Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1908-03-12
That Wilkes County Letter.

Mr.. EDITOR: Anarticle entitled
observations from the State of
Wilkes" published in the Indus
trial News OF the 18th ult., GER
tainlv did say a great m any
things detective on the surface,
rotten to the core and a dark
eyed monster to the pure liber-
ties OF u great and free people, as
are we Americans, even though
you may find us up here in the
mountains of Western North Car
lima holding our grave yards us
sacred spots. And l wonder why
the gentleman who sat down and
wrot- out this sketch. which was
indirectly aimed at Hackett, did
not say that We were also hold
ing sacred, and very sacred too,
the homes of the aged, the wild
ows and orphans? guess it was
because he little thinks along
such sacred lines and cares but
little for our mOntain homes, cx-
cept as a reserve for an indepen-
dent aristocracy such as is found
in parks previously set apart for
similar purposes.
Our homes in the moutains are
just as sacred to us, and by grant
from the State or Government
Just as valid as are the titles to
those of WiIkesboro or Green's
boro, notwithstanding the opin
ion of that gentleman who sired
that shrewdly written article a.
bove named for, as | see it, the
sole purpose OF dageering t. h e
Hon. R. N. Hackett, one of the
Eighth's greatest and best men;
a man OF whom we should all be
proud because of his stand in the
protection of our homes, and
having an opinion in this mat
ter and then enough fortitude a.
bout him to stand up like a man
and express it, the opposition
notwithstanding, and especially
that of this government runt.
l, in my humble way, am forev-
er against this bill or any other
related 10 1t which ia an infringe
ment on the rights of the peo-
pies homes of the living or that
of the dead, and / venture h e
assertion that 80 per cent Of the
Watauga people, irrespective OF
party are so. Mr.. Man, we want
Mr.. Hackett to make the next
race, more 80 than ever before,
on account OF his record, and
please, il you want to see how sa
cred we hold our homes in the
face of title by the condemna-
tion clause oi the bill, put up
your champion for Congress in
the 9Th who favors this bill, and
then you will have learned some
thing that will give more light
than you had while writing those
observations from the State OF
Wilkes.
When this question of the For
est Reserve Bill was being con-
sidered by the committee, t III e
Representative from this t III e
Sth Congressional district OF N.
c., was the only Southern Repre-
sentative present, and he, to his
credit, against it. This interest
taken by him alone ought toand
will, when milking time comes,
mean a great deal, and l would
moth surprised ifthere are those
within the bounds of the good
old Sth who envy or covet these
laurels, and yet raise a voice a.
gainst the Hon. R N. Hackett.
That towering giant in oratory
and one ofNorth Carolina's grea-
test legal lights and most pro-
found thinkers, the Hon. r. q. Lin
ney, he whom some of the advo-
Gates OF the bill reported to have
lost his mind, but he still liveth
and is heard from.
May such advocates of the peo
pies rights as the Hons. r. N
Hackett and R Q. Linney long
live and stand, not for selfish in
| terests alone. but for that of their