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Anybody can launch a national par
ty, but to keep it afoat requires
finesse.- Philadelphia Ledger.
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Even a poor wallpaper hanger may
put up at good hotels.
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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-10-29
KITCHIN AND YAM
A Splendid Tribute to These Standard
Bearers of Democracy by
Hon. F. M. Simmons

Hon. F. M. Simmons, our senior
Senator, whose master hand guided
the hosts of Democracy in several of its
most trying and most brilliantly sue
cessful battles, is actively engaged in
the campaign, and his prepared
speech, which is decidedly one of the
best contributions to the literature of
the campaign, is being extensively cir
culated by the State committee.
His tributes to both Kitchin and
Bryan are real gems:
1T is well known in North Carolina
that | did not support the candidacy
of Mr.. Kitchin for Governor. l ad-
vOcated for nomination for that office
great North Carolnian. In
this | was exercising the immemOrial
right of Democrats in all party con-
tests over nominations. There was
nothing in my support of Mr.. CraiS's
candidacy which interferes in the
slightest with my giving Mr.. Kitchin
my cordial support. / was in favor
of Mr.. Craig until the majority of my
marty decided in favor Of Mr. Kitchin:
but from the minute Mr.. kitchin s
was announced | have
been as earnest-as it was my duty
to be, as it is the duty of every Craig
man to be-a supporter of Mr.. kitch-
ms election as ] was UP to that min
ute of Mr.. Craig's nomination. Mr..
kitchn is entitled to my support He
is entitled to the support of every
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-10-29

Craig man in North Carolina: and,
what is more. Mr.. Kitchin is worthy
of my support and their support. He
is an able man; he is an honest man;
he is a courageous man; he is a man
of convictions; he hates evil and he
loves right. When he is elected, if
there are any evils he will seek to
reform them: if there are any wrongs
he will seek to right them; but his
sense of justice is SO strong he will
not, in seeking to remedy one evil or
one wrong, suffer another wrong to
be done, and every interest in North
Carolina will be safe in his hands OF
course, he will be elected by an over
Whelming majority, as he ought to be,
as the best interests of the people in
this State require that he should be;
and when he is elected he will prove
a worthy successor in that great office
of Charles Rrantley Aycock and Rob-
ert Broadnax Glenn.
And now what shall I say about
Mr. Bryan? If l should undertake to
tell you who Mr.. Bryan is, you would
tell me there was no more use for
me to tell you who Mr.. Bryan is than
there is for me to tell you who Zeb
Vance was. If [ should attempt to
tell YOU what Mr.. Bryan stands for
you would tell me there was no more
use for me to tell YOU what Mr.. Bry-
an stands for than there is for me
TO tell you what Jefferson stood for
II i should attempt to eulogiZe Mr..
Bryan, you would tell me there was
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-10-29

The country Is still suffering from
a panic that would never have oc-
CURED if there had been guarantee OF
bank deposits. In his speech ut New
Bern. n. C.. the Hon. John Sahrpc
Williams demonstrated conciusiyeiy
that whatever else might be said about
the panic il was as clear as the sun
that IL was caused by the withdrawal
OF untold millions Of dollars from
the banks and trust companies last
fall when the Knickerbocker Trust
Company failed. just at the time Of
stress when IL was most sOrely needed.
The remedy which the Republican
Congress furnished for this situation,
said Mr.. Williams, was enough ito
make all the immortal gods on Mount
Olympus laugh, and all the little fishes
to SMILE Instead OF giving some
measure Of additional protection or
security to depositors they passed .
law, the Aldrich- Vreeland bill. which
actually further undermined the See
curity OF depositors by authorizing
banks TO use certain classes of their
securities, which are a source Of se-
curity to depositors, as the basis Of .
temporary initiation Of the currency
and giving to the new issue q prior
lien over the depositors on SUCH &C.
curities. With great force he nfDtchcd
against this nakeshift the Democratic
plan Of requiring the banks to guaran-
tee the security OF their deposits. and
thus insure the keeping at all times
OF the money OF the country perform
ing regularly its mission In perfect
confidence of security.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-10-29
12REPUBLICAN
HANDICAPS

