The gold leaf., 1902-06-26
From Our Regular Correspondent.

WDlk Stfilii- 10 )' progressing ilioSC |
But there * Il feature OF |
this question about which little or
nothing has been said in print. thus
lar. and yet there is Il strong under
current at work that is going to
force it to the front when the Gener-
III Assembly Y meets next winter-to-
wit. the inequality oi the burden
placed upon the several classes OF
itizcns to loot the bill OF the largely
increased appropriations Tor public
education.
| WAS talking with one OF the ablest
leaders Oi the last Senate (WhO Will
be rn-clrcrrd this ycHr), and he SAID
the sentiment in his section demanded
a decided reform along his line. 1t
is also true he added. that "a very
large proportion Of tn" white tax
payrrS are determined not to he
taxed 50 diSproportiOnately to pro
vide Iong-terrn and high-grhde
schools for negroes. and to loot the
bills for their higher education,
while he negroes themselves contrib
ute practically nothing, many not
even paying poll tax. Anot her
prominent Eastern public man as
serted that the education OF the
country negroes is stripping the
farms OF IAbOrcrS and is decidedly i'll
furious to he agricult ural interests
Oi the State. etc. Another declared
that the position taken by some OF
the adVOcat"~ Of "uniVerS;Dl cduca-
tiOn' was Il false one; that the "bOOk
Irarninn' craInmcd into he average
country negro : head WAS Il pOsltlv"
injury to him. because it uutitted him
for following til" plOw and caused
him to become Il town loH1er and
criminal. And 50 it goes.
THE Culture OF NORTH CAROLINA
But there is One feature OF "duca-
tion about which there is no ques-
ton. and that is the splendid work
Oi tine pliyHt" educational iHstitu-
tiOns with which North Carolina iS
now blessed, and at which the Young
men auI women can secure the best
there is to b" had at Il cost that is
when its excellence Is, considered at
@omr Oi h"Sc institutions. Take he
colleges iOr GIRLS and NOung women
her" in Raleigh. for instance. | was
in he best OF these the other day,
l'rHc" Institute; and from what
,nW and learned could not refrain
from wondering why in the world IL
North Caroiima parent should ever
send his Girls to Il Northern college
with such admirable institutions
here ut home and costing less than
hall h" expense OF tn" fDi1ner-tui-
ton. board, railroad fare and every
thing considered.
DR.. Diuwiddir. tn" Principal, is one
| OF tn" most successful educators iii
tn" South. and 'Pcacc" is one OF the
oldest and most successful OF all the
high grade colleges for girls The
faculty numbers score Of artists in
their profession. The "COnSerVat Ory
| OF MuSic" OF Peace Institute has no
superior, and its School OF Art. and
Commercial Department are up to
/ h" Op notch Of excellence Our tai
| ented poet, Henry jerome StOckard.
| is Il member OF the faculty of Peace
| English. Latin and Germany, and
ne is onI V Il sample. North Carolina
| can always boast OF its cultured
| women as long as it has such col
| Ie%"- as Peac" and others to prepare
them and perfect them.
| THAT TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
| REWARD Fol, LNNCHEKS.
There has been considerable com
| mrnt ON the action OF Gov. AycOcR
| in Offering reward OF : 100 each fOl
| the lynchers OF the negro boys tagged
| - and l6) who so brutal " murdered
| Il Young white woman in Rowan
| county, they having beaten her head
| into Il pulp with stones and throw
| the body into ditch where it was
found Sentiment is divided in ap
proyal and condemnation OF tn,
Governor position. 1t is said that
there were not less than fifty men il
the lynching party and therefore tn,
| total reward is 500 900. How mucl
OF ii the State will ever be called OF
to pay isa question. 1t is said thai
some OF them may be brought
to trial. and it is also said that i
would be made very uncomfortabl,
i'll Rowan for any one who informs
on any OF the lyuchers.
SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN.
| At Washington last Friday Cap
tain W II. Day and Mr.. John Bur
ton. OF Halifax; Judge Robinson
Collector Duncan, and others. wht
were there III reference To Federal ap
pOiutmentS. are said to have held /;
conference with Senator Pritchar,
and Others in regard to the political
situation and future OF politics il
| this State. Capt. Day. although re
| garded as Il Democrat Ofmany wears
standing andprominencc, announce,
some time ago that he hoped Mr.
Pritchard would be reelected to tn,
| Senate. He is >aidto be Il great al
mirer OF the Senator and it is an
nounced that he will accompany
him when he opens his campaign il
| August
| Honorable Locke Craig is to b,
| challenged by Senator Pritchard t,
Il Joint debate of National iSSues thi.
| Fall. it is understood. but whether
he will accept isnot Vet promulgated
II seems to bc settled. however. thai
Senator pritchard will delivera mum
ber OF speeches throughout the State
whether Il Democratic aspirant fo1
his official shoes accompanies him o,
not.
VARIOUS MATTERS OF INTEREST.
| 1t looks aS though the SeabOar,
Alr Line l. TO get INTO AShevllle final
ly-sOmetime in the future. Advice
from Asheville Saturday state tha.
the contract has been signed for tn,
building OF Il line OF railroad from
RutherfordtOu connecting ther,
with the SeabOardb To Asheville. anC
that it is To be completed i'll 1906
\ New York man takes the contrac
| OF construction.