The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-17

much good. Many have left the Insti-
tute claiming that they are cured. 1t
is not claimed that the liquor habit
cannot be formed again, but unless the
patient cultivates the taste for it, there
is no danger of his dying a drunkard.
1t is said that during the thirteen years
since the discovery Of the Kelley cure,
95 per cent. of the thousands of patients
have been permanently cured. Every
one afflicted should try it, anyhow.
READ THIS, CHRISTIAN PEOPLE.
In our Op position to Governor Holt,
we have tried to avoid personal abuse.
We have no i'll feeling toward him,
personally. Our object is to show
where he stands as President of the
Senate in our State. After we do this,
then the people of North Carolina car
say whether OF not he is the kind of a
man they want for Governor.
We now make public some very
damaging facts. The Christian demon
nation is one of the largest in our
State. Some of our most intelligent
and worthy people belong to that de.
nomination. In numbers they are
about as strong as the Presbyterians.
Up to two years ago they had no de-
nominational college in the State.
Their children were educated at other
UNCONVENTIONAL institutions. Two
years ago Elon College was opened.
This College is located between Bur
lington and Greensboro. The location
cannot be excelled. Beautiful and
substantial buildings have been erected.
DR.. w. S. Long is now President of
the College. He was largely instru-
mental in making the College a sue
cess.
1t is a matter of history that DR..
Long, prior to the meeting of the legi5-
lature of 1885, gave notice in TIE local
papers that a petition would go before
that body asking that the College be
incorporated to a distance of at least
three miles in every direction. 1t is in
history that DR.. Long presented the Pc
tition through Mr.. Scott, member of the
House from Alamance Go. 1t is in his,
tory that Mr.. w. w. Barber, of Wilkes,
who was chairman of the committee
on corporations in the Senate, informed
DR.. Long that Col. Holt was opposed
to Incorporating the college three miles,
but was not opposed to one and a half
miles. The cause for this opposition
was the fact that a Mr.. Wagner, a
wealthy man and a strong political
friend of Governor Hollis, owned and
operated a distillery about two miles
from Elon College. Col. Holt told DR..
Long, through Mr.. Barber, THAT if he
CDR. Long, rcould go to Mr.. Wagner
and get has consent the corporation
WOuld be made three miles," 1t is in
hist Dry that DR.. Long refused to do
this; said if the North Carolina Senate
had to have the permission of a distil-
Ter before it would incorporate a great
educational institution, that it could
go and ask for it itself, or words to
that effect. 1t is in history that letters
passed between Governor Holt and the
distiller. One of these letters can be
shown at any time. In this letter Mr..
Wagner says to Governor Holt. then
President Of the Senate: Il will ex-
pect you to protect my interests in this
matter" 1t is a matter of history that
the Senator from Robson county and
DR.. Long, too, became indignant. The
Senator from Robson threatened to
expose the whole affair. 1t is in his
tory that Mr.. Barber told DR.. Long
that if he would go and get the consent
Of Mr.. Wagner, in writing, that the
college would be Incorporated. DR..
Long did go and get the consent Of Mr..
Wagner. But the corporation was
only made n and a half miles. After
Mr.. Wagner quit business President
Holt allowed the incorporation to be
extended to three miles.
Now what will the members of the
Christian denomination think of the
President of the Senate and Chairman
of the Committee on Corporations9
What will religious and temperance
people of all denominations think?
Briefly, it was this: The distiller
Wagner was a friend of Col. Holt.
Elon College is the only great educa-
tional institution of the Christian de-
nomination in North Carolina. Col.
Holt threw his influence as President
of the Senate in favor of a distillery
rather than in favor of a valuable insti-
tuition of learning belonging to enc of
the leading denominations in the State.
The President of the Senate anf the