The farmer and mechanic., 1907-08-20

Bishop Cheshire after ~hcn
dent HaNy St George IusKel.
dent G. s powell. Of the North caro-
Ina State Commission >h
What's the matter with Norm
Carolina ?" asked President tucker. -
ne walked 10 the centre OF ,hs sag ne
She's all rtght@ responded tH@
multitude OF down homers
Yes. she Is all right" reiterated Mr
Tucker. and nov / want 10 kno"
when and how YOU all got here
But as North carolinians. ne con.
tinued. 81 know you didn't come mere
on a greater rate than two cents Per
mile
This meeting shows the creates,
attendance ever hello in this hall and
I am glad that honor has failen 20 me
Tar Heels"
In concluding. President nu Tusan
said Well YOU have taken Nor1oIs
and everything else and JUST come
here TO-DAY 10 ask you to take over the
ExnosttiCn. too"
Throughout his address Mr.. Tucker
was repeatedly interrupted by the ap
plause Of down homers. ana nus $50
ton. as he took his seat was unpre
cedented at the Exposition
Governor Claude A. swanson. OF
Virginia. was the next speaker intro
duced and prefaced his demarks Win
a statement to the effect that thefe
were more women IN the audlenee
than he had ever seen before at the
exposition.
The ladies dominate the men OF
America anyway" continued Cover
nor Swanson "and we surrendered 70
them a long time ago
Governor Glenn may rule the ran
roads, but l venture 10 say that ms
time table is prepared and maintained
by a more masterful hano-
Il was born about ten miles from
the North Carolina line. rev years
ago. and every time l do good thing
for the State Of Virginia the North
Carolinians say II is because / was
born so close TO their beloved State.
And every time l make a mistake,
they say it is due to the ten miles on
this side, aand so there you are.
"Iiewenant Governor Francis D.
Winston, of North Carolina, was the
next speaker, and for nearly twenty
minutes he kept the vast audiences d.
vided between tears and laughter.
Il think l detected a cheer when
the name North Carolina was men
tioned,' began Mr. Winston, and evil
IDENTIFY the down homer is here.
'Virginia is a pretty good State TO
go to-in search for North Carolin-
ians. The fact is you will find that
animal everywhere.
'It has been said that North Caro-
lima is a good State to move from
Well. the Colonial Governors found it
that way.
"And, besides. when a man is born
and raised in North Carolina and
reaches the age Of twenty-five, he is
fit to be the Governor of any State,
or even the mayor of Norfolk.
North Carolina misses her ener-
t. Il
they are achieving wonders else
where"
AT the conclusion of this address,
of which the foregoing is only an ex-
tract, the entire audience arose and
sang the old North State Forever
After this amid the thunderous ap-
plause and cheering Of the vast multi
tude, Governor Robert B. Glenn. chief
executive of the Old North State. was
THE ovation accorded Governor
Glenn exceeded that accorded the pres
ident on either of his visits. and was
the greatest demonstration made dur
ing the life of the Exposition,
when the great uproar had subsid-
ed Governor Glenn said in part:
There seems to be question as to
North Carolina should be call
ed the daughter or sister Of Virginia,
but whether we come as sister or as
daughter, we greet you, sons and
daughters of the Old Dominion. with
arms and loving hearts.
But now" continued Governor
Glenn. eve have been accused of be-
ing a traitor to the Union. Who dares
to say North Carolina was ever a
traitor?
WAS she traitor during tfe Civil
war? Was she a traitor during the
Spanish-American war, when Ensign
Worth Bagley was the first to shed
blood upon the white decks Of a bat
tleship? North Carolina g. traitor
Never!
There's a little granite monument
in a corner of a field in Virginia with
an inscription that 1 understand some
have taken offense at. I as
sure you none was meant. For, while
we were first in some battles, you were
first In others; while we were the last
at Appom attox, you were last at 9TH
ers. and there was glory enough for
all.
But we have recently erected
another monument-not Of brass,
granite or marble, but erected 1t in
the hearts of the patriots Of our State
and every other patriotic State. On
this we have written this inscription
which will not be denied or gain
sayed by any:
First to defy the greed and aaver-
ice of trust corporations aiming to de-
stroy the laws of our State. Furtherest
to the front in resistance to illegal
Federal interference saying to Its
courts, thus far shalt thou go and no
farther, in encroaching On the juris-
diction Of our State tribunals, and,
eternally last in resistance to cOrpo-
rate powers assisted by Federal usur-
patton In their illegal efforts to take
away the rights Of free people or to
anllul tn. laws and constitution Of
sovereign State
''If this he treason, then make tho
most of 1t. for, standing upon the plat
form of right, with the Con stitution OF
the United States and it's laws in my
right hand and the Constitution of
North Carolina and its laws in my left.
l shall ever stand for the maintenance
Of State rights.
Our laws must be obeyed and re-
spected.''
Turning to Governor Swanson, who
was sitting near, Governor Glenn ex-
tended his hand. saying Your Ex-
cellency, to show the love and good
feeling existing, will you grasp my
hand, as I wish you God speed?"
For a full minute all was silent, as
the Governor of North Carolina shook /
the hand the Governor of Virginia, 7
after which. turning to Mayor Mallory, |
Governor Glenn said: