The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-03-14
THURSDAY, MARCH II, 1879.
AN OPEN LETTER
From W. R. Henry to ex-United States
Senator NJ. ". Ransom, now Min
lister TO Mexico.

lister to Mexico.
BRuTus ~ do believe these appliances
For new honors :hat are heaped on Cesar
CAssTr,s -. Why, man he doth bc,triGe
the narrow world
Like Il Colossus. and we petty men
Walk under his huge leg, and peep about
70 find ourselves diNhOmorable graves.
Age, thou art sllam'd,
Rome thou hast lost the breed Of noble
blOOdS.
When went there by All age since the great
flood,
Bat il was fam'd with more than one man?
Now is it Rome and room enough
When there i, in it but 0Hc only man
IlENDEK@oN, y e., Feb Is, 1893.
SENATOR NJ. W. Ransom,
Washington, ID. {.
Den- Sir Il have Il letter this morn
ing from / distinguished North CARROLL
MAN now in Washngt on, to whom wrote
n few days ago, requesting tIlm to see YOU
and to learn positively what yOu pro-
posed to do with my application Tor
Federal office. Ills reply is before me.
He says:
70 be perfectly cahdid with YOU. do
not think there is any chance for your
appointment. Senator Ransom says lie
has done everything i'll his power for You
and that he Will continue to do his best
an appointment. TO be perfectly can
did with you, will say that do not think
there is any chance for your appointment.
our s'rS iGt9 It, me p"lN ti'tl'ic tnu ~
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GIVES Hie tii' riSht 10 '''N' anu u''i'h''n
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of Congress, the President of the Stat,
Democratic Clubs, by both branches ri
the ,rrisloture by all the State Off Is
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me plS'flCt ii'ttolSr 'lt ''l''th'i anu tA
Speaker OF the llouS" CT Representatives,
the Judges of the Supreme Court, Judges
of the Suurri0r Courts the Members OF
the Railroad Commission Presidents OF
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terS from most Oh th' Ehi'o oi 'h'
state, by cdItorlaiS IN all Oh the prihcl-
pal papers oil y. e., by three hUmFtd let
trS from prominent Democrats of the
State. by petitions from most of the
coupt;., hv natitioro from tho Tobacco
uan,.I, rs r'rnI, Is En,,L C,roI;n, md
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R;rhmond Ivnrhhnrr and Donvillr. hy
letters from senator's WnIthoiI anf
George, OF Mississippi; by IL letter from
Senator Vance. and bv letter from eX
Gov. Jarvis afterwards Senator. 1t i.
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Mr.. Henry is lawyer of ability anC
after fourteen years practice at the bar ha:
added to his Justly earned reputation rs {
lawyer, that of being powerful cam
palSn o or. ne IA; irpt"as s. NY nan yam
ncrotic nart, In ,Ss, ~ .ss on "a, a n,
20 he made each wear a canvass of tn,
state IN the interest OF Democracy anc
,'hererer ana ''hfHertf the party needed mn
ne chterluiiy gave his services 10 lie pes
interests OF us party. mus lar he has nae
no itcoSHItioii, whti otLe! hitn nav
uetu "PP"ihtto WIS tI"ois i"i ne P'lt
''uiu lo' tpuai MI iiVhiS >. party
StiNlct anu abIiitE anu yea are 10 De con
sidered when Federal patronage Is TO Dt
bestowed, then feel that he Is Justly en-
Titled to some position under the National
government commensurate WIN MS aoiii
~ and labors.
Hon. Chas. NJ. Stedman wrote Oh
Dec. 14th. 1894.
take the liberty to add my name to III,
list of those who think Mr. Henry is wor
thy of a much higher place than the one
named (Genoa.) have known HIM wei
i'I st'iS' nc >, tii''' u, s.' ,o -. =.
orator, Is a gentleman oi tie hiShe>l mora
character ana deserves, oy virtue Vi hi'
merit an" ~ III, p"i,''tai 49, ar ne 1;i,
ItMa,u. II /. ~ NY -. ,,;a',,
MI ntn'f laiiu ne = ,,'c ,i,oSt Sr'f5 u.
naSsad over No name has been suggested
from the State of North Carolina more
worthy of recognition than that OF MI
Henry.
The Hon. 4. {. Avery, Associate Jus
tice of the Suprame Court of North Caro-
In, xrot. on Dec II 1891.
rartx ,hronchout the state Of North caro-
Tina stand ready To bear testimony to IN,
value of Mr.. Walter X. Henrys service:
as n cauvaSSer i'll every campaign for l.
years mast and fO ioin in recommending