The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-11-01

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The newcomer looked upon his left
shoulder and removed a button. with the
remark:
1T was pinned upon me this morning
by a stranger, after entering the Fair
grounds, and had thought all the while
it was one of those Pan-American Expo.
sition buttons that are being so numer-
ously distributed. Excuse me-
ONE WEEK FROM TOMORROW
the Senatorial primary will be held. and
unless all signs fail it will be one OF the
most interesting events that has punctu
ated the politics OF North Carolina in a
long time.
SHAMEFUL ABUSE OF OUR CHAIRMAN
The management OF Gen. Carr's cam
paign is being severely criticised by many
loyal Democrats as these lines are writ
ten. because OF the malignity OF the at
tacks which are being made against the
chairman of the Democratic party-and
as such.
The latest attack appears as sup
plement'' to a few State papers and is
headed, Turn On The Light. Indeedr
Then under the big black-letter caption
of Observation-Disclosures Simmons and the
Senatorship' mot Mr.. Simmons, but
Chairman Simmons), follows an at
tack upon the Democratic party and its
organization (yclept 'machine'') which
goes bow-shot beyond anything of the
kind which even the Rep-Pop ''fusionists
of 1898 and 1900 circulated.
Here are some of the subheads, in black
type, distributed throughout the SO
called supplement: His Hand On
The Machine, ''OutbOssing Boss Tweed =
Zone Man Power" 'Outbossing Platt,
''Some More OF The Machine etc.
Throughout the IA columns OF the at
tack there is a desperate and most dis
creditable attempt to prejudice and fire
the passions of the friends OF our be-
loved and lamented dead leader, Vance
against Mr.. Simmons-a thing that
would he severely condemned and repu-
dated by Senator Vance, We're he alive
today
1t is astounding that men calling them
selves Democrats should resort to such
methodist their object is to influence
real DemOcrats-and if the means en-
ployed in this instance do not react upon
the authors and their candidate (among
the Democrats of North CarOlina) then
my estimate Of their sense OF justice and
fair play and devotion to party is at
fault
But Mr.. Simmons will not suffer on
account of such attacks remarked a
Democrat well known throughout the
State; "he will be selected on Tuesday OF
next week to succeed Butler by not less
than 80, 900 and probably sc, 900 major
ity. In the East he will poll two votes
to his opponents one.
That prediction, | find, is shared by
the majority of we'll posted Democrats OF
prominence with whom have talked (in-
Guiding those from every section) during
the past week.
AN INSTANCE OF THE EFFECT OF THE AT
TACK.
The following editorial is taken from
the last issue of the Yadkin Ripple, and
is suggestive of the manner in which this
mode of warfare on the Democratic or
ganization (Which necessarily includes
every district, county and precinct chair,
man and executive committeeman and
members of the boards of electiOns) is
being received The Ripple says:
"a man aspiring to leadership in the
Democratic party may have the privilege
of saying that the Democratic party is
controlled by a machine but such re-
mark will surely rebound to the hurt Of
the speaker When the Senatorial con
test first opened this writer was for Carr
but it has been clearly shown by Judge
Aliens correspondence with Mr.. Webster
that Carr is a gold standard advocate
and he claims that Simmons was backed
by a machine and we sincerely hope tc
see Simmons calmly sitting in the United
States Senate"
The personalities that have been in
dulged in are deprecated by most Demo
crats-though it is Il matter of common
knowledge and understanding that more
personalities" than have been injected
into the campaign could have been used
and in the name OF clean politics (not
to say decency) it is subject of congrat-
ulation that the advocates of one candi-
date at least had the maniness and gen
tility not to get so low down in the mud
singing business as they might have been
tempted to do by the example set by
some Others.
Let the Democrats of North Carolina
settle this contest No Republican or
Populist who has any self-respect or
honor will attempt to participate in it,
if he intends to continue his past party
alignment.
But there are some Republicans and
some POpulists who have no 'self-re-
spect,' if you make that the test re-
marks friend at my elbow; their in
tense hatred and fear OF Chairman SIM
mons will lead a considerable proportion
to attempt to defeat him by any methods
available
That appears to be true, and conse-
quently it becomes every patriotic party
man in every precinct in North Carolina
to do his part towards seeing to it that
the fusionists and negro rulers are not
again foisted upon the white people of
our State over the politically dead body
of +. NJ. Simmons-the one man whom
they fear most and whose removal from
the activities of the Democratic organi-
cation they believe will open to them an
avenue to regain the power to disgrace
the State and plumber it's public treasury,
and heap insult and injury upon the
decency and white womanhood of North
Carolina. Let your motto be:
Justum ct tenacem prOpositi virum.
THE COTTON AND TOBACCO GROWERS.
The North Carolina branch of the
Southern Cotton Growers Association.
which effected temporary organization
during the State Fair of last year, with
Col. John S. Cunningham as president
effected a permanent organization here
last week. Maj. W. A. Graham, of Lin
coin. was elected permanent president
and Mr.. j. P. Allison, of Cabarrus, secre
tary. Twelve delegates We're appointed
to attend the Interstate Convention OF
Cotton Growers, to be held at Macon
Ga, November Goth, as follows: Col. J
S. Cunningham. Gen. W. r. Cox, Maj r.
ii. Battle, $. l.. Patterson, j. B. Grimes
I. B. Parker, B. F. Aycock, W. A
Graham, J. A. Leach, j. p. Allison and
Capt. Leach. These delegates are to re
port to an adjourned meeting of the As
ISOLATION to be held in Raleigh in Jan
uary, 1901, the exact date to be set by
the president later
After the Cotton Growers meeting ad
iourned a meeting Of the North Carolina
Tobacco Growers Association was hello
in the same hall, the same delegates par
ticipating in both meetings An address
in writing from Judge Walter Clark, de
nouncing trusts in general and the ':to
bacco trust in particular, was read
Addresses were also made by Col. J. s
Cunningham, Mr.. J. V. Jordan, of Greens
bOrO, ct al 4 general committee was