The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1888-06-14
OUR LEADER.
THE FAVORED FOWLE.
A Gloriour Tribute to our Gallant Stan
dard- Bearer.
rWilson Mirror.l

After a hot and spirited and earnest
contest over the claims OF some true
and tried and gallant sons OF our noble
oId State the suspense has been broken
decision has been made, and The re-
sult will be endorsed by the people OF
the State. The struggle was indeed
hard and strenuous one, ana zealou9
and presistent indeed were the efforts
of friends for theiE respective candl-
dates. For hours the struggle rageo,
with varying prospects, and, ever anu
anon. an outhurst OF enthusiastic 1eel-
ipo would sweep across the scene ike
foam capped waves o'er storm liet'eu
ocean. and billow it with noisy dem
onstations of approval or dissent,
Bnt Is soon as the final result was made
known the calm of harmony settled
DER the waters ofrecent strife, and the
white-winged dove Of good feeling
brooded where the "stormy petrel -
proud nursing Of the waves-was Dul
a little while before singing Its WHO
carolings to the deep. AMI while some
doth feel most keenly the sharp ant
nointed th0rns of defeat and dlsap
nojntment, and while the wounds thu:
made will bleed most freely, still tht
Drecious balm of thorough consecra
ton to the party will all the lacerat'on
heal. and, for our glorious party S veal
leave not a single cicatrice there t.
tell of hopes SO truitless and SO bare
Judge Fowle deserves this high ant
= eloquent recognition, and his nomina
ton over such able and worthy Gem
petitors is indeed a splendid trbut
to his brilliant attainments, and
magnificent reward for the noble SCI
vices he has SO faithfully rendered
7 his party and his State. And JudG
Fowle will conduct most brllllal
campaign, and inflse into 1t an enth'
siasm that will sweep from the moul
tains to the sea, and electrlty q
hearts with the quivering waves OF h
deep and thrilling inspiration. An
while it is his special gift to ensla'
" the senses with the wcAery of 2 bes'
d teous and opulent and gorgeous dl
Ne ton, and to impress it with all Il
dramatic glowings Of terrld and IN
v passioned delivery, still it is in /
s. power to convict the sober reason
the force Of a ratiOcinatiOn which ca
not be shaken by any breath OF soph
~ try. for he can in one minute lay doV
ed the we'll tuned lutte Of poetic tanc
-, from which the soul doth pour
" sweetest rlls its glorious streams
rhetorical elegance and beauty, al
as in the next he can take up the sled
St hammer of steel faced logic, and w
ro- the brawny muscles ola we'll develop
Vulcan he can beat out truths and Ia
that will stand the judgment of eterni
81 And so our magnetic and glorlt
,Lo 'I leader-the silver tongued orator
elv the State-has all the elements O
OF cogent and forceful and fascinati
IN and impressive debater, for convict
,of. r bows to the majestic sway Of his
the perial logic, delight hangs in drea
hin rhapsody upon the embracing witch
OF his thrilling rhetoric, and encha
ment drinks to sweetest lntoxicat
IN the rubbiest wines Of the mellow
the and most luscious grapes that ever g
as and ripened upon the luxuriant vi
OF the richest poetic fancy.
ON ~
ines As that gallant and knightly son
any the lower Cape Fear, Maj, c.
con- Stedman. eloquently said to the c
!