The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-05
(From Our Regular Correspondent.
RALEIGH. y. E.. July 2, 19Ol

RALEIGH, \. T.. july Z, 1JUO.
Exactly one month from this date the
State election takes place-On Thursday
-the ''frst Thursday in Augusta Aug
ust 2nd-and it will be an eventful day
for North Carolina. pregnant with posi-
biities OF bright future OF peace and
happiness and prosperity for her people,
or else the setting sun will register u
black curse put upon the State for an in
definite period. and than which no demon
wishing us harm could coniure up and
visit upon us u worse and more damnable
One-negrO rule.
Ny friend. is your heart right on this
amendment question? Is the mind Of
your neighbor fully made up to vote n
white ticket four weeks hence and to
thus do his part of the great duty now
resting upon the shoulders OF every white
man who respects himself and loves his
wife and children?
You We're never called upon to perform
an act fraught with more Importance to
yourself and pOsterity; you never regis
tered VOW nor executed a duty that
smacked more strongly of the heroic and
stamped you patriotic citizen worthy
OF your race and those dependent upon
you, and the one you should register to-
day and execute on the End OF August,
by voting to secure to yourself, your
neghbOr. and your children White
Supremacy and freedom of negro dOmi-
nation for all time to come i'll our be-
loved old Commonwealth, that now cries
out to you to save her from becoming the
only negrOized State in the Union.
| have too much faith in the courage
and manhood and patriotism of North
Notwithstanding, with an empha-
sis. the great white common people,
the bone and Sinew of the Democratic
white mans party in the past-to doubt
for a moment what the result will be, ii
each OF them is only convinced OF his
duty. See your neighbors, all OF them,
this month, and let's adopt White
Supremacy by Il majority SO large as
| never to have been equalled in North
Carolina : political history.
POLITICAL PENTECOSr
| seems to have been started lately. and
converts are coming in by the hundreds
and thousands - self-respecting white
| men who. although affiliating heretofore
with the Populist and Republican parties,
because OF some economic or local issue,
now see that duty calls upon them to rise
superior to party and partisan atfilia-
| lions when the future well being of their
| race and the safety OF their wives and
children are at stake.
MUCH DEPENDS ON LOCAL LEADERS AMI
WORKERS.
Chairman Simmons, who has worked
SO assiduously and ceaselessly for his
| party, and than whom no party ever had
| a more capable and earnest and deter
| mined and successful chairman and
| leader, is very hopeful of splendid vic
| tory. He has the campaign well in hand
| and is plotting the old Democratic craft
| with as steady and capable a hand as the
| party could possibly have secured. In
deed, we may count ourselves fortunate
! that we have such a manager as F. NJ
Simmons in such party crisis as this
| the white men of North Carolina should
be thankful that they could turn to such
a magnificent leader at time when the
| needed to cope with the lying and un.
scrupulous leaders of the opposition.
But Chairman Simmons and the State
Committee cannot do it all. A great dea
| depends upon the county chairmen and
county committees; aye, even down tC
| the precinct chairmen and workers, for al
last their work when faithfully performed
is the basis of every victory.
| If there is any county or township OF
| precinct in which your paper circulates
| where the local leaders have not been az
active and as Jealous as they should, lei
me beg OF them now to begin to-day tc
buckle on anew the armor of endeavol
and not let the grass grow under theil
feet during the next four weeks This il
| all that is needed nOw-earnest. effective
| work by the local workers. If they dc
| their duty, Il magnificent victory awaits
| us all.
| Remember, the registration books art
now open to you and that an ENTIRELY
! NEW registration is required of ever,
| voter and that if your name is moi
written there when the sun sets or
Saturday, July Dist, then you will no,
be able to vote this year
OUR FOLKS IN KANSAS CITY,
| The North Carolina delegates and visi
tors, who left Sunday on the special but
fet car for the Democratic National Con
ventiOn at Kansas City. Mo-. are SEIZED
uled to arrive there this morning. Severa
alternates went along, but all the dele
gates are there also. without an excep
ton. learn The convention meets OF
the 'ga-lO-ri-Ous 10th" Our folks vii
all vote for Bryan. but | learned from
those whom | could see, that they wer,
all at sea as to the vice presidency. Non,
OF them, however Gt is to be hoped). will
vote for Buffers man. TOWne. that rar,
dris, Il ''silver Republican,