The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-08-11
OUR RALEIGH LETTER
Things Seen and oeard at II,
State Capital.
GoRMAN News Bg.pr..

From a news standpoint the dpn,ha'
dog-day's dullness have been snnn,@
during the past week The scarci,r
news of an important character is - s.
fully realized by newspaper makers " 81"
disagreeably felt by the news,a+a
reading public. But the monotunr ~
be broken this week, for the Demn.,""4
candidate is to be formally no,ifsS
his nomination Wednesday and -.
strong appetite has been deyelona5I s s
the public. for his coming speech of
ceptance. 1t will be eagerly sourbt a az
more SO because of his hitherto snh;n.
like Though, in my opinion, very rrnrA. 8
under the circumstances silence TT
The public in North Carolina will 3, Is
read it in the Raleigh Times Visitor ana e
two ur ,.reo ether North Carolina sr""
ing pai,.> ,..,., LET q telegraphic new.
service. Ex-Juuse Parker (he resigns s
the Chief Justiceship of the New So,s
court of appeals last week will bstN s
something to say, perhaps out Of II.
ordinary. and it will be we'll said
There is strong and growing bells,
among Democrats and a well develor~1
fear among the Republicans that h.
Parker is to be the next President. II.
indeed true, as the Republicans claim
that the "persOnality" of Mr.. Roosevelt
will largely figure in bringing about tbr
result of this contest. But not to thee,
tent and in the way which the enemy .
claims.
The business interests of this conn
try, which so largely contributes IA
and to a great extent controls, III.
great independent vote in the doubtful
Northern and Western states, is AFRAID
of the bellicOse, ''strenuous" and erra,e
"BronchO Buster" And by cuisines.
| interests do not mean only the million
| aires, Wall street and merchant princes
| and large corporations. No. But il in
cludes business men generally, PROPERTY
| owners and tax-payers-all who would
be adversely affected by such policy
as so many of them fear Mr. Roosevelt
| would inaugurate should he he given
four years OF undisputed power-wheO
| he would throw off the restraining in.
fuences that have held him in check for
the last three years, and, taking the
governmental bit in his teeth. ride hi.
bellicOse broncho headlong up to. and
probably over, the precipice of bloody
war with some great European power
| Nothing would suit his ambition and
natural tastes better. and the more the
people realize that fact the greater grows
their distrust of him.
Therefore, and otherwise, the person.
atty" of Judge Parker will also figure
largely in determining this contest
Although as brave and patriotic lin
the true sense of the term) as Mr.. ROose.
welt, Judge Parker is really and actually
his antithesis. In the Democratic nom
nee all classes of people are coming to
realize, and to appreciate the fact, that
we have an eminently safe and sane
and most capable candidate for thu
great office for which he has been named
And, tell you candidly and truly, | he
lieve we are going to elect him!
Governor Glenn is coming to Ralegl
next week and on the night of Wednes
day, August 18th. he will deliver an ad
dress before the Parker and Glenn clul
of this city. 1t will be a ''rouser." Thi
writer has personally known Mr. Glen
wellfOr the last fifteen years, and | max
the prediction with deliberation that hi
administration will be one of the mos
brilliant and popular i'm the history
the State. He is particularly able, u
we'll as brilliant, man and if any one el
tertains a doubt on that score he il eel
tain to have it removed by the futur
career of Governor Glenn He is the PEI
sOnifcation of earnestness i'm every thin
he undertakes, and he is going to MAX
us a truly great governor.
The all-day county primary plan toI
tional with all and available for such a
choose to adopt it, provided by I'll
State Committee at it's last meeting
held here recently, il being largel
adopted. Last Saturday the Wax
county Democratic executive commute
adopted it. and therefore we will for til
first time here, have no county conyeu
ton this year. All the county and legi.
lative candidates will be nominated a
an all-day primary, to be held Septen
| Der TO-
Governor Aycock and Auditor Dxo
will soon invade New England Thy invita-
tom, where they will deliver scvera
educational and political speeches. On
OF DR.. DixOn's appointments is tas
Confederate) to speak at the reunion q
Federal veterans. They will reflect nue.
credit on their State while among tn
Yankees" for there will be no finer o
more eloquent addresses delivered b.
any one.
The annual encampment of the Stat
Guard will begin at Morehead Wedne'
dap of this week, and the boys will hav
fine time there. LLEWNAM