Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-10-11
Hill Accepts the Nomination.

AL O.IO UIl0 nObilICdGIOu Gull
mittee appointed by the State
Convention formally notified
Senator Hill and Mr.. Lockwood
Of their nomination. for Cover
nor and Lietenant Governor.
Chairman Hinckley, of the State
committee, called upon MI
Cochran to make the usual
speech, which he did, telling of
the choice of the convention.
Then Senator Hill and Mr.. Lock
wood made speeches accepting
their nomination.
Senator Hill in accepting the
nomination said: ''For the cour-
teous manner in which you have
formally notified me of the re-
cent action of the Democratic
Convention [ can only expires my
sincere thanks.
1t is unnecessary for me to
reiterate that the nomination
was as unexpected to me as it
was unsought and understood.
.'Seven of the best years of my
life were devoted to the service
of the State in the discharge of
the high and responsible duties
of the great Office of it's chief exc
cutive, and [ had never expected
nor intended to resume it's ire
mendous burdens again.
While keenly appreciating
the high honor conferred in be-
ing nominated for a third time
by ones party for SO important a
position. yet [ do not but feel
that personally l have every
ching to lose and nothing to gain
by the contest to which you sum-
mon me. The Gubernatorial of
fee has no longer any attractions
for me, and personally [ pre-
ferred to remain in the Senate,
where the duties were gradually
becoming more congenial to my
tastes and where l believed l
could more acceptably serve the
interests of this great State.
But personal considerations
must have no weight where pub
lie duty is concerned. The Dem
ocratio party, especially in this
State, is confronted with a great
crisis, which substantially in
wolves its existence as a political
organization.
THE APPOINTMENT ISSUE.
Our opponents taking advan-
tage of their temporary and acct
dental supremacy in the Legisla-
ture and in the Constitutional
Convention are seeking to fasten
upon the people of the State a
system of apportionment or re-
presentation which virtually
gives the Republicans control of
the legislative department of the
State for twenty years to come
a system based upon territorial
area rather than population,
founded upon injustice and inc
quality and designed to enable
the minority rather than the ma
jority of the people 40 control
the State. The very life of our
party is at stake. Besides, the
control,of the next House of Rep
resentatives may depend upon
the election here.
''TheDemocraticCo nventionhav-
ing against my protest selected
me to lead in such a crisis, and
although ] exceedingly regret it's
action. and especially regret that
my advice was not adopted in re-
gard to representation in the
convention itself, and while [ have
sought during the past week, as
personal and intimate political
friends we'll know, not only to
heal and harmonic political and
factional differences, but to Sc
cure some other candidate wholly
acceptable to everyone 10 assume
my place in this great struggle.
in whose favor [ would retire,
but which has not proved fea-
~ibie, and recollecting that the
Democratic party of this State
has honored me in the past when
7 solicited it's favorS, in the days
of its sunshine and prosperity, !
cannot desert it now in the hour
of it's danger and in this great
emergency.
A TINE FOR SACRIFICES.
1T is a time when persona,
sacrifices are demanded, when in.
dividual preferences must'be sub:
dinated to the general good, ant
when there must be exhibited {
lofty PATRIOTISM
IF we Win this contest it viii
be the party's victory, not mine
If we lose, it will be the party's
defeat, which will be involved il
myown. Personally, l am largely
Indifferent to the Consequences
the struggle.
ga duty cOnfrOnts me. and
shall perform IL as God gives me
the light to see it, let the result
ba what it may.
Il shall confidently appeal tx
the plain people of the State
who have always sustained me
in the past when I have espouse'
their cause. L shall present t.
them issue of Democracy versus
Plutocracy; the issue of IN
public taxation except for public
purposes; the issue of opposition
TO the Capitalization of all power'
in the general government; the
issue of personal liberty agains
religious intolerance; the issue 0
good government, liberal an'
Just excise laws, economy il
public expenditures, the promo