The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-05-26
Smithfeld Herald.

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theposition that she ought to occupy.
No Southern State has an ADLER repre-
sentation in that great body. Other
States are able to do more, and re-
ceive better recognition, but it is
not because our representatives are
less able, but because they are lack
ing in experience 1t has been our
custom to send man to Congress
one or two terms, and scarcely ever
more than three, and just as he was
getting in position to be able to do
something for his constituents, we
have retired him to make room for
some other good party worker. 1t
is great honor to represent ones
State in the National Legislature and
the ambition to obtain seat in the
greatest legislative body in the world
is a worthy one. Yet all our able
men cannot reach this exalted posi-
ton. Only few can thus be honored
and if the Southern people had
honored fewer still our position in
the nation might have been stronger
today.
On Wednesday, June 22nd, the
Democracy of the Fourth Congress
sional District will meet in Raleigh
and unanimously renominate Hon.
Edward w. Pou to succeed himself in
the National House of Representa-
tives. Four years ago MIR. POu was
nominated after a warm and spirited
contest in the convention. He was
elected by a large majority and
served his constituency SO well in the
Fifty-Seventh Congress that he was
renOminated two years ago without
opposition and elected by a larger
majority than before.
Mr.. Pou has made the people OF his
district a representative OF whom
they are Justly proud. He has de-
voted much time to the study OF the
great questions before the country
and has handled them, in the speeches
he has made in the House, in such a
| manner as to excite the admiration
and elicit the commendation of his
colleagues. While he has spoken sew
eral times on the floor of the House,
his two strongest speeches are ''The
Trusts and the Tariff, +" delivered Jan.
31st, 1903, and Broken Pledges OF
the Republican Party" delivered
March 26th, 1904. Both OF these
speeches will be used as campaign
documents in the coming campaign.
His effort on March 26th was very
highly commended by Hon. John
Sharpe Williams, Democratic leader
in the House, and by other leading
Democrats.
But while Mr. Pou has made him.
self heard with effect in the National
House, it is along other lines that he
has done most for his constituents.
When Mr.. Pou entered Congress four
years ago there were only two rural
free delivery routes in this district.
Now there are 64 in operation and
several others that will be put in
operation within the next few weeks.
Mr.. Pou has been very diligent in
prosecuting this work and when it is
taken into consideration that there
are many thousand petitions on file
at all times in the Postofiice Depart
ment from every State in the Union,
his record along this line is n remark
|
free delivery routes he has procured
for his district Mr.. Pou has also Sc
cured the establishment of several
new pOstoffices, thus doing all in his
lpower to give our people better mail
facilities
This year Mr. Pou has had sent to
the people of this district more than
26, 900 packages vegetable seeds, not
including several thousand packages
seeds of various other kinds He has
also sent out many thousand bulle,
tins and documents, OF interest to
the recipients. Mr.. Pou has beer
busy serving his people at all times
and there is scarcely a voter in his
district that has not been remem
bered in some way since he has beer
in Congress.
That Mr.. Pou has taken higl
stand in the House is attested by hi:
committee appointments. He is OF
I, the Committee on Civil Service Re
form and the Committ-c o. he Dis
trict OF Columbia, both excellent as
signments. He is the ranking Dem
ocratic member OF the former com
mittee and should the next House b'
l. Democratic he would be Chairman
/ of that committee The District o
: Columbia Committee is one anon.
e the most important III the House
+ and a place on it is seldom given toi
= man who has not served two or thre
r terms.
r The Dem ocracy of the Fourth Dis
$ trict made a wise choice when the,
e first nominated this able young maj
0 for a seat in the House and if the,
n would remain wise they will continu
0 him there for many years. Ii Is oni.
J. through continuous service that
o Congressman can aid his constituent
r and the people OF this district wi
s best serve themselves and the public
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