The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-01-11
STILL PIPING THE OLD TUNE.

a small and, we are gIad 10 be abe 10
say, steadily decreasing number OF
Northern newspapers continue to
calumniate the people Of the South.
Among these, and occupying place
well up toward the front, is the
Cleveland Lea'icr. Regardless Of the
fact that President Mckinley has
earnestly strivcn TO eXtirpatc The
last, lingering remnant Of sectional
animosily, the Lcndcr, which is sup
posed to hold most intimate rcla-
tiOns with the administration, in
discriminatory dcfames the Southern
people and uses its influence TO re-
tard their material progress. In
proof Of this charge we submit the
following from the Lender Of last
Monday. the 18th instant.
1t il no rare thing for Southern nrWs-
papers and politicians TO speak req ct
fully Of the small volume OF lnmigrn ion
to the South. They enIHrg" upon tho
advantage Of SOIL. climate, and position
which are enjoyed by that section AID
wonder why more foreigners do not Hp-
precIate thssc inducements to homo
seekers Perhaps cuHtor.erH and prolI"
is quite posslbI" that many Europeans
have not trained their nerves to endure
quietly or take plrarur" III the burning
OF colnred men AT tia" stake. Some
parents would cOnrid"r it Il y'Iy terri
bic misfortune to hay" their children
1--we in the vicinity Of such an exhibition
Of mob fiendishneSs.
In order to make An op"nin" for its
vicious assault, the Lc0dcr mis-t;ttcs
the facts Of the situation with re-
gard to immigration. 1t Is not the
tide from Europe 50 much a. home
seekers from the North that the
Southern States are anxious to OBJ
tain. They have an abundant supply
Of labor and therefore, have no need
to bid for an influx Of labOrcrs from
Southern Europe. But they do want
Northern men, the farmers Of the
Eastern, the Middle and the Western
States, to come in and buy farms.
And they are coming, because Of the
advantages Of soil. climate, and posi-
tIon which are en- owed by that Seq
ton" There i not a State in the
North, east of the Mississippi River,
that has not contributed to the move
mcnt, and several States west Of the
great river are represented among
the thrifty and prosperous Northern
families that have. i'll the last few
years. settled in the South. European
Immigrants with sufficient capital to
take up lands and establish homes
are more than welcome, and the num-
Der Of such arrivals is Increasing.
Diversified farming is becoming more
general Instead Of devotin@ all their
attention to cotton. the farmers Of the
cotton States are beginning to pro-
ducc their own cereals and meats.
immigration promotes this bcncticcnt
change
\ stranger To the South would infer
from the Lcdicr'S statement that 1.-The
burning of colorcd men at the stake"
was an everyday occurrence in
almost any part of that section. The
Lcdicr knows that such an atrocity
is an extremely rare occurrence. 50
far as we can recall. it has never oc-
CURED twice in any one State, and
we do not believe the total exceeds
five. Yet the LCn{cr virtually warns
Europeans and uniformed Amcri-
cans to keep ont Of the South if they
would avoid Witnessing such an cN-
hihition of mob iicndis hness."
Is the State Of Ohio prepared to
throw rocks ut any other State On
account of lvnchinm? Ohio is sup
posed To be abreast of New England
in intelligence, education. morality.
and good Government Ohio has
long led all other States in con-
trlbutlng to the management of
national affairs. Look back 4 single
generation and see its citizens in the
White House, in the Cabinet, on the
Supreme bench, and YOU have list
unsurpassed in the history OF any
State in the republic. And vet Ohio
knows 10y sad experience what "'mob
iicndishness' means: knows what it
is to have a citizen taken by 4 mob
from Il Jail and put to death. The Ohio
Legislature. recognizing the liability
OF that great Commonwealth to 4
recurrence of such "mob tiendish-
ness" enacted an anti-lvnchinr law.
Considering the difference in social
N'iihItipHo bti"tt 'IltV anu lllt
South resulting from slavery and the
emancipation and acknowledgements
of the slaves. Is ii strange that some
OF the Southern States are ahead of
Ohio in .'mob ticndishness? Com
Sidering all that has occurred since
Ohio's distinguished citizen, Mr.,
Mckinley, became President. in the
good work of promoting genuine
amity between all the people of all
sections of the republic, does the
Cleveland Lead,r believe it wise.
patriotic. decent, or polite to make
such delivcranceS As we have quGtet!
above? While President Mckinley
is sowing the seeds of fraternal unity.
is it well for the Lcadtr TO be throw
ing vitriol?- ashington Post.