down on the train a few days
ago met prominent and leading farmers
going down to Morehead to ask GOVERNOR
| FowIE to remove Mr.. BRYAN. They had
resolutions which had been passed by the
Farmers Alliance of Jones county, of Le-
noir county, and of Craven county de-
manding another President, and urging
the Governor to grant their petition. The
| Alliance of Jones, Craven, and LenOir rep
resents hundreds-I reckon | might say
| thousands-of the wisest, best and truest
citizens and Democrats in the State. They
| did more, | believe, to elect GOVERNOR
| FowLE than any other body of the same
| number of men in the State. | say this
| because it was in the Second District where
! these gentlemen reside that the Democrats
made their greatest gains. These men,
most Of whom are in the Alliance, did a
service for GOVERNOR FOwLE and the Dem
ocratic party not surpassed if equalled by
| any men in the State 1t entities their petit
tiof to the kindest and fairest conSdera-
ton. If what they ask is consistent with
the best interests of the State and the good
management Of the road, they are entitled
| to receive it. | was very glad that they
spoke so Enthusiastically to the Governor,
and that they presented their views so
strongly The farmers ID these counties
are more deeply and more directly inter
ested in the management of the road than