The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-12-01
BY EULA N. GREENWOOD

GREENWOOD
of downright cruelty from his FL
session of the General Assembly. !
was jibed at, Knocked, laughed 1
and generally ridiculed. But l
l'plowed straight ahead, keeping n
eyes always on the end Of the ro
He is now regarded by even I
most bitter critics ~ and he hl
his full share of them -. as one
our very best Governors.
In 1896, Clyde R. Hoey final
defeated DIR. Ralph Mcdonald Il
the Democratic nomination q
Governor. The midsummer bite
ness far surpassed that of Il
Lake-Sanford to-do in 1860. VIII
he took office, Hoey was all b
hated by more than so per cent
the Democrats.
Nevertheless, when he turned Il
reins of office over to J. nj
Broughton on January 8, 1871, |
was far and away the most popull
man in North Carolina.
Both Scott and Hoey had stiff o.
position right in their own part
Scott overcame much of it by she
bulldogged grit and by getting |
"mess" of sardines, crackers al
cheese at country stores about Il
State. He didn't have to be dow
wind to smell public opinion. Ho.
overcame hostility with love, 1
speaking rhythmically of "the gu
at Ste-at of North Carolina, al
with his Edenton Street Sund;
School broadcast over WPTF) Id
sons.
IN HYDE We stood ne
Governor Hoey at a CEREMONY
bridge-opening or something of tn
sort = in Hyde County in 1888.
was in the summertime. A masqt
to, fuzzy and nearly as big as
wasp, it seemed to us, gently Ian
ed on his stiff collar. Just as
arose to speak, it carefully crawl
to a portion of his neck somehe
left bare by his long hair. v
watched it, and the Governor, as
lifted one leg and drove home /
needle. The Governor did not flinc
but warbled right along - som
thing like a photograph record.
don't remember what Cavern
Hoey said, but it was a wonderf
speech - "indeed wonderful,
one lady expressed it. And what b
came of that big mosquito we doi
recall.
LESSONS Now Govern
Sanford has troubles in the Dem
cratic Party and outside the part
AS he moves into his second fl.
year in office, he must not forg
for a moment the Election of 1876
and it would benefit his immeasu
ably to take several pages - all
them golden now - from the som
times-forgotten books of the la
Governors w. Kerr Scott and Clyi
R. Hoey.
Each of them was able in I
own individual way to get close
the people. To fight for his pr
jects is one way, as Scott Shove
and to speak softly, with humilit
tolerance, and sincere love for t
people, as did Governor Hoey,
another.
If Governor Sanford can somehd
combine the two approaches,
can = in time get anythi1
within reason that he wants fro
and for, the people of the State.
! SAME OLD COP - From Of
of the Republicanast Republicans
the State, Columnist Bill Ruled
of the Yadkin Ripple Establish
in 1922, we get a quote from Il
Republican State Platform of 10.
| Charles B. Aycock was Governor
"We arraign the leaders of u
democratic Party as false
every pledge made in the last ca
paign. They promised to reduce d
penses, and instead of doing so tn
have increased expenditures in (
most every department of our sts
government. They promised to cl
tail the number of offices, and /
stead of doing so they have
creased them and provided for 4
employment of clerical help til
has not heretofore been deem
necessary under similar circumsta
ices. They promised to. reduce s.
aries, but instead of doing so tn
have increased the Governors 81
airy during his term of office,
violation of the Constitution. TIL
promised to reduce expenditur
and instead of doing SO, in thu
years they have increased them
the sum of S1,OS8, 545."
SIMILARITY Although Il
foregoing was written by the led
ers of the Republican Party neal