The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-08-07
ELECTION RESULTS.

DCCuIDIOlS III So DhO 4OO OROA%Tf
members of the party, The writer
had expected Democratic victory
ever since the amendment was pro-
posed, but it did not occur to US that
the majority could possibly exceed
80 900. Perhaps it is well that the
majority is $50 large it indicates that
the victory was not won by, ballot
box stuffng because the majority is
still heavy after allowing for all
alleged counting" frauds in the
East. te,4
It may be we'll to take a glance at
the men who compose the triumph
ant State ticket. 1t is gratifying to
note that nearly all the candidates
this year on both tickets We're men
of excellent character and there has
been little, mud-slinging in this cam
paign. The newly elected State
officials are capable and %conserva-
tive gentlemen, and every one who
loves his State, regardless of party,
should be proud of this fact.
Our next Governor, Hon. @, B,
Aycock, is a heightened Christian
gentleman of courage and ability.
He is not a man of violent p~rejudices
or of bitterness toward those that
disagree with him, and as Governor
he will doubtless pursue a dignified
and conservative policy. The ex-
tract from his speech of acceptance
given in our Thinkers department.
indicates a broad and generous spirit
toward his political opponents and
toward the negro.
The next Secretary of State, Col.
j. Bryan Grimes, is an excellent
business man, a large farmer, and
President of the State Tobacco Grow
ers' Association. He is well qualified
for the office.
The next State Treasurer, Mr.. B.
R. Lacy, and the Auditor-elect, DIR.
B. F. Dixon, are men of ability and
excellent character, who, we predict,
will fill these positions with credit to
themselves and to the State. Mr..
Lacy has been engineer, public Off
cial, and banker DIR. Dixon has been
minister, teacher, politician, editor,
military man, and physician also, we
believe.
The only editor on the ticket is
Mr.. H. B. Warner, for Commissioner
of Labor and Printing. This will be,
we think, his first public office, but
a successful editor should fill it salts
factorily.
Mr.. S. L. Patterson, as Commits
sioner of Agriculture, has served the
public ably and conscientiously, and
Messrs. Rogers and Mcneil, as Rail
road Commissioners, have shown a
desire to be just to railroads and
public alike.
Of the gentlemen who have been
elected to fill the positions OF Lieu
tenant-G Governor, Acknowledgements
and Superintendent of Public In
struction, respectively, we know lit
tie. The last named is d position
second only in Importance to that of.
Governor nov that every child COM
ing of age after 1908 must be able to
read and write and if Mr.. Toon brings
to it ability, enterprise and genuine
sympathy for all movements looking
to the promotion of public education,
he will have the everlasting graft
tude of the people, while a failure in.
this position would be doubly con
spicuous by reason of it's increased
Importance and the ability of the
present incumbent.
But the adoption of the Constitu-
tional amendment was a matter of
supreme Importance before which
these other matters pale into insig-
nifcance. The people had grown
tired of trading and traf1cking in
Office on the basis of a solid negro
vote and had grown even more weary
of the existence of the negro ques-
ton in politics to the exclusion of
other issues that vitality affect our
welfare. Whatever has been said or
may be said, these are the things
that made the amendment popular.
Of curse there are thousands of
good white men that saw in it no
proper remedy for this state of
affairs, and the victCrj should cheer
fully and co~urteously grant them
the right to this opinion and forget