The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-09-25
HENDERSON n. @, THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 25, 1890.

illustrated the difference between Dem
ocrats and Republicans, that Demo-
Gratis voted from principle and Re-
publicans "played for all in sight"
HOW THE TARIFF HURTS THE FARMER.
The protective policy OF the Repub-
lican party was operating against the
farmer. The manufacturers of glass
were protected to such an extent tina:
the duty on common glass was abso-
lutely more than prohibitory. : A
farmer selling his cotton in Liverpool
and buying there common window
glass would have to pay at the custom
house in New York as duty on it SI.o8
on every $I.oo of glass which he
should attempt to bring into the coun-
try. Every manufacturer protected
by tariff levied tax on the farmer,
whose products were not protected,
and who was compelled to sell his
cotton, corn and wheat in Liverpool
at prices fixed there in competition
with the products of the world.
THE FARMER PAYS A BONUS.
Ifevery man was benefited by the
tariff as much as he was taxed, no one
would be benefited and no one in
jured, but that if any were benefited
by the tax it was the nan who received
it in the shape of the increased price
tof his product, and the man who
bought the product was injured to that
extent. The farmer must buy the
product of the factories and pay to
every mill owner a bonus, made neces-
sary by the tariff, while no tariff made
anybody pay him any bonus upon
anything which he raised.
The Senator gave many instances OF
unjust discrimination in the tariff bill
against the South. Among others that
the Mckinley bill raised the tax on
cotton ties from IS cents to s1.os.
HE TELLS A JOKE.
He said he felt so outraged at
these determinations that he could
only illustrate his feelings by an Incl
dent. A farmer driving his cart up a
long hill with load of turnips, the
tail board fell out and he looked back
and saw that his turnips was distrib-
uted all along down the hill. A friend
passing by asked why he didn't cuss,
to which he replied that he couldn't
do the subject justice.
THE FARMERS HAVE TAKEN HIS ADVICE.
The Senator stated that for years he
had called the attention of the farmers
to the fact that every other class was
organized; the business men, the rail-
roads, the great fnanciers, and that it
was the duty OF the farmers to organ
ize in order to resist the encroach-
ments of the money kings. He was
glad they had taken his advice, and
now according to some he was the
first man that some Of the members of
this great organization would slaugh-
ter.
DEMAGOGUES TRYING TO RUIN THE AL |
LlANCE.
The Alliance should be careful to
know their friends. Many dead-beats
and sore heads and disappointed pol
iticians would endeavor to join the
Alliance and use it to further their
selfish ends. If a man turns farmer to
get Office or joins the Alliance for that
purpose, watch him. Do not let him |
become a leader or determine the
policy of the organization. "Not
every one that saith Lord, Lord, shall |
enter the kingdom
HIS POSITION ON THE sUB-TREAsuRY
BILL.
He said that it would give him
pleasure to state that he had been en-
dorsed by nearly every county conven-
ton that had been held. And yet he
understood that there were some good
and true men who believed, or who
had been taught to believe, that he
had been untrue to the interests Of
the farmers.
For the information of that class of
men, he would explain his position
with reference to the bill known as
the Sub-Treasury bill
He stated that he was asked to in
troduce the Sub-Treasury bill, and
consented to do SO, stating at the
time to those who made the request
that he could not promise to support
it.
The bill as presented to him, con-
tanned provision that the warehouse
people should be elected by the peo-
pie, which was contrary to an express
provision Of the Constitution, and he
struck that out and inserted in place
of it provision that they should be
appointed. by the Secretary of the
Treasury.
After investigating the bill most
carefully, and consulting the ablest
constitutional lawyers of the Senate,
he was convinced that the bill was
and that he could
not support it. That he at once wrote
his conclusion to Mr.. Bedding6eld,
Secretary of the State Alliance.
That the bill had not then been
called up; that he had not been called
upon to vote upon it; that at this time
the bill was before the committee, and
that he might have RETAINED from ex-
pressing the opinion upon it, bu, that
was not his way of doing business, and
he had no desire to conceal his opin-
ions when formed, from his people.
That afterwards learning that this let
ter to Mr.. Beddingfeld had not been
made public, and receiving iLforma-
ton that numbers Of the Alliancemen
were under the impression that he
was in favor of the bill, desiring that
there should be no mistake as to his
D0Sition he wrote the letter addreSseG3