Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1908-10-08
Letter From ". Q. Fields.

have lntened to write you, and
through you to the good people
OF Watauga county. | have al.
ways been treated 80 well in Wa
tauga that / am always proud
to meet q resident Of that coun-
ty. / have three times called up
on her people for their votes and
most nebly have they come to
my rescue in my, Senatorial aspi-
rations. You have done more for
me than / ever can repay. l beg
to thank you however, and beg
to stand ready to aid my friends
when in my power. l am no can
didate now, nor never expect to
be again, but consider this an
oppoltune period for the open
ing up and developing these three
counties OF Watauga, Ashe and
Allegheny in railroads and 9th
er developments, and l feel that
every son should be alert to the
opportunities of the times and
put his shoulder to the burden
and help.
With these counties developed
and with railroad facilities and
good country roads, | do n O t
know of three better counties in
North Carolina. When you take
into consideration the fertility of
the soil, its adaptability tograin
and grass, it's wood, waters and
minerals, where in all the land, l
would ask, could such another
place be found? But we are in
great need of a rail road. All the
eastern and southern partof our
State are anxious to have US in
close touch with the State and
seem willing to give us aid. !
consider this the time Tor US to
have strong men in the Legisla-
ture. who will have an influence,
land who are not afraid to ask
for aid, and who could have an
Influence with the Democratic
majority.
When Watauga, Ashe and ALE
ghany send q man to Raleigh
lyou would like for him..to have al
Influence or your betterment-
there are very few men in these
counties, who through blind par
ty zeal, would prefer one man be
cause he belongs to a certain
party, than a man of the oppo-
site party who can do them more
good. Every mans first ambi
tion is to do the most good fol
himself and his family when col
lected aud at himself. g
l Now, IN this connection, 1 wisl
to say q few words relative tt
|your State Senator this fall.
make it q rule that when l can
not say something good Tor
man, truthfully, not to say any
thing of him. have known Mr.
r. L. Doughton, the Democratic
/, nominee for the Senate, since b
was a boy, and l desire to say o
him that l know ofnO truer man
His walk is truth, honesty, SO
briefly and industry. WhateveI
: he undertakes he goes at it with
his might, and not only with hi
might, but with more good, con
mon sense than almost any 9th
er man in our midst. As true t,
his promises and to right, |
seems to me, as it is possible 70
a man to be. If you employ
man on your farm, in yourstore
, to do anything foryou, you wan
a man who does something, no
: one who is a figure-head an,
does nothing. And you want
man who wIllgo atit in a straigh
forward, business way. As a rul
men will attend to their bushes
Just about like they manag
their own. A farmer who will ge
up in the morning and kill h
weeds. will make a better legisla
! tor than the one who sleeps an
/, let's the weeds grow. 1t take
! work to do anything.
Bob Doughton is the best, ha
dast worker / ever knpw-naye