The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1888-07-12
The st. Louis Convention.

EDITOR GOLD LEAF The nomination
of Cleveland st. Louis was deserved
compliment to one who has shown his de-
votion to the great principles OF the Dem
ocratic party Grover Cleveland has but
few, if any, equals in this government for
prudence, foresight and business in the
performance of the duties of his office.
This course has reflected credit on the
Nation. He came into Office when this
misruled country had many wrongs to
redress, and it required firmness and de-
cision of character to purify the tainted
atmosphere and restore the country to a
healthful condition. A tide of Official cor
ruption had Overrun the country; ana
officials showed their moral unttness for
office from the highest to the lowest Like
country with little regard for principles OF
honesty. The GA tn of office to faithfully
perform the duties of Office bore with very
little weight upon their minds. Plundrr
was their aim and they scrupled not at the
means. They stole the presidency of the
United States and placed his Fraudulent
cv'' in the presidential chair for plunder
against the expressed wishes of the people:
| And. strange to tell the people submitted
to the great indignty and wrong. Ihey
exacted from the officials OF the land
portion of their salaries to swell the cor
runtion fund and the dissenting oflicial
lost his official head. He was decapltated
to make room for less scrupulOus ones,
official honesty and could not be tolerated
for a moment The decision of the Supreme
court, the highest tribunal of the land,
showed too much of partiZan bias and
corruption. With the judicial ernline or
the land thus soiled, what could the
country hope for without a change in the
rulers of the Nation? Grover Cleveland
coming into Office as the correction OF exist
ing evils, like Napoleon amid the ruins
of distracted France, had to "bring order
ont Of confusion" And most nobly did he
perform his duty, Unyielding in his con
victions Of duty, holding the reins OF gov
ernment with steady hand, like the I'm
mortal hero of New Orleans, he has lef'
his impress upon the Nation, and in NO
vemher next the people will show thei
appreciation Of his course. Our Preslden
is no ordinary man; with his manly torn
, towering like Saul above his fellows, Wt
are proud of him. lie has shown himsel
r equal to the emergency, true to his country
and III the coming contest will not be foI
gotten. At his approach four years ago
: with all its hateful deformlty, Radicallsn
fled. never more we trust t. throw. II
darkening shadows over this land. W
} want no man placed in the Presidentia
chair by fraud, dispensing the patronag
of the government to unworthy oflclai Is
S disgracing the Nation. We want III
| wishes OF the good citizens of the countf
!, respected and their rights maintained; tn
treasures of the land in honest and prt
:. dent hands. to be expended in the best IL
: terestS of the people. We want no MOI
assessments made on the Oiflces or I'll
: country to swell the corruption funo
J., keep ra>calS in stealing position: quo
;, things we trust have had their day, al
q the blessings of good government
Il ''"'' - " wa r. W. h.