The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-11-26
Have a Care.
Predicted Struggle Between
Democrats and Republicans
on Question of Local Self
Government - Prohibition
Legislation the Chief Dis
turbing Element.
Fairbrother's Everything.

them, who Will be III the Legislature
propose to put it squarely up to the
Democrats to decide what they think
about local SELF government. The
Charlotte Observer contains this
notice:
The Legislature which meets i'll
January will be confronted with at
least one very embarrassing PROPOSE
ton. 1t will be asked to pass II bill
to restore to the people the right OF
local self government; the right OF
local option. In view of the develop
ments OF Tuesday members-elect OF
the General Assembly may us we'll
begin thinking of this matter now.
To this the Statesville Landmark,
under the caption. ''Don't' hands us
this package:
For the Lords sake, haven't We
troubles enough without reviving the
prohibition question? The Landmark
believes with the Observer, that
prohibition was lar@ely-by no means
entirel irresponsible for the Demo-
cratic slump in the State last Tues
dav. We believe it cost us Il Con-
gresham in this district, possibly,
although there were other cOntribu-
ting causes. The liquor dealers and
strong Observation-Disclosures are mad
and they took the first opportunity
to hit the Democratic party, which
is responsible for prohibition. 1t
made no difference to them that some
Democratic candidates were anti
prohibitionists; they struck at
Democrats for spite.
But while all this is so, does any
body think the Democrats are going
to change the liquor laws? Or if
they should, does anybody believe
that any change, or attempted
change. would not be strongly re-
spnted; would not work infinitely
worse havoc in the end than has
already resulted? That would Ger
tainly be the result. Prohibition is
stronger to-day than ever before
Many people who do not believe in
it and have opposed it. would oppose
any change in present conditions;
and any attempt at change simply
means agitation; turmoil and strife
when there should be peace
Worse havoc than has already
resulted?
That is Just what the Republicans
and wet. Democrats think about it.
They have concluded that if the
question is squnrely put. Are you
against local self government? and
the Democratic party. through its
representative in Raleigh. say they
are, then the record will be complete.
Then the Republicans in electiny he
next Legislature will go to the West
and show the farmers who cannot
make apple brandy that the Demo
cratic party has done all this; they
will appeal to the people that it was
IL law passed by snap Judgment but
sanctioned by u deliberate body:
they will go from county to county
and the spell-binders and wind-jam-
Iners favoring corn juice free and
untrammeled will appeal to those
with that sublime thirst and those
without it, and the havoc that will
follow will be frightful to behold.
In other words this record which
must be made will be the issue.
good propositions; Il good PROPOSE
ton no matter by whom offered,
and the people Of North Carolina,
the first to sign up Il Declaration of
Independence are not the ones to
tell that they cannot have local self
government. The longer the prohi-
bition law is on the books the
worse the havoc The longer the
attempt of the politicians to pass
laws, as was the case in the submits
sion question, the more CALLING to a
certain per centage of the natives,
and that is why the Republicans are
going to make the record.
We agee with the Landmark that
prohibition is stronger than ever: we
| agree with the Landmark that it is
unwise to make the war-but in
politics, and especially with a party
flushed with victory us is the case
with the Republican party in North
Carolina, it isn't going to care any
thing about the havoc-what it
wants is supremacy and it thinks
that the local self government plat
form, submitted fairly and squarelv
to the people will win. If the people
| OF North Carolina are to be told at !;
general election that they cannot
have local option if they want it
then the fur will fly. States rights
are sacred in North Carolina and
community's rights will also be
| sacred.
Viewed in any light the fight is
just starting. There will be after the
Legislature adjourns more politics
| than was ever before witnessed in
North Carolina, with the Democratic
ticket reduced fifteen thousand at
the very lowest and the prohibition
law not yet in effect, the man who
| looks without prejudice can tell that
there is trouble ahead.
We are not saying that this should
happen-but we have good authority
for saying that it will happen-and
we are sorry.
Read the plain formular on box OF Pinl
/
there is a better one. Pain means conges
| tion-blood pressure somew here DIR. Shoop.
| Pink Pain Tablets check head pains
womanly pains. pain anywhere Try one
and see, 20 for 23c. Sold by all dealers.
For long time the columns o
the large dailies have been mainly
devoted to politics and the Duke OF
Abruzzi and his love quest. From
now on the amount of politica
matter will steadily decrease, bu,
there is no sign that the Italian
nobleman will be any less conspicuou.
In fact, he looms up as large as ever
1t may be that. like the poor, he vii
always I've with us. Apparently the
only way he can escape notoriet,
and the public secure relief, is by
marriage. That seems to relegat,
a man to obscurity. Until the Prime,
Helie de Sagan and Nine. Anna
Gould got married they were thu
| most talked ahout Dp0plo in Chris