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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-09-27

which nerhaps never before fell to
10, of any man in the State. | have
borne these assaults with Pa.ienee'
counting myself fortunate tnat was
con sidered worthy to suffer ID Tue
name OF the cause for which WAS
struggling. This abuse has oeeh
directed against me, not only as an
individual. but have been denounced
Inv the enemies of Democracy Tor
evsrything done by the Democratic
party which has not pleased them.
IT now seems that these charges
made hy the Fusionists have been re-
vamped and are being circulated to
nv detriment by men IN my own
party. because, forsooth. am IN the
wav of the ambition of their favorite'
So be it. am not the only Victlm.
Others, yea thousands of others, nave
felt the mailed hand of power which
brooks no opposition to the accom-
plishment of its purpose. and which,
though it was not always SO, has re-
Gently become a power mightier than
1.-The man" himself.
There is no skeleton in my closet.
For three years the enemies OF
Democracy. with evil and vicious
ewes, have turned the search light OF
inspection upon my life and char
acter. In the midst of it all | have
stood defiant, asking no quarters and
giving none. | ask none now, but
there is difference between injustice
from foes and injustice from friends.
| The former may be regarded with in
difference; the latter is sharper than n
serpent's tooth.
NV Democracy is without qualitica-
tons | stand straight, square and
tiatfooted for every principle and
declaration in our platforms. State
and National, and for Mr.. Bryan, the
| great leader of our hosts.
There is IA we'll defined and largely
successful movement in certain parts
of the State to organize, against ME
and in favor of one of my opponents,
| certain interests and influences which,
though usually acting with the Dem
ocratic party, are out OF sympathy
with and actually hostile to some OF
it's principles and policies. and more
or less unfriendly TO our candidate
for the Presidency. | have no apollo
gies to make to anyone for my adj
vocacy of the principles of the Demo
cratic National platform, nor for my
earnest admiration and support OF
MIR. Bryan. l stand for these prin-
cipIes separately and collectively; not
for part of them, but for each and
every one of them. am glad that
my position in these regards is fully
understood in North Carolina, because
! do not want to secure any man S
vote upon false pretenses.
Very truly yours,
+. M. SIMMONS.
When the things the laboring man
must have increase in price and his
wages are not increased correspond
ingly, it means, practically, that
labor has decreased in value, because
what labor receives buys less than it
did before. This is a picture of the
boosted Mckinley prosperity. The
L IL
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-09-27
rlarked Improvement.

(Nerth Carolina Christian Advocated
No branch of service has had more
marked Improvement in the last
twenty Years in North Carolina than
has journalism. No set of men are
more loyal to the best interests of the
State than the editors and owners of
our secular and religious papers. and
none can accomplish more for the
building up of our industries, schools
and churches. All honor to the men
who compose the editorial staff of
North Carolina,
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-09-27
Without a Flaw.

The blazing light of publicity has
poured upon Bryan for four years
without revealing a flaw in his per-
sonal character. His home life may
we'll be accepted as an example. His
mind is as clean as a child's, and his
professed Christianity is consistent
with his daily life Washington Post.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-09-27

The professional humorist found
himself in an open field, with a mad
bull at his heels. He was runnino
for the fence Shall l make it2" he
asked himself Then a thought oc-
Cured to him. II guess it's about a
toss up he muttered. And as he
paused to make a note on his cuff. the
inevitable happened
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-09-27

1t IS announced that the So 900 hos
pital at the Soldiers Home, built bv
order of the Legislature, will be ready
for occupancy by October LIST, but
entirely unfurnished. Gen. Julian $.
Carr has. with his usual and we'll
known generosity. offered to himself
personally equip the hospital with
everything it required
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-09-27
OUR RALEIGH LETTER.
plEASAnT FEATURE ANENT SENATOR
SHIP SHOULD MAKE US PAUSE
AhO THINK AGAIN.

