The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1888-11-29
The Election.

HFefS0E C0rrt&p0hdence Of tie Gold Leaf.
lhe great battle has been fought
and the result is not what many pre-
diCied and desired. While we belong
to the defeated party we do not be-
lIeve the result VIII be the downfall of
American liberty. Our institutions
have sustained a heavier strain and
passed through darker days. We
thought, and still think, the best in
tere>;s Of the nation required the tri-
umph Of the defeated party. We
have now a Solid South, and almost a
Solid North, with the Executive, Tu
diciaI and Representative depart
ment5 Of the gOVernment wrenched
from the hands of those whose desire
was to harmonize the two sections in
one brotherhood, pulling together for
the unfy and prosperity of our coun >
try. Many things contributed to the
defeat Of The party in power and the
mighty revolution in public sentiment.
Members Of Congress from the South,
IN their eagerDess to COnCiliate the
Northern mind. voted for cxtravagant
pension measures, throwing the re-
sponsjblIl,y Of guarding the public
treasury On the Presidents veto power.
This of course brought the pcn5ioned
element Of the North and their friends
in fierce antagonism to him. The
party in power could not have more
effectualIy brought about defeat to
themselves had they worked for and
desired it. In the next place Con-
gress remained in session for about ten
months, talking about tariff reform
and the immense wealth OF the pro
tected capitalists Of the North. This
arrayed the owners of actories. with
their accumulated millions, and their
thousands OF operatives against the
Democratic party. They would have
served their country better asleep on
their beds al home. The manufactnr-
ers OF the country nor the multitudes
in their employ are going to sanction
the tree trade policy in this country
nor even ah approach to it. What do
the hands IN factory care about the
profits the owner derives from his bus
lnes5 SO they can get remunerative
wages promptly paid? When their
meat and bread is dependent on the
success OF the manufacturer thew are
not gong 10 vote to cripple his busI-
ness when reduction Of their wages
would be the result. A great states
man once sid, "protect the manu-
facturln9 interests of the country until
in their increasing number and
strength home competition Will regu-
late the price Of goods" The Amer
lcan manufacturers, backed by the
millions ID their employ, will not yield
the point. Their voice will be heard
through the L2llot box against any
party tha' attempts to throw them un
protected IN compettion with foreign
labor. In party in power had 4 lit
tie evidence Of the unwilIingness Of the
protected capitalists to yield in the
last election, \ thunder clap from
a clear SKY would not have astonIshed
them more. On the 9th of Nov. the
party IN power marched up TO the
polls expecting when the setting sun
had DISAPPEARED behind the Western
hills that the electric wires would flash
forth the glorious news of a Demo
cratic To,oFy. They knew not the
death blow they had given to the sue
cess OF Their party in the contest by
the tarli agitation. The Republican
Senate tofe>se'ng the result that would
follow the tariff agitation in Congress,
RETAINED iF'm action on the subject
until after the election, and perhaps
forever. The ~m7difcAtian'' party
suffered de'ea, and the reins of gov
ernment were placed in other hands,
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