The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1888-08-09

or comment, and SO completely was he
taken by surprise that he was unable to do |
more than bow his grateful thanks.
PRESIDENT NJ AIMING Notwithstanding
the seemingly MANY contradictions OF the
principle it is hard to dissuade us from the
belief that true worth will one day come
to the front-that in the struggle for eX-
stence, for honor, fame. prosperity, mer-
itOTiouS action IS SRre to win. Another eV-
idence that strengthens our belief in this
certainly Just and desirable plan of Prov
idence has just been given us. Our good
friend, than whom none is more popular
aut more deserving of honor, Thad r.
Manning, of the GOLD LEAF, has been
elected President of the Press Association
"a position in which there is no money re-
ward, but one that shows the occupant to
stand high in the esteem of his fellow ed
itors. We are glad Washington Gazette.
We thank our friend Latham for bis kind
illusions, and hope we will not be thought
egotistical in publishing what he says.
We do so for the purpose Of indulglng in
few comments. We appreciate OF course
what is said of us personally (whcn
prompted by such pure and honest motives
as actuated the intelligent and fair minded
and impa rtial pen that wrote the above)
but we appreciate still more any cOmpli-
mentary reference to the paper, the crea-
! ton of our earnest and persistent efforts,
because then we fee! that there is some
thing tangible to lay hold upon; and in
which our friends have a right to feel at
least ali interest if not a special pride.
And so when the GOLD LEAF is referred to
as zone of the cleanest, fairest, most enter
e Of q
Kingsbury is pleased to say Of it, we es-
TEEN it a higher compliment (because we
try to make it such) than we do when he
says of the editor that he is "a pushing,
earnest, intelligent and successful news
paper man."
But what we started out originally to
say is. that when the writer was nomi-
mated by Mr.. Burkhead for President OF
the Press Association, after listening to
what he said of the GOLD LEAF as being
lone of the neatest, cleanest, most enter
prising and progressive weeklies in the
State, edited with sprightliness and vigor,
ETC., closing his remarks with a eulogiun
of the editor that he was conscious ne die
not deserve the half Of, we could not hell
thinking what blessed thing it wouil b.
for the GOLD LEAF if the people Of Hen
derson and Vance county had half as goot
an opinion of it. While we felt that Mr.
Burkhead in his friendship and zeal wen
beyond the true worth and merits OF TIN
paper, we also felt that if its services wer
appreciated more Understand, we do no
say this by way of complaint, however,
an increased patronage would enable th
publisher to bring it up nearer to that de
{ gree of perfection and usefulness ant
. honor which has been attributed to it b.
the gentlemen above alluded to.
t But as our friend CDR Dorsey re
0 marked in our presence the other day, i
speaking of we'll known public official
"a man always appears bigger the turtle
J YOU are removed from him" and we SUI
L pose this is also true of newspaper:
e Proud as the people of Durham are Gan
o Justly so too) of the Daily Tobacco Plan
$ we>are quite sure this writer considers it
If better paper and places higher valu
e upon its usefulness to its town and sectio
F titan the average Durhamite does: Ih
" seems to be natural, though we don kno
e why it is so.