Is the Primary the Best System:-Oid
Fusion "Charges" Against Mr.. SIM
mons Revamped and Circulated by
Some of Those Who Prefer Another
Our Chairman's Clear-cut Reply
Great State Fair Next Month-Craig
Law Held Unconstitutional Pri-
mary Observation-Disclosures Cotton
Minor Mention.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-09-27

In 1896 James Creelman, in a series
of brilliant letters. predicted the re-
suit of the election that was fulfilled
in every particular. This year he
predicts that Bryan will carry Ohio,
Indiana and New York. He has not
yet written Of the other doubtful
States
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-09-27

Remember the Best Patent FLOUR
ever offered Tor the money is being sold
by H. THOMSON
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-09-27

When a mans food doesn't agree
with him he usually makes things
disagreeable for his wife.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-09-27

1t is not until they get in a tight
squeeze that some men become
>ponges.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-09-27

Blobhs-..pid you indulge in the
weekly dances at the shore"
Slobbs No; think the seashore
hop is pretty good thing to skip"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-09-27

Tommy-''Pop, what's the differ
enee between consent and ASSENT"
Pop-''Weil, my son. when | mar
ried your mother her father gave his
consent. but not a cent.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-09-27

1t may sound little strange. but
mutes have as rule deft fingers.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-09-27

Can You blame n young man for
wearing corscts when his sister wears
his collars and ncckties?
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-09-27

When girl is brought up in the
lap OF luxury its funny how readily
she can sometimes adapt herself to
the lap OF poor young man.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-09-27
A Just Balance.
(k"i,!syilIr Week ". }

The action OF the Democratic State
Executive Committee in lhro" in q
open the doors Of the Senatorial pri-
mary to all white men who vote the
Democratic ticket in November, re-
gardlc-S Of how they voted in August,
strikes II Just baance on a difficult
problem. 1t is but simple Justice,
since the gold men outsid" our ranks
are to participate in our primary by
virtue Of having voted The state
ticket, to invite the friends of Mr..
Bryan in other parties to participate
after helping us tn carry the state for
him over their opposition. All white
men who voted the State ticket can
vote for Senator whether they ever
vote another Democratic ticket or
not; likewise all who vote for Rryan
and kitchin can vote for Senator
whether they ever voted i Demo-
cratic ticket before in their lives. The
object of the primary is to help the
national ticket, not to weaken it.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-09-27
Essentially Human; Intensely Demo.
cratic.

The secret Of Nance's hold on the
hearts of his people was not hard to
divine. He was essentially human
intensely Democratic. He had the
confidence, the respect, the deep and
abiding affection of every class to an
extent not surpassed by any other
man North Carolina has produced.
He deserves to be commemorated
alike for his virtues and his dstin-
gnished services. In consideration of
both his State has commended his ex-
ample to posterity. and has done we'll.
II she would do even better, let her
give to the country another Zebulon
B. Vance Norfolk Iirginian-Plot.
The missioners in lunacy were
nonplussed. The man seems per-
fectly sane" they said. But just then
the patient remarked: ooh, doctor.
here's the umbrella you loaned me
last week. With that the learned
men decided that he should be placed
under restraint. This shows how
trities will mould our destineS
Mrs. Buggins- What do you mean
by yellow journalism"
Mr.: Buggins-''I suppose the kind
that isn't read"
Everything to eat, fresh and up to
date, at II. THOMASON'S.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-09-27

OF all sad words of tongue or pen.
The saddeSt ever writ
Is when You try to borrow ten.
And get this answer: Nit :"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-09-27

On the first page of tohay's paper
we publish an excellent article on
Negro Rule is Still An Issue in North
Carolina, bv Thos. NJ. iIufham. Esq,
of Cataw ba. Mr.. IIufham is the oldest
son of the venerable Rev. DR. Hufham,
of Henderson. and who inherits his
fathers ability as Il writer. The posi-
ton he takes is so we'll maintained
that it is imprcgnable, In the late
campaign Mr.. Hufham wrote one Of
the best arguments in favor of the
Constitutional amendment that APP
pearcd anywhere. 1t was widely cir
culated. Mr.. Huffman is right in say
ing that the negro question lis snot
the only issue: it is not the para
mount issue. but il is an issue for all
that. "-Ralcigh NewS and ObScrrcr.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-09-27

