The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-09-28
1928 MARYLAND AVENUE, y. f. .,

dollar added to our currency, but on
the other hand there will be a contrac-
ton Of shipments, abrasion, ETC., for
Mr.. Cleveland will certainly veto any
bill to coin silver that Congress may
hereafter pass while he is President
he makes an assertion that he can not
in any way substantiate.
The g Chicago platform, upon which
President Cleveland was elected, the
platform which he endorsed and still
endorses says
1--WE derounce the Republican legis-
lation known as the Sherman act of
1890, as a cowardly makeshift. fraught
with possibilities of danger in the
future, which should make all Of its
supporters, as well as its author,
anxious for its speedy repeal. We
hold to the use Of both gold and silrer,
rtthout discrimination against either
metal or charge for mintage, but tie
dollar unit of coinage of both metals
must be of equal intrinsic and ex-
changeable value, or be adjusted
through international agreement, Or by
such safeguards Of legislation as shall
insure the maintenance of the parity of
the two metals and the equal power Of
every dollar at all times in the markets
and in the payment of debts; and we
demand that all paper currency shall
be kept at par with and redeema BILE in
such coin. We insist upon this as
specially necessary for the protection Of
the farmers and laboring classes, the
first and most defenseless victims of
unstable money and fuctuating cur
rency."
Is there anything in this which
warrants..'' Bimetallist'' in his assertion
that "Mr. Cleveland will most GER
teinly veto any bill to coin silver::'
Is it not in fact positive declaration
for the coinage Of 9 both gold and
silver without charge for
mintage -
The American people know Grover
Cleveland They know he is a good
man. They know he is a just man
They know he is man with the
courage Of his convictions ! They
know too that he would never have let
his name go before them as a candidate
for President upon platform which he
did not endorse, and having endorsed a
measure they know he will stand by it
to the death
The platform adopted in Chicago
June 22nd, 1892, declares first for the
repeal of the Sherman act, then for
the coinage of & both gold and silver
without charge for mintage.'
Senator Voorhees, declares that the
repeal Of this act does not mean the
end of silver legislation and every
member Of Congress who have spoken
in favor of repeal, with possibly one OF
two exceptions. has promised that
legislation, looking to the safe and
satisfactory coinage of silver should be
among the first business of Congress
Those members who are opposed tc
repeal have expressed doubts about
this. They say give us the free
coinage first and then the repeal. But
6 Bimetallist' is the only one whose
keen perception and prophetic fore
sight has led him to say D." Mr.. Cleve.
land will certainly veto any bill to coin
silver''
AS 1 look at the matter the Demo
cratic platform declares for the repea
of the Sherman act. Mr.. Cleveland
urges it. The Democratic platform
declares for the coninage of silver
- without charge for mintage'' Mr.
Cleveland will favor that.
AS to other arguments and quotation
in this letter they are all arguments O
sand-based upon the false proposition
that the repeal of the Sherman ac1
means the death of silver and therefore
need no reply.
The Ways and Means Committee ha:
finished hearing arguments on the
tariff and will begin the preparation o
bill in very few days. 1t is prob
able that the bill will be ready thu
early part Of November and immediat.
consideration will follow. Some of tn,
members are opposed to an autumn
recess, and if this sentiment becomes
general and Congress works straigh
ahead the country will soon be re
lleved OF the unjust burden laid upo1
: the people by Mckinley and his kind
. Speaking of the tariff, it is wonder
, full how some of the manufacturers an(
, miners are swinging into line. TIL,
f great iron king, Carnegie, has made
use of some wonderfully Democratic
expressions lately, and now the presi
dent OF the Chesapeake & Ohio rail
road, who is largely interested in Goa
mining, says that coal can easily stant
4 reduction of duty from rs cents t.
l 40 cents per ton. One by one the,
yield to the inevitable. The Mckinle,
bill must go, they see it, and now
tardily, acknowledge they can live ant
thrive without it.
The number of North Caroinians il
Washington is very naturally increase
and it will not be long at the presen
, rate Of increase before the Tar Hee
State will have something like he
f deserts in Government patronage
Josephus Daniels, Chief of the Appoint
$ ment Division, Interior Department
though the affairs Of office and tn
, editing of his excellent paper keep hin
pretty Ewell imployed,. is a tireles
worker in behalf Of the sons of hi
native soil, and he never lets a
opportunity slip when he can speak
} good word for one of them. To hi
S eNertions are due in no small degree
: many of the appointments from GU
, State.
, The centennial celebration of tn
laying of the corner stone at tn
Capitol Monday, the 18th inst. was tn
!, event of the week. The parade of tn
military and civic organizations wa
} grand. Pennsylvania avenue, alon
} the line of march, was a living mass Q
S humanity, with scarce room enough t
t take good long breath. One coul
f not help asking himself where so man
people came from. The concert a
night. on the east front Of the Capito
in which fifteen hundred voices sang i
accord(:) appealed more to the Opt
7 | than to the acoustic oroanS-tha sinh