The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-04-05
THURSDAY, APRIL >, 1900.
TWAS ALL A JOKE.
So Declares Mr.. Jordan of His Re-
marks About the Editors and the
Tobacco Trust.

marks About the Editors and the
Tobacco Trust.
Last week the GOLD LEAF animad-
verted upon some remarks made by
Mr.. J. +. Jordan in speech at Win
ston, wherein he grossly misrepre-
scented facts and slandcred the editors
Of the State.
We are in receipt Of a letter from
Mr.. Jordan OF date April End, from
which it appears that according to
his way Of thinking the GOLD LEAF
has done him injustice, that his re-
marks did not warrant the severe
structures put upon them. Indeed,
what he said was all a Joke and he
seems surprised that it was not 50 un-
derstood. He says:
II have only to say in re-
ply that think you have taken the
statement too literally.
II do not think the paper (Winston
JOurnaL intended to do me injustice
in quoting me. The reference to the
press was intended to be put in
humorous manner and as IL whole was
decided y more favorable than detri-
mental to the press. ! used the same
language in Raleigh, Durham and
other places where editors were pres
ent and no one took oifense."
SO it was all a Joke, was it? But
Mr.. Jordan has not posed as a humor-
not initiating the boy who drew the
picture of cat He should have
labeled it, this is a Joke" and told
us where the laugh came in. For the
life of us we have not yet been able
to see the humor Of Mr.. Jorlan's re-
marks. But then we are not funny
man like Mr.. Jordan, and besides it
makes difference who the laugh
is on.
Mr.. Jordan does not DENY using the
language imputed to him but it ''was
intended to be put in humorous
manner and as whole was decidedly
more favorable than detrimental to
the press" he says. As to this We
will let our readers be the Judges.
But lest we have taken the matter
over seriously and construed Mr.. Jor
dams statement too literally" let us
see what others think of it. Mr..
Jordan lays stress upon the fact that
he used the same language in Raleigh,
Durham and other places where edi
tors were present aud no one took
offcnse. We don't know how that is
but here is what the Durham Sun
says i'll regard to his Winston speech
as called to its notice by the GOLD
LEAF:
A PREVARICATOK.
Some people get over jealous in
their undertakings. In doing so they
are liable to overstep the bounds of
propriety, as well as veracity.
Our attention has been called in
the last issue of the Henderson GOLD
LEAF to the following paragraph.
taken from the Winston Journal.
which is report of words used in a
speech made by j. +. Jordan, in Win
ston recently:
AT the Press Convention in Dur
ham the Dukes got all the editors on
their side except two, and they did
not attend. They fed the editors on
different things and drove them
around in carriages. After being
wined and dined by members of the
trust, the editors returned home and
kept their mouths shut on the trust.
Just what was naturally expected of
them"
The Press Convention was held in
Durham in 1890, and it seems that it
has taken Mr.. Jordan ten wears to
hatch up something besides his great
scheme to lead the farmers into the
happy land OF Canaan, that is entire
" at variance with the facts. There
was no wine used here. 1t was the
first convention such was the case
and was favorably commented upon.
The insinuations of Mr.. Jordan are a
most glaring insult to every member
of the State press present on that oc-
casion, and most diabolical insult
to the patriotic and progressive citi-
zens of Durham whose town pride
and hospitality are thus impugned.
Mr.. Jordan is entering the role of i
common scowl-an '.ill bird that be-
fouls its own nest"
In behalf of Durham and her hos
pitable citizens we desire to thank
editor Thad Il. Manning. for his
timely defense. in the GOLD LEAF.
against the aspersions of Jordan. and
his TRADE upon honorable gentlemen.
The GOLD LEAF puts the whole thing
in a nutshell when it SAYS:
I'VE challange Mr.. Jordan to sub,
statiate his charge or stand up in the
pillory of public opinion as a self
convicted falsitier."
This is more vigorous language
than the GOLD LEAF employed, but
the San man will discover his mistake
perhaps when he sees the joke.
The Durham Herald saws this:
In a speech made in Winston by
j. +. Jordan, the Moses who has
taken it upon himself to lead the
tobacco growers out of bondage. made
charge that was not only libelous
but a SANDER against every news
paper in the State. Every newspaper
man that visited Durham at the time
mentioned by Mr.. Jordassknows tina,
his statements have not the leas,
semblance of truth, and the Hender.
son GOLD LEAF of this week chal.
langes him to prove them. In fight.
ing the trusts there can be no excuse
for lying against them, and still less
for lying against the editors of the
State as body.