The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-07-08

give a good reason. Now another
thing. If farmer Wilson did wrong
why did not someone correct him IN
the con vention ? The convention vas
a large one. 1t was composed OF a
large number of the intelligent farm
ers of Wake county. Nearly all 0,
the prominent and intelligent Demo
Gratis of the city of Raleigh, including
county and State officers, also took
part in that convention, and yet
farmer Wilson's statement went IN,
contradicted and his resolutions we =
passed without a dissenting vote.
" Truth IS mighty and ViU prevail"
The Messenger and many other pa,
pers are also wearing long faces be-
cause of the imaginary danger of a
split in the Democratic party in the
State. A few days ago the Messenger
contained a two-column editorial tell
ing of the great danger of a split in
the party ranks. This editorial was
extremely doIeful. One can almost
imagine he hears the tolling of bells
and sees the funeral cortege slowly
vending its way to the cemetery. We
extract the following:
The Messenger is very sorrowful
Owe the prospects. The skies are full
of gloom. The coads hang low and
lowering, The lightnings Of a jarring,
warning people are beginning to play
and alarm. The air is heavy and
surcharged with woe, and strong men
are sad at heart, and wise men are al
most in despair. Shall the Democratic
party in North Carolina disintegrate
and fly to pieces into discordant, hos
tile elements? Shall the darkness IS of
the past return. Who can desire it
at heart 2"
In another place in the article the
Messenger gets off the following:
"The fight is being urged in places
as the country against the town, when
the towns are filed up with people
from the country. 1t is assumed that
a man living in a town is no friend to
the man who farms. What a cruel
war this is! 1t is sure to b:ing forth
only bitter, Dead Sea fruit that will
inevitably turn to ashes upon the
lips"
Now who started this fight between
the country and towns =? Certainly it
was not the farmers. Just as soon as
the farmers began to look out for
their interests a great hue and cry
was raised that the farmers were 60
Ing into politics and the schemers be
gan to concOct schemes to defeat the
will of the farmers which is to put a
fair proportion of Representatives in our
State and national Legislative halls.
1t is not the people of the towns in a
general way that have arrayed them
selves against the people of the coun-
try; 1t IS the Scbemers.
Now just a word about the split in
the party. The farmers Of this State
are doing just what the farmers of
Kansas and other Western and North,
ern States are doing-taking hold of
the reins of their party and trying to
purify and purge it of various sub,
stances which they think it should
not contain and adding to it in other
places. A good deal has been said in
Raleigh about "disintegration" in the
party. In the Wake county conven-
ton the citizens of Raleigh harmon,
lied with the citizens of the country.
This is the only way to prevent a
split in party ranks. In this State
more than 10 per cent. of the popula
ton is farmers and their sympathizers.
The 80 per cent, or rather a portion
of it, have been running things. The
20 per cent. are not willing that it
shall continue. That portion Of the
80 per cent. who are up in arms are
determined to rule or ruin. The 70
per cent. say they will not submit
longer. The question is: shall the
majority run the ranch or shall the
minority =? Time alone will prove.
But in the meantime the Messenger
should cheer up and get a move on it
and advise it's friends to be more SEN
sible and more reasonable.