The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-07-31

under Democratic control. Never in
all our history have so many corpo-
rations and business associations
been formed and chartered in the
same length OF time as during the
last year under Democratic control.
This record is very gratifying ex-
preston and illustrative of the con-
tidence of capital and capitalists,
both inside and outside of the State,
not only in the future Of North Caro-
lima, but in the party now in power
in the State, and / know / voice the
sentiment of this convention and OF
the Democratic people Of North Caro-
lima when | say that as long as we
remain in power in the State We will
conduct its affairs so as to merit and
receive a continuation of this conf
dence, not only from our own people,
but from those outside of the State,
who have capital to invest or who
are seeking homes. AS long as the
Democratic party remains in power,
it will treat every Legitimate interest
in the State with absolute fairness
and justice, and it will protect in all
OF their just rights all the agencies
and instrumentalities Of progress and
development by the enactment of
wise. equal and just laws. admins
tered without discrimination and in
terpreted without fear, favor, bias or
prejudice. Equality in benefits and
equality in burdens is fundamental
in tie Democratic creed. This much
every Legitimate interest in the State
has right to expect and demand OF
the party in power, and this much
every such interest will receive as
long as the Democratic party remains
in power in the State. But no legiti-
| mate interest in the State has a right
tc expect or demand of the party in
power any special privileges or spe-
cial exemptions, either in duties or
burdens, and none will be given while
the Democratic party remains in
power in the State.
In addition to the duty of enacting
wise and equal laws for the protec-
ton Of life, liberty and property, the
State owes to society and civilization
three paramount duties which the
Democratic party is pledged to dis
| charge to the fullest extent of the
ability of generous, humane and
patriotic people. We owe to the
children of the State the duty of Civ
ing them an opportunity to acquire
an education. This the Constitution
requires and the Democratic party
has promised. This year, for the
first time in the history Of the State,
we have reached the constitutional
requirement and have given to every
| district in the State four months
school term. There must be no falling
or turning back in this matter.
The State owes high duty tc
| Gods unfortunates-those upon
whom the hand of affiction has been
heavily laid; the insane, the deaf
the dumb, the blind and the helpless
poor. No people need expect the
blessings of Providence who neglect
to minister to the needs of these un-
happy ones. 1t is a reproach to the
State, and it will continue to be re-
proach to the State as long as one ot
these has to be housed or confined ir
a place set apart for criminals.
Last, but not least, we owe duty
a sweet and loving duty to the broken
remnant of that immortal band who
at their country's call risked thei1
lives in defense of cause and 6
principle which they believed and
which we believed to be right. Great
er love hath no man than this, that
he give his life for his friend H,
who goes to war for his country risk!
his lie for his fellow man. AS long
as one vi the old heroes lives, it vii
be the duty of tn" State to see tha
he suffers no want he cannot himssl
reasonably supply.
These are the duties imposed npol
us by civilization, by Chri,siani,,
and by patriotism.
The Democratic Legislature of 1S9!
and 1901 appropriated for thes'
three great objects: education, chari
ty, and pensions to Confederate sol
diers over million dol
lars more than the two Fusion Legis
latures appropriated for those pur
poses, and at the end of the presen
fiscal year the Democratic party will
have spent for these three great OBJ
jects something over million dol
lars more than the fusionists spen
for these purposes during the fou
, years they were in power.
: During the three and a half year
OF our tenure of office we have appro
, priated, and at the end Of the pressn
fiscal year we will have spent 81,
hundred thousand dollars; (mark tn
figures and register them in you
: minds) six hundred thousand dollar
. more for the common schools tina
: the Fusionists appropriated and spen
t for that purpose during the fou
t years OF their tenure of office.
ANYBODY wants to attack US for thi
: we say to them: "Attack to you
: hearts content" We have no apollo
/ gies to make for it. We glory in it
. We say to them the Constitution rt
: ouired it, we were able to do it,
' was our duty to do it, we did it, an
we thank God we did it with tn
, unanimous consent of the people {
4 North Carolina, for am glad to So
i the Populists and Republicans g
o we'll as Democrats in the Legislatul
e of 1899 and 1901 voted for the bill
d making these appropriations for th
r common schools.
When the Fusionists turned owe
e the legislative branch of the govern
! ment to US, there was something liz
il four hundred insane, many of the
e confined in the common jails wit
( criminals, appealing fer admission
e the hospitals for the insane, but wh
n could not be received there becau!
II of the lack of room. During the fol-
= wears of their tenure, although the
: had been a great increase in the nun
@ Der of insane in the State, the F.
8 sionists did nothing to enlarge the:
e institutions and to relieve this col
e gestion. During our tenure we ha,
y appropriated, and at the end OF Il
Lo-