The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-20

| and vicious system of bOuuties it assailed
| being few in number, readily united anu
| brought to bear against him all then
| immense resources of power and wealth
| and thus compassed his defeat before tn,
people, who move slowly, had time tC
| comprehend thoroughly the import OF
the issue involved. But the elections o,
1890, the Chicago Convention, and thc
| results of the elections Just held, all show
that the people at length understand
aad understanding will reverse the snap
Judgment of1SSS.
| REPUBLICAN AND THIRD PARTY CoALIA-
Here in North Carolina we have a rep
etltlOn OF the same combination which
has just met with such signal defeat il.
Arkansas, Florida and Georgia.
The disguise behind which this comb
nation seeks to veil its purposes is too
transparent to deceive, and only adds
to the compact the odious feature of con-
spiracy.
Between the leaders of the Third party
and those of the Republican party, there
is undoubtedly perfect understanding
and entire harmony and concert, al
though, erstwhile, from motives of shrewG
policy, they fain would conceal this fac,
from their followers. There no longer
remains any reasonable doubt that the
Republican party is their ultimate goal,
but, in order the more successfully to
carry with them into it the rank and
file of their followers, who are in the main
plain but honest people, they are with
characteristic cunning prosecuting their
tortuous journey clandestinely and by
easrelays.
Therefore at every step in this transi-
one day what they have either denied or
such, doubtless, will mark it's progress
sive development to the end. Starting
out with professions OF extreme fidelity
to the true principles of Democracy, they
now openly avow their purpose to de-
the party which alone stands for them.
With vain and illusory promises of
benefits and reliefs, they
induced these people to renounce their
allegiance to the party in which they
owe so much, and now when the work of
glittering rewards promised they only
in the currency of thirty cents per CAPITA
Shrewdly, indeed, have these plotters
paved the way to say to their followers:
Alas you cannot go back to the Demo-
cratic party-our schemes have all pro-
we'd visionary and illusory-behold the
doors OF the Republican party open unto
us, let us enter"
If the well-meaning and honest men
who
asked to-day to embrace Harrison and
Reid-Harrison, the monometalist, the
nigh priest of protection and the foster
iather of the Force bill; Reid, the proto-
type monopolist, millionaire and pluto
;rat-many, if not all of them, would
shrink from the contact; but will they
DO it on the day of election?
No time will be lost and no oppOrtu-
lity spared between now and then in in
tanning them to that pitch of blind and |
hatred of the Democracy
necessary for reckless deeds, and then, in !
he fullness of time, unless all signs fail. |,
hey will be boldly invited to the revolt |
ng feast. Will they accept? We will |
see what we will see.
The efforts being made by this mOngrel :
to defeat our State and legis- |,
ative ticket ought not to succeed because /
he candidates we have nominated for !
hese positions are men above reproach, /,
md there is no complaint even from our |
ldversaries against the administration !
If our local affairs by the Democratic :
,arty. No reason even approximating /
)lausibility is assigned by anyone why !,
he change should be made. While, on
he other hand, the black record of 1868 !
. an all fficinnf rnnSnn xrhv Irn ShnuI1 1
lot again place our home affairs in the !
lands OF the Republican party or any !
)ther organization in coalition with it.
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE 4.
Unquestlonably the people have griev-
lnces, and in large measure their CON- f.,
,laints are just, but what is the cause? /
shall not stop to answer at length this
Inestion nor to discuss the remedy. Suf- !
ice it to say all who admit there are
wrongs which demand redress cOncede |
hat, SO far as due to legislation at all, |
hey arise from bad and unjust national |
avs, not single one of which was pass
d by the Democratic party, and not q |
ingle one of which it has since it's pas
age, had the power to repeal.
1t is true at one time during the last |
hirty years we had the Senate and the |
1ouse, but not the Presidency. 1t is also |
rue that once during that time we had
he President and the House, but not |
he Senate. At no time during this long
'eriod have we held control Of all the
hree law-naking branches of the govern
nent to the end that we might pass a
;ood law or repeal bad one. On the
'ther hand, at all times during this
'eriod the Republican party has been
bile either to pass such law az it ap-
rOved or protect from repeal such as it
ad already enacted.
Under these circumstances who il re-
ponsible for the existence or continuance
# these wrongs? The Democratic party,
which admits their existence, defines the
ause, states the remedies and promises |
O apply them SO soon as it is able {; or
he Republican party, which after having
them denies their existence,
md to all the lamentations of the peo-
lie answers only, The laws we have
,iven you are good and just and, in
onfrmation, bids us, in the sententious
anguage OF President Harrison, I" Be
Old prosperous people upon whom
ests the blessings of God?''
| leave you to answer at the polls in
November.
AITH IN THE Patriotism OF THE PEOPLE.
The Democratic party in this struggle,
S always, relies solely but confidently |
pom the unfailing patriotism OF good
'eople OF North Carolina. 1t appeals to
hem to stand for their homes aud their
resides.
The Democratic party has not now, as
t never has had in North Carolina, n
corruption fund. The air is
nll of well authenticated rumors of large
unds held and used by the Republican
md Peoples parties in their mutual
ight against the Democracy, furnished
hem by the National Republican Execu-
i've Committee, which in turn vas fur
lished it by the 80 Gold Bugs OF Wall |
treet'' and the PlutOcrats OF the
North What a spectacle, my coun-
rymen The champions OF so-ca!led re-
orln fighting the ''Gold Bugs and
Plutocrats" with the money of the |
Gold Bugs and 50 Plutocrats"i
Need tell you, if peradventure in this |
light either of them should win, who the !
cal victOrs wou'd be?
In conclusion tl,a Dernoprati, pa -ty is /