The gold leaf., 1904-04-14
WASHINGTON, D. c., April II, 'O4.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April II, 'O4.
EDITOR GOLD LEAF:-That the peo.
pie OF the Fourth Congressional Dis
trict of North Carolina were wise in
their selection of a man to represent
them in the Fifty seventh and Fifty
eighth Congresses they probably do
! not need to be reminded Indeed, it
may truly be said of every member
of the lower house of the National
Legislature from the Old North State
that her people have chosen well,
while the counties of Chatham, Frank
lin, JOhntsOn, Nash, Vance and Wake
have in Hon. e. w. Pou, their pres
ent representative, a man with whose
record at Washington they have more
than ordinary reasons to be not
merely satisfied but proud To say
that he is an excellent type of the
progressive men of the South is but
telling one-half of the story, for he is
also fully recognized among the Dem
Ocratic members of the House as one
OF the brainiest of the young men on
their side, and coming leader.
No member OF the House of the
present session has made so master
full nor SO striking an arraignment of
the fallacies, the corruptions and in
stability OF Republican teachings and
the present Republican administra-
tiOn as was contained in Mr.. POu's
speech on the floor of the House on
March Goth.
So we'll do his colleagues in the
House appreciate the striking and
convincing manner in which Mr. POu
has handled the issues which should
be laid before the people by the Dem
Ocratic party that arrangements
have already been made by Congress
men from several of the Southern
and Western States to have many
parts of his speech printed as a cam
paign document.
Thousands OF the entire speech
have been ordered printed for use in
Texas
Your correspondent having lived
in Washington for the past several
years, has but little knowledge of the
political situation in the Fourth Dis
trict, but in view of the work which
Mr.. Pou has done in placing North
Carolina in the front rank on the
Democratic side of the House of
Representatives and loving the State
as only a born North CarOlinian can,
| sincerely trust that Mr.. Pou may
be returned to Congress until by
length of service, and most excellent
service he may be recognized as q
leader of the House, for the State
must understand the fact that not
by sending her brainiest men to
either the Senate or the House for
one or two terms will she ever attain
q position OF strength in the National
Legislature.
The men who are now the acknOwl-
edged leaders in Senate and House
are not by any means the men OF
greatest attainments or most bril-
liant intellects, but they are men
who, like Serene Payne, Of New York,
the recognized leader of the Republi-
cans of the House, who have served
twenty years and more as members
| of Congress, or who like Senators
Hale and Frye, of Maine, neither OF
whom are especially gifted with bril-.
liancy of intellect ornatural sagacity
have by long years of continuous
service in the House first, and later
in the Senate and by close attention
to the work in hand made Maine q
power in our national councils.
Send Edward W. POu back to his
seat in the House for the next six OF
eight years, and have no hesitancy
in predicting that with the victory O
the Democratic party he may easily
become the Speaker of the House.
| A. W. HUGHES.