John T. Marshall enumerates in
the New York World twelve handicaps
which the Republicans have to over
come in this election:
l. The resentment of the people to
Roosevelts dictation OF Taft's nomina-
ton bv Federal office holders.
.. The disaffection Of the negro vote
all over the country.
s. The disaffection of union and I'M
organized labor.
4. Millions of men out Of employ
ment.
5. Hard times following a panic and
the empty dinner-pai1.
6. A united Democracy.
Z. The Democratic demand for a re-
vision downward OF the tariff.
s. The tendency to Capitalization by
the Republican leaders.
8 The disorganiZed condition of the
Republican party. as witnessed In the
States of Ohio, New York, Iowa, llli-
nois and Indiana
10. The reckless extravaganza OF
the Republican Congress.
IL. The law preventing the Republi-
cans from getting money from cor
porations to buy elections.
II. Bryan, Bryan, Bryan.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-10-29

Standing, as he does. the foremost
private citizen in the world, the great
est orator that has appeared since the
eloquence of Demosthenes shook the
Arsenal and Numbered over Greece
to MacedOn and ArtaXerxes' throne,
his name is on every mans lips
throughout our broad land. and no
man names it to ask who he is and
what he stands for. but only to in
quire whether in him the cause of
popular government will triumph or
again go down in defeat. Whether he
Will win or not [ cannot tell. / can
say, unless they buy victory from him
again, as they did in 1895, 1 conf
IDENTIFY believe he will win. The only
thing that stands between him and the
Executive Mansion today is bribery,
coercion and intimidation. and | do
not believe they can again compass
his defeat by these methods. We will
not know until the ballots are cast
and counted what the result will be.
but those of US who believe in the
immortal principles of Democracy
know what our duty is. and we will
discharge that duty with abiding con-
hdence that the faith of the fathers
and the right and capacity of the peo-
pie to rule themselves are not dead
and Will not perish from the earth.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-10-29
Prohibition Not Party Question.

Clarkton EXPRESS.
Occasionally we hear of n man who
swears that he will never vote the
Democratic ticket again because the
Democratic party forced prohibition
on the State" When a man talks that
way it shows that he is not at oil
posted in regard to the matter. A
Democratic Legislature, in which
were thirty nine Republican members,
did pass a bill allowing the people OF
the State to vote on the question or
prohibition. Out Of the thirty-nine
Republican members thirty-seVen
voted for the bill. In the campaign
for prohibition we saw prominent Re-
publcans and prominent Democrats
fighting for it, and prominent Repub-
licans and prominent Democrats
fighting against it. 1t was not any
one party that gave US prohibition,
but the people of all parties. One of
the strongest opponents of prohibition
was that sturdy Democrat and gallant
Confederate veteran. Cyrus Il. Watson.
of Winston. and in a speech few
days ago in his home town he said
that there was nothing to cause a man
who was u Democrat four years ago
to leave the party now. And there Is
nothing.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-10-29

All the powers of the Democratic
State administration are now engaged
i'm an effort to correct the abuse
the outrageous abuse-in interstate
freight rates which gives to cities OF
Virginia and South Carolina such adj
vantagcs over North Carolina cities
that I'm all North Carolina II Is i'm
possible for any wholesale house to
do much more than n local business
an abuse which has built up big
cities on each side of us, when under
fair conditions of freight rates North
Carolina pluck and energy would have
Outstripped them all. The Republi-
cans have nominated for Governor
1.-The handy man OF the Southern
Railway" Mr.. Cox, who went all tho
way to Washington City for them and
testified under oath that there were
no abuses or discrimination in freight
rates, or even any complaints as to
such, worthy of attention.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-10-29

My friends. I think too much of
the next generation to stop my efforts
TO rid this country of the evil of pri-
vate monopoly. | am willing to go
down on my knees every morning and
say to my Father in Heaven. give US
this day our daily bread but God for
bid that l Should make my country
men go down on their knees at morn
ing and say to a trust magnate give
US this day our daily bread. and have
him answer L will if you will vote the
ticket | want you to- You cannot af-
ford to fasten that sort of system on
this country or any other country
w. J. Bryan.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-10-29
LII MBER NJ EN- WILL VOTE FOR BRYAN
Producers of Southern Pine Are Not
Benefited by the Small Tariff
On Lumber

