The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-10-25
Fayetteville Observe

Fayetteville ObServe.l
Every days progress OF the cam
paign in this State is testimony to
the wisdom OF the platform adopted at
the late Democratic State convention,
particularly the silver and the income
tax deliverances. In the shortest
possible words, an adequate reason
was given for the North Carolina Dem
ocracy's position on each of these
burning questions, which was shown TO
be in harmony with the Chicago plat
form and subsequently national party
action. The result is that the wind
has been taken out of the Popullst sails
on these national issues, completely,
and the party in North Carolina is now
in position to give the fullest atten-
ton to the momentOus State issue
which Confronts us. For the want of
like explicitness in their platform
coupled, perhaps, with another un-
fortunate circumstance-our brethren
in Georgia were rent in twain though
out their recent campaign. Let us
reap the full benefit OF our avoidance
of their initial error by sticking loyalty
and strictly to our platform, congratu-
late ourselves on our good fortune in
having such a one to stick to, and
devote ourselves IN these last two
weeks before election day, more largely
than we have done, to impressing upon
all good citizens the transcendent i'm
portance of saving the State from the
coalition of the Republican and Pop
ulist machines which have set their
greedy eyes upon it.
Why should we feel such solicitude
concerning the State government? A
comparison of the record of the two
parties which at different times have
controlled it since the war will supply
the answer. For example:
REPUBLICAN RULE.
All departments of the State govern
ment were in control of the Republl-
cans from 1868 to 1870, inclusive.
Though limited to 6623 cents on the
sIoo worth Of property (by their
carpet ba5 and bayonet sustained
constilutlon,) their first levy $500
was tax of SO cents on the SIoo.
This produced over one million dol
lars. Excep, the small amount ex-
pended in beginning the Penltentiary
all of this great sum was Corruptly
and extravagantly wasted by their
adminstration-no schools, no rail
roads built, no asylums constructed.
In the three years of Republican
power in this State they collected
S4o6,435.o2 for school purposes. No,
a cent was spent for this purpose in
either 1868 or 1869, and but SSS,-
9SI.S6 in I87o-but thirty eight
thousand dollars out of over foul
hundred thousand dollarsl
DEMOCRATIC RULE.
In 1870, the Democrats obtained
control of the Legislature. Their first
tax levy (IS7D was but So cents on
the sIoo worth of property, and &c
cents of this was to meet deficiency
in the treasury on contracts made by
the Republicans in 1869. From 1874
the rate ran down from 3I23 cents tC
the present rate of 22 cents. Mean
while the party in power, the Demo
Gratis, have completed and supported
the Western Insane Asylum; tn:
Penitentiarv; the Goldsb1ro Insane
Asylum for the colored the Raleigf
Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylum for The
colored the Agricultural and Mech
anical College for whites the Agricul
tural and Mechanical College for the
colored; the Normal and lndustrla
School for young women contributed
yearly to the Oxford Orphan Asylum
for the whites and to the one there tol
the colored provided pensions for ou
wounded soldiers and widows 0
soldiers, now nearly one hundred
thousand dollars per annum and ex
pended constantly increasing sum fol
the education of both races, last yea
amounting to the great sum OF $500,
| O9o.8I.
Next week we shall consider il
detail the source from which thes'
Sums are derived showing how th'
burden has been year by year shifted
more and more away from the faIme
and placed upon corporations, railroad
and town property.
Have the Republicans given an.
evidence that they would better thi
record if they were restored to powe
! (and that is what the success OF Mr.
Buffers coalition means,J or even Q
change Of heart since 1902