The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-05-28
Disgraceful, Disgusting,

Among Themselves The
: Craigkitchin Embroglio-
Bossisn, jealousy and Self
seeking Doing Much to Hurt
the Democracy Of North
Carolina-Too Much Poll
tics and Too Little Regard
for Welfare of State.
Fairbrother's Everything.
These things which add to the
gaiety of nations are refreshing to the
careful historian who sits in hisconn-
ing tower and reviews the things that
happen as the busy world spins
round, and of all the things happen
ing the fight now on in the Demo-
cratic party is most cheerful.
The Fifth District fight wherein
holt has assailed Brooks and where
in Brooks continues to secure the
delegates is perhaps the most lively
of any of the feuds and fights, but the
Holt Brooks campaign is not the
only one. Holt charged Brooks with
dishonesty when he should not have
done so, and the manhood OF the dis
trict rose and rebuked the politicians
who made the charges. Take coun-
ties like Person, Durham, Orange and
Alamance, SO far as heard from when
this is written, and it was q Brooks
walkover. Had Holt been satisfied
to have run on his merits and not
attempted to destroy a spotless char
acter he would have made a very
strong run-but when he Commenced
to throw mud the wind was in such q
direction that it all came back on
him and never touched Brooks. But
the idea is that the Democrats fought
amongst themselves.
In the raig-Kitchin contest there
has been much bitterness. We have
heard good Democrats call each
other, (behind their backs) all sorts
of odious and shocking names; we
have heard more abuse between Dem
ocrats than ever before on this par
ticular fight, and naturally enough
that bodies no good to future Demo-
lcratic maiorities. 1t all suggests
that things are drifting-that Demo.
cracy, too long inpower, has attempt
ed to rule or ruin-and that is soon tC
spell ruin.
1t comes to us from good authori
ty that when the State convention
meets the politicians propose to at
tempt to get a resolution through tht
convention on the first whirl against
third term office holders-this being
a direct rebuke to Grimes, Dixon an(
Lacey. 1t is also understood tha
these very efficient Office holders an(
unquestioned Democrats havegottel
: their sails set in way that will caus'
, them to defeat this resolution, but
it is sprung it means more bad blood
In other words, there has been too
much politics in Democracy in Nortl
Carolina and too little statesman
: ship.
, Perhaps there are no better mel
anywhere in the State than the thre'
office holders mentioned, Grimes, Dix
: on and Lacey, and there is no reason
in the world why the third term shoult
be Observation-Disclosures, politician,
l use office to reward politicians, and
r one man is chosen for life there will
be no more politics. Instead of re
3 garding the affairs of State as bust
3 ness proposition and securing goot
! men to fill the offices and keep then
t filing them SO long rs they max
good, the idea is to change as Otter
: as possible in order to reward SOM
/, patriot who did job OF wind-jam
g ming or who wants the glory.
4 When a man runs a business of hi
: own he secures the services of a goo,
: man and he wants him to remain.
] the good man says he is going else
] where the business man offers hin
: more money TO remain-holds out al
t kinds of inducements-but let goo'
: man get into office and make a capi
: tai officer; get on to the ropes and b
] in a position to accomplish some
q thing, and the politicians come alon,
e and demand his retirement. The
nj perhaps have made q slate five year
k ahead, and they must deliver tn
e goods or they lose their pull wbateye
e it may be.
els
/ We are sorry that the State col
vention proposes tn try to pus
+ through resolution on the thir
; term business, because the preceden
g so long sacred will doubtless
broken at Chicago. end Roosevelt wi
be presented the kingly crown. An
in North Carolina the friends {
Grimes, Dixon and Lacey will doub,
less see to it that the politicians ar
forestalled in their attempt to di,
i, credit good officials simply because
4 is politics, and because some of til
= alleged and self styled bosses do nc
= like the present incnmbents.
The fact OF the business is, if tf
: Democratic party of North Carolin
4 undertakes. through its poifticf
= bosses, to retire Ben Lacey mt TIN
. time, there will be fifty thousand Il
" Dor votes forever lost tn Democrac,
|, There is hen on, and no mistak
:, The whole rank aud file of Demt
!. cracy is restless; it seems Suspicion
= it wonders what. the game is, and
some fool break is made, like, say. I'll
retirement OF Lacey on the prete,
of third fermism, there will be an av,
lancl. And strange to say, the pin
are already set for this to happe
. provided the programme of the boss,
4 is carried out. The State conventie
to meet at~Charlotte has in it's haut
y a grave responsibility.
A great many people imagine they ha
heart trouble when the fact il that the who
trouble lies in the stomach. The pains in q
n side around the region OF the heast are n
OF necessarily heart trouble We suggest th