The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-02-20
GOV. FOWLE AS A NEWSPAPERS
SUPPORTER (?)
The Washinton Gazette, publish

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The Washinton Gazette, published
in Gov. Fowle's native town, has a
grievance against that high dignitary.
In a late issue of that paper, Editor
Latham publishes the following edito-
rial article under the heading =" Should
Gov. Fowle be a pit;ful pensioner on
already poorly paid newspapersr
AS the Greenville Reflector aptly re-
marks, the word "pensioner' is mis-
used here, and suggests that "dead-
beat be employed instead. A def
milton of the two words will convey
the proper distinction. The G0s<Hf
says:
In the spring of 1888 the Gazette
bestirred itself in the interest of Judge
Fowle for Governor of North Carolina.
Every issue contained kind words
from the pen of the editor, or other
friends in his behalf. Nothing was
left unsaid that might tend toward his
nomination, or his election afterwards.
This was done cheerfully, gladly.
Meanwhile the Gazette was sent the
Judge to let him see what his friends
were doing down here in his native
section. Later letter was written
him telling him that it'would be gratl-
fying to have him continue as a regu-
lar subscriber to the Gazette. No
response came from his Excellency,
and it was taken for granted that he
appreciated the columns after columns
published in his interest, week after
week, in the only straight Democratic
paper in his native town, certainly to
the extent of a years subscription,
and the paper was continued to him.
Time went on. He did not author
ize its discontinuance. He took 1t
regularly from the office at Raleigh
A bill was sent him. He took no
notice of that. Time continued to
20 on, the paper continued and the
Governor continued to take it from the
office. Thinking this petty matter
the amount of his subscriptlon-had
escaped his notice amid the multiplied
ty of his engagements at school com
mencements and various hunting,
fishing and junketing expeditions, as
gentle reminder we made draft on
him through the bank. His most
worthy Excellency refused to pay the
draft-the pittance of years suoscrIp-
ton to his native towns Democratic
newspaper. He knows the law. One
who takes a paper from the post-office
regularly is responsible in the law.
He knows that to take a newspaper
from the post office regularly and to
refuse to pay is crime. But the
most brazen cheek and gall of all is
statement in his letter to US, written
by his private secretary, that several
North Carolina papers are sent to the
Chief Executive complimentary. Now
we are unable to see why the Governor
of North Carolina, with his $4,000
salary, and free passes ovor all the
railroads, should be pitiful pensioner
on the already poorly enough PAID
newspaper men. Auditor Sanderlin
takes the Gazette and pays for it; Dr.
Battle, of the Experiment Station, is
subscriber and pays his bills; Judge
Brown takes the Gazette and never
complains of bill; other State officers
and all our county officers are in the
same category. Our hard-pressed far
mers, who of all men should be en-
titled to free newspapers, if any one
is, do not ask for it. If we had
thought Gov. Fowle too poor to pay
the small pittance, we would cheerful
ly have placed him on the list OF
deadheads, and no bill would have
been sent him. True Gov. Fowle has
never by word, or intimation ex-
pressed the slightest appreciation ofthe
space accorded him in the Gazeffe in
its efforts to advance his interest either
as to editorial work or as to the many
contributions, for which space WAS
ARKED BY HIS FRIENDS, and cheerfully
given. We did not ask it, and did
not expect it. The bill was sent him
merely as a matter of business.
Ingratitude is by some considered the
basest of crimes, but Gov. Fowle is a
daiSy.