The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-10-11
Repeal the Homestead
Law.
Travellers Protective Association
Will Aid Campaign-President
Mclean is Active.
Raleigh Merchants Journal.

Raleigh Merchants Journal
The greatest curse to both of the
Carolinias' moral and financial rec
ord is the Homestead Exemption
laws. This is the opinion of nearly
everybody in North Carolina, but
yet this law remains upon the statute
books, and will remain there till bus
mess men take an active interest in
securing it's repeal. The North Caro-
Ina Retail Merchants Association
will make this question a prominent
one before the next General Assembly
and their efforts will be actively aid
ed by practically every industrial
and commercial organization in the
State. Mr. C. C. Mclean, President
OF the North Carolina Division of the
Travellers Protective Association of
America has addressed a strong let
ter to thousands of interested per-
sons, and President Sawyer and 9TH
er officers OF the North Carolina Re-
tail Merchants Association, have al
ready secured the active support of
all the Associations of this State on
this question.
Presidents McLean's letter is as
follows:
GENTLEMEN:-Knowing that you as O
business concern have not only your own
interests at heart, but also the welfare
and good name of our State, | feel that
the following proposition will appeal to
you:
The Exemption Law, as it now stands
upon our statute books, is not only un-
just, but is a protection and an encour-
agement to the dishonest man.
Our Exemption Laws as they now
stand were enacted at time such laws
were needed. but they have served their
day and purpose The repeal of these
laws and enactment lieu thereof of a
small exemption will be help to the
commercial, industrial, and moral inter-
ests of our State, and would give every
man a better line of credit
The North Carolina Division of the
Travellers Protective Association of
America, realizing the need Ol such legis
latiOn, have asked me to present this
matter to the manufacturers and jobbers
of our State and to ask, first, if they
favor such legislation, and if they will
give us their moral and financial support
To accomplish this the State Constitu-
ton will have to be amended, which, in
the first place, will require the three -ffths
vote ,Of the Assembly and then will have
to be ratified by vote OF the people. To
accomplish SO large all undertaking will
require organized effort, and the organic
ed effort Of non-political body can do
more than a political organization.
The T. p. AS of North Carolina stand
ready to undertake this work if the busi-
ness men will assure us of their moral
and financial support. The creating of
public sentiment in favor of such legisla-
ton will accomplish the desired result.
The Legislature meets this winter, and
now is the time to get to work. The
State Division of the 7. p. A. is not
strong enough financially to undertake
this work alone, and will not do so until
we are assured OF sufficient fancial sup
port.
Give this matter your careful consider
alton, and write me expressing your
views.
Trusting to hear from you by return
mail, | am, Yours truly,
c. c. MCLEAN,
State President.
We sincerely trust that manufac-
turers and jobbers will write Mr.. Nc
Lean, at Greensboro, N. c., and the
retail merchant will write Attorney
General Norman H. Johnson, Raj
eigh, n. {.