Goldsboro weekly argus., 1909-01-14
INAUGURAL ADDRESS


be required to cast the vote on the
first ballot according to the primary
result. Second, there should be reg
istered list of party voters subject to
challenge. Third, the legislature
should fix the date of primaries for all
parties for State, Judicial and Con-
gressional Offices, and also fix another
date for primaries for legislative and
county Offices, with. provision per
mitting the County Executive Com
mittee in it's discretion to adopt for
any county primary the State and
District primary day. Fourth, all
corrupt use of money for primary ef-
feet should be made an offence
against the law. Fifth, when only one
candidate gives notice in writing OF
his candidacy to the proper Executive
Committee by stated period prior
to the primary day, the Committee
should have the legal power to declare
him the party nominee. This period
should be longer for State and Dis
trict than for county candidates. Sixth
the wilful publication of any false
charge concerning his political record
or rejecting upon his moral character
for the purpose of injuring a. ,candi
date in the primaries with the people
should be penalized by law.
PROHIBITION.
The people having after much agita-
tion and full discussion ratified by Il
Nrge majority State prohibition, the
| legislature should not seriously con.
slider any proposition to repeal the
prohibition law. No one doubts the
I right of the people to have their will
in this matter duly, fairly and ear
nestly expressed, to regin as the law
of our State. Every good citizen:
law or opposed it, should insist upon
its honest and faithful enforcement
It is an experiment with us, but nc
State ever entered upon the expert
ment under more favorable conditions
than confront us, and T trust that. q
unity of purpose will inspire all good
citizens to aid in rendering enforce
ments as successful as possible. Nc
one expects the law to remain unvio
] lated, but We have right to expect
its penalties to be upon those who
for purposes of cruelty or revenge, bu1
are unfortunately necessary to dimin
ish violations of law and to obtain
compliance with the peoples will IL
their efforts to elevate themselves ant
improve the conditions under which
they struggle to better and happiel
circumstances.
EDUCATION.
The blessings of education no goot
man denies, its necessity no wise maj
doubts and its opportunities no jus
citizen would withhold from the pub
lic Pride thrills the heart of ever.
patriotic North Carolinian in ccntem
plating the rapid strides with whicl
great Improvement in our publi
schools is continuing. Larger an,
more comfortable school houses ia
king the place of inferior ones,
higher class of teachers and instrue
tion constantly appearing, and attend
ance day after day increasing caus
qualification over our system.
have in mind no general reform II
our educational work, but a deep cor
vict1on that we should more Thorough
ly develop a system already construct
ed by patriotic wisdom. Nothing Cal
strengthen your determination to &C
vance the educational interests of ou
State to the utmost of your abilit
while duly considering the public re1
enues, the sources from which the
are derived, and the other needs o
the State appealing to your judgment
We are not wealthy State in marke
or taxable values in comparison wit
States a vast part of whose wealt
has never been swept away by wa
and its blighting aftermath, and th
same rate of taxation will not rails
for us as much money as they receiv
per capita. The less wealthy Stat
is the greater burden a given rate c
taxation is, as from every ones IL
come his fixed necessary living e.
} penses must first come. The State