The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-04-16
THE GOLD LEAF
THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1908.
Excerpts From the Durham Herald.

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il he happens to be where he knows
what is going on.
1t would be a little more convenient
for those New York high flyers if Nor
monism was recognized by the law.
If Mr.. Bryan is populist and Mr.
Cleveland a Republican the real Demo
Gratis must be few and far between.
Give them the power to regulate
your personal conduct and affairs and
you need not be surprised if they do
it.
The thing has already gone far
enough to make it plain thatnot one
of them will get it unanimous con-
sent.
1t is not Il question Of who a man
voted for twenty-five years ago but
rather who is the best man for the
place now.
Certainly Mr.. Glenn has the right
to run if he wants to, but there is no
use in keeping anybody on needles on
account of it.
Ii Mr.. Cleveland is q Republican,
then we have not had a Democratic
president since the war, although we
got the pickings.
As the railroads and trusts are rep
resented as favoring all of the candi-
dates they should be all right,no mat
ter who is elected.
Mr.. Kitchin is not the only man
who is campaigning around the State
when he has other duties that he
might be attending to.
The best thing that we have yet
heard III Mr.. Horne's favor is that il
elected be would not forever be travel
inc around the State ballOhOOing.
We are not saying that the admin
lstratlon is attemptingto make itself
solid with the negro vote, but some
people might take it that way.
Governor Glenn wants it understood
that he has not said that he will not
be candidate and we reckon you
know what to take that to mean.
1t is getting better when we are
willing to admit that the man who is
able to buy a thousand-mile book is
entitled to some slight considera-
ton.
Twelve years ago the populists
were accusing the Democrats of steal
ing their platform and now they are
trying to steal the democratic candi-
date.
There may be many good reasons
why Mr.. Dixon should be reelected
but the best of all is that.he has filled
the place to the satisfaction of all
concerned.
There is nothing to Indicate that
the Democrats would not be just as
hot after Federal patronage as the
Republicans if they we're given a
chance at it.
Certainly those Republicans who
are opposed to the administration
candidate are going about it on the
quiet when they know what it means
to be found out.
Some of us do not drink whiskey
but think that we should have the
right if we wanted it, while some Others
who think they should not have the
right drink all they can get.
You had better be careful about
asking congress to pass law pre-
venting its shipment from one state
to another. 1t may fool you and fix
it so that you cannot get it.
If Miss Evelyn thinks she could 90
into any court in the country and
get damages for defamation of char
acter she is welcome to-all the conso-
lation the thought gives her.
Certainly there is a law against
murder, and the law does not give a
right to kill, but the law allows one
to buy shot, powder and other mu-
nltlons OfWar to be used to harmless
purposes.
Ii Mr.. Horne proposes to 60 ahead
and capture whole county delega-
tions right in the face of the other
two candidates they will have to
look around and find something
against him.
If the rest Of you want to cut out
the politicians and put up a business
man we are willing to agree with
You that it would be a good thing,
but do not palm q politician off on
us as a business man.
Raleigh has found it necessary to
raise the tax rate since it no longer
has the funds derived from the dis
pensary. However, if the people are
getting what they pay for and want
what they are getting, they have no
occasion for raising a kick.
If the drinking of whiskey is to be
put IN the same category with steal
ing, murder and other crimes, why
not pass law making drunke mess,
or the drinking of whiskey, if you
will, a crime. What is the use of 60.
ing all around your elbow to get tc
your thumb.
We cannot agree with the PROPOSE
ton that the Wilmington Messen
gers trouble was due to the fact that
it had opinions and dared express
them. There are numbers of papers
In the State that have opinions that
are not in full accord with the ma
lority and do not hesitate to express
them. In fact, there are more nov
than at any time within our recol
lection.