The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-11-17
TAKE WARNING.

The events transporting since the
election and the temper OF the peo-
pie prove that the white men OF
North Carolina are determined to
hold the fruits Of their victory and
will brook no interference by any set
or class OF men. 1t is for the good
of the State and every class Of its
citizens that there should not only be
white rule but that the rejudices
engendered during the last few years
should be removed as far as possible.
No thoughtful observer Of public
events has failed to see that while
the division Of the white men in
North Carolina and the formation
Of the Peoples party was due to
some extent to the hard timcs-the
lowering of values and tightness Of
money-yet it was largely due to the
pre- iudice and hatred and distrust
aroused against the Democratic party
and its leaders by designing men,
who for selfish ends aspired to be
leaders of this new party.
The Democratic party, represent
ing the bulk Of the white men, was
forced to take a stand against these
leaders and thus they got the oppor-
tunity Of posing as martyrs and pro-
claiming with show Of reason that
the Democratic party was against
the Allance-against the farmers,
against the poor man and favorable
to rich men and corporations.
strued BY the farmers as aimed at
them and their interests were only
attacks upon their false leaders. The
leaders Of the Democratic party saw
then the baseness and sclfshness Of
these leaders and that their aim was
greed and that in their attempt to
get ''pie, they would stop at nothing.
ne correctness OF inns view mas now
been seen and acted upon by the
bulk of the Populst party, honest in
their aims and purposes, as shown by
their desertion of their would be
leaders and base office seekers in the
last campaign, when they attempted
to lead them into the Republican
party and degrade them with negro
rule.
With how much bitterness the
Democratic party and its leaders,
great and small. were assailed we all
know but too well. Not only was the
ignorance and prejudice Of the white
man appealed to but the negro was
found to be an easy prey. With
much patience and cOmmendable
forbearance have the leaders and
the white men met and borne this
state Of affairs and these un Just
accusations and insinuations.
To the credit Of the Democrats of
the State be it said that they and
their leaders have borne much in
their endeavor to win back the con-
tidence of their misguided friends
and neighbors. With wonderful for
that they were right, they have stood
the insolence, bitterness and foul
language and epithets Of so-called
PopuliSt and Republican leaders.
They have borne and suffered until
forbearance has ceased to be virtue,
and if we mistake not the temper of
the people, they will stand no more.
These false leaders, blatant dema-
gogues and pie hunters and renegades
must change their actions as well as
talk or they will be met and that
pretty soon by an outraged people
and called to halt.
The cursing and damning of the
party, the villifying and lying upon
and at our party leaders, great and
small, the calumny and base insinua-
tions against any man who presumes
to move for the party. must cease.
The repeated and base appeals to
ignorant whites As well as the living
and malicious statements and in
situations to the negro against the
whites and what they propose doing,
must end
The white men have redeemed the
State and can be trusted to do what
is right and best for every class of
its citizens. and they will and do de-
mand that they be allowed to act and
have their actions stand for the I'M
prejudiced Judgment of every class
without their passions being intlamed
beforehand.
To every blatant demagogue. every
self-styled, foul mouthed leader. every
street politician and pie hunter,
whose stock in trade are bitter
denunciations. base ISLANDERS and foul
insinuations against the white peo-
pie. we believe that the spirit and
sentiment. the resolved purpose and
voice of the best white people in
North Carolina is STOP YOUR
NJ tSrJ -,
WORK OR YOUR PRESENCE IN
THE COMMUNITY WILL NOT BE
LONGER TOLERATED.
1t remains to be seen how many of
these men will act on this timely
warning and not await the coming of
committee of their outraged COM
munitv bidding them "DEPART."