Complete and Effective Recitation of the Argument
of the Republicans by One of North Carolinas Fore
most Lumbermen. The Truth u.s. the South's Two
Chief Products, Cotton and Lumber, Cannot Be Pro-
tected by the Tariff Since We Produce Surplus Of
Both" The Only Foreign Lumber That Can Com
pete With Us in This Territory is Canada. Canada
Has No Lumber That Comes in Competition With
Cur Yellow Pine" The Protected Trusts Aid Inn
mensely to the Cost of Producing Lumber. The Demo-
Gratis Will Relieve Them of This Burden While the
Tariff on Lumber Will Be Taken Off by Either
Party That Wins.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-10-29

If Republican Legislature should be elected
this year that high type of statesman and Sena-
tor, Lee S. Overman, would be succeeded in the
Senate by Spencer 3 Adams the man who mix
ed the vilest and dirtiest Mind of partisan poll
tics with his instructions of the law from the
bench, and who pointed out to a Columbus
County grand jury elements of bravery in
rapists. 1t required courage" he told them.
For making that charge he was dashed from the
bench by the press If the State His continue
ton at the head of the Republican party in this
State, and his domination of it, is the severest
indictment that could be brought against the
party and is sufficient reason, if there we're not
a hundred others, Why it does not deserve sup.
port, or even respect
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-10-29
Two VOTES FOR BRYAN AMI
kITCHIN'-THAT is THE
SLOGAN.

The argument i'm this campaign l.
on our side. This argument may not
have been presented to your neighbor
who intends to vote the Republican
ticket. Let every one who advocates
the election of Bryan and kitchin
make determined effort, between now
and election day. to get one vote
among his neighbors. From now on
let the slogan be, 1.-TWO votes for
Bryan and kitchin-my own and an
other mans"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-10-29
Mr.. ID. \. TOmpkins. OF Charlotte,
Authority ON Finance. Favors Bry-
ans Plan of Securing Bank Deposits.

Charlotte Observer. August 80, 190SD
Mr.. d. A. Tompkins was asked yes
terday what he thought of the stand
taken by Mr.. w. J. Bryan on the
question of guaranteed bank deposits
and what he thought of the general
proposition itself. He said:
Mr.. Bryan's speech upon the sub
ject of guaranteed bai.k deposits ap-
pears to be as able an effort as that
gentleman ever made, at the same time
one Of the best expeditions of the sub
iect that has yet been offered by any
body.
The Republican party has SO far
been very unfortunate in its handling
of the currency question. and apper-
tanning questions, although Mr.
Charles Fowler, a Republican, worked
a most satisfactory currency bill. The
Republican party under Mr.. Aldrich
defeated it and substituted something
which was much worse than nothing.
Everybody who ever carries a bank
account, and particularly every bank
er, ought to read Mr.. Bryan's speech.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-10-29

Cotton is worth on the
New York market now
about Ia per cent. more
than the average New York
price during Cleveland's
administration. With liz.
ing expenses increased 49
per cent. in the last twelve
years, it is apparent that a
pound of cotton will buy
less to-day than at any 9th.
er period in the history of
cotton production.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-10-29

no more use for me to euloglze MI
BRYAN to you than there was Tor me
to eulogize Webster or Washington. II
| should attempt to defend Mr.. Bryan
against the criticism and assaults OF
his political adversaries, you would
tell me he needed no defense-that MS
life and record, which are known OF
all men, are his all-sufticlent defense.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-10-29
NEW YORK suns OPINION OF
ROOSEVELT'S POLITICAL
SPASM

Let self-respecting Americans of
all political parties unite I'm the fer
vent prayer that the unexampletI
frenzy or sDasm of seIf,exhibifion
which Is now degrading the Office OF
President OF the United States may
end before the scandal invites the al.
tention and excites the disgust Of the
whole civilized world."-N Y. Sun.
staunch Republican.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-10-17
ANIMALS SENT TO PRESIDENT.
Glfts Made Are Mostly Sent to the
Geological Park.

