Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-02-20
GOVERNOR CRAIG SPEAKS.
Depicts Future Conditions for North
Carolina in Glowing Terms.

Depicts Future Conditions for NOrtl
Carolina in Glowing Terms.
AT the banquet of the North Carroll
ma Society in Washington, d. c., re-
Gently the speaker of the occasion was
Governor Craig. Among other things
he said:
North Carolina is a typical south
fern state. She has suffered with her
! sisters, and she has come up with
them out of the same tribulation. In
Bpired with a new life, she is begin
ming to see the dayspring of a greater
destiny.
In 1860 she produced 10000, 900
bushels of corn, 145 600 bales of cot
ton, Last year she produced 80, 00O,-
900 bushels Of corn and 1,125, 900 bales
OF cotton. In 1860 she devoted but
little attention to manufacturing en-
terprise. Now she has invested in
this business about 1000. 000, and
in the production of furniture and cot
ton goods she is among the foremost
states of the union.
1T seems to me that throughout the
civilized nations there is an ~autruistic
awakening. 1t seems to me that there
has come forth the faith that the pow
ers of civilization shall not be prosti-
tuted to s~elfshness and material
things, but shall be utilized for the
god and for the enlightenment CT all
the children of men. This faith may
be vague, but it is assuming puissant
form. 1t may be sown in weakness,
but 1t shall be raised In power.
1T is this that can move the hearts
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thinkers and practical statesmen of
civilized nations; it was the appeal
to this that gave Col. Roosevelt his
following; that destroyed the greatest
political organization of our time; it
was this that in spite of all opposi-
ton and organization nominated and
elected Woodrow Wilson.
The dream of the idealist of yes
terday is today the voice Of public
opinion and tomorrow it will be the
statute OF the nation.
North Carolina feels the impulse.
The general assembly now in session
will place her in the column of the
states that are going forward. I am
confident hat laws will be enacted
that will insure the education of the
| country children; that will wipe out
what has been to us a great re-
proach."
He said further, says the Lexington
Dispatch that the people were ex-
pecting> from the general assembly a
record of things done, and not of
words spoken, that the statesman who
was always anxious about his political
future had no future, neither in this
world nor in a better.
Mr.. Craig talked of good roads. He
said that the people were coming to
the realization that they were not only
desirable but absolutely necessary to
any community that hopes for pro-
gress, either in agriculture or schools,
or churches or social developments.
He said that North Carolina was a
| state devoted largely to agriculture;
| that 80 per cent. of her people were
dependent upon this great basic in
dustry, and that there was wonderful
development and improvement in the
cultivation of the fields throughout
the state; that North Cardinals high
est destiny would be determined in the
homes of the rural districts.
He said that what North Carolina
needed most and demanded was fail
treatment; that she expected this
from the national administration, that
would begin on March 4 and that she
intended to exercise all of her powers
for the protection cot her own people
He said that the state had suffered
irreparable damage by the 1discrimina-
ton which the railroads were making
against her; that they were not &C
cording to her the same treatment, thai
they were according the people OF
other states. !.