The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-10-09
THE CONFEDERATE SOLDIER.
He Has Not 'Piayed Out" In North
Carolina, Nor VIII He, Fusion Dec.
iarations to the Contrary Notwith-
standing.
Raleigh Post.

N uSt.
Mr. EDIToR:-The Psalmist said:
The lines have fallen To us in pleas
ant places, We have Il goodly heri-
tdge.' Since hearing the Craig
Pritchard discussion. don't YOU. as
brother Confederate soldier. think
we might adopt the above language,
for it seems that both parties are
striving to make it appear they are
our friends? Intact the public speak
erS and to some extent the public
press are vieiny with each other as to
who is the best friend to the old Con-
federate. Let the good work go on.
When you and | We're boys weweli re-
bless the women of the South, said:
go, my young friends, and when
you return home YOU shall have any
position YOU ask for" I've are SO
much yours We are not at all our
own Those were inspiring senti-
ments; it made the patriotic blood
run quick and fast, it had its effect;
the inspiration was great. the Con
federate soldier" became the equal of
the nOblest Spartan; SO did our noble
patriotic women.
Since this campaign opened | have
Gas Bill Arp says "been ruminating. ="
| have been looking around, and it is
Il consolation to know that the peo-
pie of North Carolina, have lin the
main) been true to the old veterans.
true in peace, as well us in war The
i l. 4
ly been favored by all true North
Carolinians. They are still filling
places of trust and confidence. On
the judicial ticket | call to mind
Clark, Cooke, Ferguson, Justice and
PEBBLES. who We're Confederate sol
diers, there may be others. Five,
that is enough to contradict the Fu-
sion assertion that THE Confeder-
ate soldier has played out" Itlooks
more like the days of "Abe Middle
ton" ''had played out" | mention
this to show that North Carolina is
still true to the Confederate soldier,
and will not turn them down without
| cause.
OF course if a Confederate soldier is
not true to himself, not true to the
principles of States rights for which
we fought, he must not grieve and
| feel hurt if he is turned down. Not
all who wore the gray, are true: to be
sustained, Il Confederate soldier as
well as other citizens must be a true
man at every point of the compass
1t is Il matter of graduation that
the true Confederate soldier is not
discounted in North Carolina, he il
still going at par and is duly cOnsid
cred by his fellow citizens. This is
kind of our North Carolina people
the COnfederates will soon be gone
another decade will bring the most
of them to the last river, and Oul
citizen friends seem determined to
give us an easy, honorable crossing
80 mote it be"-Selah.
OF course, all who served in th'
Confederate army cannot, and dc
not expect office, but the point Iwisl
to make is, that we are not bcin.
Disseminated against, but rathe
the good people OF good ole
North Carolina, are inclined to dis
criminate in our favor, if any discrim
inatiOn is made at all The discus
sions going on as alluded to at tn
beginning of this article, should chee
the heart of the old veteran us h
goes down the Western slope OF life
He should not feel as one Of old "n'
man careth for my soul, for ourpeo
pie do care for us Mr. Editor, yo1
and the printer will say it is time 70
me to stop. To my comrades of 'G1
90 | say, Be of good cheer, for we ar
not to be neglected.
CONFEDERATE