NOTE. i Daily except S,I.!ay. .'t
trail time. SEastern time
Dining Cars between New York q
Richmond. and Hamlet and Savannah
trains Nos 81 and Al.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-09-27
KEY COMPTON, Genl. Agt, u

What difference does il MAKE in., !
this is the 10Th or 20th centur str !
you can buy farms, town Io!7'
J. l.. Currin. real estate hrnk"f
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-09-27

When the things the laboring man
must have increase in price and his
wages are not increased correspond
ingly, it means, practically, that
labor has decreased in value, because
what labor receives buys less than it
did before. This is picture of the
boosted Mckinley prosperity. The
prosperity goes to the trusts, which
receive the increased price and the
increased profit, and therefore the
trusts grow richer and the laborer
grows poorer. Such is Republican,
Subdivision ,Se7uialel
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-09-27

Nell-"She says she is poor but
proud"
Belle Proud OF what"
Nell-'.Proud of the fact that her
husband didn't marry her for her
money, ] suppose"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-09-27

Steamers will leave Light >tleri u
at $50 7. NJ, direct for Old Point q
fort, Norfolk and Portsmouth, MI.
stopping at Canton Wharf
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-09-27

WHO CAN VOTE FOR SENATOR
| explained the resolution OF Major
Hales recently adopted by the State
cOmmltte in these letters several weeks
ago, defining who can vote under it and
the resolution adopted by the State con
vention in April, and stated that the two
combined would have the effect OF making
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-09-27

Mr.. Henpeck-''The trouble is YOU
allow me no recreation"
Mrs. Henpeck-'.Didn't l let YOU
go fishing one day last June?"
MIR, Henpeck-''Ah. blessed men,
ory."
Mrs. Henpeck-'And haven't | al
lowed you to water the lawn every
evening all summer, and cut the
grass every Saturday."
Mr.. Henpeck faintS
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-09-27

Everything to eat, fresh and up to
date. at IT, THOMASON'S
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-07-26
A Cheerful Letter from Home.

"Dear John: This is to in
form you how we are all a
gittin' ON. John OF boy,
your father is no more; your
brother has been run over by
a switch engine, an your
cousin. Sarah, has run of
with a soier. Your two un
cles is in jail, an your five
boys is got the measles. This
is all l know at the present.
l will write more when it hap
pens. Hoping you will spend
next Christmas with what IL
left Of your ia amily, | remain
yonr friend"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-07-26
STATE NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL
NORTH CAROLINA

Offers to young women thor.
ough literary, classical, scientific
and industrial education and
special pedagogical training.
Annual expenses $92 to $132.
for non-residents $152. Faculty
of 80 members. More than 400
regular students. Has matric-
alated abont 1000 students, re
presenting every county in the
State except one. Practice and
Observation School Of about $50
pupils. TO secure board in dormi
tories, all free, tuition applica
tlons should b. made before Aug.
1st.
Correspondence invited from
those desiring competent trained
teachers.
For catalogue and other infor
nation address until Aug. 18th
PROF. j. Y. JOYNER,
Il DEAN OF COLLEGE,
CHAS D. MCIVER, PRESIDENT.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-07-26
An Epedemic Of DiarrhOea.

