The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-08-25
w. r. HENRY, ESQ.
He is Doing Good Work For the
Democracy in Eastern North
Carolina.

Ouf lOWHSludIl, w. IL. 1eHfE, LSu., Is
doing yoeman service for the cause Of
Democracy in the eastern part of the
State. He has spoken at a number of
places, and we hear good reports OF him
at every appointment.
A correspondent writing from Frank
linton to the Neus and Observer, under
date of the 10Th, says:
The many readers of the Neus and o.
serrer, in Franklin, read with great in
terest the glowing accounts therein pub
lished of the great work our Jarvis and
Carr and other prominent citizens are
doing in the present campaign. We are
proud of them, and feel that with such at
the helm that the old ship of the Democ-
racy must be safely anchored in victory's
port on election day. But our Jarvis
and Carr have no more valuable ally
than in the person of that gifted and
eloquent citizen of Vance, Walter r.
Henry, ESQ. We had the pleasure OF hear
ing Mr.. Henry on Wednesday of last
week, at most enjoyable picnic and bar
becue given by our enterprising towns
man, Mr.. W. S. McGhee, at his famous
Tar river farm.
1t was indeed a grand, magnificent
effort, and that it was convincing is at
tested by the fact that many who had
before declared themselves in favor Of
the Third party are to-day enthusiastic
champions of Democratic principles.
Stirring speeches were made by Gran
vile county's gifted speaker, Hon. W. H.
p. Jenkins, and Franklin's favorite son,
Col. W. f. Green, upon whose shoulders
the mantle OF the lamented Davis must
fall.
There were full one thousand people on
the grounds, and every soul OF them left
feeling that Democratic success is sure.
A correspondent writing from Weldon
to the same paper, says this of Mr..
Henry's speech at Halifax on the 18th:
Mr.. Walter R. Henry, of Vance county,
formally opened the campaign in his
county Monday at Halifax in a magnif-
cent speech. A large crowd was present.
The issues of the campaign were clearly
and forcibly presented. The speaker ar
raigned the Republican party as a party
of Capitalization, fraud, corruption, and
the champion of the Infamous Force bill.
He also held up the record of tGe Third
party candidates, and then asked: SIS
there white man here who can vote for
Weaver? If SO, hold up your hands"
Two men only held up their hands. Mr..
Henry paused, and in a voice as soft as
whisper said, "Will you please give me
your names?" There was no response.
Again, We hear from him at Tarboro,
Greenville and elsewhere The Tarboro
Southerner OF last week says:
A RINGING SPEECH.
Walter r. Henry, of Henderson, is
doing grand work on the hustings for
the Democratic party. He was here Tues
day evening en- route to eastern appoint
ments, and the boys must havea speech.
The notice was brief, sent around at half
past six, speaking at eight, but good
audience gathered. The people of Tar
boro had heard of Mr.. Henry's oratorical
powers; they came out to verify what
they had been told, and were convinced.
\ few ladies graced the occasion, and
were delighted with the speech. Mr..
Henry spoke for an hour and half. His
argument was clear, concise, convincing.
He began with a glowing tribute to Dem
ocracy, on whose platform he could
stand and, unfolding its principles, abuse
nobody. He had no unkind feelings for
those men who had been led astray by
designing demagogues. To those mis-
guided people he would talk Cancellation
and point out the dangers OF division
He then contrasted the records of the
two parties, showing the centralizing
tendencies Of the Republican party and
answering loyalty OF the Democratic
party to the people. He eIoquently re-
called the reconstruction era when
throughout theSouth there was a saturn
ALA of corruption, debauchery and thiev-
cry. His respects, scathing and elo-
quently denunciatory, were paid to the
Force bill, which he showed was no new
thing with the Republican party. Since
1871 such measure had been in their
minds. Recent utterances OF Mckinley
and Hoar were cited to show that the
Republican party was still determined to
encompass the degradation OF the South
by the passage of this bill Both of these
leaders OF the Republican party had
stated that the mission of their party
would not be fulfilled till this bill became
law.
Ben Harrison, his littleness, his parti-
sanry, his sectional hate, was held up,
and he concluded with Weayer's record.
All, how black it wasl How insulting it
was to every man in this land OF Lee.
Traitors, murderers, thieves he had
called them time and again, and only a
few months ago declared he would recall
not one word. Was there a Southern
man so lost to manhood and honor that
he could support this man, who as q
Federal satrap, made the white people of
Pulaski, Tenn, pay $4,000 to support
Alabama runaway negroes, or have tn cir
property coniscated and sold for the
benefit OF these negroes? 1t was a grand
excoriation.