The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1888-09-06
REPUBLICAN ROBBERY.
DEMOCRATIC AND REPUbLI.
CAN PARTIES CoNTRASTEC.
Read for Yoursei and see Which is the
Friend Of the Poor Man.

In asking the people of North Car
olina to support Democracy at the
polls next November, we propose to
discuss the reasons why they should
do so. The most prominent issue be-
tween the Democratic and Republican
parties, is that of tariff reduction as
advocated by the former, and "high
protection as the policy of the latter.
These measures constitute distinct
planks in the nationa, platforms of the
two parties, and upon this issue mainly
they 90 before the country.
Democrats insist that the people
shall no longer be robbed by an ex
cessive tariff tax for the benefit Of
few monopolies and manufacturers,
who are growing richer every day at
the expense of the toiling masses.
The Republicans say our "infant
industries" must be protected, and the
millions must be taxed for the support
Of the few.
We annex few articles indispensi-
bic to family comfort and individual
necessity, with the tariff tax borne by
each, and ask that the people of Rock
ingham carefully read the enumera-
ton. If farmers and mechanics think
they ought to impoverIsh their own
families by continuing to pay this op-
pressive tax out of their meager earn
ings, to make autocratic millionaires
of Northern manufacturers, they should
vote the Republican ticket. If they
are willing that their own wives and
children shall forever suffer for many
of the comforts of life they should en-
10y, in order to enable northern mo-
nopollsts to clothe their families in
silks and diamonds, then they should
maintain with their votes the Republi-
can protective policy. II they are
willing to see rich corporations grow
richer every day upon the taxes wrung
from themselves and their neighbors,
who are growing poorer under this
same policy every year. they cannot
be expected to vote for Democracy.
But if they find it to their interest to
enjoy with their own families the re-
wards of their toll, and be able to put
away something for the "rainy day
that may come, they surely cannot be
SO inconsiderate as to endorse the tariff
policy of Republicanism. Relief from
the present oppressive and iniquitous
taxation is to be found only in voting
the Democratic ticket. Read the fol
lowing facts, and then figure out how
much the Democratic policy of reduc'
ton will save single householder OF
these articles alone in one year:
If a young man buys a suit o
clothes for Sz3 the amount of protec
l ton he pays is So. The clothes with
S out protection would cost SI4.
If he buys 81 hat he gets 40 cents
b, worth of hat and 60 cents worth o
:: protection.
If young couple just beglnnin:
: housekeeping buy yard of Brussel
: carpet for 81 they receive IS cents IL
:, carpet and S. cents in protection-o
It say for a whole room, sIz worth @
n carpet and SI8 worth Of protection
If With free wool SI8 would be saved.
|, If young woman pays So tor
! shawl she gets So worth of shawl only
j. the other s. she presents to the man
/ ufacturer to "protect" him.
IS If she buys Sunday dress for 81
: she gets SI2 worth of dress and 5
q worth of protection.
e If she pays SO cents for an iron Pc
y or pan she gets 80 cents in goods an
ot 20 cents worth of protection.
y If she buys clock for s. she re
sc ceives So worth of clock and 81 wort
l. of protection.
D. If she wants a sewing machine an
70 pays say Sac for it, she gets SII wort
h OF sewing machine and So worth
protection.
If she pays SIC for watch, 81
u represents the timepieoe the other !
goes to "protect" somebody.
DC If she buys a lamp for 81 there
20 S cents in lamp and As cents
he "keep the pot boiling" for some pr
u tected individual.
rs If she has to buy range or sto
= - for sz5 she gets SIT in goods and
u worth OF protection.
a If she buys dozen steel knives ar
" forks for $3.50 she gets about 81
knives and $3.50 in protection.
. II she buys dozen glass tumble
'e' for 81 she receives in glass S. Ger
'e and IS cents in tariff.
al If a young farmer buys SIoo wor
of implements to start out in farmin
- he gets SIS in machines and s45
. tariff. With the Mills bill passed
-, could buy horse. as well as his il
- plements, for his SIoo.
If the farmer purchases barrel
. . salt for 81 he gets "a cents in salt a
- pays sc cents in protection to comE
nies in Syracuse, Warsaw and Sagina
Look where you will, follow
!, n whole tariff list now in force. do
article by article, and you viii q