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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-10-29

Mr.. J. w. Bailey. Democratic candi-
date for .electOr- tlarge. returned
Yesterday from YadkinVille. where he
spoke on Monday. He reported very
large audience and fine Democratic
enthusiasm He also brought remark
able evidence that the Republicans
have grown hopeless of lodging res
possibility for their past and have de
cided - defend Modernism. Russell
Ism and Reconstruction. This Is borne
out by the notorious Montgomery
spr-arh here.
49,. SEEMS said Mr.. Bailey. in an
'urarView, that the Republicans have
decided to accept the responsibility for
the miserable records made by the
two administrations they have had in
North Carolina.
AT Yadkinville yesterday (Monday
October 19th) Mr.. Bart Brown Intro
duced Mr.. ElwOod Cox. candidate for
Governor on the Republican ticket
and declared with frenZied emphasis
that Mr.. Cox. if elected. would main
tain the standard set by Governor w.
w. Holden, adding that all that he and
his party asked of Mr.. Cox is that he
should make such Governor of
North Carolina as Holden made.
MIR. Cox was present and by his 81
lence acQuiesced in the Impeachment
Browns extraordinary declaration
came about in this way: I was speak
ing to q large crowd of Democrats in
the courthouse at Yadkinvile when
Mr.. Cox came in. I had referred to the
fact that in his letter accepting the
Republican nomin~ ton. Mr. Cox had
called upon the people to forget the
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past and to Law aside the political
'prejudices of their fathers: and had
expressed qualification that The Re
publicans had at any rate become
ashamed of their past. l undertook
briefly to show why they should be
ashamed, and on the other hand. WhV
the people of North Carolina could not
forget that under Holden and Russell
the Republicans had not only proved
themselves unfit to conduct our State
affairs, but had plunged themselves
into corruption and brought the state
into humiliation. I added that while
the Democrats point with pride 10
their past, holding alOft the names ut
Vance, Jarvis, FOWle. Scales, Holt.
Carr, AycOck and Glenn, the Republi-
cans come before us with apologies
and ask us to forget I went on to say
that all the Democrats claimed for w.
w. Kitchin is that he will maintain the
I challenged the Republicans to prom
Use that Mr. Cox would maintain the
standard of Holden and Russell.
"You may imagine my surprise
when in the presence of Mr.. Cox and
Republicans MIR. BROWN DID THAT
VERY THING.
TT appears that the Republicans
| have decided to make the worst of a
| bad cause and defend Reconstruction,
| Holden's regime and Russellism. 1t Is
-their load-let them carry it. They
are responsible for these administra-
| ton; the record is theirs. 1t was said
| Of old BY their fruits ye shall know
them and so are they known to North
Carolina"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-10-29

