The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-10-30

not true that the party can hope for no
success without the farmers? Is it not
true that the defeat of Vance will imperil
and probably defeat the partyg Is it not
true that to defeat the party would be
| political s,iicidss
Let there be no bitter words. Let there
be no examinations and recriminations
| though we may disagree. We are all
| brothers lahoring to the same end. Let
| us be liberal. Let us reason together.
Let US make concessions whenever they
may be required for the welfare of the
state and salvation of the Republic
am tired Of hearing it even suggested
that the Farmers Alliance will defeat
Vance and ieopardize the Democratic
! party. No purer patriots breathe on
earth than the farmers of the Old North
State.
North Carolina made u record in the
latewar for bravery and patriotism that
has never been surpassed in the history
OF the world. The farmers of North Caro-
lima constituted, the larger part of her
army.
Upon the waves of their heroism and
pride, and love of State and principle
| her battle flags famed and foated in
triumph where the eagles of Rome would
have screamed with alright, and the
Lilies of France, even under Bonaparte
would have dropped in defeat
1t was the farmers OF America that con-
stituted the larger part of those intrepid
battallons that marched i'm triumph,
and with imperial tread adown the streets
OF the capital city of the Monezumas, and
bound our brows with wreaths of glory,
snatched from the fire-fringed battle
ments and plumed warriors of Santa
Anna.
1t was the farmers of America who
leaving their homes and firesides rallied
around the immortal Washington to re
slst the aggressions of the most powerful
nation on earth, and fresh from their
fields without discipline sustained only by
God given patriotism they met in the
shock of battle the flower of English
chivalry, those iron veterans whose
bayonets had glistened i'm the sun of an
hundred fields of victory, and wrote
across the history of the world the name
OF a new Republic 1t was the farmers of
North Carolina who in 1876 rushed to
the clarion call of Zebulon II. Vance az
gladly as ever Scots sprang to the call of
Wallace. They helped TO redeem the
State then, and they have helped to pre-
serve it ever since. Who then will say
that the farmers of North Carolina have
ever in the past been recreant to the best
interest OF the State or the memories
that cluster about them?
When did Zebulon b. Vance become
unworthy of their support, or the sup
port of any patriot?
Ask his colleagues upon the floor of the
American Senate.
Ask the brave Hampton of the Palmet-
to State.
Ask the intrepid Gordon of the Empire
Commonwealth OF the South.
Ask the illusCrious son OF Mississippi
who now adorns the Supreme Court
Bench of the United States.
Ask the golden-tongued Tully of the
Old Dominion, John w. Daniel.
Ask the wise and heroic statesman OF
the Lone Star State, Senator Coke.
Ask the fiery and chivalrous defender
of the South, Senator Blackburn, of Ken
lucky.
Ask the polished and profound, elo-
quent and beloved statesman, Matt w.
Ransom, of North Carolina, aye ask
any of those great Knights who have
gone up from our beautiful South Land
to the front of battle to keep the infidcl
and the robber from violating the Con-
stitution and to preserve the ark
OF our Liberties safe from the desc
Grating and destroying hands of our
enemies. | empanel them to try this
issue; ask them if they have ever seen the
day or night, hour or minute, for the
last twelve years, that Zebulon B. Vance,
clad in the cleaning mail Of n spotless
life, armed with the lance of profound
craftsmanship and welding the flaming
sword OF unwavering fidelity, has not
ragged in the front of every battle for
principle and his people, IA grandly US
ever Occur de Lion fought amid the
charging hosts of the mighty Sedan Of
the East