The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-04-27
KEEP THE FACTS IN VIEW

KEEP THE FACTS IN VIEW.
Commenting on the lynching of the
negro Sam Holt in Georgia last Sum
.lav, the Atlanta Constitution says:
The terrible expiation which Sam
Holt was forced to pay for his crime
will arouse a flood of discussion, car
ried on by those who know the facts
on the one side, and by those who do
not care for the facts on the other.
The people of the community con-
.cerned. those who form its grand
iuries when in session and those who
would have been on the petit juries
as we'll, met on peaceful Sunday
afternoon and pronounced the SEN
tence which they proceeded to
execute Not all the power of APP
peal of Judge Freeman nor the per-
sonalitv Of former Governor Atkinson
could swerve the people from their
purpose. This was to be regretted,
because the criminal had been de-
liyered into the hands of the law; he
could have been tri ed, convicted,
sentenced and hanged within thirty
six hours. All Of this was so certain
that we feel that the people should
have let the law take its course.
But, while the form of this Grim
malls punishment cannot be upheld,
let those who are disposed to
criticise it look into the facts-and
by these facts temper the judgment
they may render.
An unassuming, industrious and
Woodworking farmer, after his day
toll, sat at his evening meal. Around
him sat wife and children, happy in
tho presence of the man who was
fulfilling to them every duty imposed
bv nature At peace with the world,
serving God, and loyal to humanity,
they looked forward to the coming
day.
Noiselessly, the murderer. with
uplifted ak, advanced from the real,
and sank it to the helve in the brain OF
the unsuspecting victim.
Tearing the child from the mothers
breast, he flung it into the pool of
blood oozing from it's fathers wound.
Then began the elimination which
has dethroned the reason of the peo-
pie of Western Georgia during the
past week. AS critics will howl
about the lynchng, the Constitution
will be pardoned for stating the
plain facts.
The wife was seized, choked,
thrown upon the floor, where her
clothing soaked up the blood of her
husband, and ravished!
Rememb Der the facts! Remember
the dark night in the country home!
Remember the slain husband, and
above all, remember that shocking
degradation which was inflicted by
the black beast. his victim swimming
in her husbands warm blood as the
brute held her to the floor!
Keep the facts in mind When the
picture is painted of the ravisher in
flames, 90 back and view that darker
picture of Mrs. Crawford outraged in
the blood of her murdered husband
A BILL has passed the Illinois legis-
lature prohibiting the use of the
American flag for advertising pur.
poses. In Mexico the national flag is
not allowed to be used or displayed
in public for any purpose except on
two special occasions during the
ycar-nationa fete days. The tri.
colors may be used but not the flag,
in miniature or otherwise. The idea
is that 4 too frequent display or com
mon use Of it tends to lessen rever-
ence and respect for the tlag-to
destroy in 4 measure the patriotic
emotions which a sight of the ma
tionaf ensign should awaken.
The enemies Of William Jennings
Bryan are hard pressed when they re.
sort to down right lying-and lying
so palpable that sensible people car
see through it and run down so cas-.
ily-in order to break the force of his
arguments and weaken his popularity
| among the masses. AS will be re-
called the report was sent out that
among others White, the negro con.
gresham from North Carolina, was
invited to the dollar dinner in New
York. Later this was denied when in
reality it needed no denial. The fact
that White was Republican, to say
nothing of his being a negro, was
sufficient denial in itself. Now, since
the affair has taken place, the report
goes out and we find it published
with apparent relish and great gusto
that among the guests with whom
Mr.. Bryan sat down and dined were
large number of negroes This is
denied by the managers in charge
but these same papers will not pub
lish it we dare say.
J. Sheer. Sedalia, Mo-, conductor on
electric street car line, writes that his lit
tie daughter was very low with Group, and
her life saved after all physicians had
failed, only by using One Minute Cough
Cure. Phil III. Thomas