The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-02-10


Legislative temper of this State
been ten years ago what it was
last year, think you these III
vestments would have been made
here? Not a dollar of them. But
from the time after the civil war
that the people of North Carolina
came again to their own down t.
a very recent period, the States
policy was to afford protection to
the property Of its own people
and to give outside capital an
equal assurance of safety. The
effect of it's later policy, recently
happily reversed, has been to
foster uneasiness IN the minds of
citizens and to rebuff outside in
vestors. There is no guessing
what the events and the threat,
enings of the past two years. ant
especially the last, have cost
North Carolina. Wrong in itself,
it has been repeliant in its
influence upon capital abroad, as
we have shown from time to time
by citations from letters and
newspapers. aud many investors
here have no doubt cursed the
fate which impelled them to plant
their good money in North Caro-
lima and longed for an opportuni-
ty to unload their holdings.
But the State can retrieve il.
self and last month it started on
this way. How may it? It is
the simplest thing in the world.
10 has only to do right. II has =
safe judiciary. For the rest, ii
has only to elect safe legislato: {
and executive officers, men OF
wisdom and of justice, who have
fno vengeance to wreak upon any
particular corporation or cor
porations but who will safeguarG
the property Of all the people
and be friend and patron tt
every legitimate interest, indivi
dual and corporate; conservative
men; conservative democrats; le
the party be what it was fort.
=, years ago, not in name but il
fact-the ''conservative-d demo
cratic party.
We will not be misunderstood
except oy those who prefer t
misunderstood. We do no
y mean that railroad OF any othe
y class of corporations shoul
have special privileges or be a
lowedto run away with the State
They should be regulated with
firm but not hostile hand and b
compelled to pursue the cours
, which We are recommendin
" that the State pursue-cOmpelle
~ to do right if they will not d
right voluntarily. What ever
citizen should be am bilious of
that his State retHrn to its in
memorial custom of fair -dealin
with rich and poor, wheth'
~ their homes or only their i
- vestments are here; that evel
- individual and every interest
given a living chance; that Il
~ burden of taxation be distri
-. uted equitably and that in
49, particulars, property, private
~ corporate, be dealt out eve
:. handed justice. This is not OF
= proper but it is polite. Wi
- the re establishment Of Il
- policy the broken confidence
-, the State will return and
- pride of it's own people, saC
~, shaken by circumstances so
49, worthy of US, will be restor
+ho Having re-enthroned justice,
,oa democratic party can invite q
.+a of all other parties to enlist
A.. der it's banner, with the ass
-. ance of equal treatment, and
80, say to capitalists beyond
, - borders, Come and live with
n;,o and be welcome, or if not, inv
mo with as of your means and W
not you put here we will see
ont safe"
rcb The depression succeeding
.;do panic will have soon passed,
.oa+ il North Carolinians, forget
4 10 the things that are behind,
i i. but live up to their history
lin traditions, which prompt tt
the to do right, they will not only
y tn gain all that is lost but will s
tho their State upon a career of
he exampled prosperity. Men
:. -. brethren, let Us stifie the s.
T,e OF faction, enlarge our hori
n,,. throttle our selfishness, ans
.a,ne to the call of public duty an
dis US, let us, unite to do sonnet
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