The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-08-23
DIR w. P. ExUM FOR GOVERNOR

LA GRANGE, NC
Mr.. EDITOR:-The Peoples pary
convention certainly made no mistaEs
in placing DR.. Exum at the head 4
the ticket for Governor. He was BON
in Wayne county in 1886, and del
scended from one of the best families
hsocially and morally, that was ever ID
the county. His father was for
number of years a Senator from
Wayne county more than forty yeaN
ago and rendered the State valuaba
services. He was a farmer and a gen.
tleman of the old school and had th
confidence and esteem of his peOpI
who in times of trouble sought bis adj
vice which they received as a child
would from his father. DR.. EXum wa
educated at Trinity College and tha
took a regular course in medicine and
was just beginning to practice Wha1
the war commenced. At the tE
sound of the tocsin of wal he JOINED
the cavalry company raised by UL|
ThOs. Rufin and followed the fortune
of the Confederacy till Lees surrenda
After the surrender, like everybody
else in the South, he vas poor, but n
went to work in his profession and
bought him a farm IN Wayne count!
which was then in the woods. HeEel
to work and cleared his land and '
day he has one Of the best Improve
farms in the county. There Is l
farmer in the State who is more com
fortably situated than he is. He hass
model country home. Most Of hlsplal
tation is enclosed with a plank teEge
He is out of debt and has been a SUI
cess as a farmer. l was at his hol8 :
few weeks ago and spent several qays
with him, and I saw corn on uPlaLa
that a few years ago would not nisns
over two barrels of corn per acre, Aa.I
will make this year ten barrels OF Gel9
per acre. Last year he gathered OIL y
the same land eleven barrels per aC[Sl
| mention these fac s to show tna1 W. y
peoples movement has a farmer at y
head who is in full sympathy WIZ VIC
agricultural interests of the Stay9
DR. Exum has always been a pefU
crat, but in 1888 he refused to V0S ~
Mr.. Cleveland because he saw tnsg
was under the influence OF the myI 3,
power, and that there was no rell9l III
the people by having him at the L@
of the Democratic party. For WI
he has seen the necessity OF relOIm !
had the manliness and nerve TO laAo
stand even if it was necessary o. Sosr
old political ties. He has neVeL mi
an ofice-holder. This is the tlrSt LII -
nation he ever received and 1t CAM oT
him unsough5. He is an honesg LIZ
is a member of the Missionary 6sR'; :
Church at GoIdsboro. l was ras 1ms
LeHoir county, adjoining Or him
naive county, and have Know Avn
all my life and can safely say "a.
North Carolina never had a noL1 r5 y
triotic citizen and the PLAIN, GUILT I'm.
people a more devoted friend apu 3ion
pathiZer or a more fearless cna!I Eony
of their rights in this the darkess INST
or their distress, IN their nglIt @o-atic
the power of money and piuIgo4 has
rule. The banner of reform tna rail
been placed In his hand wlllnetei olot
In the dust, but he will bear nJ his
and unfurl it to the breeze an fbe
clarion voice will be heard aOoT y trls
din of the conflict, calling upon az a. fdd
sons of reform TO rally beneath ~ n
and bear it to a triumphant ylCVT :dsr
November next. He lisa worthy "a m
and | call on all reformers to nOtI CAV.
his hand and elect him the neAy0
ernor of our good old mother ogaU
NJ. a ChairmaI