The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-07-09
BUGLE CALL TO DUTY.
RINGING SPEECH OF PERMANENT CHAIR
MAN KLUTZ,
Before the Democratic State COnven=
tion-He Reviews the Glorious Rec
ord OF the Democratic Party-''Chas-
tened BY Defeat We Are Ready Once
More to Appeal to the People"
They Not Heed 1t.

venu0n, Dtmocr1ts:
Gratefully acknowledging the dis
t'ngrish@d hon r OF even temporarily
presiding over lh!s great convention,
| desire 10 moe your *"aiy i'i0ear
ahce and Consideration 10 me attempt
Cd discharge 'i my duties ana 10 as
sure yol Of my earnest Iurp,o - pre-
SIDE VAIN absolute i1fhe'o ana impair
taity.
Looking into the faces Of THIS Assem-
Lloge Of representative Democrats,
from all parts u or good o.d State,
tee- assured that the Democratic
parry IS not dead, Dlt that Il IS 5tlii a
living force and power IN North caro-
lima, ready as Of yore to do valiant
battle Tor the rights OF 'Ae people, and
70 stand daun.Itss and undIsmayed Tor
good government
Ch2stened W disaster, made WISER
by deiea', We are ready once more 0
appeal, with confidence, to the people
for their su-if3gcs, and TO candldly and
tcarI"ssiy face, both the retrospect and
the prospect OF our P1'Hcai iaith and
history.
Confessed II all men, ha5 our Dem
ccratic safe administration been hon
est, ci1an' "b.e' ana economical III all
lis departments ana in9titut.2nS- no
scandal has SIniIchcd is record, nor
can the c2'I'leF ma "hcfe - PVT MS
hnSer iOr TePIoaCh.
It's executive mead Will lay down ms
hisA once OF governor win the con
scI3usneaS Of duty iItth'al'y performed
ana WIN me PI"lIlI' o. all the people,
'tiI cons 8D04 ana ia'IiilGI ser
want SnaII )dh'eI J.. Russell, (nat
S'1hueief 81 MS coca old nother ana
u al Acl eGt''e' ""iic ana cJIof7d
S"cCoel NM:
Inc peoP'V III answer IN NJ'eh
Oe', no. twenty ''oU'1n1 Ihe' no.
anu INC 'oili'IlI0 Vi 'i-' convention
VIII S'-dpe inc oeS'Iilie' ana conserve
l,'e hl1o' anu 'H@ interests OF Mr. n
,)'iU >,.' .'' 'J1' 7sia - 0o'tV " me
NJ >'''C'''' / lo'i'"Ci" an "u'i' IL ISL i"
non ''1' pSen "i''" pointing 70 ma
Jo'''} Oh '''c L'e'l'Oc'1i' U! -N0f'h Naio-
IIl', II 10 financial l'OlICy, q po!.Cy
upon %i''ch an o'1F"nelmlng maJ2Tlty
u '''S i'|'i''l' & i''l'g u t"'' colh
"y A"9 81 t'lo sal VI rs d''dppfooa-
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,'i'N''o to"eI' anu "'e "uL oIfe'nI
'1i '''9e' nom VICIOUS NeruDIicahs ana
~, w. o'' I0' ian '''i IL III 9''dlloi1.
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'''loI '''dt '''0'l Issue WIS o2IE proven
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We SloI'u ''o' forget mat curing
'''~ '','' 'o"' >0''o ,''0 benoc'a'lc
p''Y mas Con''''i'dI'y administered
,.I0 ''lI''''' .! 'H'' great government:
'Il'. 1t mas o'e" t.iG o"iy oDtalnaDIe
NV ,S.o'l u '''e !'''IIt ,95Seh'n5 the taxes
Oh INC '0'N9,l''e' OF lie 10 the toIlIng
.'lI'!l3HS' anu compromising Tor It by a
J19t L"oo'ii0 TAX Oh the favored lew
""''"' OuI 1Ol inc veto OF a Republic
can court "ooiu nave supplied all the
ueIc'ehC IS III 'ne revenues OF the gov,
e'hll'enI, t1dl II mas maintained the
ul8nity OF our nag on the high seas, en-.
lofceu with no uncertain sound the
Monroe doctfIhe, INSISTED upon the
SacredheSS OF American soil from for
elgn monarch.cal entertainment, anG
reached out Its strong hand for the pro
lection OF American citizens in every