The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-04-07

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VnIdATA and the people
MN W. should read and
IT ka u keep informed,
but legislation alone will not prove
balm for all the troubles of which the
people complain. After looking calmly
and dispassionately at the situation let
US all go hard to work to make an
other crop feeling assured that in the
event Of success along that line the
country will be better off no matter
we get all we want in pollt-
ical sense or not. A failure to make
a crop this year will be our ruin no
matter who is elected in the State or
Nation. Let us work more and agl-
tate less until our own household is
fortified against want. This much by
way of preface to the following edito-
rial from the Wilmington Messenger:
The political outlook in North Car
olina grows darker and the question of
what is going to happen becomes more
difficult to answer with the passing OF
each day. He is indeed very know
ing man who can SO forecast the future
as to tell in connection with North
Carolina politics what day will bring
forth.
The ambitious Mr.. Polk is to be the
candidate of the Third party for Pres
ident is the report sent out from Wash
ington. This intelligence will not sur
prise any one who has been watching
the antics Of that summersaulter. He
has done much harm to the Demo-
cratic party already and by it has in
iured North Carolina very greatly.
How many of the Alliancemen in this
State will follow his red flag we can
not pretend to know, but we fear they
will be counted by many thousands.
If the Democrats lose 5000 votes and
the Republicans hold together and
make a strong fight for victory, there
will be a sad defeat ahead for the
great old party of principle. OF con-
servatism and safety.
Another development is that the
Alliance DemoCrats-tnose Ioll'wins
the lead of Butler, Skinner and Com
pany- will act with the Democrats
in all county conventions IN order that
they may capture the primaries, elect
their own delegates, get control OF the
State convention, and then nominate
their men and fasten upon the party
their extreme measures known to be
SO revolutionary and offensive TO the
most intelligent portion Of the real
Democratic party.
lust how this is going to pan out
remains to be seen. If the Democrats
are Indifferent, keep out o: the prima
ries and give the operating of the ma.
chinery to the Butler men, then 1t will
! happen Just as the leaders now are
said to be striving for.
Some things can not be done even
by a State convention. One OF these
is to formulate a set Of principles that
will be accepted by the non Alliance
Democrats if those principles arr
dangerous, revolutionary, unconstltu
tionary, injudicious and destructive
Let the non Alliance Democrats fee
= assured that such a platform is thor
:. . oughly opposed to Democratic pre-
= cedents, traditions and policy as wei
as principles, and thousands of theu
, , will remain faithful to the party, in
flexible in their resistance to the sub
versive doctrines, and true and un
!, yielding in their obedience to tn
. commands of conscience.
In politics where there are DIVISION
.. an dantagonisms that threaten seslou
} disintegration which will prove fatal
= 1t is the part of craftsmanship ant
y wisdom to calmly survey the Who'll
field in a spirit Of enlightened cando
- and conservatism, To carefully con
slider all the matters at issue, and wit
D uprightness of purpose and with an ey
, looking to the welfare OF the whoi
=. . State, to agree upon such compro
~ mise as will prevent the threatene'
- division and disintegratlon. Now tn
J. means candor and fair dealing and
'e willingness on the part Of each to CIV
and take, and to agree upon a pla
form of principles that all can accep
a. Why demand extreme measures th'
D. the best informed statesmen condemn
and are positively a, war with all II
N past of genuine Democracy
A compromise no, based on Te'
,e concession and regardful OF the hone
he convictions and fundamental primo
d ples of men will not hold. 1t will e.
I'd cite disgust and inevitably invite d
" vision which the one-slded affair :"
vs. formed to prevent. Let there be
be new, uniried measures Of very doub
full expediency and constitutional''
H. put in the platform upon when
d true Democrats are TO be asked
is stand.
ne As to candidates, tina, is compar
he tiyely a small matter, il they are MI
of personal and political integrit