The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1888-09-06
Republican Misrepresentation
[Bellefontaine (Ohio) Examiner.l


Times are hard, labor scarce, bust
ness dull, and many are discouraged.
Cleveland and his party promised us
better times, but they have only made
the situation worse.-BeLlet0ntaine
Republican.
1t seems to be our duty in this favor
able connection to remind the esteemed
fraud of the Republican, that all the
existing legislation bearing upon the
interests of capital and labor is Rebn6-
Hean legislation. "Cleveland and his
party" have not had the power either
to change or modify any of this leg
islation, or to make any practical ap
plication Of Democratic principles
through the legislative branch of the
Government. A hostile Republican
Senate has barred the way. The Mills
bill (Which can only become law by
the consent of this Senate,) proposes
simply to relieve the people from pay
ing largely more OF their earnings into
the Government Treasury than is
needed by legitimate demands, but it
is made the extremely shallow pretext
for the assumption that this manifesto
ton of Democratic policy hangs
gloomily over the country threatening
and even precipitating business disas-
ter. Out upon such nonsense
1t is, we repeat, Republican legisla-
tive policy under which this alleged
condition of affairs exists, and it is for
the said Republican Senate to decide
whether or not the scarecrow Mills
bill shall be enacted into law. 1t fol-
lows, therefore, if the Republican
speaks correctly of the business situa-
ton, that the Republican party in ad-
dition to its responsibility for existing
legislation, must also accept that for
the proposed legislation from which Its
heelers are arguing SO much of calam-
-ity.
The above quotation from the
Elders paper is followed unwittingly
by the remark that sany change would
be for the better" We think SO too
Any change from Republican to Dem
ocratic legislation for the country
would be sfor the BETTER" but as We
have already said Republican Sen
ate stands in the way.
Humoring, tor moment, the silly
assumption of the Republican that the
business interests of the country art
.. suffering under Democratic legisla
ton, let us see what the editor mean:
by the remark that "any change woule
be for the better" 1t sounds to u
like an apology for the "change" pro
, posed by the Republican platform
and the only change at that, to-wit
:, To make whisky, tobacco and oleo
margarine free and cheap. The pres
ent Republican system of high taxa
: ton upon salt, lumber, coal, clothing
: &C., &C., the platform declares mus
. not be disturbed. This is the system
under which an enormous surplus 9
: the peoples earnings has accumulated
and is still accumula ing, in the pub
lie treasury, and to this fact, in con
;. nection with the general economic pol
icy which the Republican party ha
fixed upon the country, is due what
ever there is to be justly compliance
= of in the present business affairs OF tn
. country. That labor is oppressed b
.' tariff taxation and the extortlons
. i, monopolies and trusts, is certalnl
- - true, and it is the consequences Of the!
: : that the editor of the Republican in
:, :, agnes he can saddle upon the Demo
= cratic party, because 1t happens
! have control of the executive branc
of the Government.