The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-02-25
HENDERSON N. c., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25 1904.

carry his own State, and | don't
think that l underestimate his
strength as a smart politician. The
party will demand as it's candidate a
wise man, not particularly smart
man, the one will win in politics,
but the other is essential in state
craft.
'Say what you may, President
Roosevelt will be a strong candidate,
and will enter the race with the pres
tige of a unanimous nomination, at
the hands of one OF the largest and
most enthusiastic conventions in the
history of this country. Mark my
words! 1t is right that he should be.
He is the logical candidate OF the Re-
publican party. The death OF Sena-
tor Hanna removes any possibility
even of a competitor for the nomii,a-
ton. But really in truth this never
amounted to a great deal. Even now
this cloud to the title has been re-
moved. President Roosevelt plays
in the finest luck of any man ever be-
fore the American people in public
life. The grim messenger Of Death
he must have been born under a lucky
star.
"To defeat Roosevelt it behooves
the Democratic party to nominate it's
strongest man. Who is he? Ger
tainly not German, as said just a
while ago.
prospecting Judge Parker can
and will he carry New York? If he
can, perhaps he is the man, and if
this can be made to appear to the
satisfaction of the convention most
likely he will receive the nomination.
A close study of Mr. Murphy's posi-
ton touching Judge Parker's candi-
dacy, is not very assuring, and Mr..
Murphy has got to be reckoned with
In this matter l take it that Judge
Parker is too closely allied with Mr..
David B. Hill to suit Mr.. Murphy as
a Presidential candidate.
81 am not unmindful that it is gen
orally an accepted fact that Mr..
Cleveland has virtually placed him
self beyond the pale Of Presidential
candidates. | am thoroughly salts
fed that Mr.. Cleveland was honesti in
the position he took, and that he
does not desire the nomination. in fact
shrinks from it. l regard the further
fact that already a very respectable
per cent. of the party has gone on re-
cord against Mr. Cleveland's nomina-
ton. But that does not count.
''Let the Democratic party take a
sane and dangerous position and
nominate Mr.. Cleveland, and we will
come nearer succeeding than with
any other man. Call the Sage of
Princeton as the Roman VoX Populi
called Cincinnatus, and command
him to act as the Moses OF the party,
to lead US out of the wilderness, and
| believe he will and can do it.
with Mr.. Cleveland as the candi-
date of the Democratic party we can
hope to win the electoral vote of New
York, New Jersey, Delaware, Connec-
ticut. Indiana, Oregon, California,
and perhaps Illinois and Michigan.
| will not dishonOr the Democratic
record of the South by supposing
that he would not receive the solid
electoral vote of the 13 Southern
States. This insures a Democratic
President, with votes to spare. The
long and short of it is, with Cleve
land as our candidate, | have very
great hopes Of success; with some
other candidate it is very doubtful
proposition to say the least
Gen. Carr is very hopeful of Demo-
cratic success in the nation ii the
Democrats will nominate their
strongest man.