Mr.. A. Sanders, writing
from Cocoanut Grove, Fla.
says there has been quite an
epidemic OF dinrrhoea there.
He said he had d severe at
tack and was cured by four
doses Of Chamberlain's collie,
cholera and diarrhoea RENE
dy. He Gays he also recon
mended it to others and they
say it is the best medicine
they ever used. Sold by drug
gists.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-07-26
rs 1T RIGHT
For an Editor to Reccommed Patent
Medicinesl

From Sylvan Valley News,
Brevrad, N. G: 1t may be a
question whether the editor
of q newspaper has the right
to publicly recommend any
of the various proprietary
medicines which flood the
market, vet as a preventive
of suffering we feel it a duty
to say a goO1 word for Cham
berlaln's collie, cholera and
diarrhoea remedy. We have
known and used this med
icine in our family for 20
years ana have always found
it reliable. In many cases a
dose OF this remedy would
save hours of suffering while
a physician is awaited. We
do not believe in depending
implicitly on any nedicinefor
a cure, but We do believe that
il a bottle cf Chamberlain's
diarrhoea remedy were kept
on hand and administered at
the inception Of an attack
much suffering might be a
voided and in very many Gus
es the presence Of a physician
would not ne required. At
least this has been our ex-
.perience during the past 20
years. For sale by druggists.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-07-26

Cleveland Star: The men
who are remaining in the
Populist party are fast los
ing their identity and gradu
ally being swallowed up by
the Republicans. What are
Butler, the Populist Senator,
and Cy Thompson, the Popu
list candidate for Governor,
speaking before Republican
county conventions for?
Can't any man with a thin
bleful of sense gee that Butler,
Thompson, Holton, Pritch
ard and the negro, Abe Mid
dleton, are working hand
in hand against the great
white people in this State?
They are all Radicals.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-07-26

Ethis frantic outburt, he has
Illustrated the most pessimis.
Itic estimate Of the negro char
acter-the proposition, for
example, that no amount OF
scholastic training or con-
ract with Caucasian civiliza-
tion will ever eradicate the
savage instincts Of his race.
In recent speech in Brook
Ilyn. N. Y, a negro. W. D.
Murphy, in referring to the
campaign in this State, uses
the following incendiary Ian
guage:
The negro has always
been a peaceful man and has
only fought when the issue
was forced upon him. The
trouble is that the negro was
born in poverty and has not
been able to secure the arms
to resist the invasion of his
home and his rights, but the
negro should study, 80 as to
learn how to manufacture
dynamite. 80 that when he is
attacked he can resist his op.
pressors, as the Russians and
Germans have dCne."
Such utterances should be
a warning to the white peo.
pie OF North CarOliua. Such
harangues to ignorant and
excitable GRO Sds will bear
fruit. And that fruit can be
but q reenactment of the Viii
mington riot. The army OF
invasion suggested will not
he raised, dynamite may not
he used, but the negro will
become more and more insol-
vent as a citizen and danger
GUS as a member OF society,
and the ultimate result will
be bloodshed on both sides
unless sOmetbing is done to
check his growing insolence,
born of the idea that he is
the equal in every respect OF
the white man.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-07-26
Was II A Miracle?

"The marvellous cure of Mrs.
Rena j. Stout of consumption
has created intense excitementin
Cammack, Ind" writes Marion
Stuart, a leading druggist OF
Muncie, Ind. She only weighed
80 pounds when her doctor in
Yorktown said she must. soon
die. Then she began to use DR..
Kings New Discovery and gain
ed 81 pounds in weight and was
completely cured" 1t has cured
thousand, OF hopeless cases, and
is positively guaranteed to cure
all throat, chest and lung dis.
eases. Soc. and 81. Free trial
bottles at Blackburn's.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-07-26

kluHcJ UoupiS.
Kidney trouble causes quick OF unsteady
heart beats, and makes one feel Is though
they had heart trouble. because the heart d
over-working in pumping thick, kidneys
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
II used to be considered that only urinary
troubles were to be traced to The kidneys,
but now modern science proves that nearly
all constitutional diseases have their begin
ming In kidney trouble.
lfyou are sick you can make no mistake
by first doctoring your kidneys. The mild
and the extraordinary effect Of DR.. Klmer's
Swamp-ROot, the great kidney remedy is
soon realized. II stands the highest for its
wonderful cures Of the most Distressing cases
and is sold on its merits Ef
by oil druggists in fifty H1F17RJkI$ 6h
cent and one-dollar siz- ~ i IS ~
es. You may have l::ls 1!ss y
sample bottle by mail Home Of sva,apaess
free, also pamphlet telling you how 10 find
out II you have kidney or bladder trouble,
Mention this paper when writing Dr.. kilmee
& Co., Binghamton. N. Y.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-07-26
HoIten,. Bluadsr..
Raleigh News and Observer.

