The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-11-03


tA;-t, Unlapp;ly, there was only too mucl
truth ia these rumOrs.
\ prominent manufacturer Of this city
lifelong Republican, has quite recent,
over his cWLi signature spoken Of the Nc
| knlcy bill as our bill because we bough
aud paid for il"
There was 10 other way but that Of 1
bargain and sale Of legislation Of account
f.! Ing for the course Of Inc Republican party
IN TIE last four years, for | was unable x
believe that any man in his senses really
thought it w wise 10 break down The
safeguards Of legislation in the house O
representatives, or to infict upon the poo!
the awful lIi.Gcrs Of the Mckinley bill
or to deLauch the voters by Offering then
pensions q which they had no claim, or tt
impoytrish the taxpayer to buy asst masses
Of silver for which we had no use, or to Gym
icaIIy tralup,e under foot every promise OF
both tie platform and the candidate il re
spcct to appointments 70 the office, or &c
insult q small ana weak sister republic
like Chilli by sending her such diplomat
Is patrici. Egan, or to threaten her with
war in her direst poverty and distress with
cut waiting long enough to translate the
apology size Lad placed in our hands for
the wrong she was alleged to have done.
these things tnat found myself unable to
vote a second time for President Harrison,
and felt it my duty to announce the CON
victions entertained, and it is with equal
pride and pleasure that | intend to vote for
the gentleman | hope and believe will be
the next president of the United States
Grover Cleveland.
And now, ladies and gentlemen, l ap-
preach tie serious purpose of the evening,
which is an answer to the recent speech of
Senator Sherman, whom | have well
known, and for whom | have entertained a
warm I, gard for more than thirty years.
1t j. q happy circumstance :hat 70 answer
is necessary from me to The Propositions
&dvOcatedFy him week go in this place,
because, as to every one Of them, he con
flutes himself far better tHan could hope
to DO
lie declares now that the Protective /" l.
icy OF '"unt!C5 as illustrated IN the NC
kMic= ',Ill has his hearty approval, and if
thu Republican party succeeds Ill the
preset. lection he assures us 1t Will be
MAMMA med. rom Ihe senator sherman
OF lHJz appeal 70 the senator sherman OF
l6'1, l'f ven iit lhat carry GATE ne declared
that even the lower duties then enforceG,
taken together are lar III excess OF
what they were before the war, and they
nave bceh thfee 'llhes lalSely increased
since the passage OF the NORTH tarlH ACT
ol iooi' Inc result Oh Such outies IS 10
se'ure " cer'd'h "ofhheli hi9her wages
imam can DE earned III other khdred en-
pl"yiAcEIS' outn excessive protection nQt
only ceases to diversity production, but
forces labor into protected employments."
Md he adds, II the then rates OF duty were
. | since
Nh-h nome industry was burdened with
hta'y internal Taxes, then surely
Ihey are now 100 hlSh "heh all THESE taxes
are removed.
senator sherman III MS recent speech
alSo ST" III TO cfiIiclse the acflon OF the
Deiilocr1tic parry IN us elofts 10 enlarge
The Tree list, forgetting That II 1t had sue
ceeded III SO cong IL would IN re-
SpecC 10 rehhed sugar DlhdlhS tWlhe ana
o'"'I "i ,iNrc7 nay oiiS peen carl my l!'o
'AG al 81 ion VI MS CIV Ii
/ I'liCy a. ii'''o ~ MN III ne SeHa'e Wien
! INC -'iShIiiS5 pIil was peihS passed. ohly
wv S0''i9 "so. MS "oluS lhth were: 1
"o nope no" tha1 thlS Dill, When IL be
comes law Will be acted upon 10y the
li',i '"l ei' III u"i o"'ii.Iy J"uicloiSis'
''I''u nv VIZ az oi'' 'no9e eoii'i1c'9
""!o nav "ooii li!''"0 anu men NV DC
C"s!"iie" Pop"'ar uiaCohtehl' thaL they VIII
invite lalr competition, ana That they Viii
| give the benefit Oh inns competition TO the
| people III cheEper production. III they 90
not l. Tor one, Will be as ready to repeal
'hIS ia" DIS 'li no" ready 10 vote Ior IL.
NObody KNOWS better imam senator Sher-
man that the tordage trust is an illegal
hIoiiopoIy having absolute controi OF the
| price OF nlhdlhS tWlne' ana that the Sugar
! trust Is an Illegal monopoly having the
absolute control OF the price OF sugar, and
yet IN his speech here Senator Sherman
old lot venture to utter single word in
! cll'1c.sln Vi either OF these trusts or any
one OIL Ihe huhdredS OF illegal comblna-
/ lions Oh capital now pIunderlng the people
III utter contempt OF all law and all
illol"I7'
Ana then, having contradicted himself
| thus distinctly both as to the wisdom of
modern duties upon imports and of the
| obllgatlons upon congress to repeal the
duties upon articles controlled by trusts,
/ ne proceeds to speak upon the silver ques-
tioh' apparently III utter ignorance OF his
| own snare OF responsibility for the great
wrong that has been done and of the great
! peril winch now confronts the nation.
'l course 'he hepubllcan party is re-
Sroi''o'o lor 'he Wre'cheo ana lnoe1ensi-
"ie ''"htlcs >oteu 70 the silver men III
ioo' p't - 'hat party there was no man
"no 'o''i" nave oeeh so powerful III oppo-
si'i"h 70 tn'I rulhouS pollcy as Senator
sherman. lie declared here last Saturday
hISnO 'h"' we cannot go on purchasing
eti :,t oIi Z" "1cii!iihS market h.'ch longer
"tno"' pi'o"oiiiS " coiltpse Oh our "hole
| system o. currency, ana he would have
70" "'"''e ihat Tor this condition, which
ne "ecI'HeS TO De so dangerous, the Demo
'i"' II parry l. responsible.
'"V '''ehtiy as Jan. 10, 1871, Mr..
sherman "ev!ared IN his place III the sen
ate: Mi President, we have had some
| experiences under the present law.
10 nos see why the people of the United
states should not be well satisfied WITH
| that law. We propose by that
law TO purchase a4'oV 600 ounces of fine
silver every year, month by month"; and
'heh lie Went Oh 10 say that such purchase
would include the entire product of the
| SILVER mines OF the United States, and
"OUiu also allow the silver men tn mn