The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-22


ing. showing the esteem in which he is
held in his home city 1t must have
made him very happy to receive this |
distinction at the hands OF his own peo-
pie and the visitors who had been in
vited 10 join with them in giving this |
token OF their appreciation and esteem.
He spoke briefly. modestly. sensibly, and
his speech was in excellent taste. | re-
gret that it cannot b6 given here in full.
but no stenographer was present and
Mr.. Fuller spoke without notes or manu-
script.
Senator r. j. Justice. who had led the
fight for the Fuller bill in che Senate,
with ability, courage and success, re-
sponded to the toast, "The Railroads"
Mr.. Justice spoke briefly strongly,
pointedly, and the facts he presented
made a profound impression upon the
hard headed and successful business men
to whom he talked. He showed by facts
and figures that in North Carolina the
actual cash value of the railroad prop
erty of the State was in the neighbor
hood of one hundred and fifty seven mil
lion dollars. but that it was assessed for
taxation only at forty-three million dol
lars, less than thirty-three and one-third
per cent of it's true value in money"
The result of such favoritism to the
railroads was to put the burden upon the
business and agricultural classes of the
people which should be justly borne
by the common carriers. He pointed
out that in making this demand and in
fighting to secure the just taxation Of
railroads. neither he nor any man who
to- h. h1l oi-
udice towards railroads, but recognized
their important position in the COM
merce and business of this age. 1t was
the first time the people of Durham had
had an opportunity to hear Mr.. Justice.
He won them at once and his happy sal
lies, together with his wise and weighty
words, made a most happy impression.
Mr.. T. b. Fuller, who spoke for the
industrial life of Durham, did so with
much effectiveness. He did not go into
any matters of statistics or figures, but
clearly and concisely presented the in
dustrial life of this city and enlvened
every statement by happy jest or illus
tration. For example, he quoted Artemus
Ward or Josh Billings, Qt was late in
the night when he spoke and | have for
gotten which one of these humorists it
was) who said that he admired rooster
for two things, first, because he crowed
loud, and second. because he had spurs
to back up his crow. He said if Dur
ham had upon occasion erowed. it al
ways had something to back UP it's crow.
The speech of Judge r. w. Winston
was in his usual happy vein, full of hu-
NOR. anecdote and common sense. en-
forcing the event, which was celebrated,
with classical incident. He tells a story
inimitably, and his audience was en- rap
port from start to finish. What brilliant
family is the Winston family! There are
no three brothers in North Carolina who
can be compared to the trio of Winstons.
in wit, scholarship, brilliance, ability.
The editor of the News and Observer
| responded to the toast. The Independ
ent Press-Specially when With U.s."
II appears in full elsewhere in today S
paper
The closing toast mo East No West
all North Carolinians,' was responded to
| by Lieutenant Governor Turner He pre-
faced his remarks with pleasant greeting
| TO the progressive men of Durham say
| ing that when he first took his seat at the
banquet he thought that the company
was almost as good looking and wise as
| the present General Assembly, but that
after hearing the speeches and partaking
| of the elegant menu. he was fully con-
WINGED that they were even better look
| ing. Continuing he said:
North Carolina, being composed of a
| homogeneous people. unites the East
and West, not by geographical lines, blu:
| by hand and heart, obliterating all diff
nd
| the fact that we are all North CAROLYN
ians. We are united in sentiment and
| interest. with purpose to make her one
of the richest, greatest and brightest
stars in the sisterhood of States.
''Some one has said that Durham is
| situated between the variations of the
compass, relative to the imaginary line
between the East and West l can't
| assert the truthfulness of that state
| ment, but l declare to you, that she is
the keystone of North Carolinas mate
rial interest.
THE States greatness consists not
alone in the richness of her SOIL salub-
| robustness of her climate, the beauty of
her streams, the grandeur of her noun
| tains and coastal plains, but as we'll in
| the brain, muscle and Drawn of her man.
hood and the beauty and loneliness of
her womanhood Climatic and natural
| advantages are naught without the
brain and enterprise of man. The intel
4ect plans and the muscle executes.
I'VE are one people in the preserva-
| tion of the bed rock of our civilization
| the education of her citizens.
I'VE rejoice to know that we have
| men who have the courage of their con-
vction. leaders in this age of progress
who can cause men to think and act
Il congratulate you and the State that
We have in our midst young and active
citizen, full of hope, with bright pros
poets the pride of your county and the
| State, in the person of the able repre-
sentative in the lower house of the Gen
eral Assembly. Mr.. Jones Fuller.
"Our patriotism should unite us as
| one man in the erection upon our waste
places of industrial enterprise, the
utilizing of our streams with spindle and
loom, filling our cities and towns with
factories and schools, the building of
railroads and union depots.
Love of State and home gives to all
North Carolinians interest in the moral
and iptoIInntnal OF bor poo