Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-05-06
ARcHiBALD JOHNSON SAYS.
or MORRISON

Archibald Johnson, as all men
know, is editor Of Charity and Chill
dren, the weekly paper published at
the Baptist Orphanage at Thomasville.
He Is a man Of independent .hought,
and has the courage Of his convictions.
A man of rugged honesty. a clear
thinker, Archibald Johnson stands
| high among the holders of public
opinion in North Carolina.
And when such man as he comes
out strong for Morrison, and ex-
presses the opinion that it is to the
best interests OF the state that Nor
rison be the nominee, then it would
seem that there must be truth In II.
The following is the letter signed
by Archibald johnson that appeared
in the Charlotte Observer Of April
2Sth:
Why | Am for Morrison
believe the nomination and cleo
ton Of Cameron Morrison will be for
the best interests of North Carolina
for the following reasons:
Morrison knows the needs of the
state as few me do. For quarter
of century he has given intelligent
study to public questions. He is a
lawyer by profession, and a good one,
but the study of the science of gov
eminent has been uppermost in his
mind from the time he attained his
majority until now. He knows the
people and has spent large part Of
his public life in going in and out
before them, discussing the policies
Of his party.
He has not accumulated fortune
because of the fact that he thinks
more of men than he does Of money.
He has had a large law practice, but
has spent his money on other people
rather than upon himself. The man
most capable of administering public
affairs is not necessarily the man who
has devoted himself to his own pri-
vate fortunes and accumulated a great
estate for himself; rather he is the
man who, like Vance and Aycock,, is
so busy trying to better The educa-
tional, social and political conditions
of his state that he has neither the.
time nor the inclination to make q
fortune for himself. :. !.
Morrison is plain man Of the peos
pie, He rose, to Al his present posi-
tion Of influence in public affairs by
his own unaided effort. He was not
born with silver spoon in his mouth
but had fierce struggle, even in his
tender years, to keep the wolf from
the door. He has not forgotten the
pit whence he was digged. He knows
every step Of the rugged road over
which he has Travelled. His sympathy
will always be with the man who tolls
for his daily bread.
Morrison is honest, candid and fear.
less. He never straddled public
question in his life. Everybody knows
where he stands. He is square. He
has never learned the art of dissim-
ilation. Whether an issue is popular
or unpopular he takes his stand fat
footed upon it and stands there until
he is convinced that he is wrong. He
is brave man, as his record in the
past abundantly proves. He is not an
extremist, as some, of his opponents
have alleged. He is a hard fighter,
but never strikes below the belt. He
is generous warm hearted land
magnanimous. His enemies are not
those he has met in the open fields.
He would not be a governor of a
class but of all the citizenship Of the
state, which he loves with passionate
devotion.
There are many other reasons that
l might mention, but these ara a few
that aconstrain me to vote for Cam
eron Morrison.
ARCHIBALD JOHNSON.
Thnm ovillo NJ An~x1 SnoN