The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-06-27
OUR RALEIGH LETTER.
THINGS SEEN AND HEARD BY THE GOLD
LEAFS CORRESPONDENT.
Gen. Julian S. Carr "Sick OF Bryan.
ism''-Taxation of State Officials
Income = Brutality and killing of
Convicts-No Healing by "Science"
for Us-Numerous News Notes.
CFrom Our Regular Correspondent.
RALEIGH, \. G., June "a, 1901.

RALEIGH, n G., June "a, 1901.
The recent interview of Gen. Julian S.
s. Carr. printed in a New York paper
wherein be declares that he is sick OF
Organism" that McLaurin in his fight
against Tillmanisin in South Carolina
represents the right principle and will
ultimately win" and that he Gen. CARR
is sick and tired of seeing small, peanut
politicians dominate the Democratic
party and control the politics OF North
Carolina and the South, and that it is
time the business and commercial inter
estS should take q more active interest in
politics and get out on a broader BEAM
etc-is attracting the attention of every
body except a few State papers which
have not noticed it at all, among them
being papers in which Gen. Carr is known
to hold large if not controlling interest.
Some OF the politicians are today ask
ing whether Gen. Carr would consent to
become 1.-THE North Carolina McLaurin'
and il he has given out this interview as
a sort OF 'feeler' among the commercial
Democrats" who appear to have their
incubator at work in the Charlotte lati-
tude, especially among the cotton mill
| "magnates.
Does the General seek to become Prit-
cllslFu SuCCeSSOT III Jlle anu ii 81
will the latter make way for him." asked
| one enquirer. But he was answered neg
| atiyely by Il bystander who suggested
that Mr.. Pritchard had not vet abandon
ed all hope of succeeding himself, and
that he and his political attitude We're
not so distasteful to some of the ''eXpan-
! siOnists' and Commercial Democrats
| as to necessitate Il desire or request for
| his retirement.
Whatever it means, if anything more
than it bears on its face, Gen. Carr's
statement is very emphatic and shows
! him to be as much out with the ma
| chine as he was during and Just after
the primary for Senator last year. 1t
was not generally known, however, that
he was ''thoroughly dsgusted' with
''Bryanism' as he now says he is-and
| that too, after the General banqueted
and rode Mr. Bryan in a palace car all
| over the State last year, footing the bill.
| as usual.
| TAXATION OF STATE OFFICIALS INCOME.
After an epidemic of discussion, gen.
orally condemnatory, anent the eXemp-
| ton of executive State and judicial Off
GERS salaries from the income tax law, it
is now stated that the State officials up
at the capitol will give in their in
| comes. any way, although not legally
compelled to do so. If they don't they
| ought to do sO-there no question about
| that. 1t is not ascertained whether any
of the Judges will or not. Meantime, the
| tax listers continue the Willard law in
| question: which makes the average citi-
zen who passes through it feel not quite
| as large as 30 cents.
! BRUTALITY AND KILLING OF CONNECTS.
Another poor devil of convict has
been shot to death by a guard at Dur
| ham. His name was George Daniels, and
he was a white man. His offense was
'.trying to escape" There's entirely too
much brutality shown helpless prisoners
in North Carolina, and if the courts
would put stripes on some OF the brutes
| who maltreat and kill them a reform
might he worked--in time, possibly. A
| human life may not be important in the
sight of some men. when clothed in con
| Wet stripes, but it doesn't belong to any
| man, and he has no right to take it con-
| trary to the laws of the State and the
commands OF God. Stop it!
NO HEALING BY ''sUIENCE' FOR Us.
The citizens of High Point are appar-
entity determined to be rid of the new
college of Science and Healing recently
| located there and which the Secretary OF
State a short time ago refused to charter
acting on the advice OF the Attorney.
General. The head of the institution, a
"Dr. Mcknight,' was recently detected
in leading a young girl pupil astray. it is
| claimed. and when a mob attempted tC
| get him out and chastise him he fired
upon the crowd and wounded one of the
fleeing 'vigilantes'' in the heel. That
was pretty CALLING, but the ''Doctor' die
not stop there. He had the chief of police
and Others arrested for the attempted
mobbing, and a day or two ago the
| a citizen, and the ''detective' was JAILED
in default of S7OO bond. Then the citi
zens got together and resoluted the thing
out Of town. Whether the doctor and
his physical plant will be as slow in fol
lowing the resolutions as the Constitu
ton is in following the flag remains to be
seen. At any rate, this college" appears
to be Il bad egg and it will probably pay
ambitious youths and maidens to give il
q wide BERTH
| VARIOUS MATTERS OF INTEREST.
1t is said that less than one-half the
blind children OF this State ever receive
the benefits of the institution here pro
vided and maintained by the State solely
for their education and benefit. Some
plan should be adopted to draw the other
half to this school, where an education
awaits them that will lift them to an in
teliectual height that will make life al
least tolerable. 1t is bad enough to be
| blind, God knows, but to be blind and
unlettered and densely ignorant-it's hor
rible to think OF. Plenty OF room here
for them. The institution has never
reached its capacity since the deaf mutes
were separated from the blind and re-
moved to their new institution at Nor
| canton.
WOMAN