The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-12-22
OFFENSIVE AND UNWARRANTED

There is an offensive and unwar-
ranted assault upon Senator Vance in
the last issue of the Caucasian, a
paper edited by Marion Butler, because
the Senator in recent interview pub
lished in the Chronicle said that the
masses of the Third party were honest
and should be encouraged to return to
their allegiance to the Democratic
party, but that the leaders Of the
Weaver movement in this State who
had misled and deceived many peo-
pie, were not to be desired in any
party.
The Senator expressed the opinion
Of the Democrats in North Carolina
who harbor no i'll will or resentment
towards the rank and file of the Third
party, but who desire no further
afilia,ion, political or otherwise, with
men of the debasing and communistlc
tendencies Of Mr.. Butler. But we
have not alluded to this matter for the
purpose of celebrating or defending
the position OF Senator Vance, for Tie
correctness and justice of his opinion
is altogether manifest, but simply to
call attention to the malice of the
pestilcnt fellow, who calls Senator
Vance's interview can insult to the
people" and who thereupon proceeds
to assaii him and vent his fostering
spleen. The time has not yet arrived
when any decent man in this State
will tolerate, much less approve abuse
of Senator Vance by Marion Butler.
The idea would be ludicrous, were it
no, SO offensive. Some men are not
governed by reputable impulses. Some
men do not know when they fatigue
the public disgust. When the just
indignationg of mans fellow towns
men move them TO burn him in ettigy
as an evidence of their inehable con-
tempt, he ought to retire from public
view or at least to put his mouth into
quarantine. 1t is very likely that the
farmers of North Carolina will indi-
cate at the next State convention of
the Alliance their disapproval Of the
spirit and motives which seem to
influence men like Marion Butler. Our
farmers are a conservative body OF
men, and when let alone they will not
sanction any measure which does not
conserve the best interest of the State.
STATE Chronicle.
There ought not to be any defence
necessary for Senator Vance before the
people of North Carolina, yet recent
attack, made by newspaper IN that
State, named the Caucasian, has made
it So Senator Vance has done too
much for "the Old North State and
the South as well, for there TO be any
lack of friends when he assaIled, and
the defence of him made by the State
Chronicle, of Raleigh, is both timely
and proper.
The sin of which the distinguished
Senator has been guilty, and at which
the Caucasian has grievance, IS that
he has said the masses of the Third
party were honest and should be en-
couraged to return to their allegiance
to the Democratic party, but that the
leaders of the Weaver movement in
that State who had misled and deceived
many people were not to be desired in
any party.
Senator Vance might stick to that
and not be far out Of the way. In
fact, what he says is 50 and there is
where the shoe pinches.
The Caucasian man, who is disap-
pointed and disgruntled Weayerte,
says the Senator's remark us an insult
to the people of North Carolina and
he feels called upon to resent 1t.
Well, no one cares anything about his
resentment the fact is the people of
Carolina had forgotten that he ever
| lived.-Norfolk TVgintan.