The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-10-10
MEAN AND CONTEMTIBLE.

! Mr.. |. b. ElQIluSe, euitoi VI I'm
Lexington Dispatch, is Northern
man by birth-a native of Pennsylva-
mia. He is also Democrat, as was
his father before him. Fifteen years
ago he came to North Carolina and
settled, and the State gained an in
telligent and useful citizen when he |
did so. We would like to have 1907
900 more just such good and true
men as T. B. Eldridge, let them come
from Pennsylvania or elsewhere. And
we believe every true, honest, patriotic
son of North Carolina who knows and
appreciates his worth will say the same
thing.
Recently the Republican sheriff of
Davidson county has had a controversy
with Mr.. Eldridge. That is purely a
personal matter with which we have
nothing to do; but when the said Off
cial resorts to such poor and dirty
thing as to attack Mr.. Eldridge because
"he is lawyer and a Northern man."
we think we have a right to say word
also. And we say unhesitatingly such
charge" is mean and contempt
IDLE, land is not the expression of true
and loyal son of the State or of the
South. Mr.. Eldridge is now an honored
citizen of North Carolina, it makes. no
difference where he happen ed to be
born, and there is not more loyal
} one to her every interest in it. AS an
evidence of the estimate placed upon
him by his brother editors we will
. state that he was President Of the
North Carolina Press Association
during the term of 1S87-1888, and it
r. never had more energetic and in
q telligent one, while his popularity and
e the confidence placed in his ability and
y integrity are only comprised by his
s acquaintance.
! 1t comes with bad grace then for
s any man to make fling of this kind
at such gentleman because of the
J. circumstance of his birth or his pro-
o fession as if North Carolina and the
: South did not invite or wish "North-
y ern men" to locate amongst US.
st Knowing Mr.. Eldridge as well as we
do and approaching his worth and es
teeming him highly as friend, as an
" earnest of the fact that the sentiment:
~ of Davidson county's Republican sheriff
find no Judgment in the minds and
y hearts of intelligent North Carolinian
~ we do him the justice to publish the
" following from recent editorial arti
- Gle in his paper, the DisbateA:
The editor of the Dispatch plead
IT. guilty ofthe charge that he is a lawye,
Up and that he is native of Pennsylvania
is He is proud of his nativity, and he is
AT also proud to claim citizenship in thu
-, State of North Carolina by virtue o
~ fifteen years residence within her Dor
OF ders. * The only i'll treatment n
has received on account of being a ma
tive of northern state, has been from
Id persons possessing too low an order O
tie intelligence to appreciate the fact tina
d. northern man can vote anything bu
~ the Republican ticket. He has received
nothing but kindness on account Q
IS his northern nativity from the intelli
H. gent, respectable people of the South
and he expects nothing else. He
Ike thoroughly identified with the interest
he of this section, (His wife and children
re are natives of North Carolina thong
mt he is not,) and he knows of no reaso
ny why he should not be considered a
ial good citizen as one born south c
IS Mason and Dixon's line. 1t may no
,al be out of place to remark, in this con
he nection, that he came by his politica
faith honestly. He inherited it iron
line of ancestors who deemed it no
!: dishonorable to vote the Democrat
'er ticket in an intensely Republican state
of His instincts led HIM to vote as hi
est fathers did, and his sober judgmen
OF approves his choice.
*.
he The Greenville Reflector says iro
d. ore has been found in Pitt county.
OF says:
e One day last week, Mr.. w. E. Co,
of Coxville, brought us some speci
AT mems of iron ore which he told us wer
IL found while cutting ditch throug
he his fathers plantation. He also toll
=, us some had been found on anothe
~ farm about two miles away.