The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-03-21
Editorial Pen Pricks from the Dur
ham Herald.

nam nerdlQ.
We are at least no longer in doubt
rs to what became OF the pOpullst
party in this State.
Of course there is not a fifth dis
trct combine and by the same token
there are no trusts.
If Mr.. Justice wants to keep his
skirts clean he should not next time
break bread with The lobbyists.
Now the Legislature has adjourned
we suppose all hands are at liberty
to say what they please about it.
The people can usually be trusted
but the trouble is that the people
are not onto the game being worked.
As Dir. Justice has already served
notice on those who are to be read
out they should know what TO look
for.
They may have to select IL candi
date from the fifth district to keep
the East and West from falling out
about it.
You fellows had better shut up
about reading anybody out of the
party until YOU find out Just where
You are ut.
Before committing yourself to the
| government ownership plan YOU
might first find out what he rate is
going to DO.
1t may be that there was nothing
in those charges but you will have to
admit that there were suspicious cir
| cumstances.
Mr.. kitchin cannot claim that the
party owes it to him, still il he can
win out we ;are not the one to say
| that he is not entitled to it.
The chances are that Mr. Justice
said what was in his mind to say,
but afterwards concluded that it was
not the proper thing to do.
Mr.. Justices friends think that he
came away from Raleigh Il big man,
but this does not mean that he will
be able to get what he wants.
1t remained for the Senate to show
that Mr.. Daniels did not have the
party in this State by the nape OF
the neck and the seat of the pants.
If the News and Observer did not
influence the Legislature and the
legislative committees it was not be-
cause it did not try hard enough
Mr.. Page did no wrong in invest
ing his money in railroads but he
committed Il grievous fault in dis
agreeing with the powers that be.
For some reason or other the
Legislature failed to pass a law pre-
venting the Raleigh street car line
from doubling its rates during fail
week.
You fellows who are claiming thai
Mr.. Butler carried the populist par
ty, bag and baggage, into the Re
publican camp, know better thar
that.
In view OF the opinion expressed
by that Virginia Judge we naturally
wonder what he would have done il
case the jury had found the Strothe
brothers guilty.
You fellows who propose to reaC
the riot act to the next State con
vention had best make certain be
fore hand that you are going to ge
what you want.
} And still there is no hope in it TO
the Republicans. If the party in this
State ever amounts to anything
those now in control will not be al
lowed to run it.
There may be a fifth district com
bine but from the way the other gen
!, tlemen are announcing themselve
+ it is evident chat they do not thinl
! 1t amounts to much.
The radicals now propose to ap
peal to the people but the peepl,
may remember there were som
things that they are not willing tt
leave to the people.
We do not know that there will b
a split in the party, yet it is gu
| opinion that a large majority of tn
party will refuse to be bossed i'm tn
future as it has been heretofore.
The dilemma in which Mr.. Simpson
and Mr.. Durham found themselve
shows that it is not always safe t,
print things that appear to be ),
matter OF common knowledge on til
! streets.
1t may be that the .seEs and OF
server did not influence the com
inittee but if the committee hat
asked for and acted on the advice G
+ that paper it would not have aete
differently.
/ Mr.. Justice may be honest an
\ may be in earnest, but the presidin
i officer of a body who will so far fol-
get what is expected OF him as t
| rise up and denounce the member
OF that body is not a sale man t,
trust.
Il NLEYSHOll EYA1IAE
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