The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-05-24

session of Congress together, and ID
his call and message charged all the
panic with its thousands Of evils upon
the Sherman act. In other words !
charged the financial disturbances, clos
ing down factories, and making tramps |
and paupers by the million to the use
of silver as money, and advised its |
disuse and said the time had come for
the two metals to part company. A
subservient, obedient Democratic Con- |
gress obeyed the masters order, and |
thus the last prop under silver was |
knocked out and the financial conspir- |
acy against silver was accomplished in |
behalf of the bankers, money lenders |
and bond-holders.
Now the Sherman act had no more |
to do with the financial disturbances,
the low prices, stagnation OF business
and the closing up the mills and tacto-
res of the country last year than the
King of Siam. That act, if it had any
effect at all, postponed the evil day.
To tell an intelligent man that the
putting of about 100000 of silver
certificates monthly, redeemable in
gold. in circulation in this country, re-
duced the prices of labor and the pro-
ducts of labor, brought about stagna-
ton in business, closed both mills and
banks and made tramps and paupers
of three million souls anxious for work,
is such a qualification of ones common
sense, that it is hard to believe that
any one but a fool or knave would VEN
| ture to make the assertion
Now | believe the whole financial,
commercial and agricultural troubles
not only Of this country but of all civ
ilzed countries is the result of hostile
| legislation in this and other countries
against silver for the last twenty-five
years. Of course the fact that the
Democratic party was in honor bound
to destroy the protective system OF
taxation is the direct cause Ofthe trouble
in this county with the manufacturing
establishments and their laborers.
/ know it is said Mr.. Cleveland is
not the party, that we can get rid of
him, that principles and not men are
to be considered, that the principles Of
the party have not and will not change,
that the way to do is to still fight under
the old banner and trust to luck and
all that sort Of stuff. Well, | have
been doing those things for 25 or 80
years, and begging others to do like
wise. / know men are nothing i'll one
sense of the word, but | know they
are all things in another sense. |
admit Cleveland ought not to consti-
ute the party, but 1 am sorry to know
ho{ Io No Nv
in one sense He has been the master
Of the party since he has been in public
life, and will be as long as he is i'll
public life, or if he should die, the class
to which he belongs will dictate and
control the party and dictate its policy.
The Northern and Eastern Democrat
will control the Southern Democrat as
long as they are allied politically. All
you have to do to the leaders Of the
Southern Democracy is to squall out
Treason, Rebel, Traitor, and he sur
renders, becomes limber-legged, be-
comes so conservative that he fOrgets
his manhood and falls into line.
If there was any ground upon which
I could still hope for better times for
the party l would gladly remain in its
ranks. But | have lost all hope OF
ever seeing the government in the
hands Of the Democratic party. Cleve-
; land is the head and front Of the Wall
Street and bond holding, creditor class.
Tom Reed is the leader OF the North
ern wing of the Democratic party in
the House with smart sprinkling OF
Southern Democrats John Sherman
lie ha 1,n
Southern Senators with the solid North
ern Democratic Senators cheerfully
and obediently followed his leadership.
There is no difference between a
Northern Democrat and Republican
When the test comes, they are to-
Gether. In fact party ties and allegi.
ances do not amount to much when
interest is at stake in these degenerate
days. David B. Hill declared the
Wilson bill could not pass with his
vote, unless the tariff on collars, shirts
and cuffs was retained. Faulkner and
German said it could not pass with
/ their aid unless iron and coal were
protected White and Gallery de,
clared the bill should not pass unless
sugar was protected, and many more
| could name.
If the Democratic party ever puts
its principles in practice in this coun-
try, it will be through a mistake OF
blunder. 1t will never do it intention
ally as now organized and controlled
Its principles and rights are eternal.
but its leaders and dictators are I'M
faithful stewards and will not do to
: trust any longer.
For thirty years we fought for prin-
ciples and finally won as we thought a
victory. Our Chief Captain and all
his Lieutenant Generals deserted us
E and went over and joined the enemy,
They sold us out Observation-Disclosures
COON.
In the last campaign we promised il
trusted one time with all the law.
, making power and did not undo the
, wrongs of the enemy, we would leave
, the party. Well, from our standpoint.
the pledges and promises of the party
have been violated, ignored and repu-
5 dated, the platform trampled under
5 foot. Instead of undoing the Repub-
llcan crimes Of 1873, we have added
| a Democratic crime of 1893 more in
7 famous, because done by the denoun-
GERS Of the crimes of 1873, instead OF
wiping out the principles of class pro-
: lection which we have always de.
; nounced, we have recognized that
principle and made it permanent. In
other words the Democratic leaders
, have followed closely i'll the wake OF
the Republican party ever since the
; war on all great questions. As the
Republican party leaves camp the
, democratic party marches in at the
tap OF the drum with flying banners
! lhe Democratlc party stands to-day
, on the financial question where the
) Republican party stood twenty years
, ago, denounced by the Democratic
t party.
The Democratic party to-day stands
Oh the tariff question ahead Of the old