The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-23
DIAMOND DYES. The only pure and un
adulterated Never crock Never fade !
Hon. Locke Craig.
(Asheville CitiZen.)

In choosing a Senator to succeed Mr..
Pritchard, it is the duty OF the Demo
cratic party to consi' fir the well
fare OF the State, anC ne second
place the good of the Democracy.
All the gentlemen in the race for the
senatorship are men of character and
standing. but after calm and careful
consideration of the subject in all its
phases we are firmly of the opinion that
the Hon. Lokc Craig is the man whom
| the Democratic party will and ougnt to
make our next Senator
While Mr.. Craig is a young man, COM
caratively speaking, he is old in politi-
cal experience. For many years he has
been one OF the most prominent and
active figures in State politics, and has
proved himself a hard fighter and safe
leader in our political battles. He is II
years old, just entering the prime Of
manhood. Ever since his graduation at
the University of North Carolina in
1880. he has been a diigent and thor
cugh student of social and political
que stions. AS an orator he has no supe-
rior in the State. He lis not a mere
"word ccmpeller" or an ornate declaim-
er. his sentences are always hot with
argument. He can move men strongly
and stir them deeply.
Though possessing natural gifts Of a
high order he has by life of study
equipped himself for the highest duties
of State, and is today one of the most
acccn plished literary men in public life
in North Carolina.
We need q man of his eloquence and
with all the strength and enthusiasm
of his will to do battle against the in
famous force bills and partisan legisa-
tior so often aimed at the political and
commercial welfare of the South.
Mr.. Craig is essentially A just man
broadminded conscientious, courageous;
a man whom the people can and do trust
with implicit confidence, and by whom
the interests of all classes-corporate
| and individual, rich and poor, labor and
capital farmer and manufacturer
would be protected and fostered to the
| full extent of his power His past
course is a guarantee of his devotion to
| the welfare of the whole State, and to
| all her interests and industries
No man in North Carolina has ron
dcred more efficient services to his par
! ty than Locke Craig. His time and tall
ent have been devoted to the party. No
| sacrifice has been too great for him to
make: no labor too hard for him to do.
In 1894 and 1896 when many We're dis
couraged his efforts never ceased and
| his faith never faltered. And in the
revolution which resulted in the re1emp-
| ton of the State and in adoption Of the
amendment, Mr. Craig was one of the
| leading spirits. From the day when he
and Governor Aycock opened the cam
paign Of 1898, in the county of Richmond,
| until the complete triumph of 1860, he
| was a power for the Democratic cause,
| and was among the very foremost
wherever the fight was fiercest.
In this campaign his party demanded
| that he lead the legislative ticket in
Buncombe county. The Democrats be-
| lieved that he was the only man that
could overcome the Republican candi-
date and the Republican majority. Their
| confidence was not misplaced. Again
| in 1900, while canvassing in the east for
| the amendment his party unanimously
demanded that he again lead tho fight
in uncombe, feeling that no one else
could meet the concentrated attack
| which, the Republicans were preparing
to make in the county. After one of
| the fiSrcest campaigns ever wager in the
| Stats and in which he was more than
| ones threatened with personal violence
| by the enraged crowds, Mr.. Craig was
| a SAn elected and by increased majority.
He bore the brunt of the battle IN