The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-06-12
PERTINENT AND POINTED CUES
TONS.
Raleigh Post

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This from the Henderson GOLD
LEAF:
The Mcssrs. Duke, of Durham,
last week placed an order for ma
chncry for a new 81 900, 900 cotton
mill, To be erected on the Catawba
river, across the border in South Car
DINA. near Winnsboro.
This fact raises two questions:
Were there not as good locations
with equal facilities in North Caro-
lima for the establishment of such an
enterprise?
did our laws have anything to do
with causing this amount Of capital
to seek investment ust across the
border in another State?"
And two very pertinent questions
our contemporary mentions.
TO the first may be answered, not
only are there good locations with
equal facilities" but plenty of them
in North Carolina, the gentlemen
above named themselves having
already invested in several. But the
truthful answer to the second may
have had very much to do with this
large investment going to the perma-
nent enrichment of another State
rather than applied to locations
as good to say the least in this State.
The paper recently adopted by the
people of Guilford county giving a
pledge of as fair treatment to a cor
poration as an individual could ask
in case a certain important enter
prise could be located in the county
is complete answer to the second
question. And this followed by the
recommendation of the Harnett
county Democracy, in convention as
sembled, that the State Democratic
Convention shall pass resolution
'pledging the Democratic party to
protect every interest with impartial
vigilance and fairness in the impos-
ton of public taxes but emphasizes
the matter. The resolution of the
Harnett Democracy is as follows:
That we recommend to our State
convention the adoption of a resolu-
ton pledging the Democratic party
to protect every interest with impair
tial vigilance and fairness in the i'm
position of public taxes; as we be-
lieve that the future glory and pros
peritv of our State depends upon the
development of our wonderful re-
sources, which can only be done by
the investment of capital within our
borders, great part of which must
come from beyond the limits of our
own State controlled by association.
with corporate powers.
When the people. as in the case OF
the Greensboro and Guilford petition
ers and the Democracy of Harnett,
can feel called upon to take such for
NAL action pledgins fair and just
treatment 10 enterprises which exist
or may be established is it not evil
dence that contrary condition ex-
lists which needs to be wiped out and
the spirit of demagoguism which has
| foStered such rebuked?
The enquiry of the GOLD LEAF is as
timely as pertinent. The action Of
| the people of GuilfOrd and of the
Democracy of Harnett are most en-
couIaging signs of the future They
| show the honest conscience of the
| people is revolving at the vicious cru
sades which demagogues and their al
lies the shysters have made to the
| detriment of the State. Let the people
sit down heavily upon those who
have been conspicuous in this nefari-
Gus and unpatriotic work. and malic-
| ious and selfish conduct, and these
many good locations" throughout
the State will not be neglected and
the money which would build up the
State and is needed by our people
sent to other States
Can't the GOLD LEAF carry its ques-
tions to logical conclusion?