Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-04-02
FAvORS HOLT.
Mr.. Case. Of Oak Ridge, Thinks
Oak Ridge Educator Should be

Mr.. Case. Of Oak Ridge, -Thipke
Oak Ridge Educator Should be
Nominated orsCongress.
From the Greensboro Telegram
The Telegram is in receipt OF the
following letter from Mr.. Charles
Case, Of Oak Ridge. addressed TO
the Democratic voters Of the Fifth
Congressional District
I,bave known Prot. J. Allen Holt
from his early boyhood In taklug
a retrospect Of his life, it appears
that his uo,to has been: Whatever
was worth doing at all, was worth
doing vel. Whether blowing on
his fathers fartI, going to school in
the primitive old log school house,
Sunday School, Oak Ridge Institute
and then teaching ia the public
schools Of the county all was well
done. Prot. Holt. then spent some
years in college in the State of Ohio.
How those years were spent is not
directly known to the writer. His
work after returning home clearly
attests that those years were we'll
spent.
Prof Hollis noble work as aenior
principal Of Oak: Ridge Institute is
too we'll known to need comment,
That is a matter :ot history all over
this State and other States as. we'll.
Some twenty oddfyears ago Prof.
Holt was elected q member OF the
County Board of Education, his
work in Office was highly satisfac-
tory, SO much so that be held che
position continuously, until he re.
signed to. represent the 2lst Sena
,orial District in the last General
Assembly. His record there is we'll
known. He was the. peer OF the
ablest members of the State Senate.
Ellis work was highly complimented
by a large majority of the Demo.
cratic voters OF tho State.
Prot. Holt is an advocate of
higher education tor the, masses OF
the children of the State. He ia
making pecuniarv sacrifices to aid in
that work .
Notice an illustration. Prof. Holt
was largely instrumental in securing
local taxation tor the public schools
of Oak kitge Township, thus volun
.arily assuming an annual tax of
thirty cents on the one hundred
dollars worth Of bis property, purely
for the benefit Of his neighbors'
children having lever sent one of
hla own children a day to a public
school. Another example,, In the
last Legislature Prot. Holt as the
Chairman Of the Committee Of Edu
cation strongly advocated the act
establishing county high schools
over the State. o. being asked if
those high schools would not be
damaging TO Oak Ridge Institute
his answer was yes bot they will
be for the educational interest of the
children Of the State. By that
means a large number of poor girls
and boys will be enabled TO get a
fairly good education, that would
otherwise be deprived of it. Such
sacrifices may be considered small,
but the principle prompting such a
course OF conduct is inestimable.
That ia the principle of the Golden
Rue. That principle gets into the
mind and helps a neighbor out OF
trouble regardless of solling our
own shoes. That is the principle SO
highly commended by our Saviour
in the parable Of the good Samar.
i.an. That is the principle that
should dominate our legislative
bodies, both State and National
That is clearly the antitrust princi.
pie. Damaging trusts will never be
formed by men of this character.
The trusts that will try to destroy
| competition and grind the life blood
tron the producer and the consumer.
is formed by men that will take the
chances of being caught in the VIC
lation of law TO get a few more
dollars.
In Prof. Holt we have a true
Democrat. A man of solid iodg
ment, integrity of character, and
from bis past record one that will
labor assiduousfy to give all classes
a sauara deal. In his own sactior