The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-20
COMMON FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE,
IF Elected to That Position He Would Prove
Second CASTOR"

TO the Editor: Our State is fortu-'
! nate in having bar that is strong, up.
right and learned l. can easily supply
material for n dozen Supreme Courts,
men who will Interpret The law fairly.
and administer justice impartiaIly. Eut.
is this all that We desire in the Justices
of our Supreme Court? Does not our
State, especially a. this critical period
in its development, require someth hing
more than legal ability and upright
character? Does it not expect and does
it not need that all it's highest officials,
whether Governor. SUPREME Court JUS
tice, United States Senator, or member
of Congress be deeply interested in and
actively friendly to every. public move
ment that looks TO the bettePmert Of
North Carolina"
A movement is gathering force now in
our State for the improvement of rural
schools and the enlargement of facilities
for public education. Will it not be
helpful for the State 20 have pubic Of
ficials who are broad minded enough 10
see the necessity o. this movement and
big-hearted enough to make sacrifices
for it? The movement for gooG roads
is equally important. Tho building up
of our resources through public cduca-
ton, through community effort in all
proper directions should lie deep in the
hearts of all our highest public Officials,
whether execH.iVe, legislative OF judi
cial. IN short. we vans for I.stices on
the Supreme Co IL bench other quail
ties and other powers hesi !cs legal ahil-
"
selfishness. broal mindedness, public
spirit, states marship and love Of hu-
manity. These were the qualities that
DISTINGUISHED w liam CASTOR, one CT The
best beloved Of all or great Judges.
We have il DIR State today man
who will make a second Caster. q law
yer, jurist, a statesman. IL scholar. q
large minded, big hearted. patriotic,
manly Christian gentleman, Judge Henry
G.. Connor, of Wilson. TO voI seek
legal knowledge" lie has il in aDupd-
ance. Do You wish pure and lofty and
lovabie character? lie is the rccr of
any man in America Is scholarship de-
sired: You will find il III Conner ccral
to the greatest scholars ever produced
in North Carolina. Do you ask friend
for public schools? Let ConDor's record
as citizen and legislator toll the story
of his devotion, his labors, his sacrifices
for education. No puplic man surrass-
es him. Do you wish a man of the CO.
pie, selfrelant, sympathetic, humane
man? CGnnor is the man. He has been
q father to orphans. a friend and pro-
tector to widows. a kind helper TO reigh-
hors. a sympa .hi'cr with humanity in
all its needs, troubles and struggles. He
belongs to the whole state. lie is re-
spccted and est.9sElcd by men and wo-
men, too, of ell classes and conditions,
of all denominations, of all PARTIES, Of
both races. He is loved and admired
most by those who know him host.
Place Henry G.. Conner en- the bench
and he will bring back to North Caro-
lima the noblest and best traditions of
ouT great judiciary, the traditions Of
Ruffin, Battle, Nash, Manly. Merriman,
Ashe and Davis. He will be a second
CASTOR, a learned, WELL balanced up-
right broad. minded, pubIic-spfrited
jurist. He will add another star to the
glorious galaxy of the splendid Supreme
Court Justices. "a
ASHLEY HORNE