Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-11-01

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>ltcrse ,haGk> - he -vol Iepr.e"i
lie De- .ol Tor jhe -cre,un> sup
r"it gwen ne ir1t years az" |
trust thai | nave during that tine
augmented, ra'her ttan diminished
tne.r c.Ihdencc II ne. Tor l have
~at1lsen every way to deserve 4; by
Al honest AMI faithful discharge .!
The duties Of the iigh an,i response
bic rtice to which tney elected me-
and i, during my incumbency, there
have been any charges against me
.: iavori;i-m or lnconletency, or OF
any character whatsoever, | have yet
to hear OF them aud II IL the dis
charge Q. my duties | have ever viii.
iuiiy ewerved from The strict llne OF
The Jaw aud 81 justice, | thank God
,ha: | am un~icOnsciOns OF 1t. | have
endravolci 10 administer the law
80 tnat offenders might be brought
to certain punishment-weli know
Ing that j, Is its certainty rather than
ii, ~ss er!ty that prevents crltne.
The good results IT such a course
arr plainly Visible throughout the
District III the rapid decrease Of
crime; aud during the last tour
years the criminal cases n the deck
cts in the several counties in the
Distinct have fallen oft from thirty
To fifty per centum, twithsiandmg.
, - ,.oc ~ 80, ,,,1atin
In NY Intercourse with the peo-
pir-and it is as great as that OF any
officer you el.ct,-I have sought 10
be kind, ~cousiderate and respectful,
and no man, white or black, rich or
poor, las been tanned away without
careful attention TO his grievances j;
AMI although elected as a Republ.-
cau, | have sought to leave partisan
ship behind me, and to carry out
nv duties, under my oath, solely tor
The good of the whole people whose
servant | was for | have ever felt
that the nigh and responsible posi-
! ton OF Solicitor, intimately connect
ed as it is Will, the people, and deal
ing with their !roperty,thel liberties
aud even their lives, should be raised
high above mere party lines, and |
have ~cndeavoTe1 SO to &C, 10 admin
istering its duties.
1t is gratifying to know that the
farmers Of the couutry--apd l AN
one OF them myself, living upon my
farm and chiefly engaged in cob.
Quoting it's operations until YOU
elected me TO be your Solicitor
have banded themselves together
and made known their demands lo
the politicians of the country, anC
have resolved to vote for no man, nc
matter to what party he might he
long, who did not support these
dem2nds
Amongst then hatred and pre]u
dice and political animosity are no
longer to be the tests 10y which
nan is to be tried before the jury 0
the people. Merit ls to be III,
standard, and all | ask OF the peopI,
is 10 try me by that standard as a.
officer.
Only once before have | been hon
orrd by The people with office L
: 1882 | was elected to the Senate i
the 10Th District. | made the RAJ
< road Commission bill an issue il
that %campa;go. | voted for it an,
F, advocated III the Senate, althopg
, but one Republican Senator s,no,
: by my side. During hat same ser
! sion | voted tor a bill to break q
the practice 0! giving or acceptin
tree railroad passes by members q
the Legislature. | also had a shar
, in defeating the South CAROLYN
Election Law, which was introduce
into the Senate by Senator Payn,
who finally got it through the las
} Leg Stature. | fought i, with all th
strength possessed, and by the al
+ OF honest Democrats it was then d,
) ieatei. That .aw car be a sourc
: OF evil and only evil continually,
under lis provisions dishones, me
. and designing politicians can detea
y the will OF the people This Law
with Others of like character in othe
!, Southern States, hath nearly accou
a rlishei the passage OF a FEEDER;
! Election Law which al should d,
I" pore on account OF the strife an
I bitterness it would engender in th
| tar Southland of ours. It is tim
G ter the people OF al sections and {
all parties 10 call a halt. Slrik
from the statute books every eie
ton law which setks to give OF
party the advantage of the olbe
Let The voice OF the people be hear
g in lis purity and It's majesty and the
Z indeed it is as the voice Of God
{ ln CONCLUSION, fellow citizens,
can only promise that il re elected
shall en3eavor in the future, AS
The past, 20 serve s"u faithfully, al
congratu.at!ng you upon :he buun,
1t inl harvest with which God ba,
2, blessed US, AMI hoping aud trayi,
| that lie nay continue TO bless US
4 q State and A \afn.n make ~,