The one issue which the Republi-
cans have raised with the Democrats
in North Carolina and given the dig
nifty of of a position in their State plat
form is a criticism of the last Demo-
cratic Legislature for reducing rail-
road passenger fares in North Caro-
lina-that they have made it possible
for the people of the State to buy
railroad tickets for less money than
they formerly had to pay for them.
Bear in mind that the Democrats
have been in charge of our Legisla-
lures for ten years, and in these ten
years they have legislated so we'll and
SO wisely for the promotion of the
interests of the whole people of the
State that in all this record the Re
publicans find nothing worthy of cri-
ticism in their State platform but this
one matter of railroad rates.
The Democrats gladly accept the
issue they thus raise, and take pride
in defending their action in this mat
ter as one of their best accomplish
ments for the benefit of the people
at large, and have the advantage of
being able to show, from the sworn
reports made by the railroads them
selves, that. while they have thus
cheapened passenger fares to all the
people, they have at the same time
increased largely the net earnings of
the railroads from passenger fares in
North Carolina.
The sworn reports made by the of
ffcials of the Southern Railway to the
Corporation Commission show that
for the six months ending December
81, 1906, under the old high passen-
ger rates, their receipts from passen-
ger fares in North Carolina were
1857, 1854. For the SIX months ending
December 81, 1907, under the IL
cent rate, their receipts were $1,047,-
5SS, an increase for the six months OF
$4,000; an increase of $13,337 pei
month and of nearly $500 per day.
Like reports from officials of the
Atlantic Coast Line for the same pc
Rod show $432,065 under the high
rate and s475,086 under the low rate
an increase under the low rate II
s43,021, or s7.170 per month and
$25S per day.
Like reports from officials of the
Seaboard Air Line show passenger re-
ceipts Of$226,8S7 under the old high
rate, and s303.S02 under the new low
rate for the same period of six
months; an increase of receipts un-
der the reduction rate of s76,915. or
s1Z.S19 per month and $427 per day
These are facts. They show
beyond the point of cavil that the sug-
gestion made by the Republicans that
the Democrats have done the railroads
an injury III reducing passenger fares
is absolutely without foundation. 1t
is true that the railroads. in common
with every other class and form of en-
terprise in the whole country have
suffered greatly within the last eigh-
teen months, but their troubles are
traceable to the empty freight cars
with which the Roosevelt panic filled
side tracks from one end of the coun-
try to the other
AS SHOWN above, the railroads
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II IS a fact which may have been
forgotten by great many people, and
which deserves to be remembered.
that the author of The Clansman"
and The Traitor, Thomas Dixon, Jr.
was the author of the first Confederate
pension bill adopted by the State of
North Carolina and which was the be
ginning OF the system of pensions to
confederate soldiers in North Carolina.
he came to the Legislature from his
native county of Cleveland in 1855. at
II years OF age. and drew and intro
duced and championed with his bril-
liant eloquence the bill to pension Con-
federats soldiers. and the claims of the
ola veterans We're so we'll presented by
him that when the roll was called out
not a single Democrat in the General
Assembly voted against it. This was
the beginning of the pension system
IN the State. which has been so popu.
lar, and so generously recognized as
just and proper that every succeeding
Democratic Legislature has increase
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Independent Candidates.
Baskerville CitizeuN


1t is safe to say that nine out of
every ten Independent candidates are
men who have tried and failed to get
office in the Democratic party. Before
they were beaten they talked long
and loud about their devotion to party
principles. Being beaten, they become
abusive of their former party associ-
ates, desert the principles they once
eXtolled so loudly, and in every pos
sfble way show that it is profit and not
principle that controls their political
action.
OF course there are a few excep-
tons, but this is the rule
What honor is there in such a
course-what principle? Who can
trust a turn-coat? Who can Dr.. con.
fidence in the man that is blown about
by every wind of doctrine, finding a
resting place only where his personal
interest dictates?
For these reasons all so-called indie
pendent movements in politics start
out discredited In the eyes of right
thinking folk and usually end up in
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-10-29

1908. William Jennings Bryan, their
captain, with the high standard of
equal rights to all and special priVi-
legeS to none. engraved on his banner,
will lead his army to victory, but po-
litical battles, like actual ones, depend
upon the loyalty, courage and patriot
ism of the DriVates. Oliver Cromwell,
with his lrOn-SideS, changed the po-
ltical destiny of England. Why? Be
cause he had behind him the most de-
termined men of conviction the world
has ever seen.
army, but they are the mud-sills upon
which rest this nations destiny. Their
efficiency as units determine their
strength as a whole. No party is
stronger than the voters who supply
and sustain it. We have got to win.
and we summon the Democracy of
North Carolina to clean their guns for
the coming conflict.
The few days remaining for work
must be utilized along practical and
personal lines; that is, the clubs must
see that every Democrat capable of
voting votes. This is the essence of
victory. There ought to be a special
committee in every club for the sole
purpose of seeing that Democrats get
to the polls; the old men who are
unable to come must be brought, and
the young, if unmindfui, must be re-
minded.
Democratic clubs offer every men,
| Der opportunity to labor for his party,
and if the hundreds of clubs in North
Carolina do their duty as units, there
| Will be one of the cOmpletest Demo-
cratic victories North Carolina has
seen for years Club members do not
| rely upon your officers to do all the
work. You are an integral part in this
great fight and the ideal club is that
club in which every member. regard
| less OF his place or position, preSumes
to be a leader. The Democratic party
! has placed its destiny in your hands,
and to you it looks for final vindica-
ton on November 5, 1908.
| Respectfully.
Q. MAX GARDNER.
state Organizer Democratic Clubs
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-10-29

