The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1888-11-22
HOPE ON, HOPE EVER.
TAKING A CHEERFUL VIEW OF
THE SITUATION.
Trusting for the Best from the Republi-
can Administration
TDanville Register. !

Few people nave 1elt the de1eat OF
Cleveland and Democracy more keenly
than the editor of this paper. He
comes from an old line Democratic
family and the principles of Democ-
racv were instilled into him from child
hood by father who was for a long
time in public life. If there were no
local issues involved, if there were no
negro question involved, if there were
10 sectional question involved, we
would still be found an earnest and
honest advocate of the Democratic
party, for we believe that party to be
the party of the people as opposed to
the l" centraiization idea" of Republi-
Canism.
Pardon the personal allusion, but
we say this much as sort of preface
10 our "hopetul vew.'
We recognize this fact that the re-
turn to power of the Republican party
may and probably will bring great po
litical evils upon the South. Mr..
Cleveland had recognized the claims
of the Southern people, and we had
begun to feel that once more we had
IN interest in the National govern
ment. Under Republican rule, how
ever, we shall have to pay taxes, and
enormous taxes too, to the Federal
government and still have no part or
lot in the administration of National
lfairs. The South will be a nation
without a country under Republican
rule.
We fully realize the fact that we
have lost all we had won-we realize
the fact that the offices Of government
in the South will be filled with ne
groes and carpetbaggers-we realize
the fact that the Malone party in
Virginia will have the aid of the Fed
eral government in It's effort to capture
the State next year. We fully apPre
ciate the gravity of the situation and
yet there is a hopeful view from bus
mess standpoint.
The Republican party will have
control Of all departments of govern
ment and will have no excuse for fail
ing to give the country much needed
legislation. The party is pledged to
the repeal Of the tobacco tax and un
less it is reckless enough to disregard
that pledge, the tax on tobacco will
be removed in the near future. This
will benefit the people of Virginia and
especially the people of this section.
Again, the Republican party is
pledged to the passage of the Blair ed
ucutional bill or a like measure and
that will turn loose seventy millions
of dollars, much of which will come
to the South. The Richmond IThig
suggests that the Democratic congress
take up that bill and pass it as soon
as congress again assemblies. And it
is not improbable that congress will
do SO.
At any rate, the Republican party
is pledged to the passage Of the bill
and it must soon become a law.
The Republican party is an extrav-
agant party and we shall hear no more
about big surplus in the National
treasury. The money will be spent,
one way or another, and while but lit
tie of it will come to the South by di-
rect appropriation, money will be more
plentiful and when once put into cir
culation, it will gradually find its way
to the South.
AS to tariff, the policy of the Re
publican party is well known, and
while we regard our present tariff sys-
tenn as most iniQuitous, still 1t is favor
able to the manufacturer, and more
than that, we shall have no more tariff
agitation for several years to come a.;
and this of itself will restore business
confidence and give an impetus to
manufacturing industries. Capitalists
, will not be so timid of investment and
, there is no doubt in our mind that the
mere settlement of these political ques-
tons will make better business in the
country at large, and the South must
share in the general prosperity.
Let our people cheer up; let them
go to work in earnest and leave results
to take care OF themselves.