The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-04-21
T. NJ HOLT FOR GOVERNOR.

Mr.. EDIroR As it will soon be
time for the Democrats to assemble in
Raleigh ipr the purpose OF minimizing
a candidate for Governor and other
State officers, think it we'll for Us to
discuss in a frank, plain, honest way
the men who are likely to be placed
before our Democratic Convention for
Governor and other State officers.
Governor Hollis administration, as
aa far as can see, has given entire
satisfaction to the people Of North
Carolina, and has been to the very
best interest, as far as he could make
it, to the farmers. the laborers, the
business men, the professional men,
md IN fact to the entire people, re-
gardless OF occupation or profession.
He has at all times and under all cir
CumstanCes, been just, honest and
very prudent in the administration Of
his office. Not one cent has been eX-
travagantly spent, and every dollar of
the taxes Of the people has been used
IN avery prudent way for the legiti-
mate and economical administration
| of the State government. No man can
put his finger on a single act of his
that has not been for the very best in
tereSt Of the entire people of our dear
Old State. Gov. Holt is a man of the
people,; he has large farming interest
as we'll as large manufacturing in
terest, and lie has made it with his
own hands. For many years he was
at the head of the agricultural affairs
Of the State, and worked faithfully for
the advancement Of the agricultural
interest Of the State; he knows, feels
and appreciates the trying circum
stances under which the farmers and
! laborer5 of our State have been placed
| by vicious and unjust laws enacted by
| the Republican party in the Congress
of the United States. And no man is
more willing, anxious or determined
to have such laws repealed than he;
besides, it has been the universal Gus
tom and the unwritten law of the
Democratic party to renomlnate a
Governor who has come into office
under the circumstances that Gov.
Holt did, when he has been true to
his people by faithfully discharging
every duty that has been placed before
him. | hear of Third party and
| that the Alliance members will sup
port said party. | have no fear of the
Democrats of the Alliance supporting
any Third party or any other party
but the grand old Democratic party
They know as we'll as any one who has
been their friend. The Alliance wants
men for office who. will save their
taxes, who will see that the laws are
properly and Justly administered to all
alike; in other words, equal rights TO
all men and special privileges to none,
and who are in favor Of repeating all
unj ust legislation that has been placed
upon them by the Republican party.
Those are the kind of men the ALI
ancc IS willing to support and they
don't care whether they are members
of the Alliance or not. And the AL
lance Of North Carolina knows they
have an honest, prudent, faithful man
for Governor, and that he is entitled
to be nominated not only by prece-
dent or Custum, but by the true and
! II Of I,,tx, nc
Governor of our good old State.
| The other gentlemen who have been
! spoken of for Governor both in the
! Alliance and out of it, are true, noble,
| honest men, and | have not one word
to say only of praise of all the gen.
tlemen's names that | have heard
mentioned. And l am proud to know
| that we have SO many worthy men in
the Democratic party and the ALI
ancc too, for | consider the Demo
cratic party and the Alliance just
about one and the same; they are fully
competent and III every way worthy
of any office within the gift of the
people.
shall vote for whoever the Dem
ocratic convention at Raleigh nomi-
mates without even asking whether he
belongs to the Alliance or not. And
! ! believe such to be the views of a
large majority of the Alliance of North
! Carolina. FARMER.