Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-08-03
Tho Governor Spsaks at N. c. State.

M0A oA0 So0SuAu8 IA ANVEN SNAV
lima today that damnable Russian doc
trins that the law ID q heartless and
cruel thing Governor Cameron Nor
rison told tho teachers Of vocational
agriculture. gathered in annual con-
ference at the N. g. State, a. he turn.
ed aside moment from his message
on the home production Of foodstuffs
He promised that "aa long as he may
be governor he viii DO everything IN
bis power to crush the teachers Of
the doctrine that has drencAed Europe
in blood"
The Governor took q whack at
those who opposed his stand on the
strike situation In North Carolina ana
the United States. Speaking Of bic
letter in reply to President Hsrdins's
appeal for troops to help reopen the
coal mines, he declared. II Harding
and the folks at Washington will Let
me run North Carolina. will be per
fectly willing to let them run the Unit
ed States-if they can."
Governor Morrison voiced his unal.
terable stand against "any group Of
citizens who erect q standard Of ~
subordination in North CarUona aO1
insist upon their ~ 10 mob a ma
for no other reasou han be las .
JOB ana wafics to wu1k n
"4The future greatness 6 NORTH
Carolina depends . great deal more
on raising chickens and hogs thaa
on raising politicians and statesmen" !"
the governor told the conference.
Governor Morrison preceded ~
talk by round.table discussion
among the members Of the conference
and a talk by Robert D. Malthy. a
the Federal Board for Vocational Ed'
ucatlon. Washington, D. G. Mr.. Naitht
contrasted the work OF the oounts
agents and the vocational teachers
and said that there was . no.man'6
land between the fields covered ~
the two branches Of agricultural IL
structiop, on which the teachers and
the agents would clash in the conflict
to their scopes Of influence unless
steps were taken beforehand to draw
Up ground rules so that the two par
ties could cooperate instead OF a.
tagOnize each other.
The governor was in complete -
cord with the work being done by ths
vocational teachers. Il know nothing"
he said, that will do more for ths
strengthening and upbuilding Of the
state than the teaching Of real scieH'
ttflc agriculture. Il ought 70 be tro
mendously augmented In North Caro-
lima for 1t is q science that can b
easily taught"
Governor Morrison said that hG
hoped to be able to present q definite
plan for an enlargement Of the Scoops
of agricultural teaching before the
next general assembly.
II do hope North Carolina will new
or cease to be an agricultural state.
Governor Morrison continued with
earnestness, "for that state or natio1
which neglects the basic industry d
the world, will be tho base a veal
people. I care not how proficient they
may be in industry, merchantile entse
prises or mechanics"
In proof Of this assertion 10 cited
instances Of nations building up great
empires ON artificial foundations and
then toppling when the real stress
came. while other nations, not q
great and not 10 rich, but resting Oh
the firm. plain foundation Of q hardy
rural population and q liberal produo
tion Of foodstuffs, weathered th>
storms of state which overthrow theft
greater neighbors.
But there are different brands ol
agriculture, Governor Morrison warn
ed the teachers.
THE farmers Of North Csrolins
have not been prosperous. they are MOI
prosperous. and they will not be pros
porous until they change their meth
DDS Of farming" he said. I'VE are
very weak n Ae Act &at we saise
.ree, 10 .sll ana not 20 sst. IN eat
broad, accepted se1se q t6s word. va
are not strong agricultural state, we
art nothing but &otld-ufAHrpdssed
growers OF cotton and tobacco"
Governor Morrison declared that h
order for North Carolina to seize thu
place that was hers In the agricultu
raj world that she must devote morl
time TO the raising OF livestock. poul
try and vegetables in order that thu
money she receives from the sale o.
her cotton and tobacco may not 81
out OF ne state for - side Of whil>
meat and a sack o6 must, Minnesota
meal"
The raising Of cotton and tobacco
alone Governor Morrison character
lied as Speculation more hazardous
than gambling in the New York On
change"
Sell your tobacco, and cotton"
the Governor said, "eat your hogs and
chickens and garden vegetables and
eggs, feed them to your children, In
til we people N North Carolina are u
strong and fat and Sassy al our al