The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-04-07

The GOLD LEAF.
ESTABLISHED 1881.
THAD r. MANNING.
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THURSDAY, PARIL Z, 1898.
WHEN this cruel war is over, what:
SPAIN promptly accepted the "iier
of the Pope to mediate. OF course.
The fight against the Southern on
account of the North Carolina rail-
road lease has been declared of.
ASSISTANT Secretary Day has authoil
lied an official denial that the Pope
j. to mediate between this country
and Spain.
TIE Railroad Commission restores
the rate Of passenger fares (as now In
cffect) after voting i'll favor OF 4 re-
duction to 2 and q cents per mile
at n previous meeting.
THERE are wars and rumors OF
wars. but if there was actual war
with Spain and less talk about 1t, the
suspense would not be so great. Then
we would know where we were lat. .
l.. &. CALDWELL, Of the State Kali
road Commission, has resigned. His
previous declaration that the commits
sion was farce and useless ex-
pense the State appears to have been
meant by him.
To FIGHT or not to fight, that's the
question whether It's better to 90
on in this terrible state Of suspense
and anxiety, or taking up arms,
pitch into the Spaniards and give EN-
particular fits; failing in that to be
licked ourselves and spat upon and
kicked and cuffed about as sorry
dogs. Aye, there the rub. To fight,
to win, war, to get whipped-to
keep our peace-to save our tin
For the past month the Charlotte
Observer has been giving its readers
n-days-in-the-week paper. That
is it has been publishing regular
full size editien on Monday morning
in order to supply the news when
.news is news" and in great demand
on account Of the war talk. Such en-
terprise is most commendable in the
Observer. which has always shown it
self equal to any emergency and
ready to meet it.
THE proposition to allow Leo NH
to act as mediator between the
United States and Spain is met with
bitter opposition all over the country.
The temper of the people OF the
United States is such that they
will never consent for the Pope OF
Rome to act as arbiter between
Catholic Spain and Protestant Ameri
ca. President Mckinley has beer
given to understand that war would
be welcomed in preference to peace
so secured.
To accommodate the demand o
their readers for the latest war news
both Raleigh morning papers-Ncw,
and Observer and PoSt-published full
size editions Monday. North Caro-
lima newspapers are not behind thos,
of other States except in a lack o
patronage and want of appreciation
to make them the equal of any
There is the ability and the enter
prise if the ends justified the means
But our people are improving in thi
respect or North Carolina could no
boast as creditable press as it does
Our Daty to Cuba.
Quite regardless of the response
bilitics for the Maine incident, it i
apparently true that the great ma jor
IL VI thc ANU iSiu Poopl' ''t' iio i'iils
that President Mckinley will prompt
w utilize the occasion to secure tn,
complete paciication and indepen
dence of Cuba. There are few PEG
pie in the United Stases-we shout,
not like to believe that more thar
one hundred could be found out o
population of seventy-tive million
who believe that the United State
ought to join hands with Spain il
forcing the Cuban insurgents to la