No presidents family has been the
recipient of as many animal pets as
has that of President Roosevelt. This
Is undoubtedly due to the widespread
knowledge Of the presidents fondness
for hunting and his interest In every
thing pertaining to brute creation.
With few exceptions the animals pre-
scented to the president or his children
have been sent to the Geological park
In Washington. .-.-
Gifts Of wild and domestic animals
from admirers in foreign countries
have not been infrequent. One of the
most interesting presents of this kind
was that of King Meneik Of Abys-
sinia, who sent the president an Ara
bian zebra and two ostriches as a
token of his esteem and admiration
for Mr.. Roosevelt.
The American animals received at
tho White House range from white
rats and mice to cinnamon bear or
a mountain lion. The most treasured
pets Of the younger members Of the
family are their ponies. A Mexican
double yellow-head parrot was the "a
vorite of Miss Alice before she mar
ried, and the cries Of alice" by the
bird filled the White House for many
days after his mistress had left.
There Is no home In Washington so
full OF pets of high and low degree
as IL the White House.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-10-17
Come from Everywhere.

The people of Washington are peo-
pie from all parts Of the United
States. In a limited degree they are
people from every corner of the world,
but the foreign-born population here is
not as large in proportion to the ma
tive-born population as it is in many
other cities. It was in 1900 only 7.2
per cent, in comparison with 81 per
cent. for New York, 35.1 per cent. for
Boston, 34.6 for Chicago, 22.S per cent.
for Philadelphia, 1914 per cent. for st.
Louis and 1875 per cent. for Baltimore.
On the other hand, only 46.4 per cent
of native-born Washingtonians were
born in the District of Columbia, while
74.7 per cent. of Baltimore's popula-
ton are Marylanders, 500 of Boston's
people born in Massachusetts, SIS of
New York's people born in the Empire
state, and 65.3 Of Philadelphia's people
born in Pennsylvania. These percent
ages show striking comparison with
the Washington percentage, when the
large foreign-born population of Balt-
more, Boston, Philadelphia and New
York and the small foreign-born popu-
lation of Washington are taken into
consideration. Charleston, S. c., af.
fords much more striking compar1-
son. No less than 903 of its inhab-
itants are natives Of South Carolina.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-10-17
FROM AL OVER THE UNION
Apartment Houses Con
tain q cosn1opoaltan Crowd.

HOW many states are represented
In the roster Of the occupants Of the
ACu5e? the clerk at one of the big
Eest Washington apartment houses
was asked, and the reply was: 1T
would be much easier to tell how
many arc not. We have them from
nearly every state in the union"
A mere categorical elaboration OF
this assertion would be uninteresting
It Is enough to say that one of the big
apartment houses numbers among its
occupants, when congress is in ses-
sion, both senators from Idaho, a sena-
tor from Oregon, q senator from Cali
fornia, representatives. from Pennsyl
vania, West Virginia ana AMI Ohto,s the
secretary Of the French legation and
scores Of other persons equally as d.
versifed with respect to residential
anteoedents. Another has senator
from Colorado, q senator from Mis-
souri,, and representatives from the
following states: Ohio, Texas, Colo
RADIO, Missouri, Florida, Indiana, North
Carolina, New York, Illinois and Min
nesota, as well as the counsel of lega-
ton OF Colombia and other people, Of
fetal and unofficial, from north, south,
| east and west. Another apartment
house contains two legations, those
of Guatemala and Panama, the coun-
selor of the Japanese embassy, a sen
ator from Maryland, one from Utah,
and representatives from Illinois, New
York, Ohio and Nebraska. The Chilean
| and Venezuelan legations are in apart
| ment houses, and nearly score of
diplomats have residences in apart
| ment houses. Statesmen as rarely find
themselves neighbors with others
from their own state as do people not
In public life.
Whether the natives of various
states are distributed among the apart
| ment houses in the same proportion
| that they are distributed in the city
| at large it is difficult to tell. It is hard
enough to keep track of the number Of
apartment houses, which are spring
| ing up like mushrooms - III various
parts of the city, and such task is
hereby s1de-stepped, because there are
already figures enough in this article.
Mathematics give some people head
ache, and this is not lesson in arith-
| metic.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-10-17
Cleared Up the Situation,