No doubt a great many people have
been puzzled to know how the Dem
ocratic administration has been able
to make the extensive improvements
in the public school system, build so
many new school houses, enlarge the
asylums, largely increase pensions to
Confederate soldiers, etc, without
any increase in the property or poll
taxes for State government.
The report of the State Treasurer
for the last year shows that only SO
per cent. of the revenues of the State
government are derived from the gem
eral property and poll taxes collected
by the sheriffs and that in forty-one
counties of the State an amount in
excess of this amount is actually re-
turned to the counties in the appor-
tionment of the school fund and in
the pension payments, and in the 9TH
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publican.
5th-To absolutely kill for four
years all effort looking to the pre-
VentiOn of diScrin1ina ton in freight
rates. the Governor being the life and
spirit of the prosecution.
These are some of the things you
will be voting for should you vote for
Mr.. Cox.
Don't fail to vote for your Demo-
cratic Congressman. North Carolina
now has ten Democrats i'm Congress,
and by all means should hold the
solid delegation. The only way to put
an end to Joe CamOnism is by elect
ing Democratic Congress. If the old
man should be defeated in his district
as now seems probable. and the Re
pUbiicanS should hold their ma jOritN
in Congress. they would find another
Joe Cannon to put In the Speakers
chair and stand between the special
interests and the people. 1t is tim,
| now for a peoples Congress.
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the amont given to this purpose, until
1t mas now reached 100000 per year.
ohe-sXth OF the total taxes collected
by the State
AS the Republicans are this wear
making pretense of championing the
cause of the Confederate soldiers 1t is
worthy of record. also. that in this
Legislature of 1885. when Dixon's
pension bill was adopted by solid Dem
ocrauc vote. it was opposed likewise
oy an almost solid Republican vote
the Journals of the Legislature show
ing the following votes in opposition:
In the House. Brim. Bulla, Chappen.
Eaton. Henderson. Husse. Jockey.
PlnniX Pritchard. Roulhac, Thorpe,
Wall, Ward, Whitted-14. ali Republi-
cans. In the Senate. Chadbourn,
Montgomery, Robins. Swan, Taylor
and ihomas-e, all Republicans.
II Is also Worthy of note that the
oliiS LEGISLATURES since which have not
~ e,9eu TIE amounts appropriated
! Legislatures
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-10-29

State taxes collected are returned to
them for these objects.
The balance of "a per cent. of State
revenues is derived entirely from
frOnchise taxes, privilege taxes and
taxes on railroads, insurance compa-
MES and other corporations.
This is remarkable showing as
indicating the progress that has been
made under Democratic government
in equaliZing the burdens of taxation.
For q long time the State collected
most of its income directly from the
citizens, while corporations, especially
railroads and insurance companies,
did not pay anything like their pro-
portionate share of taxes and but COM
paratively little money was realized by
the State from franchises and privi-
lege taxes.
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Vow, 1 have done the best that [
But later l hope to be- able TO make
u more logical talk. l wish l were able
to go from the East to the Tennessee
line and tell this message tn all the
people. l have not long to live. | have
children and grandchildren: but say
to You that no stroke of this right
hand shall aid i'm putting the Republ-
can party over these children and
grandchildren. (AppIausc.) | say it
because l have tried IL i'm the psf and
having tried ii i'm the past and having
found nothing but ruin and disgrace.
I cannot help but fight ii nOw.-CNrus
Ii. Watson.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-10-29

