The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27
Respectfully,
Mr. Orenshaw Says He was In
correctly Reported.

IlENDE RsON, \. G., Oct. %, 1892.
EDITOR GOLD LEAF:-DeGl Sir. In
Your issue OF October Goth YOU charge
me with having said burn all the laws
which is Incorrect. The following is what
| said at Dabnev on the occasion of the
speaking between the Peoples party can
didatcs and T. I. Hicks. He Gficks)
was making Il speech and said there were
a'gOod many useless or bad laws on the
statute books OF North Carolina, and
it would be useless to send Il man like
u. f. Garrett to the Legislature as he
would not be able to find the way up
stairs to the Legislative halls; and in
reply said we expected to send him
(Garrctt there, and have passed good
laws and burn up the worthless ones !
Please do me the justice to publish this
in your next issue. rs the language
attributed to me is calculated to iniurc
me and my family in this State. 1t will
90 into other papers and as You have
known me for some years, YOU can do
me some good b. correcting this error.
You know, Mr.. Manning, that instead OF ,
me being bad citizen | have, while /
lived in Henderson. been among he frs.
to help the people in this town instead
OF being n man Ike theitrm says. When
ever the citizens We're in need of help it
made no difference to III" whether night
or day | was among tn" first to give help,
and on one occasion while doing my
town the good could received an injury
that | will carry to my grave, and don
know any man in this town that il bet
ter posted about my past record as n
good citizen willing TO help my people
ut all times than yourself. ask YOU to
publish the following for the benefit OF
me and my family, because ieri That the
correction is due me and ii it can't bc
done my life is not worth living for.
Very Respectfully,
Gro. ORENsHtw.
The above a. words used By Mr. Geo.
rreu.haw as he state them at Dabney
y. C.. are correct. {. " Finch, r. 6.
Rowland. J. ". Duke, J. H. Finch, Il. +.
Garrett. :. g. SatterHhite. VI. +. Howard,
j. l.. Kelly. &. u Stainhack, Ira !.
! Hart. George \. Harris.
Ut is not the purpose or intention OF
| the GOLD LAT, partisan "a II II, TO
| misrpprp-cnt any one or Ti-staf. a TACT
| concerning any i~sU" or person. We
| were told by a gentig;nan al uniOubtcd
ypracitv. who called the names vi other
| citizens who heard him th1 the language
| attributed to Mr. Orcnshaw wr!" th" *
act words be used. and ~ fit it
| our duty to rcbuke such spirit
| and did not hesitate 70 DO it, Mr. Drrn-
shaw knows who our Inform. 1T was
and we would take the same authority
as good again. For the good name OF
our county and the reputation nf it's
citizens we trust he wa5 mistaken and
| that the words abGv" quoted we're the
| ones used by Mr.. orcn=ha" at III" time.
| Taking for granted that h" or any other
| man had advocated burning all the laws,
we meant exactly what Wc said, and our
condemnation was not hlif as severe
and scathing a the uttcranc", Of Mr..
4. G. Green, Third party canditat" Tor
| Elector from this district, i'll his speech
in the court house here Tuesday alter
noon, and for which expressions and senti-
ment We honor him. II Mr.. Orenshaw
has been incorr city reported ii was not
Intentional OH our part and we"hesrfuly
give him the benefit OF the cOrrtz,tion.-
EDITOR GOLD LEAF.I