Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-01

attribute OF SacredncSS IA very city
OF refuge, il IS the State OF Virginia
There Is an atmosphere OF custom,
OF tradition. Of oratory, here. that
makes The rashcst speaker. hesitate
10 deliver even an ext emperansons
speech. Without writing It before
hand.
when bchcd you, residents OF the
neighhnrlnod OF lie first settlers.
where grand fathers are above par.
and lineage without Indian blood. il
liIilc BIZ fslly. Il mere Tar Heel.
whose shores received an English i'm
lhiGrahi nearly quarter of a century
before yours ralino, help feeling. as
Daniel dill IN the den OF lions: per
tcctly safe, blli somewhat prayerfnl.
think detected ii North Carolina
note in the applause which greeted
the nam" Of The dear old State.
Virginia is 4 prrtiy good place TO
go 10. hooking for Il North Carolnian
The fact is ynu find him every where.
Quarter of Il million OF him re-
side In other commoip wcathS
In consequence Of this. il has hccm
said chat North Carolina is !, good
state 10 mov- from. The Colonial
Governors found il so. And Cornwall
lis. aricr Tho hat;le OF t;nilIorl Court
House. was decidedly of The same
opinion.
North Carolina Is Il good State IN
none yfrom because il is Il good State
be horn and raised in.
~ man, who has lived in North Car
oiina Twenty-Five years. is thereby
qualified To BIZ Governor of any 9th
CT STATE. or Mayor of Newport News.
If 10 twenty-five years residence
In North Carolina, you ad twenty.
five years residence, In her daughter
Tennessee. there is no limit To The
power of such Il man
only three men ever did this. and
They all became Presidents of the
United states. Jackson. Polk. John
CON
People have moved from North Car.
nlina 10 every State in lie Union
but few people move 10 North Carolina
IL is not an easy task for u man To
break into The Old North Slate They
are mighty particular lhont inviting
strangers, they want 10 know with
whom they associate
Less Than one half Of one per cent
Of our population is foreign born. We
are tho pnrcsi bred angIo.sayOn PEG
pie in the world | felt that must
say a word about the State and am
sure what | have said. is MS little
likely 10 give offcnse, as any Thing
could say.
North Carolina misses her energetic
sons. who have done great deeds
AMI thought great thoughts, where
ever they have gone.
! never see them in distant States
That 10 not recall a story charge,
mp 10 private John Allen This stor,
| assure yon, has no application I,
those North Carollnians who are pres
ent. nor To those who are Mayors 6
your sister Cities. Judges OF You
Courts, Presidents OF ynnr Bank.
and Of great industrial concerns. Pres
idcni of yonr matchless University.
OF course, | would not be persona
John Allen says, that as Il member
of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Commission he was making heroic
efforts 10 induce the different Stat,
legislatures 10 make State appropria
lions for the exposition. The Com
mission sent him 10 Arlansaw to SCI
what could be done with the legisla
Ilrr, then in Session al Little Rock
When lie arrived there. he was intro
dnced to good many members. an,
found that many oil them were from
his own native State. Mississippi
When the two houses met in join
Session 10 hear what Mr.. Allen NIGH
say on the subject, thinking To iii
gratiate himself with them. he re
marked. that he had been surprised
TO discover, that so many member.
present were from his own State
And he said that while he was glat
TO meet so many Of his old neiglhor:
and friends once more, il caused hin
sorrow to know, that so many of then
had left the State of their nativity
f lie referred to the past proud, his
tory of Mississippi; and her bound
less resources, awaiting development
and Thought. possibly they had made
mistake in emigratng. for he want
ed To assure them. confldeniially
that il they had remained at home