The Republicans are
arguing that Republic
can candidates for
Congress should be
elected because Demo-
cratic Congressmen
have no influence in d
Republican Congress.
By the same token the
people should elect
Democratic Congress
men this year because
the next House of Rep
resentatives will BE-
Democratic and Joe
Cannon bOssism will
be a hack number.
Don't fail to get out 4
full vote for your Dem
Ocratic CONGRESSMAN.
Every one of the ten
have been faithful req
resentatives of the in
terests of the people.
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What 1t Means to Vote for Mr.. Cox.
Winston Journal.
When a Democrat votes for Mr.. J.
Elwood Cox for Governor, he is prac-
tically voting:
1st-To place all election machin
cry in the hands of Republicans, the
Governor having the power to appoint
the election board.
2nd-To place the penitentiary in
the same hands that had it ten years
ago and ran it in debt over 100000,
the Governor controlling this through
a board appointed by him.
3rd-To place our splendid hospi-
tails for the insane, our excellent
schools for the deaf, dumb and blind,
our State University, Normal schools,
A. and NJ. Colleges. etc, all under
control of Republican boards.
4th-To place the appointment to
fill all vacancies in the United States
Senate, all vacancies in State offices,
Supreme and Superior court judge
ships. etc, in the hands of a Re-
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from the sworn reports of their own
officers, have been helped, instead Of
hurt, by the cheapening of passenger
fares. And While this is true ana iu-
disputably true. how about the inter-
ests of the people? How have they
been affected?
They have been saved an average
of one hundred Thousand dollars for
every month since the reduced fares
went into effect, and this is a saving
that continues to them every month
money which they now have in their
pockets, their banks, or invested for
their needs.
The Democrats are glad to accept
this issue, and challenge the Eepuh-
leans to say that, if again entrusted
with the power, they would restore
the old high rates and force the peo-
pie again to have to pay the p per
cent difference between the old and
the reduced fares
Another enactment of the last Leg
is iature in the interest of the people.
which was so clearly just and proper
that it passed almost without Opposi-
ton, was to make q reduction Of =
per cent from the local freight rates
on shipments between points in tn"
state over two or more roads frnr
the total of two or more local rate
Still another enactment in the fl
tereSt of the people of the STATE wa
the empowering of the Governor and
the Corporation Commission II use
all reasonable means within their
power Of the State to correct the dis
crlmlnations against North Carolina
cities in favor of Virginia ard south
carolina cities, which are So thor
oughly outrageous and undesirable
that in all North Carolina thor. has
been found but one man t. defend
4
Republican nominee for Governor
Governor Glenn and the Corpora
tion Commission. acting under his
authority. are now prosecutiug -Ijts
before the Interstate Commercc com
mission to correct these abusrs"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-10-29

They say now, I'VE did d" i"~
things Of which you charge IL ~ '''
construction days, but if N"u N''
Us back i'm power. we will be coon
They want us to forget the past
we can only judge of the futui'
the past. When Moses was lcadii'- ~.
Children of Israel for forty Hc'" 49,
the wilderness he frequently ion''" ~
people ready to forget their ta-hh'" -
ers i'm Egypt and the awful ia ,.s
their bondage; but if you will 20 'hi'
to the history of this greatest oil ~
ers you will see that when they - -,
forgot themselves and complalhth 49,.
that he was leading them on L, u
he told them to Keep these ''',,i
upon the frontIets OF thine eye 't,v
wear them upon the hmsers :"
right hand. ''-Cyrus Is. Na'soh'
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-10-29

did not know whether I was going
to get strong enough to fight in this
campaign, but when the Republican
Convention met and put on their ticket
old DR.. Cy. Thompson for one of the
best paying Offices of the State, the
'piZen'' broke out all over me. He was
once a Democrat. but he went over
and fused with the Republican party
and helped to defeat us i'm 1894. and
when they nominated him the ''pizen"
broke QUE just like measles. Cap
plause) I couldn't put my finger Oh
"a place that wasn't "DiZencd." Gap
plause. )-CyruS II. Watson.
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SHALL PASSENGER FARES Be INCREASED?

The Democrats Gladly Acce the Issue Raised Against
Them by the Republicans Reduced Passenger
Fares and Show by Swor n Reports Of Railroad OF.
ficals that Railroads Have Been Greatly Benefited
by the Cheaper Fares, While a Hundred Thousand
Dollars per Month Are Being Saved to the People
Will The Republicans Restore The Old High Rates?
Democrats Are Also Striving to Correct the Freight
Determinations Endorsed by Hon. J. Elwood Cox.
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the defeat they deserve Tho. 20
wander from the Democrat tn.H '
cause they didn't get a nominal r' I'D
find usually they have not only ."- ..
confidence of former friend H'"
general public. but have failed
to win the trust and respect ~ .-7.'
new allies.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-10-29

