The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-12-04

1OO SOOu W Uc LIuc. ucy cdu hardly
realize that their opponents should be
willing to do so much toward Demo-
cratic success in 1892.
There are good reasons for believing
that as soon as Congress meets bills
will be introduced by Republican Sen
ators from the Northwest, modifying
or repeating sections of the new tariff
law which bear down heavily upon the
citizens of the States they represent.
1t is believed that bills placing binding
twine on the free list, and reducing the
duty on ready made clothing would re-
ceive the votes every Republican Sena-
tor from west of the Mississippi river !;
md there is some talk about a combi-
nation which in return for the votes of
several Republican Senators from the
Eastern States for these measures,
shall repeal all duties upon new mate
rlals. Such bills could easily be gotten
through the House, as it is fact well
known here that at least twenty-five
members Of the House voted for the
Mckinley bill under protest, and only
because they lacked the moral courage
to stand the lashes Of the party whip
which was given them unsparingly
whenever they evinced disposition to
kick outside the party traces.
Mr.. Blaine is now engaged in per-
forming his celebrated reciprocity act.
He hopes to save the moribund old
Republican party by holding out gilt
tering inducements to the people of
what will be accomplished in the fu-
ture, and by ignoring the injury inflict-
ed upon them at this time, which they
have resented so effectually by their
votes. Mr.. Blaine has long head,
and his brain is an active one, but he
cannot bamboozle the American peo-
pie, who know that real reciprocity
with the whole world would be grand
thing for us, but who know also that
the reciprocity with a string tied to it,
provided for, or rather alleged to be
provided for. by the Mckinley tariff
law, is fraud pure and simple. Oh
no, Mr.. Blaine, the people have been
jugggled with too long in the ''protec-
tion" line to be caught by the false
glitter of your ''reciprocity.'
The Treasury surplus has been re-
duced SO low lately that it is said COM
pleted pension cases are held up in the
Pension Office because the Treasury
wanted chance to get in some more
money before honoring another draft of
the Commissioner of Pensions, who
drew $l9, 100000 last month. It be-
comes palmer every day that the de-
ficit prophesied by the Democrats at
the last session of Congress for the
next fiscal year will exist.
Not satisfied with having served no.
tice upon Senator Quay that he must
vacate his position as Chairman of the
Republican National Committee, there
is an element in the Republican party
that wants to depose Speaker Reed
from the leadership Of his party in the
House, and the proposition has been
boldly put forth that the compliment
ary nomination for Speaker of the next
House be given to some other ,Repub-
lican. There might be something in
this if there was anybody else to lead
the Republicans, but Reed is about the
only prominent Republican that was
reelected, and the chances are that he
would have gone with the rest if the
election in Maine had not taken place
before the tariff bill went into effect
and they will have to follow him or
nobody.
TAR HEEL,