The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-14
THE RALEIGH NEWS"
Young Oak which the Parent Stem of the Giant
Tree in the Forest of North Carolina
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Gray and his partner. the late Capt.
e. r. Stamps, two of the noDlest I-len
of my acquaintance.
All during my career i was In al
most daily consultation with the Hon.
Walter Clark, now Chief Justice of
the State, whom we then called Col.
Clark, and who apparently had the
heaviest financial interest in the enter
prise, and l frequently consulted the
late Governor Thomas M. Holt. who
also had a considerable interest: ano
was often in contact with the late
Senator u. b. Vance, eX-Gov. T. J
Jarvis, the late Gov. ID. CT. FoWle Col.
A. b. Andrews, Chas. M. Busbee. Fab
II. Busbee, Il. II. Gray the late CapI
r.. X. Stamps. Julius Lewis, N. w
West, the late Major II. $. Tucker,
the late DR.. George w. Blacknall, or
Marlborough House fame, and many
others who have become prominent
ana successful in business and political
life in North Carolina.
Speaking of Ex-Governor JARVIS ana
K. II. Gray reminds me of IA meeting
in Washington not long ago, wnen
they were here on business SalatinS
to the Josephus Daniels habeas corput
case. L went to see them at the Riggs
House and both of them called me
oy my gwen name George" which
brought me back to old times and
made me feel that every trua son or
North Carolina was kindred and
allied by birth, and made of The saline
clay" and / felt more than ever proud
of my birthplace, for of North Care
linians it may be said there is more
homogeniety, and more family feeling
tnan in any other State. and its pee
pie are purest bred from the porenc
stock of nobility of all the States,
there practically being no intSrniar-
riages with the foreign element curing
the entire history of the State.
In looking back. the past comes up
before me like dream, and can see
the great political strngs,es through
which we passed in Nor,h Carolina,
notably the campaign Of 1879. wmc,,
indeed, was a political testing TIME,
when the late Senator VaTce and the
late Thomas Settle were candidates
for Governor. and the very nrart OF
the State was at risk. / can gee the
placard l got out at that time Gil
which / had printed picture If Sena-
tor Vance, encirciel bv the worus
Support Tilden. Vance, Jarvis, Re-
'orm and the Raleigh News and
circulated perhaps 10D,t00 or more
2opies during the campaign, which
was regarded as a great feat IN print
ng at that time, fer it WAS the first
tut of mans fare ever pnblished
n North Carolina. which seems a lit
lie strange now when VIC conside,
hat this issue of The News and OH
server will probably be filed with
similar cuts and be regarded as ii
most ordinary event.
From time to time there were COT
nected with the paper as editors the
ate Jordan Stone, the late Ccl. john
d. Cameron, who. by the way, wrote
n the purest Anglo-SaXon style: the
late Major William A. Hearne, who,
perhaps was the most cauStic writer
in the State; the late e. &. Woodson,
was one of the wittiest local EDITORS;
Thos. c. Evans, a pungent paragraph
ist; Joseph p. Caldwell, now pro-
prietor of the Charlotte Observer, and
the best local editor and reporter ever
known in North Carolina; Jonr G.
Syme, also local editor Of unusual
ability: Col. John L. Hu.ssay, writer
IF repute, and at times we had cutie
III able paper and it would look IS if
the enterprise was on the verge OF
success but the demands for mOnev
because of the original Tebt, the Gl.-
expected heavy expenses. such as The
suit against the paper by the late W.
II. Howerton. Secretary OF State, S"
hampered us that we We're not able t."
keep up the high standard and were
forced to fall back.
PerlaDS Inc nearest 10 pronounced
success we ever reached, was when
the late Henry w. Gradv consented to
become associated with me in the con-
duct of the paper. and was oE his way
co Raleigh to take charge as editor
n-chief. the arrangement having been
made through Dr. George w. Graham
Of Charlotte. a college, mate Of Mr..
Grady az the University of Virginia.
But for some reason. not then know
n go lat
the arrangement. and 1t was not unit.
several years afterwards that / learn
ed the true reason. We were at MOI
mead City one summer and Mr.. Gradv
aad Just returned from a days outing
with the Spanish mackerel. his party
having brought in as / remember. 2O-
beautiful specimens of this royal fish,
which. by the way. it is said. reaches
perfection on the waters OF Eastern
Carolina. Mr.. Grady and / happenAu
70 be introduced to each other. anu
ne was telling me of his experiences
with Spanish mackerel. and cited IN
incident at Delmonico's in New YORK.
where he and a party OF his friends
mad gone for a little dining. when one
of the number in spirit nf banter.
tossed a twenty dollar note on the
counter to Mr.. DelmonicO. saying: u
will give you that for the best dish
your house can provide" and OF.
course, the party was greatlv inter-
ested to know what the dish Wouid
De, when 10 and behold there appear
ed luscious Spanish mackerei. which
Dir. DeImonico said was the best dish
mis- house was able to afford. ".
talking with Mr.. Grady. it leaked on
now in the former time he was on
mis- way to Raleigh to join me- in tht
conduct Of The News and was sIanG-
ing on the platform of the station at
Greensboro, just ready to step aboard
the train for Raleieh which was about
co pull out, when telegram from tnv
New York Herald was placed In his
hands, calling him Immediately 10
New York on most important bust
ness, and as fate would have 1t. the
train for New. York. which was stand
CT Of