The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-05-02

CHARLES O. Gates has been elected
president of the Royal Baking Powder
Company in place Of J. b. Rose, who
is going to retire.-NeUs Item.
We do not know that Mr.. Rose had
anything to do with beating the GOLD
LEAF out Of an honest advertising ac-
count. lin fact Mr.. La Fetra, the ad-
vertising manager, was disposed to
put the responsibility on 'the boys in
the office" when he was proposing a
compromise) but perhaps he does
well to sever his connection with the
concern. MIR. Roses ideas of doing
business doubtless did not comport
with the methods of dividend earning
adopted by "the boys in the Office"
GOV. AYCOCK is a Democrat, but he
is more than that, he is patriot
He is the friend of the people, the
Governor of all the people. He comes
to Henderson to speak on education
to all the people-Democrats, Repub-
licans, Populists, Prohibitionists-
because this great question is one
that concerns all. 1t is above party,
above politics, all classes and condi-
tions are interested and all are in
vited to hear him.
HOW WILL You DECIDE?
On Monday next, May 9th, the
voters Of Henderson township will
decide one way or the other on the
question OF taxation for continuing
the Graded Schools. This is an i'm
Portant question - one involving
much-a great deal more in fact than
may at first appear to the casual
thinker. How will you decide9 The
GOLD LEAF believes in progress, yet
it tries to be conservative We think
the people should calmly consider the
proposition from every point of view
before deciding for or against. 1t is
a matter in which every citizen should
feel an interest, because every one is
interested whether he thinks so or
not whether he has children to edu-
cate or not
AS was to have been expected there
is some opposition to the tax-thers
always is to every measure. But the
GOLD LEAF hopes this opposition will
not be strong enough to defeat it and
destroy the Graded Schools. 1t will
be terrible calamity if the Hender-
son Graded Schools are abolished.
No heavier blow could be struck at
the future welfare and prosperity Of
the community, from q financial as
we'll as intellectual point of view.
And Henderson would 90 upon record
as being the only town in the United
States, as far as we know. to vote
against Graded Schools and saw bv
that act that her people are not in
favor of education and are willing to
fall behind in the race of progress and
advancement in this enlightened,
progressive age of the twentieth CEN
tury's dawn. viii we have that iudg-
ment passed upon us?
There is every argument in favor of
the proposition, and if a single good
reason has been advanced against it
we have failed to hear it. We cannot
see how any one who will carefully |
and dispassionately study the ques-
ton can oppose it. We believe it
would greatly in urs Henderson for
the election to fail. And when we
say Henderson we do not mean the |
Town alone, the interests Of the town.
ship. the county, are involved as we'll. |
TO carry the proposition ma Iolity
IF the qualified voters must vote for
t. II you fail to vote on the question
is Just the same as voting against
t. We hope that the friends of the
measure will get to work earnestly
md impress upon every voter the i'm
oortance of going to the polls and
'oting.