The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-10-17
DEMOCRACY AND FINANCES.
The Politicians and the People-GoId
; : Standard Against Free Silver.
ICOmmunicated.]

Thelate Senator Vance is quoted as
hnying' sufd HAD the people Thoroughly
understood the sentiment of Mr.. Cleve-
land regarding the silver question, he
would not have received one electoral
vote South of MasOn's and Dixon 81 line"
Mr.. Vance was honest and always spoke
the truth. Let us see how Mr.. Cleveland
and his eoadjuters have kept the faith.
What does this resolution show which
passed in the. Chicago Convention? "We
hold to the use of both gold and silver
as the standard money OF the country,
and to the coinage OF both gold and ST.
yer without discrimination of either
metaFor charge for mintage, but thedoi-
lar unit of coinage Of both metals must
be OF equal intrinsic and exchangeabte
value or adjusted through international
agreement or by such safeguards OF Leg
isiation as shall insure the maintenance
of the parity OF the two metals"
The New York World OF Sept 23rd,.
contains answers of leading men of that
State to enquiries prOpounded by the
World as to the chance OF Mr.. w. C.
Whitney carrying New York in event OF
his nomination by the Democratic Ma
tional Convention in 1876. If Mr.. Whitney
entertains sentiments similar to Mr..
Cleveland his nominatiOn.would be very
acceptable to Newly rk and other money
centers but not 80 with the South. No
Democrat can hope. to reach the presi-
Dental chair without the electoral vote
of the South. She is mighty, factor in
elections Though swaying greats.po wg,
yet she is tive, los at and ffNA
and her demands have never been UNI
reasonable, btIt she will never a sin the paeH
go blindly against her material INTEREST,"
At this. time there is no difference exist
ing between, the gold bug Democrat
and Republican. They are both agreed in
expressing labor and building up capt.
tol, making agricultural sections tribu-
tary to money ,centers; are interested in
demOnetizing silver and makinggOld the
single standard smoney; which kproduces
contraction; which means love- prices for
wage earners. and farm products; which
makes the lab6rer still ;p0oreF*Whie it
makes additional wealth to the already
bloated capitalists. Not content with
impOverishing the labor of our land ,.
they conspire with British and American
bankers to make the Government OF the
United States. financially dependen and
humilate her before the eyes of the world.
Mr.. Cleveland should not have ac-
cepted the, Chicago platform if hesdid NOT
intend carrying out its provisions. By
his action he has almost brought ruin
on the Democratic party and so far 'as
the South is concerned she will fare no
worse in Republican hands than in
gold bug Democrats for both have picked.
her bones To-! these many years and both.
will continue to rob her. =
The question is Who is responsible for;
the prices resulting in the great financial
depression which the country has ex-
perienced the past several years? l an
swer the Republican party. Why so? Be-,
cause with the exception of about two
years. that party has had full control.
of the government since 1860, and en-
acted all the laws appertainings to-
finance and is therefore the author of the
present financial system. Up to 1873
Excepting our civil wary there is no
country in the worlds history whose
career has been marked with such unin-
terrupted and unprecedented success
and prosperity as that of the United
States; but through the influence Of
British gold the Republican Congress s6f
1873 legislated against the money of the
Constitution; then the devil broke loose
not only in Georgia but in all parts Of
the United States. Before that disgracefm
by SO called representatives
of the people no such thing was heard Of
as strikes, riots, reduction of wages,
holding up trains, collisions of the mill
tary with citizens, entertainments Of Off:
Gals. The laborer and artisan received
wages, the manufacturer,
and merchant fair profits and all were,
prosperous. 49,:
Irepeat, no Democrat can hope to be
elected to the Presidency without the
electoral vote of the South. She is !
moderate in her demands, has; always,
done the voting and received but little.
In 1896 she should look to her mate;
rial Development She has rights and
should dare maintain them. What is the;
course she should pursue in the national
OF 1896? First. she shoulds
insist upon a silver plank we'll secured i,
and nailed to the platform which will be
laid down for the party. Second, she |
should vote for no man of doubtful
but his record must be clear |
Oh free coinage OF silver as well as gold.
Third she should insist in that congen-
ton that that the tax on State banks be Re.
pealed. = -.-. =. ii
Unless. we can nominate man who is
willing to aid us IN the accomplishing 81
these things, as have said before we viii |
fare as we'll in the hands Of the gold bug
Radical as in the gold bug Democrats,
as there is no difference, and both are in |
tent upon picking the bones of the |
south and keeping her in subsection to |
he money powers OF England and the
American Shyloeks.
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