Perhaps it could hardly have been
expected of him-partisanship BIAS it,
Just claims up to a certain point. hHt
Mhen eX-Secretary of the Tr.a~'irJ
ShaW was speaking with Mr. TIT ph
tne Iatter's recent tour througi E'rih
Carolina did anybody hear hin r-r.at
one word Of those unansweraFl- .rgI-
ments for bank deposit g. .aaF
which he made before it b. ... =
campaign issue ?-Charlottc C..-... Il.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-10-29
TOM DlXON,s OF
CONFEDERATE PENSIONS

Introduced First Pension Bill in 1885, Which Was Pass
ed Over Opposition of Re publicans Including pritch
ard. Now, After Democrats Have Increased Pension
Appropriations to One-Sxth of All Taxes Collected
by State Government Re publicans Pretend to Supe.
rlor Friendship to Confederate Soldier
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-10-29

Some sDectacles which wou'5 'th@r-
wise make us tired. are rcd-.r:..-' ~
the large element Of humnr "alea
they contain. In this Cong nal
district We behold the Repuhlirar NJ
dldate taking advantage of tn nd
ant time on his hands as maua-,.. .- =
factory shut down from panie-...r--S-
sion causes to go around with -
about Republican prOsperit.. II
lotte Observer
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I want to say to you to do nothing
dangerous. 1t is dangerous for Il DEM
Ocrat to scratch ticket. I don't ever
scratch them (appiause), because
when l scratch them have left i'm my
gun only half load. and when shoot
l want whole load. both of powder
and lead-Cyrus Il. Watson.
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Henry Watterson, the Greet st.'
that if Democracy does not suce.-- II
this national election that il n. r.
quire a revolution to Gust tn r'iF-
sentatives Of entrenched special T.'.-
lege.
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WHERE THE MONEY FOR DEMOCRATIC
IMPROVEMENTS COMES FROM

Only Sc Per Cent of Taxes For State Government Col
lected From Poll and Pro perty Taxes and Large
Part of this Goes Back the Counties From Which
1t Comes Improved Sch ools, Enlarged Asylums, In
creased Pensions, Etc, ONE From Franchise, Privi-
lege, Railroad, Insurance and Other Corporate
Taxes.
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COX TO MAINTAIN
HOLDEN STANDARD
Boast of a Republican Speaker Intro
ducing Cox
DEFENDS RECONSTRUCTION

Mr. l. W. Bailey Says Cox His Silence Acquiesced IN
The Impeachment That He Will Maintain The Stand
ard of Holden and Russell. The Republicans Have
Decided to Make The Be st of Bad Cause and De-
fend RECONSTRUCTION Holden's Regime and RUSSELL
ism.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-11-11
ARROWSMITH ASKS INQUIRY.
General Manager of Northwest Light
& Water Co. on Water Supply
and Bacteria.

George c. Arrowsmith, general
manager of the Northwest Light &
Water company. made an open offer
that his company would pay half the
expenses for thorough inyestiga-
ton Of the water supply, sanitary
conditions and health in North Yaki-
ma. II the council would defray the
other half. The services of an ex-
pert in bacteriology are wanted in
the investigation.
Referring TO the water supply agi-
tation, Mr.. Arrowsmith, on behalf Of
the water company, said last night:
81 am authorized to say that our
company not only welcomes a thor
ough investigation, but insists that
it is entitled to it in view OF the many
wild statements which are unusually
virulent and unfair at this time.
"Our company will be very glad,
and hereby makes the offer, to pay
one-half the expense OF such an in
vestigation, the city to pay the 9TH
er half. This. however, with the I'M
Outstanding that we have the services
of an expert in bacteriology, consult
with the physicians, get statistics
from them as to the sickness and
cause thereof, where the cases OF ty-
phoid originated. what water was
used, bottom facts as to cleanliness
OF the premises, comparisons of the
water here with the water used else
where in the state-in fact, probe
this whole thing to the bottom. Then
If the water company is in the wrong
it will not be backward in doing
what can reasonably be asked of it
to remedy the trouble. Or if, as We
believe it will be found, that our wa
ter supply is good and wholesome,
and not the cause of typhoid, then
let us have peace"