The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-10-29
BRYAN ADVANCE AGENT
OF PROSPERITY
Remedies Which the Demo cratic Party Offers to the
Restoration of Confidence AMI Quietude and an
Even. Equitable Prosperity. The Roosevelt Panic
Measures Republican Failure

The effort of the Republicans 10
create Il Bryan scare have not only
fallen hat. but Mr.. Bryan is taking
III" wind from their sails by pointing
ont the necessity Of remedies and poll
lcleS advocated only by the Democrats
for the restoration of confidence and
the return of prosperity:
The Democratic party is absolutely
necessary 10 restore prosperity. The
Republican party has had its chance
'Iud IL has failed. We are now i'll the
midst OF Il depression for which nat
urai conditions furnish no excuse.
Artificial conditions are responsible
fox the present business prostration
an those artificial conditions Ori9i-
M ii in Republican policies. The
bu ness failures for the nine months
rn ng ON September so were .9i3
"a lumber. aud the liabilities amount
4 Ia SI19,00o.000. 1t meant that ii
IL assets are worth. in fact. the
AMOUNT ut which they arc placed.
here will still be Il loss OF $56.0G0, 900
70 account for.
This tremendous loss comes at a
time when crops are reasonably good
and when nature has not withheld her
bounty. Ii comes when the Rcpubii-
cans are in complete control. They
have u President whom they culO9izc
III their platform, a senate completely
in the hands OF the Republican part
aud Republican House OF Rcprcsen-
IatiVcs dominated by Il dcspOtic
Speaker. We can assume. therefore.
that thCy have done everything they
could do consistently under their poll
'IcS To prevent panic. and vet the
panic is here. Ii comes. too, when We
have tariff 80 high that even the
Republicans promise unCQuiNOCally 10
revise IL Immediately, and Mr.. Tart
tln
vision will probably lie downward.
What does il promise IL do for the
protection oil the public? What poll
CieS has il that look To n restoration
of prosperity?
a member Of the British cabinet
said recently in speech that the ex-
ports Of cotton goods from Lancashire
had increased eleven per cent over
last year. and he declared that the
cotton exports Of the United States
had fallen off forty-fiVe per cent in
the Same period. Ii this is true. how
Will the NrOtecti0niStS explain it?
The Republican party cannot es-
cape from its record. Ii il important
10 protect the public. because its poll
cieS have FOR their object not the adj
Nanccment of the general welfare but
the eprichment OF u relatively small
nun1 IA of the people at the expense
NJ the rest of the people. Ii we are
10 have prosperity, we must restore
independence i'll industry. The Re-
publican party does not promise this
On the contrary. il pledges itself t.
continuation of the policies under
which trusts have grown and fattenct
at tic expense of the public.
The Democratic party does prom.
Use TO prevent the creation OF private
monopGiies. To have prosperity w
must have Harmonious cO-operatiol
between labor and capital The Re
publican party does not promise this
On the contrary it promises to con
tinus the policies which estranse,
lakof and capital, and have made Ia
Rse Troubles acute The Democrat
szKp DromiaAs justice bsfween Iabo
ans capital and Il restoration of peac'
and friendship between employer ant