It happened the night of big re.
ception at the White House last win.
ter. The local livery stable men were
preparing to annex big chunks OF
musty kale, and they were busy rush.
ing carriages hither and thither. On
such occasions the excitement is in.
tense, for these kale-annexing souls
try to mako one carriage do the work
Of 20 or Whereabouts. The driver Of
one Of these get7rich-quick carriages
received an order from his stable fore
man to go "and carry the Cuban min
lister to the White House" -
With a crack of the whip andsa care
full assembling of the reins he pre-
pared to obey the order, when clerk
in the establishment shouted, real
gently, at him, and told him to hurry
around to the Rochambeau.
The conflicting orders worried the
not over brilliant brain Of the colored
man and hurt his feelings nightly.
So he called fellow employe to the
after his team and proceeded to the
Office, where his employer was liter
ally surrounded by carriage orders and
chaos.
See yere, boss" his voice mean
dered, II is suah disturbed bout desc
yere ordahs. Mr.. B. ]. say Go an git
de Peculiar ministah,' an de clerk
say Hurry 'roun' to de Rochambeau
ministah.' Now, wants fer t know
who Is de m1ntstah Is to git
The most valuable work the driver
did that night was to give occasion
for the good laugh which followed.
The surcharged air cleared and every
order went out on time.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-10-17
CAUGHT A SEA BAT,

One of the rarest specimens Of the
fish kingdom known to waters con-
tiguous to the North Carolina coast
was captured in seine at Masonboro
sound Monday by William Hewlett,
fisherman. The fish is what is called
1.-The sea bat,'' and 1T is a perfect re-
production of a leather wing bat on
a large scale. The fish is about fifteen
inches long and about thirty inches
across the back.
Strange to state, it had thin,
threadlike tail about fifteen inches in
length and on each side Of the rear
appendage were two perfect formed
gfoved feet, with smaller diversion
having the exact appearance of a
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-10-17

building costs the government s3,250-
900.
The interior construction is we'll
under way. The furniture has been
contracted for at $4,000. That means,
in round numbers, something like
$500 for each of the suites of two
rooms. Moreover there is a big sub
way between this Office building and
the capitol, through which the sena-
tors can travel without exposure to
Indictment weather. 1t is among the
possibilities that rubber-tired jaunt-
Ing cars, driven by stored electricity,
will be run to and fro for senatorial
convenience.
Alphabetically the building is an
ornament to that legislative corner Of
the federal city. But it is much more
than that, for the marble pile stands
as next to the last to be completed
before the magnificent square of pub
lie buildings on Capitol hill will be a
reality It will easily be the most
splendid group of imposing public
buildings on this continent and, it
may be, in the world
The capitol, which had cost S13,-
100000 up to 1896, and which has
been renovated at an expense Of
100000 more since then, occupies
the western side of the square, It
does not fill in the whole of the space
by any means, but looms forth in the
midst of the capitol grounds as the
most notable Of all the many public
buildings in Washington. Some time
the east front of the old portion of the
capitol building may be refaced with
marble, SO as to improve the architec-
tural appearance and symmetry. That,
it is estimated, will cost $1,200,0O0
Otherwise the capitol, which has been
growth in construction for about a.
half-century, is wellnigh completed.
On the south side of the square
stands the new house Office building
of marble. It cost 100000. It was
opened to the representatives, with its
400 rooms, last December. Workmen
are still putting finishing touches upon
it, including outside treatment" It
is almost an exact counterpart, in it's
exterior, of the senate Office building,
which is directly opposite, but on the
north side and outside of the capitol
grounds. The house building fronts
on B street south, and the senate
building on B street north, as the
streets are called in Washington.
It is distance of four city blocks
between the two. That is the width
of the capitol grounds. Skirting one
half of the eastern boundary of the
grounds is the library Of congress,
claimed by some to be the most beau
tifu1 building of it's size in the world
1t cost se,500,000.
The last structure contemplated for
the square is temple of justice,
which will probably cost at least
$5,0Oo,OOo more. 1t is to occupy a great
square just opposite the northwestern
half of the capitol boundary, and it
must be a counterpart of the library
of congress. Speaker Cannon and
Senator Hale, supported by friendly
sentiment in both branches Of con-
gress, are supposed to be contemplate
ing an appropriation for that new
building at the coming session, now
that the senate Office building is COM
pleted.