The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-05-28

arose a. a uuf, ia thc1r ussxn' aud
aresTesl the state government from
the Aanas - tt~ harba~sus political
buExarts who vcre feAsttg On thc
poor OH cafeaFr and d~ltN~re-i tht
land ST. oar bErtE from the 01ft "ton -
thc carpet bAggvr aud hrehe tHv Erfs
of that gong af political thieves VIII"
Nrrv re1tsHe AMI ~.lun3eslng tnd4s
~vrimtnately
nee that memorable day IN 1875
when Mas ~ pregnant With Tate Tor
good ~ eminent = >ortb Carolina
and when her destiuies hung bN ih@
thread oT .f4aii Taucssn au1 saw ih3
state We urve again passed through
traubl3us G&ule-. the u4aa2 contrtout-
ing causes ysr which J have DOT spa
to discuss. t4r which turned back lh"
3iat 81 your Industrial clock Tor one
quarter ~ 4 century. hut THANH God,
that nightmare f4- been ~saDqutshei
and in its place today We have palt4-
cal peace. tho song - the husband
men. lac roar 81 The uruac tn"
Whirr ~ the loom. tie hum az the
spindle and the mighty sound AZ thou
sands OF iron horses bringing Us nearer
together
The hli@ides are dotted with tho
tents ~ the herder. the valleys are
green with grains aad gTaHste. $our
forests are vast and pr4meSaE. m9Nu-
talns are rich III ores Or every namc
and . climate Or almost perpetual
sunshine. whether in peace or m war.
through the undyiug affection for tho
dear old mother state, her patriotic
sons haV. delivered her. and ! sincere
IS hope Tor all time 70 come. from thu
hard Of the spoiier and today you
have a land Of peaceful prosperity and
smiling plenty.
1T would 80 false and idle 10 imply
that You have no perils that Their"
are no rocks. no whirlpools Ia the
Course Of your ever progressing ship
of state. vet / firmly believe that true
North Garolinians Viii always he mas
ters OF the situation. whether IN cuun
Gil halls. on battle fields OF ia the
world OF commerce.
Two hundred and nifty years ago.
Peter Bulkely said To his little CON
gregatiou while seeking II have them
strive 10 excel in virtue. tina; There
were no people on the face Of the
eartn who did not strive 10 excel N
some one thing
I'm North Carolina. IL YOU look to
numbers, you are yet few. because the
emigrant ships and connecting rail
ways have favored the West II YOU
look to wealth and riches. YOU arc yet
poor by comparison. because YOU have
been carrying a fearful and unjust
load, In commerCialism you are handi-
capped by lack OF skilled workmen.
YOU car<lot and should not excel in the
mad rush for the almighty dollar. FOR
this IS the Yankees thought by day
and dream by night.
But there are things IN which Won
excel the world 70 which the above
are as a ~ drop compared - the
roaring t~Int.
You o>cel in Undecided manhood.
in the purity and chastity OF Woman
hood. in pure Americauism. unpollut-
ed by the outcas.s OF Europe. in an
aristocracy not Of nl-gotten wealth.
but Of refinement. Of culture. 81 lin
cage and OF hospitality which stands
as q mighty impregnable and perpet-
ual barrier to the ~dcspotien ~ the
almighty dollar.
.You make The profession ~ friend
ship more tllan q parting breath and
YOU place the sauCtity Of the home
above tie life OF It's ~traducer, You
stand for lofty political and social
ideals hold sacred the traditions
Of our fathers long s.ncc gone to their
reward.
These are the traits OF Eorth Caro-
l~inians. words cannot paint them
goId cannot buy them. they flow out
Of the inDermost depths Of the heart
ana are the Iife-springs of a most Ioy-
able character, ana these arc the tIcs
that bind her Sons and daughters
closer than would n Of steel
Hanging upon the wall in the room
from which ! send this message. there
Is a painting of Il long leaf \orth
Carolina pine bOuGh. that ! cherish
above all others. and underneath the
narrow green leaves and Drowned
burrs are the words.
Here's to the Land of tho Long Leaf
pfnn