The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-04-26
HENDERSON, n. c.. THURSDAY APRIL 26, 1900
| ask few moments Of YOUR time

! ask few moments Of your time. |
Those who have known him from |
boyhood bid me speak. Those who
have observed his obedient life as
boy on the farm, have watched his |
brilliant record as University stu
dent, his successful and honorable |
| career as a lawyer and man, those
who live nearest his home, the people
Of his native county, desire that |
shall second the nomination of this
man, whom destiny has chosen to be
Governor of great people. 1t is fit
ting that they shall be heard. They
are proud Of the fact that they are to
give to the new century its first Gov
ernor, and they request that | hold
up his life and character in front of
all the enemies of his State and defy
| them to point out flaw or blemish.
| In their name | declare that from
| bovh0Od no scandal has shadowed his
life. More invulnerable than Achilles,
truthful as Washington-he will wear
your coronct with honor and lead you
to certain victory.
Who is this Anglo-Saxo From
boyhood he has loved truth and de-
spised falschood.
In this day when almost every
mans motives and actions are ques-
toned. dare to assert that Charles
Aycock is patriot.
! He has fairness of mind. He is will
ling to trust the people. He cherishes
an abiding confidence in the ultimate
success or right He believes that
the best way to win a mans vote is to
win his heart first. All his life he
has been pure in purpose and strong
in strife: but lie has lit no fires Of
hate, inspired no conflict. but in the
cause Of right. He is loyal to friend
and generous to foe
Never has he delivered blow be-
| low the belt Of his antagonist. He is
not a politician. May not truth
fuilF declare that he is a statesman?
Eloquent as Patrick Henry, logical
like john c. Calhoun, burning with
love for his State like the great Vance,
no mortal man in this campaign can
stand up before him for one hour and
live.
The completest type Of Anglo-saxon
manhood he will make an ideal leader
for an army composed Of Anglo-SaXon
men and women.
Let me remind YOU that the women
Of our State are more deeply inter-
ested in the result Of this battle than
We. They will rejoice when you name
th;s man for YOUR Governor. In his
| modest home in the city Of Goldsboro,
there is silver service, the gift Of
the women Of his town.
As we 20 forth to battle, let Us re-
| memher-aye. let Us never for one
moment forget-the loyal wives and
daughters of our State who are cheer
folly fulfilling their mission in life in
their homes on the hills and in the
valleys, unprotected and far away
from the towns.
Gentlemen, If | have spoken truly
Of this mans character, then it is not
necessary for me to declare that all
his life he has been a Democrat
His sturdy Puritan father. who
tiled the soil and lived an honest life,
taught his boy that Democracy was
right And his sweet faced mother,
who passed away in bis tender years,
who. with an intuition born of GCd,
first of all saw in her boy evidences
: Of manliness and greatness. told him
: twas best to follow in his father 5
| footsteps and be Democrat
The Southern boy can find no safer
guide when he goes to the ballot box
to cast his first vote, than the advice
: Of his AnglO-SaNon Southern mother.
1t has been truly said that the Con
stitution should follow the flag" The
: wonder is that any American should
I dispute the truth of this saying. Per
} haps they do not mean to dispute its
, truth, but rather to deny its expedi-
encv Just at this time. But there is
: one proposition upon which all Ameri
cans are agreed regardless Of party.
/ Ii is this: the RULE OF THE ANGLO
SAXON must follow the flag wherever
ii is unfurled over newly acquired
E colonies, whether the Constitution
1 ever gets there or not.
= The only spot under the stars and
/! stripes where the right of the white
e man to rule is questioned is here or
G the soil Of the South; but, my friends
when YOU shall place your standard
Y in the hands of Charles B. Aycock he
G will take North Carolina out Of The
T disputed territory and we shall win {
victory which will make negro rule
' a impossible here as it is in Hawaii
{ Porto Rico or the Philippine Islands
: Oar State affords no stronger sor
e to assist Mr.. BRYAN in his struggle tt
e yindicate the rights Of man.
i Fellow citizens. the hour has come
e and the man is here. brave man ;
e good man. 4 patriotic man. a giant IL
a morals. and IN intellect.
: A tall man, sun crowned,
= Who lives above the fog,
I In public duty and ii private thinking.