noiSibh Ne"s anu Ou,trNer. N t sss sNf
The Republicans are hdv-
ing no easy time just now.
They have found that It il
not such an easy job to foist
negro rule upon a State as
they had imagined,
And they are seeing lots Of
trouble keeping their folks in
line. The latest instaHce Of
detection Is that OF Governor
Russell.
He says that the amend
ment will be adopted by a
large majority.
He attributes the large ma
jority it will receive to the
bungling OF Holton whom he
styles as "that d--n pigeon
headed little fool"
The Governor says the ar
rect Of the registrars at Win
ston was a most egregious
blunder. And not only that.
it was fatal to any chance
the Republicans might have
had OF carrying the State in
August or November either.
Said he: "The blundering
of Holton and the other Fed
eral officers in the matter of
arresting the registrar at
Winston and in other mat
ters has made it 80 that Nc.
Kinley cannot possibly carry
the State. They have killed
every:chance that he had.
think he would have carried
the State but for HOlton's
blundering. but he cannot
hope to do SO now. And it
is all Holton's work."
Now this did not come di-
rect from the News and Ob-
server. The Governor has
seen fit to honor this paper
with his abundant aud ferv-
ent hate. But it does come
from a source that is reliable;
and it may be depended up
on, as sta ting the Govrrnor's
belief in the matter.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-07-26
The Winston Registrar Case.

The Winston Registrar Case.
statesville Landmark.
The case Of Registrar Thomp
son, Of Winston, who was ac
cused Of refusing to register
negroes, and who was arrest
ed by a United States depu-
ty marshal and tried before
a limited States commission.
er, was concluded Friday by
the registrar being bound o,
yer to the Federal Court in a
bond of $4,000 which b e
gave. When the case against
Register Thompson had been
concluded t he Democrats
took a hand in the arresting
business and thefour negroes
who swOre out warrants a.
gainst Thompson and Wall
were arrested under the State
law and held. for trial in a
bond of $500 each.
The Winston caseis a great
outrage. In the first place the
ablest lawyers in the State
contend, and the same ap.
pears evident even to a lay.
man, that the United States
courts have noiurisdiction in
the matter. In the second
place there was no evidence
in this particular case that
warranted binding the regis
trar over. There was no evl
dence that ne had positively
refused to register any voter,
but that he had, in severalin
stances, required negroes to
present other proof t h u n
their own word that t h e y
were bona fide residents of
Winston and were otherwise
qualified to vote. Because the
name of every negro who ap.
Piled was not promptly put
on the registration book the
registrar was arrested by a
United States officer and held
to court.
The Republicans have shed
many tears on account of the
possible disfranchisement OF
the poor white man, whom
they profess to love above all
things, but all this row over
the registration is solely on
account of the negro. No
white man has any difficulty
in registering because he does
not apply unless he is duly
qualified. But it is the float
ing negro population, excon
victs and others who are not
qualified by legal residence
in the precinct, who are de
manding to be allowed to
register regardless of quail
fcatiOns, and who, aided and
abetted by their white allies,
are endeavoling to intiml
date registrars throughout
the State. A number OF in
stances of threats against
registrars attempted violence
have been reported. 1t is
told elsewhere in this paper
today how three white men
and three negroes held up a
registrar in Montgomery
county and forced him at the
muzzles of their guns to en-
ter their names on the regis
tration book, notwithstand
ing he did not know any of
Was It A Miracle?
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-07-26

The kidneys are your
blood purifiers, they III
ter out the waste or
impurities In the blood.
II they are sick or out
Of order, they fall to do
their work.
Pains. aches andrheu-
matism come from OK
cess Of uric acid in the
blood. due to neglected