Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-08-18
A FULL TICKET.
IAN Old Soldier. writes peelIpgIy and
Truthfully of "Rotation IN Office"
and the just Claims of His Old
Comrades

anu tho JuSG NlatmS Oh HIS Oiu
Comrades,
EDITOR ARGUS;-One of the
requisites to success in a polit-
ical campaign is good men as
candidates for the different Of
fees to be filled. 1t goes without
contradiction that the Demo-
cratic party will be successful in
Wayne county in the comicg
election, hence the necessity of
having only the very best men
nominated.
AS it seems to be in order. to
suggest names for the considera-
ton of the County Convention l
offer the following: Promising
that one of the policies of the
party always has been land I
think eminently correct) rotation
in Office, no matter how efficient
the officers may be. the custom
has been to elect for two terms
and then have them step aside
for at least one term, that their
books may be examined.
VIZ have perhaps as good a set
Of officers as the county has ever
had, but all of them are filing
their second terms. There are
hundreds Of men in the county
equally as competent, worthy
and needy, and some of them no
doubt have patriotism enough to
be willing to serve their country.
In selecting candidates I think
all sections of the county should
be represented, and with that
idea in view I suggest this ticket:
For Senator, F. A. Daniels. of
Goldsboro; for the House, W. R..
Hooks, of Fremont, and J. M.
Virgins, of Brogden, would be a
good selection, they r both
men of intelligence, one living in
the northern and the other in the
southern portion of the county
and are both good Democrats;
for Sheriff, E. A. Stevens, of
Granthams; for Clerk, Isaac Or
mond, of Eureka; for County
Commissioners. N. w. Musgrave,
of Goldsboro, Berry A. Parks,
of Saulston, and W. F. English,
of Mt. Olive. all live, energetic
business men,
And now, Mr.. Editor, there is
another element I think should
be considered, while they have
never urged their claims for offs
fee, there is aoout six hundred
old Confederate soldiers i'll Wayne
county the most of whom have
always voted the Democratic
ticket, they have never asked
any special favors, but after.
having left more than that num-
Der of their comrades from this
county buried upon the battlefield
of Virginia and other States, they
came home and went to work TO
build up their homes that had
been ruined by the Federal army,
I doubt if history shows that any
body of men ever accomplished
more than they, while the most
of our paying Offices have been
filled by young men who were
never forced to struggle as these
old veterans have had to do. They
have never forced themselves
upon the people, but for thirty
five years have labored for the up
building Of the county and been
true to the Democratic party;
from that class I desire to offer
for Treasurer, the name of E. B..
Hood, of Goldsboro. I do not be.
lieve a better man lives than
him. He has always been a
staunch Democrat and the finds
of the county would be safe
in his hands; for Register,
[ offer the name of N. H. Gurley,
of Fork township, a wounded Con-
federate soldier, a man who help
ed to organize the Democratic
party in 1867 and who worked
faithfully to help redeem the State
from Radical misrule: he has lab
ored in the front ranks in every
contest in the last thirty years; no.
better citizen in the county. On
account of his wounds he is in-
capable for hard labor, but would
fill satisfactorily the Office of Reg
lister. For Coroner I offer the name
of DIR. Tom Hill, of Goldsboro,
another old soldier and true blue
Democrat, and heavy enough to
hold down any cold corpus. Now
let us do the neat thing and nomi~
nate these men.
AN OLD SOLDIER.