The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-08-16

Virginia.
Let US be just. Let US unhesitatingly
applaud the patriotism and courage OF
Grover Cleveland in resorting to the
Napoleonic method of crushing Anarchy
in Chicago, thus teaching great prin-
ciple of constitutional law to the Amer
lean people, to-wit: "That when the
police and militia fail to preserve order
the United States Regulars can BE- called
in. That in order to succeed in an or
gained attempt to arrest all trade, the
lawless element must have on their side
the President OF the United States And
that as long as we have such a President
as Grover Cleveland, such attempt as
the recent one OF the American Railway
Union must necessarily fail"
Let US endorse him for standing against
recreant Senators, for the peoples well
fare, and proper tariff for the repeal of
the Federal election law, and for his just
and impartial recognition of the South.
Just after the Treaty of Amieus, a dis
tinguished English orator regarding that
Treaty as disgraceful to Great Britain
said, "If King William could know its
terms he would turn in his coffin
| commend these words to every old
soldier OF the South, and to the son of
every old soldier, who contemplates de-
serting the Democratic Banner. Time
can present no more pitiable sight, none
more calculated to rouse the spirits OF
our great dead, than that presented,
when veterans of the Confederacy, who
once loved, and offered their lives for
principle, fraternize with their former
foes, and meet to concert means and
measures to destroy the only bulwark
that protects North Carolina, and the
South, from bankruptcy and dishonor.
A Frenchman once saw a poor man
spend his last cent for a lottery ticket.
He asked him, how he could cOmmitsuch
folly In order to have something to hope
for, he said. Becoming impatient, and
animated by the same delusive sentiment
good men have gone to the Third party.
Who, surrounded by hardship, have lis
tened too quickly to the rosy promises
OF Populst leaders. But when they dis
cover that that party is but a wing of
the Republican party, or is rapidly being
made so, and they are expected to vote
for lifelong Republicans, thus endorsing
the record and principles OF the Republi-
can party, they will return to the Demo-
cratic ranks. There is nothing else for
them to do.
They say the Democratic party has
not give the country the promised ariff.
If we have to wait until the next session
OF Congress for a proper tariff law, it
will be truly outrageous and there will
be no attempt to conceal that fact. But
honest men will place the responsibility
where it belongs. Certainly Republicans
can not complain, for the policy of their
party, is unalterably opposed to reduc-
ton, and it has been for thirty years
playing the tariff highwayman, burglar,
and thief OF America. To such an extent
indeed, as forced the Supreme Court of
the United States to declare, that, "to
lay with one hand, the power OF the
Government on the property OF the
citizen, and with the other to bestow it
upon favored individuals, to aid private
enterprise, and to build up private for
tunes, is none the less a robbery because
it is done under the forms of law, and is
called taxation" Republicans are welded
to the Mckinley iniquity.
Populists can not complain, because
the non-enactment of tariff law at this
session, will be chargeable to the action
Of a coterie of Democratic Senators, who
joining the Northern branch of the Repub-
lican party, while the Populists are en-
deavoring to Join it's Southern branch
\ POpulist leader, q recent convert,
declared that one of his principle reasons
for leaving the Democratic party was,
that, a Northern Democrat was no
better than a Northern Republican"
Certainly he could not foresee that his
first convention would nominate Repub-
licans and thus develop the fact, that a
Southern POpulist is no better than a
Southern Republican.
Men of sense will not think OF DESERVING
the Democratic party, if few bad men
temporarily prevent tariff reform. And
especially will they not leave, when they
see the Wilson bill, reducing the tariff
sixty-fve millions directly, and hundreds
of millions indirectly, passed by a Demo-
cratic House, supported by thirty-seven
Democratic Senators, pressed with pa
triotism and courage by Democratic
President, demanded by tivehundred and
eighty-fve million Democratic voters,
and only prevented by the treachery of
six Democratic Senators combined with
all the Republicans. Has any party any
guaranty against such conjuncture?
Within few steps Of victory, with the
monster robber OF the country almost
throttled, men would be worse than weak
to cease the struggle, and to deliver the
contest over to an infantile party, des-
tined to an early grave.
There are dissatisfied men in North
Carolina. Many are mad with the Ad-
ministration, because matters have not
gone as they wished. Some even talk OF
leaving the Democratic party. Is that
common sense? Is that patriotism?
Go out into a garden redOlent with the
perfume of flowers of every hue, luxuriant
with foliage, and luscious with fruit,
golden, rosy and purple under the kisses
OF the summer sun. 81 know there is
some bad fruit in the garden, some weeds
that ought to have been thrown over
the fence. Some crab-apple trees that
ought to have been cut down, some wild
grapes that ought to have been uprooted,
but are you going to destroy the whole
garden because of little gnarled fruit?
There are worm eaten leaves in Fountain
bleau, and insects that sting in the fairy
groves OF the Champs Eyleses.'
If part of the crew prove muntinOus,
throw them overheard, but don't sink
the ship.
Call and see the splendid line Of shoes
inst ODpnp6 Prices very low for the