The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-02-28
Editorial Paragraphs.


gives out at q time like this
For some reason or other Mr. JUS
tice seems to have cooled off.
! If the House did wrong, knowing
it did wrong the question is, why did
it do it,
After all is said and done the
Legislature will pass for about what
it is worth
If there is to be but one passenger
rate we may as well understand that
will be second class.
The newspapapers cannot forget
what Mr.. Justice would have done il
they had not made a kick.
1t may be that the railroads can
not stand a two-cent rate but we are
afraid they will have to.
Are we to understand that you fell
lows who are taking it back did not
mean it when you said it?
The average democratic Legis-
lature is at least more conservative
than the average democratic con-
ventiOn.
The South may not be what it
should be, but it should refuse to be
civilized according to the Rockefeller
plan.
1t has not yet been learned whether
or not the fifth district will agree to
Il division of the offices with the bal
ance of the State.
1t may be that the fear of failure
did not prevent them calling for an
election on State prohibition, but We
will have to be convinced.
1t certainly cannot be considered
out OF order to say that the Legis-
lature is wrong when it fails to 60
what you wanted it TO do.
If it is the purpose of the demo-
cratic party to force people to do
right by laws it should not stop
with the whiskey drinkers.
By demanding that the railroads
reduce rates and raise thedc wages of
their employees we are hoping to get
at them hoth ways from the middle.
Mr.. Overman is doing work in the
senate that will benefit this State
and all this section but this does not
mean that he will be able to keep his
LOB.
If no trust was allowed to do busi-
ness in North Carolina we are in
clined to think that North Caro-
lima that would be getting the worst
of it.
Ii we are being robbed by outsiders
local insurance companies can serve
a double purpose by giving US cheap
er rates and keeping the money at
home.
Despite the fact we have u sub
sidized press and representatives
owned body and soul by the corpora
tions we somehow manage to get
along.
We do not know how to guage the
dOings of any man who will get up
in the Legislature and declare a bill
to be wrong and at the same time
vote for it.
You fellows are saying that county
officials should be outsted for not ell
forcing the Watts law just as if you
thought it was intended for them to
enforce it.
When the members go SO far as tC
accuse each other of belonging to The
corporations a newspaper will per-
haps be allowed to say that it does
not believe it.
While the platform takes a stant
for prohibition, we had not interpret
ed it to mean that the party was il
favor of forcing it on n people that
did not want it.
We do not say that the Legislature
has done wrong knowingly, but it il
our opinion that some OF the mem
bers have a wrong idea as to what
the people want.
Person county is wanting to nam'
the solicitor, claiming that she ha
so far had nothing. This calls TO
an explanation as to where MI
kitchin halls from
When a man can get the bigges
offices We have bv playing to til
n galleries we should not be SURPRISED
to find that the fellows think it i
! the proper thing to do.
I Child labor legislation may be a
right, but better law would be t,
provide proper punishment for thos
\ parents who live off the earnings c
children Of tender years.
Il Charity and Children says that i
voting for a twO-cent rate the Hous
did wrong knowingly. According t.
our view no more serious charg'
could be brought against that body
L Local measures should either b
left for the people to decide for then
selves or they should not. The pres
ent plan OF having it one way in on
county and another way in anothe
county leaves it pretty badly mixec
i We have voted for prohibition an
still think it better than the ope
saloon, but at the time We did no.
know that it was the intention ofth
enthusiastistists to force it down th
throats of those who did not it wan
t, by ho ok or crook.
Prevent Headache.
Force them? No-aids them. Ramon