The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-12

pected to fail ito make good" He
himself looked toward the manage
ment of the penitentiary as the most
difficult task of his administration.
He appointed as directors business
men who had been in the habit Of
succeeding in what they undertook.
and gave them hearty cooperation
and assistance The result has been
to show that. since the State Quit
building railroads to give away, there
is no reason why the penitentiary
should not always be self-supportlng
and in good years earn a surplus. The
successful management of the peniten'
tiary by Governor Aycocks appointees
has been the greatest fiscal success OF
the administration. The success OF
| the Insurance Department has been
quite as marked. When Mr.. Ay-
| cock became Governor his friends
quite as marked. When Mr.. Ay-
cock became Governor his friends
| knew he would make brilliant adj
mipistration, but some DOUBTED
/ whether his business experience hao
been broad enough to enable him To
succeed on the financial side. AS
matter of fact it turns out that the
administration is nowhere stronger
| than in the safe business methods ana
Siso business management that nave
| characterized it. Judged by it's fruits
no administration has scored great
| er success in those realms that called
only for the application of wise bust
| ness principles than the one which
terminated at one o'clock yesterday.
! The record of the administration
/ is known to the people of North Car
| DINA. It's acts have been done in the
clear light OF day. He has been
| open-minded upon all questions of i'm
portance that have come, pefur' him
ana has been glad 10 hear men OF
varying views, and sought suggestion
ana counsel from wise and patriotic
men. There has been no back-dooi
| TO the administrations Mr.. Aycock
! has been the Governor leaning upon
such counsel as Sc emed to him wise
! but no Influence selfish or unpatriotic
| has had weight with him. Fro:n
| first to last he has had no ambition
| but to serve the people well. Upon
some questions that have loomed VI
| into great importance there have
| been wide differences of opinion ano
clashes of convictions. Governor Ay-
! cock has not shirked any duty or re-
| Trained from declaring his views IL
| all proper ways and at al prope-
| times His nature is TO be very tol-
| erent Of difference of opinion and
| he has never thought less of the good
and true men who have differed With
| him upon the public measures with
| which he has been identified. His
| own faith in the honesty of other
! men and beiief in their right to ex-
/ press views in conflict Nth his own
(, views have won the considerate re-
| ception of his own views by those
! who were not in accord with him
| Therefore he goes out of office enjoy
| ing the confidence and regard of the
| people Of North Carolina not sur
| passed by any public man Of this gen
| Grafton Why is this? 1t is becaust
| he is the soul of honor and is
| stranger TO anything but frank-deal'
| ing He is Democrat-ii: life az
we'll as IN political conviction and has
| kept the door of his office open TO any
! man or woman, who had any caus'
TO plead before him, regardless of con
dition, creed, politics or race.
| The gentlest of men, when aroused
| by 4 righteous indignation. he ha!
| shown that he possessed the highes
civic courage and intrepidity, as wa
manifested in the summer of 1904
| Most of his BATTLES have been won IL
| the forum Of reason and persuasion
| but IN that conflict he showed that IN
| had the steel in MS composition tina
| would dare anything To preserve tn
! sovereign power and honor of the
! State. The story of how Governor
| Aycock met the conspiracy agains
| the states interest in the Atlantic
and North Carolina Railroad is on
| of the most thrilling in the history o
the Commonwealth. No Chic
, Executive. not even in war. has beei
| forced to meet such an audaciOuS ar
| tack upon the interests and the dig
/ nifty Of the Commonwealth. He NE
| it with sublime faith IN the peopl
and the highest courage. and the vic
! tory he won by means as audacious a
they were legal and necessary will b.
told to children yet unborn.
There has been uneXampled indus
trial progress under Governor Ay
cocks adminietratio 1t has beer
aided by just legislation, fair taXin'
/ laws. larger assessment where Their
| had been former undervaluation, an'
an interest in promoting the State
! welfare Government cannot max
/ prosperity, but bad government cal
drive away capital and re;ard indus
trial growth, While good government
Il invites ard secures capital ana aver