The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-06-24

soil, they could not swallow a farmer
for Congress. What have a great
many other papers in the State done?
Many of them have jumped away
over in the Sixth district to help down
the farmer candidate.
Three weeks ago Cabarrus held her
primaries. She covered herself with
glory by doing what her people had
agreed to do. Col. Means, a promi.
nent lawyer, received 262 votes and
Alexander 7O2. But even after all Of
this the Charlotte Chronicle tried to
create the impression that the farmers
had no candidate.
Things began to look squally and
the wise men put their heads together.
They said: "Behold the farmers are
about to nominate an honest man
We will go forth throughout the land
known as the "shoe string district ="
and bring about a mighty combina
ton of lawyers with which to crush
the hay seeders,' and it was even so.
Concerning this the Concord Times of
a recent date used the following Ian
guage:
"rhe Times has avery reason to
believe that a strong combination is
being formed in this district for the
purpose 0! defeating Caps. S. B. Alex
ander, the friend and c1oice of the
farmers for the congressional nomi
nation.
"Tne Politicians are determined
that no farmer shall go to Congress,
and they are making desperate efforts
to prevent the nomination of Capt.
Alexander.
" There are now no less than seven
candidates for the nomination. The
plan is to bring out from each county
a candidate who can carry his own
county, so as to get the thing in a
muddle, and by twisting and tangling
t. ultimately leave Capt. Alexander,
who is undoubtedly the choice of the
people of the district, out in the cold.
Now can't the fal mers of the Sixth
district get up a trust2 Why not
bring out a farmer candidate Or two
in every district; let them divide the
strength and get the votes of their
uncles and aunts and cousins. Then
when the convention comes off take a
ballot or Two and see who is the
strongest man, nominate him and give
he defeated candid Ites a lemonade
and send them home rejoicing. The
farmers are initiative. In dealing
with tricksters the farmers may get up
pretty well in the "trick" business,
too.
Nova word about Col. Jones. He
says that less than one third of the
farmers in that district belong to the
Alliance. That is incorrect. Nearly
all of the intelligent farmers of the
district are members Of the order.
The few intelligent ones who do not
are in sympathy with it. Hence the
Alliance represents thu wishes of a
majority of the good % pie of the
district. The d1stric. l. .argely agri-
cultural. Wilmington ~ Charlotte
are two of the larges% lies in the
State, but the other tow in the dis
trict are small. Col. Jo: IS is opposed
to the Sub Treasury pfs't and the de
mands Of the State Al ance. These
demands YER ratified by a majority
of the Alliance men in the district.
Now what are they going to do about
it? Our opinion IS that Col. Jones is
not entitled to the support of Alliance
men because he opposes our measures.
Some of the other lawyers may favor
them, but we have shown that we
have too many lawyers already. We
know that the farmers Of grand old
M~ecklenburg, the birthplace of indie
pendence, will do their duty. Cabar.
u is solid, and we will remark right
here that CAbarrus is an average
county, and when she piled up nearly
three votes for a farmer to one for a
lawyer, it looks like the Alliance o
trolls more than one third of the farm
ers in that county. Col. Jones is pull
ing at the wrong end 1t is two thirds
Alliance and one-third something
else in the district. Union, StanlY,
Arson, Richmond and the other coun-
ties along there will no doubt show
their pluck at the proper time and
vote for some good farmer. Robson
is Mr.. Rowland's home. The farmers
there may or may not sit down on
him. But from the way Cabarrus has
done, and the tricks that have been
put up, it is very likely. Mr.. Row