The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-21

: SAhNS Ii pTElcEGUGG III tOAdI dealers
and Independent companies.
Mr.. Hornes is not identified with any
particular faction of the party. He is
neither conservative nor radical. so
called. He is a democrat plain. IL
elected to Office he will not endeavor
to build up any faction, nor to create
any personal following looking to his
future advancement. He will be con-
tent to serve the people In the Office
Of governor for four years, and at the
end of the term return to private life.
He will not use the great Office of gov
ernor as the stepping stone to any
higher honors.
Mr.. Horne will lot make a canvass
Of the state prior TO the convention.
If nominated, he will take the stump
and ably uphold the democratic cause.
He is able to make ana will make a
strong and vigorous canvass. but he
will not expect any business people TO
{ come out and hear him when he is
canVassing for himself and not the
standard bearer of his party.
: Mr.. Horne's personal life IS without
= spot OF blemish. No person. however,
much he may differ with Mr.. Horne in
politics uTr otherwise. can be found who
would inIpugn his personal honor or
believe him guilty Of an improper act.
He has beeyl IL sober moral man all his
life. He was a temperance mar when
temperance and prohibition were not
! popular. AS far back as 1881 hs vot-
! ed for prohibition. Ire has always stood
for Temperance, for the home. the
) school an dthe church
He has always been a pr0gre ssfve
man; and, while by far the largest
; taX payer of his section. he has ALWAYS
voted for special taxes for schools and
) good roads, and has favored everything
! that promoted the welfare of his conn
munity. regardless OF IT'S financial ef-
fects upon himself.
, Mr.. Horne favors the strict enforce
ment of the laws passed by the last
! general assembly regulating railroads.
and requiring them to give better SER
! vice at reduced rates. He believes in
holding corporations to their duty and
within the law, and doing this with
a strong bold hand. He has always
favored strict regulations of corpora
tons; has always favored recurring.
railroads to perform their duties Wig
OrOusIy, and at the lowest possible
rates, and he never rode a mile on a
! railroad pass, believing thds railroads
should serve and not boss. More
than thirty years ago WhefE the rates
on cotton between Clayton and Raj
eigh were too high, he organized a
wagon rrain and sent the cotton
through the country, until the rail-
! roads; I'll disgust, asked him to name
what he thought vas 2 fair rate. This
he did, and this rate between Clay
ton and Raleigh has never been ex-
ceeded. He has always opposed the.
granting Of special favCrs to ,nilroads.
In 1885 lie was a member of the state
senate. The Richmond and Danville
railroad proposed to build to Murphy
if the sEate' woul donate free the use
| of several hundred convicts. NJ. Horne
! 1900 49, AAAADN Nc ~ ~ - l-1OG IOoo
completed, but he thought tie Rich
4 mond ard Danville was under obliga-
! tons to0 build 1t at it's own expense.
! He vOte94 against the donation 1Of the
1 convicts and. WIS one of the senators
/ who Signed a protest against themeas-
ure.
This iSa briea account of Mr. HOrne's,
life. Ha-is in the race today. He is
encouraged by promises of support
from ev sry section OF the state. We be-
lieve he will bH nominated.
In o~1clusioE,, [ beg to say that if,
o want to- support a Confederate
soldier for govsrnof, Mr.. Hornets the
man. fryOu want a successful bust
ness man, and a. Life long farmer, for
the Office, Mr.. Horne is the mtn. If
you Wa at a man who has been a con-
sistent and lifR Lon. enemy 20 the
trusts and combinations, Mr.. Hornets
the q If you want a man who has
been Il leader in the industriail devel-
opmena of hissseetloa, Mr.. Horne is the
man. If yOLM want 4 man VINO has
always: stood for good roads, for tent
peraree, education, and morality, Mr..
Horrsis the man
If you want a man for governor who.
will give his whole time to that of1oe
| and who VIII not aspire to other po-
| s~itions, Mr.. Horne is the maaa If you
want to support a straight fire-tried
| democrat, wd1o has never turned either
to the right Or to the left blu who
has consistently fought tie psrtyHs
battles for, more than 40 years, Mr..
Horne is such a man If you want. a
man for governor who via fill the Of
ace we'll. who has never done aud will
never do an unworthy Or improper act,
swho win never do anything that will