The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-11-03
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BE YOU THIRD PARTY MAN
OR DEMOCRAT.

BE YOU THIRD PARTY MAN
OR DEMOCRAT.
An Appeal to the Voters Of North
! Carolina Reasons Why the
! Democratic Cause Should Tri-
umph.
The North Carolinian.I
| In less than two weeks the election
will have been held, and the result an
nounced. 1t is an important election
and great issues are involved.
If Mr.. Harrison is elected there
will be no change in our tariff and
| financial legislation because he and
his party declare that the country is
prosperous, and that therefore it
would be wrong to change this legis-
lation. The passage of the Force bill
would be certain if the Republicans
should obtain control of both houses
of Congress and the Presidency.
The defeat of Mr.. Harrison means
the defeat of the Force bill radical
reduction of the tariff tax the aboli-
ton of the National banking system
more money, and a more just distri
button.
With these issues at stake, we urge
every man who is charged with the
duty of casting vote to give the
matter serious consideration. If the
country is really prosperous and the
wealth is divided out properly to those
who have earned it, there is some
sense in the argument that Mr.. Har
rison ought to be reelected. But if
there is financial pressure felt by the
many; if the many are taxed by the
few; and if money is congested in the
great centers to the injury of the whole
people, then every man who wants a
change and reform ought to vote to
defeat Mr.. Harrison.
How can he be certainly defeated?
and how can a North Carolina voter
best contribute to his defeat? Two
, months ago the leaders of the Peoples
party claimed that, in addition to
North Carolina, they would carry
Arkansas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
and other States, and that therefore a
vote for Mr. Weaver would result in
defeating Mr.. Harrison. Many good
men believed this profession of ability
and contemplated voting the Peoples
party ticket. But since these big
claims were made honestly, by some
dishonesty by those who hoped to
mislead the people J State elections
have been held in
Arkansas,
Alabama,
Florida, and
Georgia,
And every one of them have given big
Democratic majorities, showing that
the claims of the leaders of the new
party were not we'll founded. These
results show that there is no hope of
securing Reform through the new
party, and no hope of comprising the
defeat of Mr.. Harrison by voting for
Gen. Weaver.
The only hope of Reform, admitted
by all Retormers, is to drive the Re-
publican party from power. Now,
since the collapse Of the Peoples party
movement in the other Southern
States, as evidenced by recent cleo
tions, what is the imperative duty of
all Reformers? 1t is to vote for the
only party having chance of winning,
that promises the most reform. 1t is
to vote for Cleveland and Steven
son.
"But," says good farmer, 81 like
Mr.. Stevenson's financial record and
wish the Democrats had nominated
him for President. | would have
agreed with Mr.. Butler and supported
him, but | don't like MIR. Cleveland's
record on free coinage, and | don't
like to vote for him."
Well, let's see about that. Ii the
Democrats win Mr.. Stevenson will
preside over the Senate, and it is more
than probable that he will be called
on to cast a deciding vote upon many
measures looking to Reform Is 1t
not better to have friend to cast
that deciding vote than to have
Whtelaw Reid, the defender OF
monopolies and trusts? 1t will De
one of the two-Stevenson, the tnan-
cial Reformer. or Reid, the enemy OF
all financial Reform. In legislative
reforms it is quite (and sometimes
more) as essential to have the presld-
ing officer of the Senate as to have
the President, who cannot make a
move in legislation until measures
have passed both houses OF Congress.
And, besides there is no difference as
to Principle between our good farmer
and Mr.. Cleveland. Both are IN
favor Of free coinage. Tne only
difference is as to ratio. Both want
an honest dollar Both disapprove Of
the trick by which silver was demone-
tized. Mr.. Bland thinks the ratio Of
1o to is right. Mr.. Cleveland
thinks more silver ought to be placed
in the dollar. This is an honest dit
ference of opinion among true retor-
mers. The Democratic State and
National platforms declare for free
coinage of gold and silver upon
basis that will make them Of equal
intrinsic and eXchangeable value.
North Carolina people are more con-
cerned to have an agreement reached
! by which we shall have free and un-
limited coinage than 10 have an ever
/ lasting discussion about ratios which
jeopardizes, and at least postpones,
! the opening of our mints to tree
coinage. We can understand why a
mine-owner would clamor about the
! ratio: but what the North Carolina