The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-12-12

THE HENDERSON GOLD LEAF
WALTER r. HENRY.

WALlEk K. nENkY.
Addressed a Large Crowd at the
Court House Saturday-A Charac-
teristic Speech of Three Hours and
Forty Minutes on the tissues of the
Day."
According to announcement Mr..
Henry spoke here Saturday. The court
house was used for the purpose and
was probably about two-thirds full
when the speaker began Later the
crowd was considerably augmented the
house being crowded beyond its seating
capacity at one while. Mr.. Henry de-
fined his position and declared it was
not his purpose to vilify any one or use
abusive language toward individuals.
But he warmed up to the point of using
such choice epithets as ''liars and cow
ards'' pretty freely when he came to
speak OF a certain portion Of the DEM
ocratic press and those who have i'm
pugned his motives in allying himself
with the Populists.
Mr.. Henry avowed he was not after
Office and declared that if this had been
his reason for leaving the Democratic
party he would have joined the Re-
publicans: Still, in the face Of such
declaration there are people who have
some sort Of an impression that if an
office, the pay and dignity Of which
should comport with Mr.. Henry's well
known sense of the eternal fitness of
such things, his desire to spend him
self and be spent in the service OF his
country and his people is SO great that
he would not refuse. But be that as it
may Mr.. Henry has himself said Office
is not what he is after and certainly he
ought TO know.
President Cleveland and Senator
Ransom fell heirs to full share of the
speakers distinguished consideration.
His condemnation and denunciation OF
them was we'll nigh sublime in its aw-
fulness. But severely as he punctured
their epidermis with the scalpel of his
scathing excavations, latest advises are
that the first named Of these two W ORTIZ
les was still shooting ducks in Currituck
Sound, while the latter was preparing
to quit his official post in the city ofthe
| Montezumas to come home to spend
Christmas-and the government at
Washington still lives.
The blackboard used by Mr.. Henry
was employed to advantage and pro-
| we'd to be one of the most effective fea-
lures of his speech, 1t was something
new to them and made hit with the
audience. On this had been written
the words s'Democratic promises" and
underneath were thirteen pledges made
to the people in the platform of 1892
which the speaker said had been ruth
lessly and shamefully violated.
He proceeded to discuss promise No.
l and after paying his respects to it in
| unmeasured terms declared that the
Democrats had been faithless in that,
and suiting the action to the word he
took brush and wiped it from the
board. This was done, one section
after another, until the entire list was
wiped out, the platform demolished and
the Democratic party totally annihi-
lated to the apparent satisfaction OF
the speaker and his hearers.
We can not undertake to follow Mr..
| Henry through the whole ofhis speech,
which consumed (onlV three hours
and forty minutes in its delivery. AS
was to have been expected i'll speech
of that length he said a great many
things that were true, and in which
we agreed with him, and some we did
not. He justly charged the Democratic
party with many short comings, but as
uniustly credited it with many things
for which it is not responsible. But
| time and space will not admit of par
ticularizing.
Mr.. Henry was enthusiastically ap.
plauded and was warmly congratulated
by many of his Populst friends who
pronounced his speech powerful Ell
fort. The crowd was representative
one some of the most intelligent meu
! aad best citizens Of the county being
| present.
Mr.. Henry made a characteristic
speech and although he held out three
hours and forty minutes many persons
| did not stay to hear him through
Even so staunch a Populist as oul
friend Capt. Archie Gregory was seen
to leave the house before the speaker
| concluded his remarks.
| The French say "it is the impossible thai
happens" This has proved to be thu
case with the Mount Lebanon Shakers. The
whole scientific world has been laboring te
cure dyspepsia, but every effort seemed te
meet with defeat. The su ffering from
stomach troubles has become almost u1i
versal. Multitudes haue no desire for fooc
and that which they do eat causes thee
pain and distress. Sleepless nights are thu
rule and not the exception, and thousands
of sufferers have become discouraged.
| The Shakers of Mount Lebanon recently
came to the front with their new Digestiv,
| Cordial, which contains not only fooe
already digested, but is digester of food.
1t promptly relieves nearly all forms o
Indigestion. Ask your druggist for one o
their books.
Laxol, the new Castor Oil, is being uset
in hospitals. 1t is sweet as honey.
! TnNnkc