The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-27
y H THEY WANT THE FORCE
BILL.


strong Republicans in the Northern
and Western States VII are as much
opposed TO the passage Of the Force
bill as the people Of the South, but
tie selfish, avaricIous manufacturers
and money kings, and desi gning, cor
rupt politicians who would drive the
South out Of honest competition with
them at any cost, are bent upon their
Infamous scheme of humlliating and
Gripping US as a people socially, com
mercially and industrially, and will
stop short Of nothing to accomplish
their purpose. They see IN the South
ern States dangerous and formidable
rival Of New ilngland's cotton mills
and the iron industry of Pennsylvania
! and other Northern and Northwestern
States. Commercial supremacy is
worse to them than political suprem-
acy. There IS too much Northern
capital finding profitable investment
in the South. This part of the coun-
try is developing at such marvellous
rate as to cause alarm. Something
must be done to put stop to this
sort of thing. We of the South must
be held in check. The Force bill is
looked upon favorably by that class
above referred to as the most effect
i've instrument to accomplish their
purpose. Can better authority be
quoted in substantiation of the cor
reCtness of what we have said than
Charles Emory Smith, Harrison's
Minister to Russia? In his paper
the Philadelphia Press, we find the
following reasons why the Republicans
want the Force bill, and in what esti-
nation the South is held by them.
Read it carefully, and after you have
done SO read it over again, and then
as rational thinking Southern man
ask youself the question: "Can l
afford to vote and act in such way
as to leave a reasonable doubt in my
mind that | have not done all in nv
power as free American citizen to
avert such curse as these unprinci-
pied scoundrels would fasten upon
this glorious Southland ?" The Press
says:
at is all very we'll to rejoice in the
prosperity and growth of the new
Northwest, for there sound views upon
the tariff generally prevail, and their
progress does not interfere with our
selves, but the advance OF the South is
to great extent at our expense Her
cotton mills will compete with those
of New England and the Middle
States, and her furnaces are supplying
pig iron at rates which make it i'm
possible to I'm those of Pennsylvania.
If the Democrats had never been al
lowed to regain control Of the State
Governments of the South, Northern
capital would never have embarked in
the development of Southern coal and
iron and the surest and speediest way
to put stop to this competition from
men who are our political enemies, as
we'll as our commercial rivals, is to
carry through and enforce measures
like the Lodge election law They
won't like it, and some Of them will
be fools enough to make trouble about
it; and if we can once more get them
into the condition they were before
1876 we won't hear any more about
cheap iron and cheap cotton goods
from the South. They will have
other things to think about.
Commenting on the above quoted
paragraph, the Tarboro .Southeyue,
aptly remarks:
The above is something for white
men of the South to read and digest.
Plainly stated, the Republicans who
represent the manufactures North
would have the Southern people
''hewers of wood and drawers OF
water" for them. They would have
the South to remain purely an agri-
cultural section paying tribute to the
manufacturer Of the North. 1t is not
for honest elections that the Repub-
liCans urge the Force bill, not for the
love of the negro, but only to put
dollars into the Northern pockets.
This article which we reproduce
was written to catch the North, to
persuade the voters there TO elect Re-
publcans SO that the Southern people
can be made serfs to the tariff barons.
1t is damnable exhibition of self
ishness and greed
How Southern Third party man
can in any wise aid them surpasse:
comprehension.
Southern people should see theil
danger and pull off their coats ant
work as they never worked before.
The people of Vance county vii
take special delight in voting for T. T
Hicks for the Legislature, E. A
Powell for Sheriff, \. NJ. Basket fo
Treasurer, P. f. Rowland for Registe
of Deeds, J. 8. White for Surveyo
and G.. y. Cunningham for Coroner
They are men beyond reproach, ane
merit the personal popularity the,
enjoy.
: Col. Harry Skinner is evidentl,
one OF those who believe in the ad3pe