The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-09-26
OUR RALEIGH LETTER.
SOME SHIFTING AROUND IN NEWSPAPER
CIRCLES,
Governor Aycock on Insurance North
Carolina Federal Patronage Clean
Men For Offlce-Candidafes Bobblng
Up-Dog's Evidence Not Legal =
Vsrious Matters of Interest.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
RALEIGH, N. G., Sept. %, 1901.

From Our Regular Correspondent.
RALEIGH, N. e., Sept. %, 1901.
There is some shifting around in news
paper circles in Raleigh this week. F. l..
Merritt, managing editor of the News
and Observer, goes to Norfolk, where he
takes a like position on the Virginian-
Pilot. Tom Pence, who has been city
editor of the Morning Post since it began
business land cracking good one he has
made), transfers the scene of his activi-
ties across the street and becomes manag-
ing editor of the News and Observer.
Mr. VIM. Aiken, of Asheville, where he
was connected with the Citizen for a
number of years, comes to Raleigh to fill
up the gap made in the Posts force.
This writer was associated with Mr..
Pence on the Post for two years, and |
take pleasure in embracing this Soppor-
tunity to do him the justice of saying
that he is one of the best reporters that
has ever grown up in Raleigh during the
present generation. He has no superior
in the State as a 'street man" and inter-
viewer His judgment is remarkably
good for a man of his years and expe
rjence. make no doubt that he will
measure up fully to the enlarged duties
is the best of ''good fellows" a gentle
man, without vindictiveness and has
been fair and just in his treatment OF
| men and subjects in his newspaper work.
The News and Observer is decidedly the
gamer by the acquisition OF Mr.. Pence to
| it's staff
While Mr.. Aiken is stranger in Raj
eigh, his friends speak highly of him, and
| the newspaper fraternity welcomes him
| to his new field OF labor and wish for him
oil manner OF good things.
GOVERNOR AYCocK ON INSURANCE.
Governor Aycock is great believer in
| life insurance-Of the right sort. The
best companies are selling it nowadays
on such advantageous terms that it is
almost like putting out your money on
interest to take out some Of the forms OF
| policies some of them are writing. i
have been shown for instance, the follow
| ing figures, that demonstrate the fact
that Governor Aycock, who is carrying
policy for $4,000 in the Northwestern
| (of which Mr. T. A. Cary, of Richmond, is
General Agent for Virginia and North
Carolina), is getting his insurance at half
cost this year, and if the cash dividend
lexis kept up he will be drawing more
insurance interest on his policy than his
premium amounts to. Ten years ago, or
in 1891, he took out participating
policy in the Northwestern for $4,000,
the annual premium being $97.79. After
the second year he began to draw cash
dividends But instead OF accepting the
cash, as a deduction from his annua
premium, he has let the value of the divi
dend each year be added to his policy
and here is the result: Beginning with
1898, his cash dividend has been eacf
year respectively as follows: $15.26
$17.96, $500, $4O.17, $21.1O, $21.71
$22.OS, $23.14. The additions to the
1 value of his policy have been, during thu
same period of s years, respectively: $40
$50, $54, $113, $58, $50, $58, $50
This year the amount will be larger still
His original insurance of $4,000 hal
grown to over ~, 500 (while the premium
remains the same, of course), and he hal
therefore had 10 years of insurance in ont
of the best companies in the world at al
average cost of about $50 year.
Senator Pritchard, who was honoret
with the personal friendship of Presiden
Mckinley and who enjoyed a larger polit
ical influence with the dead President
administration than any other Southern
| oclIdC ol vi COilS IcSSlll61u, SpcCthS OPCilliIE
tically of the new President and predict
. sentative one and will closely adhere t,
that marked out by Mr.. Mckinley TIL
fact that the dead Presidents Cabine
will remain, at the urgent request of tn
new President, bears out this prediction
and at the same time suggests the proba
bility that Senator Pritchard's infuenc
will continue to be a potent factor in tn
matter OF the disposition of Federal pat
rOnage and otherwise in North Carolina
CLEAN MEN FOR OFFICE.
This does not necessarily mean, how
!. ever, that the present Federal officials i
this State will all retain their positions
President Roosevelt has declared that il
,, tegrity of character and clean life sha
be prerequisite to the appointment {
men to Office under his administration.
| make no doubt that Senator Pritchar
shares this sentiment, and if any of hi
e appointees have not measured up to th
requirement during their terms now e,
piring he will decline to recommend thei
reappointment, just as surely as Pres
dent Roosevelt and his Cabinet adviser
will refuse to entrust office to them agai
If the facts are known.
CANDIDATES BOBBING UP.
t. The names of four candidates for hig
Y Offices have been placed before the publ
| within a week. Two aspirants for Coz
gressional honors, Messrs. Cam. Mo
:. rison, of Richmond, and j. A. Leak, {
Arson. and two for Supreme Court Ju
: ticeships, Messrs. C. H. Armfield,
e Iredell, and H. G. Conner, of Wilson
e There'll be plenty Of Others when the Sc;
Y son really opens. 1t is rather early no
for this business, and gentlemen shoul
: have a care lest the frost shall fall upo
their too-previous candidates..
q DOGS EVIDENCE NOT LEGAL.
: The evidence of bloodhound dog, {
v any other canine, has been discounted b