The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1888-05-03
"TuE NEwS-OBsERyER."
Was There "NO Earthly Founda-
ton" for Our Comments

Capt. Ashe III his personal letter 10
US says "there was no earthly founda-
ton for OH structures upon the
News- O6seyuer with regard to the
Cross and White matter There was
not, Ell? Then why did that paper
not have the man!iness to say SO and
defend itself against an unjust charge,
instead of dropping the GOLD LEAF
from its exchange list as means of
getting even with or furnishing US?
The GOLD LEAF has never had any
feeling or interest ir the State Nation
a! Bank affair other than a desire to
see right prevail, the law take its
course, and the guilty parties punished
as their crime deserves to be-and
in this position We ere sustained by
majority Of the pres Of the State and
By the better class Of citizens every
where. This paper does not propose
to make war upon Cross and White,
nor has it any quarrel With the Meas
O5scrger, but it did not like certain
things in which these three worthless
happened to play prominent parts and
it did not hesitate to say SO /; and if
Capt. Ashe doubts that the GOLD
LEAF was endorsed in SO doing, let
him enquire Of his readers in He7der-
son, and if he does not receive very
substantial evidence (and we rather
think he will without asking iD to
that effect, then we will call it even
although the time for which we paid
(by publishing the advertisement Of
his paper has not yet expired.
But let's see if there was ono earth
ly foundation" for the GoLD LEAFS
comments. In its editorial columns
the Ne70s- O5se3vey made this I'M
called-for reference to the card of
Solicitor Argo:
"Well-now, we have heard from
Mr.. Argo, who has touched off his
Coiu1nbiad. What nex.? The peo-
pie are very much interested in this
subject
Commenting upon this paragraph
the GOLD LEAF said:
"There is a great deal more involved
in this matter than the friends and
sympathizers of Cross and White seem
to imagine; and little does it become
our State paper I've SO accredit the
News- O5seyver by virtue Of the fact
that it is the leading paper published
at the capitaD to attempt to deride
and ridicule the Solicitor within whose
Jurisdiction these men must come to
trial for declaring his intention TO do
his duty tn the premises, to maintain
the fair name Of the great State Of
North Carolina, to uphold the majesty
of the law, and to punish criminals as
in such cases made and provided by
the statute, when it makes this fling at
that Official. Let rs aid in the proper
execution Of the law, rather than at
tempt to ridicule and cripple the
power of an officer in the discharge Of
his sworn and lawful duties
In its local columns soon after the
return of Cross and White to Raleigh,
the Meas Observer said:
alt is remarkable what a revulsion
Of sentiment seems to nave taken place
in the public mind. Countless express
ions Of sympathy for the prisoners were
heard on all sides yesterday, and num-
hers were heard to express a willing
ness to be among the bondsmen.'
And again it declares that
The feeling Of sympathy for the
prisoners seems greatly On the increase.
Many who spoke Of them in unmeas-
ured terms of condemnation while
they were still in Canada and their
return here seemed doubtful, appear
to be pacihed nov hat they are here,
imprisoned, Inundated and detected"
Hear what the Stats Chronicle,
another Raleigh newspaper, says on
the subject:
"The statement in some newspapers
that there has beer a great revulsion
of sentiment and that Raleigh now
sympathizes with them, (Cross and
White is gross libel upon the CON-
munity. With very few exceptions the
people Of Raleigh agree with the
CAro1icLe in demanning tne;I punish
ment."
And commenting on the fact that
Cross and White have been released
on bail and for the time being given
their liberty, the CErcnic!e says further:
They both are now at liberty until
court when they will be tried for the
crimes alleged against them. Both Mr.
White and Mr. Cross have been shak-
ing hands with citizens on Fayetteville
street and moving among the people
talking with them. The fact that they
did this was the subject of much I'M
favorable criticism. The opinion of
the community is that, to put it in its
mlldest shape, it was unseemly for
them to be seen much on the Streets