The gold leaf., 1908-06-04
Injustice to MIR. Horne

The campaign for the Democratic
nomination for Governor grows
more and more disgusting. 1t rs
making strength faster for the he
publican party in North Carolina
thsn anything the Democrats have
ever done before. There are three
good men aspiring for the nominal
ton, vet the supporters OF one
malien the others just rs II they
were enemies instead Of belonging
to she same party, and vice versa.
Some want the support OF a certain
man q test of Democracy, and some
think every body is rascal who
does not agree with them. The cam
paign for the nomination Is a refiec-
ton Oh the party by which the enc
mics to Democracy are profitiIS.
If the State convention was Il month
or two further off we believe the peo-
pie would rebuke such campaign
by nominating a man who Is not III
the race. 1t will be much the safer
course for the party to take at
Charlotte.
The above which we take form the
Greenvile Reflector, does one of the
candidates-Horne-a great lnlus-
tice. and we think the editor OF that
paper, on reflection, will admit that
it does. As to his criticism OF he
other two candidates we have moth
ing to say, but in the behalf OF
Mr.. Horne we must protest against
the structures OF the RefectOr~in so
far as they are made applicable to
him. We do not think, however
that tie Reflector intended it's re-
marks to apply to him, but the gen
eral reader will not think OF that,
but will apply that papers censnre
to all three candidates. The editor
of the Reflector cannot but admit
that 50 far Mr.. Horne has conducted
a clean campaign-one as clean as
is his record for honesty and fairness
in his business dealings. Neither he
nor the managers of his campaign
have made any attack on or at
tempted to take any unfair advi,n-
tage of either ofhis opponents. They
have neither started any reports
detrimental to them nor aided Ill Civ
ing greater publicity to any that
have been put af1oat. MIR. Horne
is not the kind of man to use such
means to accomplish II purpose.
We are sure he would IL thousand
times rather lose the nomination for
governor than to secure it by means
against which could be laid the
charge of even the s'mblance OF un-
fairness and underland work. Mr..
Horne stands before the people and
asks for the support on his record;
and does not stoop to seeking
the position through attempts to in-
lure the character or besmirch the
reputation of his opponents. He
believes that there should be the
same honest dealing in politics that
there is among honest men in the
business affairs OF lifp.-WilmingtOn
Star.
The Reflector stands corrected and
hereby makes apology for the ui'n-
territorial in njustice done Mr.. Horne.
The Star il right in saying the Re
fectOr did not intend its remarks to
apply to him, for there is nothing
in his campaign to criticise. We
have uot seen or heard il word that
he las said against any one, and
we believe Mr.. Horne is d man against
whom not IL word can he said
Gueenville Reflector
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