The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-11-09

indeed congratulate her upon her sue
cess.
But the early political conditions
VI Mort Carolina made for his spirit
oI democracy as much or more than
her economic equipment. She was h
uhiy state amongst the old thirteen
mat did not receive any appreciable
portion Of her population through her
own ports-her loyalist seaboard. The
DuIk OF her early colonial settlers
came from other States, and were
very largely American-born. Her chief
port OF entry was Philadelphia, and
as a consequence of this remote con-
nectlon her early settlers severed all
relations with the mother country
Immediately upon arrival. It was this
early feeling of independence of the
mother country that made her send
nome five of her colonial governors
IN spite Of royal remonstrance; it was
this that CAV us the Meek
lenburg declaration and that made
during the Revolution. The battle
fields Of Guilford Courthouse,
Cowan's Ford, Ramseur's Mill,
Moore's Creek, and of Char
lotte are all within her borders,
but the real truth is that battles were
the least part of Corvallis troubles
in the Old North State. The British
AASN III 4<oIkh va dk1o
every section Of the State bears some
local tradition or memorial of Revo-
lutlOnary warfare. The children of
North Carolina were rocked in the
cradle of the Revolution and baptised
with the Spirit Of '76-that spirit
given courage and inspiration to every
American child in the old states and
in the new.
"But if I were asked, Mr.. President,
to what period in the history of North
Carolina she should turn for the
greatest stimulus to high endeavor and
determination to make good amongst
the peoples of this earth, I would not
point to her colonial period, or even
invoke the Spirit of rs. I would
name another and more recent exam
pie Of the heroism that inspires; the
story Of the survivors of Appomattox,
their unquenchable spirit of construc-
tion-the spirit of '66-which made
these things possible. If you would
know why the south "goes Wild" as
surviving veterans marching under the
tattered banners of the lost cause"
it is eau she viewed them not
merely as the reminders of a glorious
past, but as the foundation-builderS of
the coming glory of the South. The
warp and pattern, but the woof of
both is the same, for an unbroken
spirit of hope links her past, her pres
ent and her future.
and there is indeed a glorious
future before the Old North State.
With a good soil, a steady improve
ment in tillage, a climate beyond COM
pare. and free from the great dis
turbances of nature which levy an
nua1 tribute upon the states further
South; with a people capable of max
ing the most of their opportunities,
tharo iS no limit To her 2SDIr3tlOnS
What she lacks in natures bounty,
she is compensated for in her variety
Of assets, and when she is fully devel-
Oped, she will be a marvel Of
The day of her industrial reward is
not coming-it is here. She has
doubled her cotton and still b now
spins more cotton than she grows,
and each year adds as many spindles
as were installed in the first thirty
years after the war. She grows and
manufactures more high grade tObac-
co than any state in the union; her
furniture factories are the wonder Of
the South; her trucking and fishing
industries are growing by leaps and
bounds, and small domestic industries
dot every part of the State.
Every American here will join with
me in congratulating and felicitating'
her upon this result, but in the COM
ing hour of her reward, let her lead
ers and her guardians see to it that
she does not forget what made her
great. Let us hope that she will pre-
serve her simple life; her love OF
home; her sturdy independence, and
! her incimparabl BILE spirit Of democracy. :
At the conclusion Of the response
Of DIR. Barringer, as the applause died
away, the Choral Society sang with
great effect, the Star Spangled Ban
ner." the audience standing and join
ing in the chorus with a vim. Part
Of the song was rendered as a solo by
Mrs. Wade R.. Brown and this was
greatly enjoyed, as was the magnlf1 :
cent singing Of The Raleigh Choral
Society. a feature which was highly
appreciated by the Congress.
Won't Slight a Good Friend.