The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-23
ADMlRES GOV. AYCOCK
And Says His Administration Makes
For Peace and Prosperity.
SOUTH Will NOT STAND NEGRO RULE
Il The Amendment Should be Declared Un-
constitutional They Will Find Some
Way to Save Their
Government.

Government.
Especial Correspondence News and OBJ
server.)
Jackson Springs, n. c.. Feb. 22.-Maj.
P. w Childs, of Brattleboro. Vermont,
who was postmaster at that city during
Clevland's administration, recently spent
a week at this place, the same week that
Governor Aycock was there. Maj. Childs
was greatly pleased with his stay in
North Carolina. He Is now in Florida
with his family but will return TO spend
stay he wrote q letter, which has been
published in the Springfield Republican.
| think it will interest North Carolinlans
and therefore append 1t. 1t is as follows:
Jackson Springs, n. c., Feb. 15.-What
ever one may hear either for or against
North Carolinas political ethics there is
but one expression--that OF great respect
for her Governor Charles B. Aycock,
whose able and dignifed administration
during the first year of his four years
term has been conspicuous for its fair
ness of purpose as we'll as for its fearless
observance of the moral laws in the In
terest of good citizenship Never will
the Republican politicians of North Caro-
lima cease TO bemoan the disfranchise-
ment OF the negro through the education
al amendments, nor will the Democrats
cease contending for q white mans gov
ernment: but just now there seems to
be very little difference of opinion as TO
the popular and growing influence OF Gov
ernor Aycock, whose humane and just i'm
stinets make for the peace and prosper
ity OF the State. All sorts and condi-
tions of men not only show Difference for
the office, but in this case there is uni
versal respect for the man whose 10000
majority over his Republican opponent
proved him to be the most popular can
didate since the days of Governor Zeb
Vance. Governor Aycock's availability
as future candidate for the United
States Senate is already being talked of.
He is but 43 years old. and there is
feeling, even outside his State, that he
has the qualities which are today needed
in national leadership.
North Carolina of all the Southern
States has the greatest respect for Its
laws. Hero TO burglarize a house in
which at the time, there is human life.
means death to the offender. Up in
Observation-Disclosures country seat
half dozen burglars and highwaymen,
both black and white, who had terrorized
that vicinity for many months, await the
sure execution OF the law. Executive
clemency is used with commendable dis
erection, and in this prerogative alone
does Governor Aycocks leniency seem to
have been criticised
North Carolina industrial enterprises
are on the increase. Some of the coun-
ties have as many as from eight to TWEEN
ty-siX textile and knitting mills, the list
showing one or more mills IN more than
halt Of the ninetyseven counties. These
mills employ about $4,000 hands. The de-
mand of the home market exceeds the
supply OF cotton and wool, while the
prices paid exceed those in other States.
The mill employees are largely natives.
The farming industry, notwithstanding
last seasons short crop. is OH the in
crease. There are well-nigh numberIess
wood working and lumber plants, among
them being several enterprising veneer
ing establishments. whose product is
quite largely used in the manufacture of
furniture in the State.
The educational State department. con-
forming TO a constitutional enactment
has begun special and practical cam
paign OF education, for which the Legis-
lature has appropriated 100000 TO insure
II four months minimum term in every
public school district. OF course this Is
in addition to the several amounts voted
in cities and the larger towns for graded
schools, which are maintained eight or
nine months in the year. These schools
include the education of both white ard
colored children.
y good roads convention will be held in
Raleigh this week, in which much gcnu-
inc interest is shown. Already several
counties have decided TO bond themselves.
the proceeds TO be used specially for road
Improvement. Governor Aycock will at
tend the convention, and urge liberal ap-
preparations for the scheme North
Cardinals farmers turn many thousan nd
dollars in their early berry shipments
and garden truck. which oftentimes an
ticipate the products OF other Southern
States.
Pinehurst, the New England settlement
Of the South, has sustained severe loss
u the death of its founder. Mr.. Tufts OF
Boston soda fountain fame. After an ex-
penditurc OF couple OF million dollars III
founding one Of the most attractive and
healthfui or Southern resorts, he had just
arranged his business affairs in the hap
py anticipation OF deyoting his whole time