The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-01-26
A GOOD GOVERNOR.

Governor elect Elias Carr has been
formally seated in the gubernatorial
chair and Thos. M. Holt is now al
luded to in the.prints with "Ex-Gov-
ernor" before his name. The SENT
MEL cannot see him retire to private
life without few words in regard to
his able administration.
Since the war North Carolina has
had three governors OF marked abiii-
ty. The first was Vance. the second,
Jarvis aud the third, Holt.
We endorse the following opinion
of the Fayetteville Observer Except
that we believe Jarvis ranks along
with Vance and Holt):
eve Gail Governor Holt IL remark
able man, and we do sO-~ith delIb~r-
alton. He is a verv able man, and
North Carolina has rarely enjoyed
bis equal in the Gub-rna toriai Office.
Take him ali III all, We think the Yer
Dict OF history viii he that he CONES
next to Vance North CarollnIanS
| nill of course, with one voire yI7iC
the palm to Governor Vance as the
greatest OF our Governors, as indeed,
in the most critical period of the
history of these United States, be
proved himself to be the greatest OF
all the war Governors North or
South. But nextaiter him Governor
Holt, we believe"
One thing especially the SENTINEL
admired Elk Governor Holt for was
the-promptness ot his appointments
Without stopping to comment GU
the wisdom his selections which d II
concede, we commend him for filing
the vacancies which occurred during
his term of Office before an army OF
applicants could have time to spring
up all over the State, and thus ienNe
a host of disappointed candidates
when the appointment was made.
Gov. Holt has exercised the pardon
ing power judiciously during his
term. While the SENTINEL was ia
climbed to doubt somewhat the just
ness of the pardon granted to Willis
81. Brogdon convicted of the man
slaughter of Fab Sasser. it refrained
from comment not knowing the iuli
circumstances in the case.
While some papers in the State
rather made light of the length OF
| the recent message Of Gov. Holt,
| they must have done SO hastily and
thoughtlessly, for a careful perusal
of it shows il to be a most able docu-
ment.
Its value is attested by Mr. James
Sprunt, the British Consul at Wash
| ington, who asked for two copies one
to be filed in the Archives of the cOu-
sulate and another to be sent to
her Majesty's government. Senator
Vance also highly praised the mes
sage in a letter to the Governor.
The business qualities that have
characterized Gov. Holt in his private
affairs were conspicuous in his ad
| ministration of those of the State.
Gov. Hollis business tastes led
him in 1851 while i'll his junior year
at Chapel Hill to give up his college
studies and go to workin his fathers
cotton mills at Haw river In 1860
he started in business Tor himself
at the sa me place
Col. Holt has been successful in bis
every undertaken since then and lis
mills on the Haw river near HaW
River Station are among the largest
IL the South
He owns magnificent country
mansion on the Haw, the most tie
giant in the State perhaps. 1t is sur
rounded by a beautiful palk of u
acres. Besides this he owns the
model Linwood farm near Lexing
ton where he raises quantities OF
cattle and sheep.