The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-08-21
WJUeFICE TO SENATOR VANCE.
THE ALLIANCE AND THE SUB
TREASURY BILL.
A Wrong Impression With Regard to
Change Made by Him in the Bill
Which He Introduced by Request.
Raleigh News and Observer. |

raleigh News and Observer.
We understand that there is a def
mite feeling among many Alliance men
that Senator Vance has treated them
badly. They are under the impression
he undertook to amend the Sub Treas.
ury bill and agreed to support it after it
should have been put in shape, and
then subsequently, he announced that
he could not vote for it.
We do not understand that they OBJ
ject so much to his differing with them
in regard to the constitutionality of
the measure, for they differ among
themselves as to that, but they make
the point that he undertook to put the
bill in such shape that he could vote
for it, and after introducing it, said he
could not support it.
To be sure they are wrong and do
Vance a great injustice. They get
their ideas from the Progressive Far
mer and the National Economist,
papers that have spread these incor-
rect reports and will not correct them.
We had hoped that Col. Polk would
see that his own paper should deal
justly by Senator Vance in this matter,
for he says that he is Vance's friend :;
and we had also hoped that the Ma
HonaI Ee0nomist would state the whole
truth about the matter, which, how
ever, it has not yet DONE
The Alliance men who have i'm
bibed this impression probably see no
other papers but the Progyessive Far
mer or the National Eeonomist, and
it seems that the light of truth will not
reach them through those columns.
In Our opinion it is very desirable
that wrong impression should be re-
moved not only because it is an in
jury to Senator Vance, but because it
undermines the confidence and trust
which these people have felt in public
men. If Vance could treat them
badly, certainly no better treatment
can be expected from other public
men. 1t seems to US therefore to be a
public duty to undeceive these AL
lance men who have been so grossly
misled. TO this end we hope the press
and the friends of Senator Vance all
over the State will address themselves.
AS the Pr0gyessfUe Farmer and the
National Eeonomist will not assist in
undoing the work they have done, it
behooyes US to make it our special bus
iness to set the misguided people right.
We should agitate the matter with the
view of .enlightening those who have
been misinformed and putting them in
possession of the facts. And in this
work we hope all the alliance organs
will cordially assist.
We have several times printed the
facts, but repeat them now.
The bill was long one, and con-
tained many provisions, the backbone
of it being the lending OF money to
the people by the government. As to
that, Vance was unwilling to express
an opinion off hand, and said he would
not commit himself to the support oi
the bill. But he said he would pu,
some of the other provisions in better
shape, and would, at their request, in.
troduce it. One of the provisions was
that the people should elect the ware
housemen and as that was plainl,
against the constitution, he made the
bill conform to the constitution in ths,
one respect. He never offered to put
the bill in such shape, that he coulo
support it. He reserved the right te
consider it, after he had made ths
change above stated.
This ought to be explained to the
Alliancemen verbally and through the
press, SO that they will be put in pos
session of the facts of the case. We
think this an important duty devolv-
ing on US all.