The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-10-10
ABOUT THE SOUTH.
HOW 1T IS VIEWED BY DIFFERENT PER-
SONS.
A Boston Papers Malicious Article
About the South-In Ccntradistinc-
ton to its Utterances are Those of a
Talented Lady From the Same State
What the Washington Post Says:

IL viii attain llldl eIU, lOI UeIc III tilC
North we can spare a good deal Of
money without suffering inconvenience
and capital is badly needed in the
South. Mr.. James Creelman, of the
New York WoylI, notes that though
there are billions of dollars On the
earth AID under the earth in the South
awaiting the touch Of capital, money
still commands from twelve to fifteen
per cent. there. AS more capital
comes in it is natural to expect the
rate of interest will be reduced. The
South is anxious to have Northern men
come and bring their capital with
them, settle there and bring about
reduction of the interest rate.
Many Northern men do 60 South,
and more would 60 if the South would
offer certain inducements whose i'm
portance it seems slow to recognize.
Let the South build more school
houses and improve its educational
system; let it become more tolerant
politically and socially and more
Northern men will go there. North
Carolina is tolerant; men can not
only vote but have their votes counted
and the State grows and thrives be-
cause Northern men who settle there
are not under the necessity of being
on guard the whole time to protect
their rights. Southern States gener-
ally will have to initiate North Caro-
lima If they are going to secure immi-
grafton from the North and from
Europe. If a State says to Northern
men "Come here and settle on the
condition that you act with the pres
ent dominant party" Northern men
will not come in great numbers, nor
will Europeans, who have had too
much Of that sort of government in
their own lands.
Then the South trusts too much to
"booming." The shrewd Northerner
is shy of booms, but he appreciates the
community that sets up plenty of
school houses and does not undertake
to mortgage itself to one party or one
sentiment.
The above is an editorial taken from
the Boston Transcript, copy of which
has found its way to this office with
the said article heavily blue penciled
marked. Who the sender of the paper
was we do not know, but suppose it
vas for the purpose of calling our at
tention thereto that we might notice
it. We take pleasure in doing so, bu,
not in our own language. A more
successful answer to the malicious ut
terances of the Boston paper than any
we might write perhaps is given by a
lady from Massachusetts,, the State in
which the transcript finds a local
habitation and name. A press dis.
patch from Atlanta dated October 1st,
says Miss Helen n Winslow, of Bos-
ton, president of the Woman's Associ.
alton of Massa chusetts, and a com.
missioner to the Atlanta Exposition
issues the following statement to the
press:
"The Cotton States and Interna.
tional Exposition marks an epoch in
the history Of this country. Only the
occasional visitor or the Northern bust
ness man with interests down this wa,
has any conception of what the New
South really is. Booker Washington
statement that the Southern people
are the truest friends of the negro sen
a shock OF surprise through the Nortl
and West; but here is the great expo
sition, showing the wonderful develop
ment, not only of the colored race, bu
of the spirit of charity and helpfulnes
on the part of the highest class of tn,
Southern people to back him up. Wis
torS from the North will find in tn,
negro building one of their creates
surprises in coming to the exposition
1t has been left to the South to Civ,
the negroes the assistance and en-
couragement that comes from recog
nlzlng the progress Of the race in thi
negro building; just as it has been let
to the Atlanta Constitution to estab
fish the first regular department in +;
great newspaper devoted to the inter
ests of the colored people; these form
one of the most interesting sociological
features Of the exposition.
"But in every other way this is al
interesting study; not only for the soci
logical student but for every man
woman and child who comes 10 At
lanta within the next few months
The present exposition is not of cours
SO large as the Worlds Fair, but
better arranged as to details, ant
everything is SO classified as to rem
der an intelligent study of it as a Who'll
both interesting and profitable. TIL
general impression after one visite
the Worlds Fair was a confused jun
bic; people saw SO much they relnem
bered nothing. Here one may spen
week and see everything on tn
grounds and SO classify in his min
that when he goes home he will have
comprehensive idea of the whole an
if he does not conclude that next I
the Worlds Fair this is the best thin
of the kind ever held in this countr,
he must be stepped with prejudic,
The grounds are unsurpassed; II
buildings are most picturesque; the e,
hibits varied and exhaustive, both fo
eign and domestic; while as for II
people, their generous hospitality an
cordiality cannot be described an
| will long rem a In one Of the bonds th.